After foreign tourism got off to an impressive start in the early months of 2011, the most recent available data, for January-July, show a moderation in growth but with the number of tourist arrivals still up by nearly 11% year-on-year (y-o-y). A number of top tourism markets recorded strong growth in arrivals, particularly, in order of importance, Germany (8% y-o-y), Russia (16%), the Netherlands (14%) and France (30%). In contrast, the UK, another relatively important source market, recorded a 5% y-o-y fall in arrivals over the seven-month period. Read article
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Additional Immigration officers were recently deployed to the Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPIA) as the government prepares for the influx of tourists who will visit the famed Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) following its inclusion in the New Seven Wonders of Nature.Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said 10 immigration personnel will be assisting foreign tourists […]
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The State Department’s latest travel warning about Mexico comes just in time for spring break, but it may not have much of an impact on some students’ plans. Last month, the U.S. Department of State warned citizens about conditions in Mexico, as well specific areas with the most crime. Though the Mexican government has made […]
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INDORE: Flow of tourists to Nepal from India posted a healthy 28 per cent growth in 2011 as compared to 2010, an official of Nepal Tourism Board said. India is the most significant market for the Nepalese tourism industry, accounting for about one third of the total overseas visitors,” Udai Bhattarai, a member of Nepal […]
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THE United Kingdom (UK) has expressed optimism that the surveillance equipment handed over to Kenya, will to help improve security, even as it promised to keep its travel advice under constant review. In a statement, the British High Commission office, the UK said it has taken recent decisions to change travel advice extremely carefully and […]
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Cairo (CNN) — Egyptian authorities have lifted the travel ban on 16 Americans accused of fraud and stirring up unrest after a series of raids that strained ties with a leading ally, an appeals court judge said Wednesday. In Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the announcement encouraging but unconfirmed. And another U.S. […]
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235 flights cancelled at Frankfurt Wed.Warning strikes threatened at Berlin airports (Adds more detail on ruling, Lufthansa response, strike threat in Berlin). FRANKFURT, Feb 29 (Reuters) – A court called an end to walkouts by airfield staff at Frankfurt, bringing to an end three weeks of walkouts at Europe’s third busiest airport in an increasingly […]
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BERLIN — Germany’s biggest airline Lufthansa AG canceled 140 flights on Monday as ground workers held another strike at its main hub, Frankfurt airport. Lufthansa said the canceled flights were all European and domestic round trips and that international long-haul flights would not be affected by the three-day strike of GdF union employees. Read article
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(WAPA) – The strike on next February 24, 2012 which is going to concerns many airlines and Italian airports has been confirmed by Infrastructure and Transportation Ministry. The airlines which will join the strike are: Alitalia, AirOne, Air Berlin, easyJet, Ryanair, Wind Jet and Wizz Air. Read article
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TROUBLED national airline, Air Zimbabwe, scheduled resumption of domestic flights on Monday failed to take place after pilots went on strike on the day over the non-payment of outstanding allowances and salaries.The airline suspended its domestic flights in January this year after an aircraft servicing domestic routes developed mechanical faults.Acting chief executive officer, Innocent Mavhunga […]
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