It is that time of the year when hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the banks of the Thames in London to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks display. Most of the central London will be closed to traffic but the Tube will run all night and most public transport will be free […]
Archive | 2012
Eco-tourism park in Kolkata to boost tourism
The Chief Minister of West Bengal inaugurated the eco-tourism park at Rajarhat-New Town, Kolkata on 29th December 2012. The new eco-tourism park is touted to attract visitors not only from the state but also across the country. Source:- Travelandtourworld.com
Hertz Launches Mobile Wi-Fi Service in Italy
The Hertz Corporation and Wind Mobile have launched a Mobile Wi-Fi service in Italy for Hertz car rental customers. The move follows the success of Hertz’s Mobile Wi-Fi offerings in the UK, Spain and the Canary Islands, Australia and New Zealand. Source:- Travelandtourworld.com
California is beckoning visitors in 2013 with exciting new offerings
California is beckoning visitors in 2013 with exciting new offerings, fantastic festivals and sensational sporting events in dream vacation destinations as enticing as they are diverse. Atop rugged mountains, on sparkling beaches, against sun soaked deserts, amid charming vineyards and in bustling urban escapes, travelers to California will find new hotels, attractions, museums and performing […]
Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival Kicks off January 5
Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival, a popular winter festival included in the Seven Wonders of Winter by CNN.com last year, returns this winter. It will be held around the Hwacheon Stream in Hwacheon-eup Hwacheon-gun Gangwon-do from January 5 to 27, 2013. Source:- Travelandtourworld.com
MSC Cruises raises 2 Million Euros for UNICEF
By the end of 2012, MSC Cruises’ three-and-a-half year partnership with UNICEF and their joint “Get on Board for Children” initiative will have raised two million euros for an innovative project designed to combat poverty and inequality by helping ensure that disadvantaged Brazilian children gain access to quality education. Source:- Travelandtourworld.com
Nominations Being Accepted for AH&LA’s Stars of the Industry Awards Competition
AH&LA is seeking nominations for the 2013 Stars of the Industry Awards competition. The competition recognizes employee and lodging property achievement in 11 categories, including Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year, Outstanding General Manager of the Year, and Technology Innovation of the Year. Source:- Travelandtourworld.com
TAT Joins the Thai Tourism Industry to Welcome the Country’s 21,000,001st Visitor
TAT and travel-related offices of the Thai public and private sectors jointly organized a welcoming ceremony for the group of international tourists that pushed Thailand’s tourist arrivals for 2012 to over 21 million people. Source:- Travelandtourworld.com
Egypt Tourism Board supports children affected by earthquake
In the frame of Egyptian Ministry of Tourism endeavors to increase the tourism flow from the Japanese market, the Ministry of tourism hosted 15 children who had suffered from the earthquake on December 2010, in an eight days trip to Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan ( from 26 December 2012 to 2nd January 2013 ). […]
Egypt Tourism Board supports children affected by earthquake
In the frame of Egyptian Ministry of Tourism endeavors to increase the tourism flow from the Japanese market, the Ministry of tourism hosted 15 children who had suffered from the earthquake on December 2010, in an eight days trip to Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan ( from 26 December 2012 to 2nd January 2013 ). […]
