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Tourism

Firm hired for Olympics security turns to budget-priced temps for leadership

Some days it seems as if everyone in a UK leadership position related to security and border control is struggling mightily to come up with a new way to fail, and today's disclosure that discount temps are calling the shots is a very novel idea.

13 years ago

Tourism

Hillary Clinton visits Egypt to take its political temperature

Egypt's tourism industry has had so many stops and starts over the past 18 months to make any potential visitor look elsewhere. Until there's firm assurance that the country has sorted its politics travelers are likely to stay away.

13 years ago

Tourism

Wolfsburg, Germany tests the notion of car towns as 21st-century theme parks

What even high-flying auto towns in Germany and China can learn from the lessons of Detroit, and what the Motor City can learn from how other cities have successfully reinvented themselves.

13 years ago

Tourism

Costa Rica's "Happiest Country" push surely isn't making Bhutan happy

It's refreshing that two countries are arguing over who's happier as opposed to, say, who has the loosest slots or is more welcoming to underage drinking.

13 years ago

Tourism

Philippines pushes for retirees to settle in the country to boost economy

A slew of countries are now pushing to lure European and U.S. retirees as the economies falter in the Western world. Of course Thailand has been doing that forever.

13 years ago

Tourism

US sees double-digit increase in inbound tourism

The numbers don't break down visitors by home country, but any hospitality pro will tell you they've been hearing plenty of Brazilian-accented Portuguese this year.

13 years ago

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Visit Britain's summer staycation push for Brits undone by truly awful weather

A stronger pound and bargains in destinations like Greece are two more reasons why outbound tourism from Britain is up this year, despite campaigns to get people to enjoy "staycations."

13 years ago

Airlines

UK border officers at Heathrow are missing possible security threats

Normal training for a border officer is six to eight weeks, yet new staff managing desks are coming in with a day under their belts. When you layer on top the ambitious incompetence of the Home Office's political appointees, you've got a real mess on your hands.

13 years ago

Tourism

Waikiki residents take on the city's rodent menace by themselves

Paradise isn't supposed to have rats. Hotels and resorts should consider teaming up to eradicate Waikiki's problem; who knows what wide ranging cooperation could do for the industry.

13 years ago

Media and PR

Burson-Marsteller lands a $3 million Nevada state tourism account

Burson-Marsteller is able to sell the most challenging destinations, so it shouldn't be too tough to continue selling people on the promise that Vegas is going to get them a little closer to their dreams.

13 years ago