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1. Tasmanian officials invite "convictourists" to explore their prisons
(Torism News/Travel)

... industry, and will allow us the opportunity to build an additional dimension to our visitors' experiences." Visitors to the sites will be able to "follow the convict trail" and trace their ancestors through ...

2. Hyatt hotel employees strike for a day over new contract (The Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
(Torism News/Hotels )

... in the second quarter running about 30 percent behind year-ago levels. Laney said industry sources told him part of the weakness in construction activity can be traced to the county's 50 percent affordable ...

3. BRIEF: Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau wins award (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.)
(Torism News/Hotels )

... nation and 2nd in the Southeast," Perdue said in a press release. "This conference epitomizes what Georgia tourism is about -- everyone moving in the same direction to grow this industry and make Georgia ...

4. Lodge seeks improvements as part of its 2011 budget (Star Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio)
(Torism News/Hotels )

... industry forecast of 1.4 percent. The lodge has outperformed STR numbers consistently. The growth will need to come from the leisure business. Petrolia said the strong group bookings that the lodge has ...

5. Hilton pulls name and its prestige from hotel Downtown (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
(Torism News/Hotels )

... With the decision, the hotel has lost the Hilton name, one of the most storied in the industry, a place in its reservations system, and the prestige that goes with being associated with such a venerable ...

6. Five vie for Missouri's final casino license (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
(Torism News/Hotels )

... two from the Kansas City suburb of Sugar Creek -- and from companies with a range of experience in the gambling industry and varying levels of support in their communities. Little information was available ...

7. ‘Kuwait developing tourism plan’
(Torism News/Tourism)

Despite recent criticism that Kuwait has failed to support its tourism industry, the Gulf state has put in place a long-term strategy to develop the sector, the Middle East head of the United Nations ...Go ...

8. ‘Kuwait developing tourism plan’
(Torism News/Tourism)

Despite recent criticism that Kuwait has failed to support its tourism industry, the Gulf state has put in place a long-term strategy to develop the sector, the Middle East head of the United Nations ...Go ...

9. Philippines official says nation's tourism industry suffering after Manila hostage tragedy
(Torism News/Tourism)

Inbound tourism to the Philippines has suffered and will suffer more after the tragic hostage-taking late last month, a top Filipino tourism official said here Friday.More than 1,000 tour groups from ...Go ...

10. Aeolian Islands: Italy's verdant volcanic isle
(Torism News/Travel)

... malvasia to the British. Their livelihoods were ruined in 1890 when phylloxerae blighted Salina's vines, forcing an exodus to Australia, incidentally helping to start the wine industry there.  ...

11. Weekly travel agenda: Ecotourism Conference
(Torism News/Travel)

... Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) is the largest such gathering in North America and one of the best places to observe the latest trends coming out of the green tourism industry. Representatives ...

12. S.F. tourism picks up, but spending stays flat
(Torism News/Tourism)

San Francisco's $7.8 billion-a-year tourism industry, the city's largest private-sector employer, is recovering along with the economy. The trouble is, tourists aren't spending the way they ...

13. September may be slow for tourism, but Polk still offers things to do
(Torism News/Tourism)

Not surprisingly, for those in the tourism industry, September is not traditionally a busy month.This is really one of our slowest times of the year,” said Hank Longo, visitor services manager f...Go ...

14. Caribbean Tourism Industry Stakeholders to Participate in OAS Corporate Social Responsibility Workshop
(Torism News/Tourism)

Tourism industry stakeholders from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago will participate in a two-...Go ...

15. Qantas affirms its two-airline strategy
(Torism News/Transport)

Qantas Airways says global operating conditions have rebounded from historic lows, but the aviation industry remains competitive, challenging and potentially volatile. And the airline, in its ann...Go ...

16. July tourism hits 5-year high (The Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
(Torism News/Hotels )

... were sold out." Almeida and other members of Hawaii's visitor industry benefited from a 9 percent increase in visitor arrivals, which rose to 680,743. Strong arrivals growth helped push total visitor expenditures ...

17. Summer 2010 -- A good tourism season, local businesses say (The Island Packet, Hilton Head Island, S.C.)
(Torism News/Hotels )

By Josh McCann, The Island Packet, Hilton Head Island, S.C.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 02--The tourism industry in Beaufort County continued to rebound throughout the summer, according to several ...

18. Carnival cruise ships in Tampa, Long Beach to swap roles
(Torism News/Tourism)

It's mix-it-up time at Carnival Cruise Lines.The industry giant today announced the Carnival Inspiration and Carnival Paradise, two sister ships based in Tampa and Long Beach, Calif., respectively, ...

19. Summer 2010 -- A good tourism season, local businesses say
(Torism News/Tourism)

By Josh McCann, The Island Packet, Hilton Head Island, S.C.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 02--The tourism industry in Beaufort County continued to rebound throughout the summer, according to se...Go ...

20. Is Ryanair taking musicians for a ride?
(Torism News/Travel)

... effect on the music industry will be catastrophic: touring costs, already soaring, will become prohibitive and this very travel-dependent and financially volatile sphere will be dealt a death blow. I ...