Archive
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| World Tourism Day focuses on water | Male, The Maldives, Sept 27 (NITN) 27th of September marks the United Nations´ calendar day highlighting tourism, a sector that is driving socioeconomic growth and development all over the world. On World Tourism Day 2013, dedicated to “Tourism and Water – Protecting Our Common Future” in line with the International Year of Water Cooperation, stakeholders called for greater global efforts in water preservation. | 28-Sep-2013 |
| Taiwan reports 15.74% traveler growth | New Delhi, Sept 20 (NITN) Taiwan said it has registered a 15.74% growth in terms of leisure travelers in 2012. | 20-Sep-2013 |
| Dream realty to launch hotel in Dubai | Marina, Dubai, Sept 12 (NITN): On the heels of the launch of its New York flagship property Dream Downtown, and its sunny cousin Dream South Beach, real estate company Dream has announced its next international offering Dream Dubai in the Emirate city’s hip waterfront Marina District. | 14-Sep-2013 |
| UNWTO promotes Vanilla Islands tourism | Madrid, Sept 12 (NITN) UNWTO has expressed its full support to the newly created Vanilla Islands Tourism Organization as a means to reinforce tourism competitiveness in the islands of the Indian Ocean (Reunion Island, France, 10 September 2013). | 12-Sep-2013 |
| Sikkim to get greenfield airport in 2014 | Gangtok, Sept 12 (NITN) Sikkim's first greenfield airport at Pakyong will be completed by Dec 2014 which will provide air connectivity to the land locked state, said Sikkim tourism minister Bhim Prasad Dhungel after meeting with Union tourism minister K. Chiranjeevi at Transport Bhawan in New Delhi. | 12-Sep-2013 |
| Kolkata cyclists demand right to ride | Kolkata, Sept 10 (NITN) Everywhere in the world, bicycling is reclaiming the city roads despite polluting automobiles. In Kolkata in eastern India, the right to ride in pollution free bicycles is instead being curbed. | 10-Sep-2013 |
| Countries call for closer tourism and ai... | Victoria Falls, Zambia, Sept 2 (NITN) The General Debate of the 20th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly has put a spotlight on the link between tourism and air transport policies. | 08-Sep-2013 |
| Mexico, Burkina Faso to host World Touri... | Madrid, Aug 29 (NITN) Mexico was selected to be the official host country for World Tourism Day (WTD) 2014 and Burkina Faso for WTD 2015. The respective themes will be “Tourism and Community Development” for 2014, and “One billion tourists, one billion opportunities” for 2015. | 02-Sep-2013 |