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Articles tagged “tourism”

Skift Originals

The billion plus tourists: 1.035 billion traveled globally in 2012

Large parts of the world were in turmoil in 2012, and yet the travel numbers keep growing amidst increasing globalization, trade, and travel from parts of the world that weren't used to so much not so long ago. The global locus of travel is moving away from the western hemisphere, that much is certain.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

The billion plus tourists: 1.035 billion traveled globally in 2012

Tourism

Iran wants to make its Caspian Sea coastline the next tourism hot spot

If Iran's religious leaders weren't such jerks about who they let visit their country -- no Jews, gays, or unchaperoned women -- they may have a chance of turning their immense cultural and natural resources into the attractions they deserve to be.

F. Mehdi, Trend News Agency | 11 years ago

Iran wants to make its Caspian Sea coastline the next tourism hot spot

Tourism

Pride and Prejudice tourism expected to boom for 200th anniversary

Downton Abbey may be this year's hot ticket, but Jane Austen fans have 200 years of fandom to lean on as they descend on sites from "Pride and Prejudice."

Skift | 11 years ago

Pride and Prejudice tourism expected to boom for 200th anniversary

Hotels

More good news for Dubai: Hotel profits and bookings saw big jumps in 2012

It's good news all around this year for Dubai. But how does it tell the difference between bubble and natural growth -- and does it really care?

AllArabianBusiness.com Staff, HotelierMiddleEast.com | 11 years ago

More good news for Dubai: Hotel profits and bookings saw big jumps in 2012

Tourism

Haiti’s Prime Minister looks to tourism as his country’s way out of poverty

The benefits of tourism in a small island like Haiti are plentiful, but the country’s political instability and inadequate infrastructure keep hoteliers from capitalizing on its Caribbean shores.

Angela Charlton, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Haiti’s Prime Minister looks to tourism as his country’s way out of poverty

Skift Originals

Hawaii’s still got it: Tourism rebounds in 2012 with 8 million visitors

The success of 2012 will boost the industry in the coming year with hotel chains, real estate companies, and airlines trying to take part in Hawaii’s return to the top.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Hawaii’s still got it: Tourism rebounds in 2012 with 8 million visitors

Media and PR

Tourism Ireland’s web ambitions drive the €3 million launch of Ireland.com

Tourism Ireland certainly is ambitious, and it will be interesting to see if its online outreach spends translates into visits.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism Ireland’s web ambitions drive the €3 million launch of Ireland.com

Skift Originals

The future of tourism in the new “New Economy”

Travel and tourism as the next lever to help grow the world economies out of poverty and into development, surely we can all get behind that.

Skift | 11 years ago

The future of tourism in the new “New Economy”

Tourism

Despite double-digit bump, Egypt’s tourism numbers fail to encourage in 2012

A 17% bump over one of the worst years on record is nothing and demonstrates that despite all the good will travelers felt towards Egypt it isn't doing enough to make foreign visitors feel welcome, post-revolution.

Soo Kim, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Despite double-digit bump, Egypt’s tourism numbers fail to encourage in 2012

Hotels

Let’s get tourism higher on the national agenda, UK hotel CEO implores

For UK to capitalize on its tourism industry post-Olympics, it needs to reappoint a minister of tourism, and formalize some of the functions in an organizd way rather than the stop-gap approach they have now.

The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Let’s get tourism higher on the national agenda, UK hotel CEO implores