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Australians flock to Germany Posted: Wed 15 Dec, 2010 12:40 PM Germany has recorded a growing number of Australian tourists. This has been confirmed by a 29% increase in bed-nights in the year to September 2010, as reported in eGlobal Travel News. Despite the world economic ...
Jordan goes Google Posted: Wed 15 Dec, 2010 12:24 PM Jordan has signed up with Google to advertise and promote itself as a destination. Ten government agencies will purchase keywords from the search engine that will highlight their websites in search results. The US$10-million ...
Gonchar for ASTA Posted: Wed 15 Dec, 2010 12:02 PM The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) has announced the appointment of Tony Gonchar as its new CEO. Gonchar assumes office from January 03, 2011. His previous work experiences include stints at Virtuoso and Expedia. Most ...
Bali to go for trains Posted: Tue 14 Dec, 2010 4:02 PM It s Bali s turn now to consider an island-wide train system in a bid to ease up on traffic congestion. The network will circumnavigate the island, and is expected to be developed in conjunction with Japan, according to a ...
Continental: FareLock option Posted: Tue 14 Dec, 2010 3:45 PM Continental Airlines has introduced the FareLock option now that gives customers the chance to hold reservations and lock-in ticket prices for 72-hours. This comes with no commitment to actually purchase a ticket, ...
Yellow fever outbreak in Uganda Posted: Wed 29 Dec, 2010 12:08 PM Cases of yellow fever have been reported from parts of northern Uganda. The outbreak areas are sufficiently far from the country s national parks and other tourism attractions, so there would appear to be no ...
Germany implements air passenger tax Posted: Tue 21 Dec, 2010 12:00 PM Germany s new air passenger tax raises concerns and is deemed to hurt the country s outbound tourism industry. The new air passenger taxes will cost EU8 for short haul, EU25 for mid-range, and EU45 for long...
Middle East: The next major hub Posted: Tue 21 Dec, 2010 4:11 PM The Middle East is fast-becoming a major international travel hub according to a report released by Amadeus. Antoine Medawar, Middle East Amadeus vice president, was quoted in Travel Blackboard as having said that ...
Allegro speed: From St. Petersburg to Helsinki Posted: Tue 21 Dec, 2010 12:58 PM Travel time from St. Petersburg to Helsinki reduced to 3.5 hours, thanks to Russian Railways high-speed trains called Allegro. OAO Russian Railways launched Allegro, high-speed trains produced by ...
Bangkok free from state of emergency Posted: Wed 22 Dec, 2010 10:44 AM The eight-month state of emergency in Bangkok has been lifted by the Thai government on Tuesday and will take effect starting Wednesday, December 22, 2010. The decree was lifted due to the fact that the ...
Malaysia and Indonesia bridge the gap Posted: Wed 22 Dec, 2010 4:40 PM State authorities in Melaka, Malaysia plan to build the world s longest sea bridge connecting Melaka to Sumatra, Indonesia. The plan is to construct a 48 kilometer bridge connecting Melaka to the island of ...
Malaysian bus crash Posted: Tue 21 Dec, 2010 5:33 PM 26 Thai tourists were killed when a double-decker bus crashed into a road divider on a Malaysian highway last Monday. The Thai tourists were on their way to Kuala Lumpur after a weekend trip spent at Cameron Highlands in ...
Indians lured to holiday abroad Posted: Thu 23 Dec, 2010 10:47 AM A 150-200% rise in domestic airfares has led Indians to spend their holidays abroad this season. Ankur Bhatia, MD, travel consultancy firm Bird Group, was quoted as having said that a shift of 10-15% of the ...
Chinese Taipei welcomes more mainlanders Posted: Wed 22 Dec, 2010 3:54 PM Taiwan has increased the number of Chinese allowed to enter the country each day. The increase of 1,000 to 4,000 Chinese tourists per day is in accordance with the agreement reached by top negotiators from ...
Jakarta: More MRT stations by 2016 Posted: Thu 23 Dec, 2010 1:54 PM Authorities in Jakarta, Indonesia announced their plan to build six underground train stations in line with the planned Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system by 2016. The city's administration has begun acquiring land ...
Thailand still draws tourists Posted: Fri 24 Dec, 2010 9:19 AM Thailand managed to draw 14 million tourists in the first 11 months of this year despite the political turmoil in April/May. The UK s Daily Mail has stated that this figure is expected to rise to 15.8 million by the ...
China opens its skies Posted: Fri 24 Dec, 2010 10:28 AM China has loosened up its strict airspace regulations and opened its skies to private flights. For years, the private air travel industry was burdened with China s restrictions on airspace, often needing a week s notice to ...
Singapore tourism holds strong Posted: Fri 24 Dec, 2010 1:30 PM Singapore has enjoyed a steady increase of visitor arrivals throughout October, resulting to its eleventh consecutive month of record arrivals. International arrivals grew 15.8% year-on-year in October 2010 to reach ...
Thai-Laos bridge ready in November 2011 Posted: Fri 24 Dec, 2010 11:04 AM The third Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge is anticipated to be completed by November 2011. Veera Ruengsuksriwong, director, Thailand Highways Department, was quoted as having said that the construction of the ...
Travel chaos continues Posted: Mon 27 Dec, 2010 3:53 PM Severe weather conditions in Europe continue to cause travel chaos, shifting now from airports, to railways and roads. Germany s Berlin-Hannover rail link was shut down due to frozen overhead wires. An estimated 700...
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