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- Fri, 16 May 2008 09:33:00 GMT

Research and Markets: British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Travel, Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality SWOT Report Studies the Major Internal Factors Which Will Affect the Company's Performance
DUBLIN, Ireland - (Business Wire) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91988) has announced the addition of British Columbia Ferry Services Inc Travel, Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality SWOT Report to their offering. Summary More...
Earthtimes.org - Fri, 16 May 2008 09:33:00 GMT

Avis Reduces Printed Paper Use By 100 Tons Per Year
PARSIPPANY, N.J. , May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Avis Rent A Car announced that it will discontinue the printing and distribution of scores of customer brochures and other collateral marketing materials. The effort is expected to reduce paper consumption by 100 More...
Light Truck and SUV - Fri, 16 May 2008 09:30:00 GMT

Research and Markets: British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Travel, Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality SWOT Report Studies the Major Internal Factors Which Will Affect the Company's Performance
DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91988) has announced the addition of ?British Columbia Ferry Services Inc Travel, Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality SWOT Report? to their offering. More...
Yahoo! Canada - Fri, 16 May 2008 09:26:00 GMT

Tourism in Focus
Recently released government statistics show the tourism sector in the Northern Emirates enjoying healthy growth, and officials are predicting the number of visitors to the region will continue to increase in the coming years. According to statistics More...
Oxford Business Group - Fri, 16 May 2008 09:07:00 GMT

Tourism growth set to slow
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Finance 24 - Fri, 16 May 2008 08:29:00 GMT

Kenya steps up tourism marketing abroad
The government has stepped up efforts to market Kenyan tourism abroad, Tourism minister Najib Balala has said. Mr Balala, who spoke at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after a 10-day tour of Europe, said that the challenge lay in re-branding Kenya More...
Daily Nation - Fri, 16 May 2008 08:05:00 GMT

Avis survey shows positive effect of rental
customers across Europe found that just under half of UK renters said their view of a car improved after renting and 56% of all drivers said their perception of a manufacturer?s range of cars had also improved. Avis said the survey proves that rental More...
Fleet News - Fri, 16 May 2008 07:56:00 GMT

Avis Budget Group appoints new EVP of sales and marketing
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Automotive Business Review - Fri, 16 May 2008 07:14:00 GMT

Avis Europe sees good volume growth in rest of year; FY outlook unchanged? ? 8 mins ago
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Avis Europe Plc. said the group expects continued good volume growth, albeit with slower growth in Spain for the rest of the year, adding its expectations for the full year outcome remain unchanged. The car rental company More...
CNBC - Fri, 16 May 2008 07:09:00 GMT

Fla. tourism increases by 3.4 percent
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida tourism increased by 3.4 percent during the first three months of 2008 compared to the same time last year. The total for the quarter was 23.8 million visitors. That's according to Visit Florida, the state's official More...
Forex TV - Fri, 16 May 2008 06:58:00 GMT

Avis Europe sticks to full-year outlook
(Reuters) - Car rental firm Avis Europe (AVE.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday revenue for the first four months of the year, including the key Easter period, was up in all major markets excluding Spain and stuck to its full-year outlook. More...
Reuters UK - Fri, 16 May 2008 06:56:00 GMT

Hawaii tourism officials dispute survey showing tourists spend $800 a day
HONOLULU - Hawaii is the most expensive state to vacation in, by far, costing two adults an average of US$793 a day for food and lodging alone, according to a AAA survey released. State tourism officials said the figure was grossly inflated, arguing the More...
Canada East - Fri, 16 May 2008 06:54:00 GMT

Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. to Present at Goldman Sachs Conference on May 22 and TeleTech Announces First Quarter 2008 Business Highlights
City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 05/14/2008 - Business Services industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: OWW) will present at the Goldman Sachs Global Internet Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Thursday, More...
U.S. Equity News - Fri, 16 May 2008 06:41:00 GMT

Avis Europe sticks to full-year outlook
(Reuters) - Car rental firm Avis Europe (AVE.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday revenue for the first four months of the year, including the key Easter period, was up in all major markets excluding Spain and stuck to its full-year outlook. More...
Reuters - Fri, 16 May 2008 06:30:00 GMT

Indigenous participation boosts tourism in Kano state --Yonoko
Tourism activities in Kano state is developing as a result of indigenous efforts in building hotels in the state in compliance with Sharia legal system and re-orientation programme introduced by the state government. Speaking with journalists, operation More...
Daily Triumph - Fri, 16 May 2008 06:21:00 GMT

FG restates commitment to tourism development
From ATIKU SARKI, Abuja The federal government has restated its commitment to provide the needed infrastructures in the tourism sector as a way of ensuring speedy development towards ensuring Public-Private-sector Partnership (PPP) initiative that will More...
Daily Triumph - Fri, 16 May 2008 06:18:00 GMT

VisiTech PR Tapped as a 2008 SABRE Award Finalist
VisiTech PR, an independently owned public relations agency specializing in serving technology clients, has been named a finalist for the 2008 SABRE awards for its work with Net Insight, based in Stockholm. The SABRE Awards acknowledge Superior More...
TMC Net - Fri, 16 May 2008 06:17:00 GMT

In-state trips boost tourism
New tourism numbers are bolstering hope that vacationers will protect Florida from a slowing national economy and a statewide real estate meltdown. Travel to Florida increased 3.4 percent in the first three months of 2008 compared to a year ago, Visit More...
Miami Herald - Fri, 16 May 2008 06:17:00 GMT

Sarkis: Latest Violence Dealt Painful Blow to Tourism Sector
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Naharnet - Fri, 16 May 2008 06:01:00 GMT

"Accor Group" To Build Four Star Hotel " Novhotel" In Tbilisi
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Prime News - Fri, 16 May 2008 05:24:00 GMT

Libel Tourism is Real
Home >> United States & Canada >> Courts & Laws EmailPrint Elizabeth Samson, Esq. - 5/11/2008 Several months ago I began an analysis of the misuse of foreign and domestic judicial systems for political purposes. At the same time it More...
Global Politician - Fri, 16 May 2008 05:12:00 GMT

Bronx Tourism Council Proudly Entering 2004, Blog TK
Hyping the oft-ignored borough of the Bronx A voice-mail message for the council's marketing director and executive director was not returned. A call to the council's Bronx hot line resulted only in a recorded greeting: 'Please join us for the Bronx's More...
Jaunted - Fri, 16 May 2008 05:04:00 GMT

Kinnauri cuisine, a major hit at the tourism festival in Himachal
By Hemant Chauhan, Sangla (Kinnaur) Himachal Pradesh, May 15 : Popularity of the traditional Kinnauri cuisine of Himachal gained a new high, when it attracted a lot of tourists and residents during the recently held tourism festival. A variety of most More...
NewKerala.com - Fri, 16 May 2008 04:50:00 GMT

Tourism village to exhibit culture of all 54 peoples
VietNamNet Bridge - The first stage of the Viet Nam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village will begin operation in 2010 and the remaining stages will be completed by 2015. The village will be a living exhibit, depicting the daily life and customs of all of More...
VietNamNet Bridge - Fri, 16 May 2008 04:44:00 GMT

State can be hub for adventure tourism: Gill
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The Tribune - Fri, 16 May 2008 04:26:00 GMT

Taiwan Tourism Show Set to Launch May 16
TAIPEI, May 15 Asia Pulse - One of the two biggest travel fairs in the country - the Taiwan Tourism Exposition - is set to launch on May 16, in a bid to boost the tourism industry of Taiwan and participating countries, the event organizer said Wednesday. More...
Yahoo! Singapore - Fri, 16 May 2008 04:24:00 GMT

"Tourism in Namibia set to soar"
'I am happy to report that according to the latest Tourism Satellite Account research released by the World Travel and Tourism Council for the period 2009 to 2018, Namibia is projected to have the fastest growth in travel and tourism industry in the More...
Afrol News - Fri, 16 May 2008 03:20:00 GMT

Tourism industry opposes bid to halt Broome development
The tourism industry has joined a growing number of people concerned about an application to the Federal Court for an injunction on development in Broome. The Walmun Yawuru group wants all development halted while it appeals against the court's decision More...
ABC Online - Fri, 16 May 2008 03:10:00 GMT

Currency clouds blot Thomas Cooks outlook
Investors were checking out of Thomas Cook rapidly as the tour operator said it would meet forecasts only if sterling stopped its relentless fall against the euro. No one was prepared to take that bet and the group fell 13p to 255p. The weak pound is a More...
The Times - Fri, 16 May 2008 02:15:00 GMT

Tourism told to go green to be seen
AUSTRALIA needs to creatively promote itself as a green getaway to create long-term demand for travels, says a leading travel trendspotting institute. New research from New York-based travel marketing and publishing firm Avant-Guide Institute, has More...
Brisbane Courier-Mail - Fri, 16 May 2008 02:10:00 GMT