Philippines Tourism Caught in Copycat Ad Row Second Time
Philippine tourism suffered a setback Friday over claims of its new slogan copied an old Swiss one. This is the second time in a row after having already ditched an earlier campaign that allegedly plagiarized Poland’s.
Hours after the government rolled out its “It’s more Fun in the Philippines” campaign, Internet pundits pointed to a 1951 Swiss National Tourist Office ad which proclaimed “It’s more fun in Switzerland!”
Dennis Gorecho, who described himself as a Manila lawyer, criticized …
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Agent Says N. Korea Tourism to Reopen After Kim Death
A tour organizer has said that North Korea will reopen to tourists on January 10, less than a month after strongman Kim Jong-Il died.
Kim died on December 17 from a heart attack at the age of 69, prompting a 13-day mourning period in the communist country that culminated Thursday in a huge memorial service for the late leader.
“We have just been informed by our Korean partners that the DPRK (North Korea) will open to tourists from January 10th,” Koryo Group, a Beijing-based travel agency …
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Tourism in Japan Affected by Atomic Fears
Fears of radiation have caused a dip in tourism in Japan.
But despite an appearance of normality, business is far from booming in Matsushima, where serene pine-covered islands have attacted generations of tourists to an area classed as one of Japan’s three most beautiful spots.
The guesthouses and hotels — in a district the Michelin Blue guide gives its maximum three stars — owe most of their business to workers helping to rebuild coastal communities shattered by the March 11 tsunami. …
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Record Year for Paris Tourism
The City of Light has reported a record number of visitors this year.
The number of tourists rose 3.5 percent in the first half of the year to a record 7.6 million, according to Paris tourism office director Paul Roll.
The hotel occupancy rate rose to 78.3 percent to its best reading in a decade, with the average cost of rooms rising 7.8 percent to 158.40 euros ( (Dollor) 228.56).
Revenue per room, a key indicator of the profitability of the sector, rose 11.6 percent to 127.60 euros….
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Quality and Affordable Treatment Making Kolkata a Medical Tourism Hotspot
West Bengal’s Kolkata city emerged as a favourite destination for medical tourism, owing to the world class facilities provided to the foreign patients at an extremely affordable price.
In the past few years, significant surge was witnessed in the number of foreign patients who arrive in the city to get treated at various hospitals.
A few of the renowned hospitals in the city saw a rise in the number of patients coming from abroad.
Rupali Basu, who is the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) …
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Tunisian Tourism Woes Reflected By Empty Hotels and Silent Beaches
The Tunisian seaside resort of Yasmine Hammamet with its fine beach, warm blue sea and welcoming hotels is like a picture postcard in early summer — but with nobody in it.
Europeans, Algerians and Libyans have all deserted the town in the northwest of Tunisia, which is undergoing the worst tourist season in history, like most of the other seaside towns in the north African country since the January revolution that ousted the despot Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali.
“It’s worse than catastrophic,” …
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Bikini-Clad Women to Promote Goa Tourism
An official has confirmed that the Indian resort state of Goa is to return to using bikini-clad women to promote tourism, following a self-imposed ban on using scantily-clad models for publicity.
Tourism director Swapnil Naik said a nine-week television ad campaign featuring a Miss India finalist, an Indian actress and a former Miss Russia would be launched in 140 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia next Monday.
The two models are shown in the 30-second commercial in the two-piece swimwear …
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Piedmont in Italy Seeks Foodies to Boost Tourism
The Piedmont region in northwest Italy is bidding to become a new destination for food and wine lovers even though it was long mocked for its poor weather and relatively obscure for many foreign tourists.
With Tuscan cities like Florence and Pisa regularly overrun by the summer hordes, tourism officials in Piedmont say their region has been spared and is a better fit for higher-spending foreigners who want some peace and quiet.
“Bed and breakfasts, charming hotels and farmhouses — that’s …
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Asian Tourism Festival in Singapore
Organizers have confirmed that Singapore will host a major travel and tourism festival in October to showcase business opportunities in a surging Asian market.
Called TravelRave 2011, the event will string together a cluster of related events, from October 17 to 23, they said on Thursday.
They included an ITB Asia travel fair, a retreat for policymakers and industry leaders hosted by the UN World Tourism Organization, a conference on hotel and tourism investment, and an annual meeting of Asian convention and travel bureaus….
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