Topic: Travel and Tourism Sector
Correction: Obama-Travel Promotion story
AP News
Correction: Obama-Travel Promotion storyIn a story March 4 about President Barack Obama signing a travel promotion bill, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the U.S. Travel Association said the U.S. had 2.4 million fewer overseas visitors last year than in 2000, depriving the country of an estimated ...
Singapore expects surge in tourists this year
AP Features
Singapore expects jump in tourist arrivals this year as casino-resorts lure visitorsSingapore said it expects tourist arrivals to surge as much as 29 percent this year as two new casino-resorts lure visitors to the Southeast Asian city-state. Arrivals will likely increase to between 11.5 million and 12.5 million ...
U.S. tourism measure draws mixed industry reviews
Reuters US Online Report Politics News
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The U.S. travel industry is hoping that a new tourism law will reverse a decline in international travelers to the country in recent years and create jobs, but some say the measure could backfire. President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law the Travel Promotion Act, a ...
S.Africa tourist arrivals hit new record in 2009
AFP Global Edition
South African tourism defied global trends and posted a 3.6 percent increase in arrivals last year, with a record 9.9 million foreigners visiting the country, the tourism minister said on Thursday. Globally, international arrivals fell by 4.0 percent last year, according to the UN World Tourism Organisation ...
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