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From Eureopean Travel Commission 2009…

In the period between January and April of 2009 the growth of international tourism was negative in all regions of the world, except in Africa (+5%)

From IncredibleIndia.org…

India medical tourism market is expected to be more than US$ 2 Billion by
2013.

From IncredibleIndia.org…

The impact of the “Incredible India” campaign is reflected in the increase in the number of international tourist arrivals from 2.38 million in the year 2002 to an estimated 5.5 million in the year 2010

From IncredibleIndia.org…

The Incredible India campaign succesfully established India as a high-end tourist destination, generating a 16% increase in tourist traffic within the first year.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Sémillon is the most important white grape variety in Bordeaux.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Bordeaux is the second largest city in France.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Bordeaux has 14 major grape varieties.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

54% of French wine produced is AOC grade.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

France has 7 areas wine production: Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, the Loire region, and the Rhone.

From MIndy Joyce's Blog…

Languedoc produces more wine in quantity than any other region in France.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

France is the source of many grape varieties (such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah).

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

France has the world’s second-largest total vineyard area, behind Spain.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

95% of Australia’s wine production comes from a zone named “South Eastern Australia” (An area of production that includes parts of South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria).

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

South Australia is the only part of Australia that is phylloxera-free.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Chile is considered one of the most perfect places in the world to grow wine. In its favor, Chile has the right climate for grape growing, natural irrigation due to the snow melt from the Andes, it’s soil is suitable for most grape varieties, as well as a flat valley floor, hence the ability to machine harvest. Because it is phylloxera-free, it has the ability to plant ungrafted vines, making it less expensive to produce wine than other regions

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

The Mosel is considered the #1 worldwide in terms of area devoted to Riesling vines (over 5,000 hectares), although it is the third largest in Germany in terms of production

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Chardonnay is the world’s favorite wine and is the second most widely-planted grape variety after Airén.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Chianti is Italy’s most exported wine.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Argentina produces the most wine in South America.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

25% of wine produced does not use a cork.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Romania is the fifth largest producer of wine in Europe.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Languedoc is the highest producer of wine in France.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

In Europe, the variety named on the label needs to be at least 85% of the wine, in California it is 75%.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Germany has the highest amount of QWPSR wine (90%) compared with France (54%) and Italy (15%).

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Italian wine is the #1 imported wine into the U.S.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Italy is the largest producer of wine in the world.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Spain has the largest amount of land planted with grapes for wine production.

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

Airén is the most widely planted grape in the world. It is only found in Spain and is used for fortifying wine. (Sherry, Marsala and Brandy)

From Mindy Joyce's Blog…

95% of wine produced in the U.S. comes from California.

From pnj.com…

Based on the latest data from Smith Travel, and projections by hotel and restaurant owners, tourist revenue in Florida in July and August could decline by 30% to 40%, compared to the same months last year.

From Business Daily…

Global golf tourism is estimated to be worth over $17 billion according to IAGTO and has growth potential, especially as new markets like Dubai and Asia open up.

From Business Daily…

The US, UK, Japan, Canada and Australia are the main source markets for golf tourism, with others like China and Taiwan emerging to be major markets .

From Times Of Malta…

In 2010 Malta invested €500,000 on TV advertising in the UK, Italy and Germany, and €1 million in online marketing.

From Times Of Malta…

In 2010 Malta spent €29 million in advertisements and information campaigns, in addition to paying for foreign journalists to travel to the country on familiarization visits, netting wider media coverage.

From Times Of Malta…

The amount of money spent in restaurants and other places in Malta between January and April was higher this year (€85 million) than in 2007 (€81 million) and 2008 (€77 million).

From Times Of Malta…

This year, Malta tourist expenditure on accommodation within the first four months of the year reached €27 million, up from €17 million in 2007.

From Times Of Malta…

Tourist arrivals in Malta increased by 4% between January and April 2010, in addition to increases in total bed nights and monetary spending (€24 million).

From All Headline News…

More than 1.7 million people were recorded moving in and out of South Africa during the World Cup, out of which 916,097 were arrivals.

From All Headline News…

The South African Department of Home Affairs announced that as many as 682,507 tourists came to South Africa for the World Cup.

From All Headline News…

Credit card purchases in South Africa have jumped 80% since the World Cup began on June 11.

From All Headline News…

By spending 51% of the $128 million total tourist spending in South Africa, British tourists have become the biggest spenders during the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2010.

From Bernama…

In Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's keynote address at the World Halal Forum 2010, he noted that Halal Malaysia Week has been a focal point for global industry players with deals and transactions in 2008 amounting to RM2.2 billion and increasing to RM3.23 billion in 2009.

From Bernama…

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the global halal products market was estimated at US$2.3 trillion, of which 67% or US$1.4 trillion comprised food and beverages.

From CNN…

Prices for major South African art are estimated to have increased by over 500% in the past 5 to 10 years, according to Strauss and Co, a Johannesburg auction house selling 20th Century art.

From The Financial Express…

93% of young people in Bangladesh are tired of reading and viewing negative news and shy away from both the electronic and printing news media out of sheer frustration.

From Southeast Asia Globe…

The Chinese government has invested tens of billions preparing Shanghai for the predicted 70 million visitors at the World Expo, but for China to achieve its visitor target, it needs to increase the number of daily visitors from the current 215,000 to 380,000.

From The Financial Express…

About 53% of front page news reports in most of Bangladesh's newspapers are all negative, full of slurs on our people, leaders and institutions.

From Financial Times…

Official tourism receipts in Mozambique were about 3% up in 2009, at $196m.

From Financial Times…

Figures showed a 14% increase in tourist arrivals to Mozambique last year to almost 2.4m.

From CRIEnglish.com…

In 2009, in spite of the adverse economic climate globally, China's outbound tourism maintained a steady growth with a 5% increase.

From CRIEnglish.com…

China is expected to become the world's number one travel destination by 2020 and receive about 130 million international visitors.

From eTurboNews…

In 2009, emerging economies received 410 million international tourism arrivals, a 47% share of the global total, and US$306 billion in international tourism receipts, 36% of the global total.

From eTurboNews…

Tourism accounts for 45% of the exports of services of least-developed countries and is a major job generator for many of the world’s most vulnerable populations.

From International Business Times…

A report by UBS Investment Research (from February 2010) estimated that preparation for the World Cup – which commenced four years ago – has added between 0.5% and 2.2% to South African GDP (depending on which infrastructure projects one considers); and overall had created in excess of 300,000 jobs since 2006 – a 2.7% contribution to employment figures.

From The Economist…

Although it has the world’s 24th-biggest economy, South Africa ranks a dismal 129th out of 182 on the UN’s Human Development Index (and 12th in Africa).

From The Economist…

South Africa has fabulous mineral wealth, with 90% of the world’s known platinum reserves, 80% of its manganese, 70% of its chrome and 40% of its gold, as well as rich coal deposits; yet 43% of its population live on less than $2 a day.

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats fo Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 6.9 million • Expenditures by visitors: $2.6 billion Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Charleston, West Virginia in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 460,000 • Expenditures by visitors: $55 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Seattle, Washington in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors (overnight): 9.4 million; (day only): 6.3 million • Expenditures by visitors: $3.0 billion Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Williamsburg, Virginia in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 4.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $632 million • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 15% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Richmond, Virginia in 2009 • Estimated number of visitors: 5.7 million • Expenditures by visitors: $1.84 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 50% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Salt Lake City, Utah in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 9.2 million • Expenditures by visitors: $2.5 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 47% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Houston, Texas in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 31.0 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Dallas, Texas in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors (overnight): 18.9 million; (day only): 11.1 million • Direct economic impact: $9.2 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 38% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Austin, Texas in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 19.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $1.6 billion Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Nashville, Tennessee in 2009 • Estimated number of visitors (overnight): 10.5 million; (day only): 3.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $3.2 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 33% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 14.7 million • Expenditures by visitors: $2.1 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 10% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Hilton Head, South Carolina in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 2.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $1.4 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 15% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats Charleston, South Carolina in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 4.6 million • Economic impact: $5.1 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 30% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Newport, Rhode Island in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 3.6 million • Expenditures by visitors: $960 million • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 40% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 27.7 million (region of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties) • Expenditures by visitors: $5.3 billion Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats Portland, Oregon in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors (overnight): 7.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $3.6 billion • Percentage of expenditures from convention travelers: 3.6% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors (overnight): 5.4 million; (day only): 2.1 million • Expenditures by visitors: $1.4 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 71% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats Columbus, Ohio in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 6.9 million • Expenditures by visitors: $3.9 billion Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats Bismarck,North Dakota in 2009: • Expenditures by visitors: $120 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats Raleigh, North Carolina in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors (overnight): 5.24 million; (day only): 5.16 million • Expenditures by visitors: $1.5 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 40% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Charlotte, North Carolina in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors (overnight): 11.1 million; (day only): 7.7 million • Expenditures by visitors: $3.8 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 28% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for New York, New York for 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 44.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $25.0 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 30% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Buffalo, New York • Estimated number of visitors: 6.2 million • Expenditures by visitors: $744 million • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 23% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 1.2 million to 1.4 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Atlantic City, New Jersey in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 30.4 million • Expenditures by visitors: $10.06 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 5.5% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for North Woodstock, New Hampshire in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 6.2 million • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 5% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Carson Valley, Nevada in 2009: - Douglas County • Estimated number of visitors: 400,000 • Expenditures by visitors: $30 million • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 15% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Omaha, Nebraska in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 7.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $734.4 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Big Fork and Glacier County, Montana in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 1.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $66 million • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 15% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for St. Louis, Missouri in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 20.3 million • Expenditures by visitors: $3.8 billion Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats Kansas City, Missouri in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors (overnight): 8.1 million; (day only): 8.4 million • Expenditures by visitors: $3.6 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 28% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Jackson, Mississippi in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 3.1 million • Expenditures by visitors: $297 million • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 65% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for St. Paul, Minnesota in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 11.8 million • Expenditures by visitors: $484 million • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 15% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 18.3 million • Expenditures by visitors: $9.1 billion Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Duluth, Minnesota in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 3.5 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Detroit, Michigan in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 15.7 million • Expenditures by visitors: $4.9 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 22% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 13.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $1.3 billion Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Boston, Massachusetts in 2009 • Estimated number of visitors: 17.6 million • Expenditures by visitors: $17.0 billio Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Ocean City, Maryland in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 8.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $2.2 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 30% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism stat for Baltimore, Maryland in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors (travel from 50+ miles): 11.39 million • Expenditures by visitors: $2.9 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 44% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for New Orleans, Louisiana in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 10.1 million • Expenditures by visitors: $4.9 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 25% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: >2 million • Expenditures by visitors: $818 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Louisville, Kentucky in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 3.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $1.3 billion • Estimated annual convention-related expenditures: $2.5 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Wichita, Kansas in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 125.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $172 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Ames, Iowa in 2009 • Estimated number of visitors: 400,000 • Expenditures by visitors: $28 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Indianapolis, Indiana in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 21.7 million • Expenditures by visitors: $3.2 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business travelers: 36% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Chicago, Illinois in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 45.58 million • Expenditures by visitors: $11.82 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 51% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Coeur D’Alene, Idaho in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: approx. 20 million • Expenditures by visitors: $250 million • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 20% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Wailuku and Maui, Hawaii in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 2.5 million • Expenditures by visitors: $2.6 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 10% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Honolulu, Hawaii in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 6.7 million • Expenditures by visitors: $10.3 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 13% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Hilo and Big Island, Hawaii in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 919,000 Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Savannah, Georgia in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors (overnight): 6.6 million • Expenditures by visitors: $1.9 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 27.8% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Atlanta, Georgia in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 38.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $11.4 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 45% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Tampa Bay, Florida in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 4.61 million • Expenditures by visitors: $2.73 billion Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Tallahassee, Florida in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 1.8 million • Expenditures by visitors: $428 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Orlando and Orange County, Florida in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 28.9 million • Expenditures by visitors: $30 million • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 20% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Naples and Marco Island, Florida in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 1.3 million • Expenditures by visitors: $577 million • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 12% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Miami and Miami Beach, Florida in 2009 • Estimated number of visitors (total): 19.7 million; (overnight): 11.6 million • Expenditures by visitors: $11.6 billion Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Key West, Florida in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 3.1 million • Expenditures by visitors: $1.4 billion Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Fort Lauderdale [Broward County], Florida in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors (overnight): 10.4 million; (day only): 1.9 million • Expenditures by visitors: $8.8 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 2% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Daytona Beach, Florida in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 8.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $4.2 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 8% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for District of Columbia, Washington in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors (overnight): 11.2 million; (day only): 5.1 million • Expenditures by visitors: $5.5 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 58% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Dover and Delaware’s Capital Region, Delaware in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors (overnight): 1.08 million; (day only): 1.62 million • Expenditures by visitors: $366/day • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 8% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Denver, Colorado in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors (overnight): 11.7 million; (day only): 2.8 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for San Jose, California in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 6.4 million • Expenditures by visitors: $1.1 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 17% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for San Francisco, California in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 11.6 million • Expenditures by visitors: $7.8 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 24% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Sacramento, California in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 6.1 million • Expenditures by visitors: $1.3 billion Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Napa Valley, California: • Estimated number of visitors: 5.1 million • Expenditures by visitors: $600 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Los Angeles, California: • Estimated number of visitors (overnight only): 25.4 million; (day only): 33.2 • Expenditures by visitors: $12.9 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 29% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Little Rock, Arkansas: • Estimated number of visitors: 1.1 million • Expenditures by visitors: $234 million • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 75% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Tucson, Arizona in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 3.5 million • Expenditures by visitors: $1.5 billion • Percentage of expenditures from business or convention travelers: 26% Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Sedona, Arizona in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 4.0 million • Expenditures by visitors: $390 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Glendale, Arizona in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 40,000 Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Anchorage, Alaska in 2009: • Expenditures by visitors: $151 million Read more

From The 2010 Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook…

Tourism Stats for Birmingham, Alabama in 2009: • Estimated number of visitors: 4.2 million • Expenditures by visitors: $1.5 billion • Distribution: business travelers, 46%; leisure travelers, 34%; conventions, 20% Read more

From Goal.com…

South African Breweries (SABMiller) ranks as the second largest brewing company in the world. It supplies up to 50% of China's beer, and owns Castle Lager, Peroni and Miller. Read more

From Goal.com…

The only street in the world to house two Nobel Peace Prize winners is in Soweto. Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu both have houses in Vilakazi Street, Orlando West. Read more

From Goal.com…

South Africa has the world’s largest deposits of gold, chromium, platinum and manganese. Read more

From Goal.com…

South Africa has embraced the concept of trans-frontier ‘peace parks’, linking ecological reserves across national borders. Read more

From Goal.com…

In 1991, South Africa became the first country in the world to protect the Great White shark Read more

From Goal.com…

South Africa is the only country to house an entire floral kingdom (fynbos), one of only six on the planet Read more

From Goal.com…

The Kruger National Park supports the greatest variety of wildlife species on the African continent. Read more

From Goal.com…

The Kruger National Park supports the greatest variety of wildlife species on the African continent. Read more

From Goal.com…

Since 1994, 500 houses have been built each day for the poor and 1,000 houses per day have received electricity. Read more

From Goal.com…

Seventy per cent of South Africa’s population is urbanised. Read more

From Goal.com…

The University of South Africa UNISA is a pioneer of tertiary distance education and is the largest correspondence university in the world with 250,000 students. Read more

From Goal.com…

Almost a quarter of South Africa’s non-interest budget is spent on education. Read more

From Goal.com…

South Africa's Constitution is widely regarded as being one of the most progressive in the world, drawing from the experiences of the world’s most advanced democracies. Read more

From Goal.com…

South Africa is the first, and to date the only, country to build nuclear weapons and then voluntarily dismantle its entire nuclear weapons programme. Read more

From Goal.com…

South Africa houses one of the three largest telescopes in the world at Sutherland in the Karoo. Read more

From Goal.com…

In 1994, South Africa won 11 medals in the Commonwealth Games. In 2002, that number 46 medals were won. Read more

From Goal.com…

Since the 1940s, South African golfers have won more golf majors than any other nation, apart from the United States. Read more

From Goal.com…

South Africa will become the first African country to host the FIFA World Cup in 2010 … and only the second country in the world to have hosted the Cricket, Rugby and football World Cups. Read more

From goal.com…

South Africa hosts the largest timed cycle race in the world (the Cape Argus Cycle Tour), the world's oldest and largest ultra-marathon (the Comrades Marathon) and the world's largest open water swimming event (the Midmar Mile). Read more

From Goal.com…

In 2002, South Africa was the world’s fastest growing tourist destination. In 2006, South Africa’s tourism grew at three times the global average. Read more

From Goal.com…

The world's best land-based whale-watching spot is located in Hermanus in the Western Cape. Read more

From goal.com…

The Singita game reserve was voted the best hotel in the world by the readers of a leading travel magazine. (Conde Nast Traveller) Read more

From Goal.com…

The number of tourists visiting South Africa has grown by 200% since 1994, to over 9 million in 2007. (Dept of Environment and Tourism) Read more

From Goal.com…

There are 39 million cell phone users in South Africa (International Telecommunication Union) Read more

From Goal.com…

Durban is the largest port in Africa and the ninth largest in the world. Read more

From goal.com…

Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto is the biggest hospital in the world. Read more

From Goal.com…

South Africa generates two-thirds of Africa’s electricity. (Eskom) Read more

From Goal.com…

The JSE Securities Exchange is the 14th largest equities exchange in the world, with a total market capitalisation of some R2.3 trillion. (JSE) Read more

From Goal.com…

Gauteng (where Johannesburg and Pretoria are situated) is South Africa’s smallest province but produces 34% of South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product. (Stats SA) Read more

From Goal.com…

South Africa accounts for almost 25% of the GDP of the entire African continent, with an economy more than twice the size of the second biggest – Algeria. (World Bank) Read more

From goal.com…

South Africa has the 27th biggest economy in the world, with a Gross Domestic Product of US$254 billion. (World Bank) Read more

From goal.com…

South Africa has 55,000 high net-wealth individuals holding at least US$1million in financial assets. (World Wealth Report 2008) Read more

From goal.com…

The Rand was the best performing currency against the US Dollar between 2002 and 2005. (Bloomberg Currency Scoreboard) Read more

From ABC News…

Research by the Bureau of Statistics shows the number of Australians travelling overseas jumped by nearly 18 per cent in the past 12 months. Read more

From Lifestyle Magazine…

World Cup is expected to generate as many as 400,000 visitors helping South Africa crack the 10 million visitor mark for the first time. Read more

From Lifestyle Magazine…

Despite soccer's second class status in the U.S.A. America is actually number one in ticket sales for the FIFA World Cup. Read more

From Bloomberg…

The deficit on South Africa’s current account, a measure of trade in goods and services, is likely to reach about 3.9 percent of gross domestic product this year, before swelling to 5.1 percent in 2011, according to Absa. The shortfall was 4 percent of GDP last year, central bank data show. Read more

From Bloomberg…

Spending from an expected 350,000 to 400,000 tourists during the month-long event is likely to be between $1 billion and $1.75 billion, Absa estimates. That compares with average daily turnover in the rand foreign exchange market of about $4 billion, according to the lender. Read more

From Bloomberg…

South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup between June 11 and July 11 is unlikely to benefit the currency as tourist receipts from the event will be too small to “significantly” boost the $277 billion economy Read more

From Bloomberg…

South Africa’s economy is likely to expand by 3.3 percent this year as the effect of seven interest rate cuts since December 2008 and the rebuilding of inventories by companies boost output, Read more

From TravelMole.com…

More than 2000 tourists visit Machu Picchu every day, tourism ministry officials said. Read more

From TravelMole.com…

In Cusco, some 175,000 people make a living in the tourism industry. Read more

From TravelMole.com…

Machu Picchu, the 15th-century city perched around 2,500 metres above sea level is the most visited site in South America, a pillar of the Cusco region and the source of 90 per cent of Peru's tourist revenues, according to the country's finance ministry. Read more

From RusTourismNews.com…

Germany was the leader in total number of the tourists visiting Russia. More than 300 thousand Germans traveled to Russia in 2009. Then went the USA with 183 thousand tourists (-1.4%). The 3rd place took the UK (151 thousand visitors). Read more

From RusTourismNews.com…

The greatest increase of number of the tourists to Russia was noted from Israel (+14 thousand people) if to compare with 2008. Read more

From RusTourismNews.com…

The considerable decrease in tourists to Russia was noted from Italy (-30 thousand people), Republic of Korea (-12 thousand people) and Turkey (-12 thousand people). Read more

From RusTourismNews.com…

ATOR Analytical Service calculated the number of the foreign tourists who visited Russia in 2009. The number of visitors decreased for 195 thousand people (-8.47%) in comparison with 2008. Read more

From CreateWanderLust.com…

Total construction projects at Disney’s Reedy Creek during the first two months showed a 74% increase in value of permitted projects. Read more

From RusTourismNews.com…

The guru’s of research, IBIS World Inc. revised their original forecast for 2010 from a continued slide in destination marketing to one of a modest rebound of revenues (around 1.7%), for the major attractions. According to IBIS, they did this after noticing an improvement in consumer sentiment, aggressive advertising, and lower admission prices. Read more

From PR Log…

Indian outbound tourist departure is expected to reach 20.5 Million by 2015. Read more

From PR Log…

India medical tourism market is expected to be more than US$ 2 Billion by 2013. Read more

From PR Log…

In 2008, top four (4) states captures more than 75% of total market share of Indian domestic tourist visits Read more

From PR Log…

International tourist arrival in India is expected to grow with a CAGR of 7.9% for the period spanning 2010-2015. Read more

From TMC News…

U.S and Asian clients are among the most satisfied with travel industry outsourcing services delivery. Strong dissatisfaction with offshore outsourcing vendors was less than 6% of all surveyed clients with 2009 projects. Read more

From TMC News…

Within the Travel Industry IT Outsourcing, strong approval for the top four vendors was reported among 92.7% of their current client base. Read more

From TMC News…

Vendor Dissatisfaction is uncommon in the Travel Industry IT Outsourcing and Business Process Outsourcing Industry among Top Ranked Suppliers Strong dissatisfaction is uncommon in this Vertical Niche BPO sector, occurring in only 5.5% of Passenger Sector Industry client types, 4.8% in the Infrastructure Sector, 7.2% in the Hospitality Sector and 8.9% in the Freight and Logistics clients globally. Read more

From TMC News…

The most important customer satisfactions KPIs Innovation are customization and reliability which influence travel BPO and ITO client satisfaction with their 2009 outsourcing providers. Read more

From Barrier Reef Australia…

Tourism is now the largest commercial activity in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Generating over $1b per annum, Read more

From Barrier Reef Australia…

About 1.6 million tourists visit the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park each year. This number has remained relatively static since the mid 1990s. About 85% of tourists visit the Marine Park in the area offshore of Cairns and in the Whitsundays, a combined area of less than 10% of the Marine Park. Read more

From Barrier Reef Australia…

Australia has almost 1/5th of the world's reef area and most is located in the (GBR) Great Barrier Reef. Read more

From Barrier Reef Australia…

The Great Barrier Reef is relatively young at just 500,000 years old. The current reef's structure is much younger at less than around 8,000 years old Read more

From National Geographic…

The Grand Canyon was formed by the Colorado River, which flows west through the canyon and averages about 300 feet width, 100 feet in depth and flows at an average speed of four miles per hour. Read more

From National Geographic…

The Grand Canyon contains approximately 70 species of mammals, 250 species of birds, 25 types of reptiles and five species of amphibians Read more

From National Geographic…

The Grand Canyon took 3-6 million years to form; erosion continues to alter its contours. Read more

From National Geographic…

The Grand Canyon Is a chasm 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide Read more

From Britannia History…

Stonehenge is not truly a henge site as its bank is inside its ditch Read more

From Britannia History…

Stonehenge was construced approximately 5000 years ago Read more

From Britannia History…

The giant sarsen stones at Stonehenge(which form the outer circle), weigh as much as 50 tons each Read more

From Italy Guides…

When the tower had reached its third storey the works ceased because it had started sinking into the ground. The tower remained thus for 90 years. It was completed by Giovanni di Simone, Tommano Simone Read more

From Italy Guides …

The Leaning Tower of Pisa sinks about 1mm every year Read more

From The Edmonton Journal…

Arrivals from the U.S. and some other countries under the category of "other" rose 11.6 per cent to 99,500 for the two-month period Read more

From The Edmonton Journal…

The National Statistics office reported on its website that 513,000 tourists arrived in January and February. That was down from 531,000 during the same period in 2009 Read more

From The Edmonton Journal…

Tourism and related businesses brought more than $2 billion to the communist-run Caribbean nation in 2009, or about 20 per cent of its foreign exchange income. Read more

From The Edmonton Journal…

The number of tourists coming to Cuba during the first two months of 2010 fell 3.4 per cent from last year due to a decline in visitors from Canada Read more

From SB Wire…

Tourism in Spain represents close to 11% of the BSP, making it the largest industry in the country. Read more

From SB Wire…

The surplus in the tourism section of the balance of payments in 2009 covered 57.7% of the Spanish trade deficit, compared with 32% the previous year. Read more

From SB Wire…

During 2009, Spain received 52.2 million tourists, who spent more than €48 billion (about $65 billion). Read more

From SB Wire…

The Tourism Offices of Spain abroad have executed 3,173 promotional activities in 2009 alone, 3% more than the previous year Read more

From SB Wire…

The promotion of Spain as a tourist destination abroad has seen its budget increased more than 20% in the past two years. Read more

From Irish Independent…

Trips abroad by Irish people in Q1 of 2010 fell, but not nearly as sharply as incoming visitors. Irish people made 448,900 foreign journeys, down 10.6pc on the same time last year. Read more

From Irish Independent…

The latest Central Statistics Office figures reveal that 313,800 people came to Ireland during the first month of the year, down from 424,200 in January 2009, with a particularly sharp fall in British visitors (32pc) and European visitors (29pc), but a smaller 2pc fall in American tourists. Read more

From Irish Independent…

It is estimated that over the Easter weekend in 2010, Ireland could yield around €25m for the economy -- with 50,000 overseas visitors expected. Read more

From E-Global Travel News…

Vietnamese domestic tourism grew at a high rate during 2008-2009 Read more

From E-Global Travel News…

In 2009, despite the global recession, the travel and tourism industry is estimated to have contributed 13.1% of the GDP to the Vietnamese economy. Read more

From E-Global Travel News…

According to the report “Vietnam Tourism Industry Forecast to 2012” available at the tourism sector of Vietnam is projected to grow at double-digit growth rate in near future, owing to a rise in private sector investment Read more

From PATRICK McGEEHAN…

Mayor Bloomberg has set a goal of drawing 50 million tourists a year to NYC by 2012. The city was on pace to meet that goal before the number of visitors dropped off last year to 45.25 million, according to NYC & Company’s estimates. Read more

From PATRICK McGEEHAN…

If New York could get another 100,000 people who happened to be coming through New York to stay over, that would allow approximately a $25 million in economic impact Read more

From PATRICK McGEEHAN…

In 2010, American Airline will contribute $3.5 million toward NYC & Company’s marketing budget, increasing it by about 15 percent. Read more

From PATRICK McGEEHAN…

American Airlines announced that it had formed an $8 million marketing partnership with the New York City’s tourism agency, NYC & Company. Read more

From Jennifer Waters…

South Africa spans more than 471,000 square miles -- about the size of Holland, Belgium, Italy, France and Germany combined, or nearly twice the size of Texas. Read more

From Jennifer Waters…

South Africa has spent an estimated $4.6 billion in the last six years repairing the countries infrastructure Read more

From Jennifer Waters…

Attending the FIFA World Cup is not cheap, an estimated budget ofat least $4,750 per person is expected, however various extras could easily push travel costs to $7,000 or even $10,000 per person Read more

From Jennifer Waters…

Of World Cup tickets sold as of 3/31/10, more than 107,000 have been purchased in the U.S., compared with 63,800 bought in the U.K., 29,700 in Germany and 26,500 purchased in Australia. Read more

From Jennifer Waters…

FIFA had 2.95 million tickets on offer, and about 650,000 remain unsold Read more

From Jennifer Waters…

Football may course through the blood of Europeans and Africans, but more tickets to the World Cup games have been sold in the U.S. than anywhere else Read more

From Jennifer Waters…

350,000 people -- down from a previous forecast of 450,000 to 500,000 fans and tourists -- will be on hand for the 64 matches in this summer's World Cup event. Read more

From TravelMole.com…

The five most popular activities that families plan to indulge in together in 2010 are: 1. Relaxing at the beach - 69 percent; 2. Visiting a historic site - 62 percent; 3. Visiting a museum - 50 percent; 4. Visiting a national park - 46 percent; 5. Visiting an amusement / theme park - 41 percent. Read more

From TravelMole.com…

2010 will see a trend for traveling further abroad, with one-third of families planning to take both domestic and international trips, up five percent from last year. Read more

From TravelMole.com…

An amazing ninety-two percent of travelers with children plan to take at least one family vacation in 2010, up from 88 percent who did so last year, according to a new study by TripAdvisor. Read more

From AbouTourism…

As in 2009, the largest difference in terms of information sources when comparing respondents with a preference for “off the beaten track” holidays and those who preferred more “traditional” destinations was seen when looking at the importance of the Internet: 51% of the former respondents felt that it was an important source of information when planning a holiday compared to 39% of the latter. Read more

From AbouTourism…

Holidaymakers who had taken a vacation with a cultural focus were less likely than their counterparts to rely on personal experience (25% compared to, for example, 32% of those who had wanted rest and recreation) and more likely to rely on guidebooks and magazines (17% compared to, for example, 10% of holidaymakers who had wanted a sun/beach holiday). Read more

From AbouTourism…

Fifty-eight percent of EU citizens said that the views of friends and colleagues were the (first or second) most important sources of information when making decisions about travel and holiday plans. The Internet was considered to be the main source by 42% of respondents, and a lower proportion (31%) mentioned personal experience. Read more

From AbouTourism…

Thirteen percent of EU citizens had booked travel tickets or accommodation through a travel agency. About a fifth of EU citizens who took a holiday in 2009 had opted for a package tour or all-inclusive holiday, either booked via the Internet (11%) or through a travel agency (10%). Read more

From AbouTourism…

In almost all countries surveyed in the 2010 European Hospitality Outlook - (27 out of 32), at least half of holidaymakers had organised their holiday on their own. The proportions of holidaymakers who had done this were the highest in Croatia (83%), Turkey (82%) and Hungary (80%). Read more

From AbouTourism…

Almost half (48%) of holidaymakers from the EU had travelled to their main destination by car or motorbike, and approximately one-third (35%) had taken a flight. Read more

From AbouTourism…

When deciding on a holiday destination, the largest proportions (32%) of EU citizens named a location’s overall attractiveness as the key consideration. Cultural heritage (25%) and options for entertainment (16%) were the second and third most mentioned factors that influenced a choice of destination Read more

From AbouTourism…

Those respondents to the 2010 European Hospitality Outlook Survey who were attracted to non-conventional destinations were most likely to expect that this would allow them to explore local cultures and lifestyles (45%) compared to 12% who thought there would be lower prices. Read more

From AbouTourism…

In almost all countries who participated in the 2010 European Hospitality Outlook Survey, respondents who preferred to spend their holidays in “traditional” tourist destinations outnumbered those who favoured visiting “alternative or emerging” tourist locations. Countries with a high proportion of respondents who preferred “emerging” tourist destinations were Latvia, Denmark, Norway, Slovenia, Iceland, Sweden and Croatia (37%-39%). Read more

From AbouTourism…

The largest proportion of holidaymakers across the EU (37%) say that the major motivation for their main holiday in 2009 had been “rest and recreation”. About a fifth (19%) had wanted a sun/beach holiday and 17% said the main objective had been to visit friends or relatives. Read more

From AbouTourism…

When asked which holiday leisure activities EU citizens would give up first if savings were needed when they were actually on vacation, the largest proportions of interviewees “beauty or wellness treatments” (24%) and shopping (21%). Read more

From AbouTourism…

Nonetheless, about 4 in 10 (39%) EU citizens said they would need to make extra savings in order to take their planned holidays in 2010, and 1 in 10 said they had serious financial problems that could impact holiday plans. Read more

From AbouTourism…

EU citizens’ perceptions about their holiday budgets have slightly improved compared to 2009: almost half (46%) of those who were planning to spend a holiday away from home in 2010 said they had sufficient funds to do this – by comparison, in 2009, this proportion was 41% (five percentage points lower). Read more

From AbouTourism…

Inability to take a 2009 vacation for financial reasons were cited by more than 6 in 10 respondents to "The attitudes of Europeans towards tourism 2010" survey, including citizens in Bulgaria (65%), Romania (62%), Hungary and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (both 61%). Read more

From AbouTourism…

Across almost all countries included in this study, the largest proportion of respondents to "The attitudes of Europeans towards tourism 2010" survey – who had not taken a holiday in 2009 – said this was for financial reasons. Read more

From AbouTourism…

Comparing 2009 and 2010 results showed that EU citizens were now less likely to be planning a holiday outside of the EU (15% vs. 20% in 2009). Read more

From AbouTourism…

When asked about their 2010 holiday destination, roughly a third (32%) of EU citizens said they were planning to stay in their home country. Read more

From AbouTourism…

One or more short-stay trips (one to three nights away from home) was the option chosen by 7% of EU citizens and 8% were thinking of a combination of longer holidays and shorter trips. Read more

From AbouTourism…

Fifteen percent of EU citizens said they were planning one of at least two weeks or more. Read more

From AbouTourism…

EU citizens who were already planning a 2010 holiday (49% in total) were most likely to be considering one of 4-13 consecutive nights (19%). Read more

From AbouTourism…

Turkish respondents were the most likely not to be planning a holiday in 2010 (44%); they were followed by respondents in Hungary (40%), Slovakia (36%), Italy and Malta (both 35%). The proportions of those still undecided about their vacation plans in 2010 were the highest in Italy and Portugal (both 35%). Read more

From AbouTourism…

At the time of the "The attitudes of Europeans towards tourism 2010" (February 2010), 28% of EU citizens were undecided about the type of vacation they wanted to take. Read more

From AbouTourism…

Comparing travel for leisure purposes in 2008 and 2009, it could be seen that, although similar proportions of EU citizens had travelled at least once, there had been a decrease in those who had made at least one “short private” trip and at least one holiday trip (from 39% in 2008 to 27% in 2009). Conversely, the proportion of EU citizens who had made at least one holiday trip but no “short private” ones had increased in that timeframe. Read more

From AbouTourism…

Comparing travel for leisure purposes in 2008 and 2009, it could be seen that, although similar proportions of EU citizens had travelled at least once, there had been a decrease in those who had made at least one “short private” trip and at least one holiday trip (from 39% in 2008 to 27% in 2009). Conversely, the proportion of EU citizens who had made at least one holiday trip but no “short private” ones had increased in that timeframe. Read more

From AbouTourism…

Countries where respondents to the Eurobarometer on "The attitudes of Europeans towards tourism 2010" were less likely to have travelled for leisure purposes included some Eastern European countries – Hungary (57%), Latvia (54%) and Romania (51%) – and a few Southern European countries – Malta (58%), Portugal (48%) and Italy (44%). Read more

From AbouTourism…

One-third of EU citizens had not travelled for leisure purposes in 2009. Read more

From AbouTourism…

27% of Europeans had made at least one holiday trip and at least one “short private” trip, the same proportion had made at least one holiday trip but no “short private” trips and 11% had made at least one “short private” trip but no holiday trips. Read more

From AbouTourism…

About two-thirds (65%) of EU citizens said they had travelled – for private reasons – at least once in 2009. Read more

From AbouTourism…

Findings of new Eurobarometer survey on ‘The attitudes of Europeans towards tourism 2010 Read more

From AbouTourism…

VisitEngland chief executive James Berresford stressed the importance of maintaining the country’s transport network especially since 70% of all long-distance journeys in England are undertaken by tourists. Read more

From AbouTourism…

Details regarding VisitEngland’s plan to bring public and private sector organisations together under a single national marketing strategy were recently accounced - England’s visitor economy can grow from £97b in 2010 to £147b and create 225,000 more jobs over the next decade. Read more

From AbouTourism…

The Eco or Green sector is the most attractive opportunity for only 6 percent of respondents to the 2010 European Hospitality Outlook Survey. Read more

From AbouTourism…

The Eco or Green sector is the most attractive opportunity for only 6 percent of respondents to the 2010 European Hospitality Outlook Survey. Read more

From AbouTourism…

33 percent of respondents to the 2010 European Hospitality Outlook Survey anticipate a slight increase in the amount of new-build activity in the coming year,as against 20 and 13 percent foreseeing a slight decrease and a significant decrease respectively. Read more

From AbouTourism…

Only 2 percent of respondents to the 2010 European Hospitality Outlook Survey expect to see a sustained recovery in the year ahead, but 54 percent see recovery a year away, up from 39 percent a year ago. Read more

From AbouTourism…

45 percent of respondents to the 2010 European Hospitality Outlook Survey cite a decline in room rates as having had an adverse impact as opposed to 37 percent mentioning a decline in occupancy. Read more

From AbouTourism…

54 percent of respondents to the 2010 European Hospitality Outlook Survey describe their 12-month outlook for the European hospitality industry as “bearish,”down from 84 percent in 2009. Bullishness is up from 5 percent to 27 percent. Read more

From AbouTourism…

54 percent of respondents to the 2010 European Hospitality Outlook Survey describe their 12-month outlook for the European hospitality industry as “bearish,”down from 84 percent in 2009. Bullishness is up from 5 percent to 27 percent. Read more

From AbouTourism…

A survey of 417 European hotel executives has revealed weak industry confidence and dealt a blow to hopes of recovery in 2010. Only two per cent of respondents expect a sustained upturn this year, despite 37 per cent predicting one year ago that 2010 would bring solid growth. These worse-than-expected results are compounded by fears from over half of hoteliers (55 per cent) that room rates will not return to pre-financial crisis levels until after 2012. Read more

From AbouTourism…

A new report recently released by the China Internet Network Information Center reveals that online travel booking in 2009 increased 77.9 percent, a growth rate that exceeds online shopping (45.9 percent), online banking (62.3 percent) and e-mail (29 percent). Read more

From The National…

Zimbabwe had officially registered 30,000 rooms to accommodate World Cup visitors, hoping to earn $200m. But the Zimbabwe Council for Tourism said the take-up was poor. Of Victoria Falls’s 2,800 rooms, only 500 rooms had been booked for the World Cup by last week. Read more

From The National…

In 2008, 223, 000 tourists visited the Zimbabwe, spending $29.1m Read more

From The National…

In 1999 about 1.4 million tourists visited the Zimbabwe and generated US$400 million (Dh1.5 billion) for the country. Arrivals dropped sharply thereafter as tourists feared for their security and widespread shortages of fuel, food and electricity Read more

From SKNVibes.com…

Last year saw an 8.7% increase in the Recurrent Expenditure for the Saint Kitts ministry and it was noted that this increase would be used to boost marketing efforts in the midst of a difficult global economic climate. Read more

From SKNVibes.com…

Despite the challenges in Saint Kitts resulting from the global economic recession and the effect it has had on the local economy, this year’s allocation represents a 0.1% decrease from last year’s, with a 3.5% increase in allocation for Recurrent Expenditure Read more

From SKNVibes.com…

Ministry of Tourism in Saint Kitts was allocated Recurrent Expenditures of EC $17 550 358 and Capital Expenditures of EC $397 000 for this fiscal year, Read more

From Wexas…

In February, arrivals to Sri Lanka were up nearly 50 per cent compared with the same month in 2009, while the increase stood at 68 per cent among Britons alone. Read more

From Wexas…

The number of people taking holidays in Sri Lanka is at a record level, official figures have shown. Read more

From Xinhua News Agency…

According to a report published by the Agency for Investment Development in Lebanon (IDAL), the growth of medical tourism is expected to be around 30 percent on average between 2009 and 2011. Read more

From Xinhua News Agency…

The number of incoming tourists to Lebanon totaled almost 2 million last year, constituting an increase of 38.9 percent from the same period in 2008. Read more

From The Post Online…

Zambia's current branding campaign; The Real Africa concept only scored 45 per cent positive images. It gave an impression that other countries in Africa were not real. Read more

From The Post Online…

Currently Zambia has a tourist flow of 850,000. Read more

From The Botswanna Gazette…

Travellers to SA grew by 3.6 percent in 2009, to join Ghana and Egypt which made the list of countries that saw growth in tourism About 9.9 million people arrived in South Africa in 2009, with 7.7 million people from Africa African land arrivals make up almost 75 percent of foreign arrivals into South Africa. Read more

From toboc.com…

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) ranks Peru as the fifth fastest growing country for business travel and tourism, out of 20 in Latin America. The WTTC estimates the real impact of travel and tourism in Peru will be worth almost $10bn this year, rising to $18bn by 2020. Read more

From toboc.com…

In Peru in 2009, along with the local traders, who largely relied on revenues through tourism, the hotels are also believed to have braced for the upcoming season. The Trade and Tourism Ministry says Peru in 2009 boasts of 1,784 hotels, up from 1,358 in 2001. The number of four and five-star hotels has nearly doubled to 63 from 34 in the same period, with another seven hotels expected to be up and running by the end of 2011. The occupancy levels have considerably increased particularly because of the stupendous growth of the tourism industry. Read more

From toboc.com…

The government estimates the heavy rains of January and February has inflicted Peru’s tourism sector around $160mn in lost business Read more

From toboc.com…

The government estimates the heavy rains of January and February has inflicted Peru’s tourism sector around $160mn in lost business. Read more

From toboc.com…

The Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL) is foreseeing 10 percent growth over last year’s 1mn visitors. More than two months’ closure of this historical wonder is reported to have increased bookings for flight tickets and hotels from across the world. Read more

From torontosun.com…

Tourism gross domestic product inched up 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2009 and employment in the sector was up for a second consecutive quarter following job losses in the first two quarters of the year. Read more

From TorontoSun.com…

Air transport spending among international visitors was up 1.2%, reflecting an increase in the number of visitors from overseas countries, StatsCan said. Read more

From TorontoSun.com…

International visitors spent 0.2% more, while Canadians spent 0.4% more sightseeing within their own borders Read more

From TorontoSun.com…

Vacation spending in Canada rose 0.4% in the final quarter of 2009 for the second consecutive quarter following four negative quarters beginning in the summer 2008, Statistics Canada said. Read more

From Opodo Travel News…

Iceland was proving popular among travellers before the event, with a record number of visitors from the UK in January and a 25.6% year-on-year increase in February. Read more

From rian.ru…

In 2009 tourism brought $11.3 billion to Mexico's budget. Some 25 million foreign tourists, mainly from the United States and Canada, visit the Latin American country annually. Read more

From rian.ru…

As a result of an ease in visa regulations, Russians have started visiting Mexico more actively. In 2009 some 15,000 Russian tourists visited the country, which is 20% more than in 2008. Mexico expects 40,000 Russian tourists this year. Read more

From bizcommunity.com…

It is estimated that for each visitor to the world cup, another 150 will be indirectly influenced in their perceptions about the host country, through word of mouth initiated by the visitors when they return home. Germany had an estimated two million visitors which yields a potential brand audience of 300 million - a truly remarkable reach in rebranding the nation. Read more

From bizcommunity.com…

A longitudinal research study conducted by Reichheld over 10 years found that the percentage of brand advocates has become the key driver of economic growth. Linking customer advocacy rates to actual growth rates of more than 400 companies in a dozen industries, Reichheld identified “a strong correlation between net-promoter figures and a company's average growth rate over a three-year period.” Read more

From bizcommunity.com…

The FIFA World Cup has become a primary vehicle for the hosting nation to drive brand advocacy and convert visitors to brand advocates, a phenomenon that Professor Frederick Reichheld from Harvard Business School recently termed the Net Promoter Score (NPS). Read more

From bizcommunity.com…

In particular, the 2006 World Cup made it possible for Germany to gain access to new consumer groups. Three quarters of those polled came to Germany specifically for the world cup and for almost half of those polled (43%) this was their first-ever visit to Germany. Read more

From Bizcommunity.com…

When polled about the probability of recommending Germany as a tourist destination to their family and friends back home, 88% of world cup visitors replied positively, with only 3% stating they would rather not (2%) or certainly not (1%) and another 9% remaining undecided. Read more

From U Museum…

The Great Pyramids of Egypt are 4500 years old Read more

From U Museum…

The Great Pyramid in Egypt is 756 feet long on each side, 450 high and is composed of 2,300,000 blocks of stone, each averaging 2 1/2 tons in weight. Read more

From Buzzle.com…

The Taj Majal structure is built on a raised platform with a 24.5 m high inner dome of 17.7 m diameter. The four minarets on each of its corner are 41 m high. Read more

From buzzle.com…

They Taj Majal was originally studded with precious stones like nephrite jade and amber brought from Central Asia, and its interior intricately designed with marble work. Other components that adorned the structure were, sapphire, garnets, topaz and corals from China, Burma and Central Asia, sandstone brought from Fatehpur Sikri, gemstones like lapiz lauzli and sapphire from Sri Lanka and diamonds from Panna. Read more

From Buzzle.com…

The emperor responsible for constructing the Taj Majal employed around 22,000 people to complete the structure Read more

From buzzle.com…

3- A total of 18038 pieces of wrought iron were joined together to create the Eiffel Tower Read more

From Buzzle.com…

During gusty winds, the Eiffel Tower sways upto 15 cms at its summit. Read more

From Buzzle.com…

The Eiffel Tower was to be dismantled and the metal sold as scrap 20 years after it was constructed, but this never happened Read more

From China Highlights…

The Great Wall of China Stretches 6260 km in length Read more

From China Traveling…

The hour bell of Big Ben in London is 8 feet in diameter, weighs 13.5 tons, and was cast in 1858 by George Mears of the Whitechapel Bell foundry. Read more

From China Traveling…

Beijing is setting up a special incentive financing, 3.8 million yuan, registered in Beijing to encourage tourism businesses and related businesses to open up for business, conferences, incentives, study centering on high-end tourism market. Read more

From Bureau of Economic Analysis…

In the US in 2009, the total current-dollar tourism-related spending of $1.2 trillion broke down into: $691.4 billion (57 percent) of direct tourism spending, goods and services sold directly to visitors; and $532.0 billion (43 percent) of indirect tourism-related spending goods and services used to produce what visitors buy. Read more

From Caribbean Tourism Organization…

2009 Q3 tourism rates were down 2.0% Read more

From Caribbean Tourism Organization…

Q2 tourism rates to the Caribbean in 2009 fell 6.0%. Read more

From Caribbean Tourism Organization…

Fourth quarter tourism in the Caribbean saw a resurgence of tourism activity with a rise of 1.0%. Read more

From The Institute of Tourism Poland…

The fourth quarter of 2009 gave better results: number of guests rose by 4%, and nights - by 3%. Read more

From World Travel and Tourism Council…

Mexico's Travel & Tourism Economy GDP contracted by approximately 9% in 2009 year - more than the 6.5% decline forecast for Mexican GDP as a whole Read more

From World Travel and Tourism Council…

Travel & Tourism Investment is also expected to decrease for the second consecutive year, by 1.7% Read more

From Deutsche Welle…

Berlin had a record year in 2009, with the number of overnight stays increasing by 6.2 percent in comparison with the previous year, according to the city's tourism authority Read more

From China Daily…

Outbound trips from China rose 3.6 percent to 47.5 million Read more

From China Daily…

Domestic tourists in China made 1.9 billion trips last year, a rise of 11 percent, which generated 1 trillion Yuan of revenue for the industry, up 15 percent from a year ago, the National Tourism Administration Read more

From The European Travel Commission…

International tourist arrivals in Europe are not expected to recover previous peak levels until 2011 Read more

From The European Travel Commission…

Canadian market performed well in 2009, with a decline in outbound trips of only 1.0%, and only a 0.7% decline to oversea destinations (excluding the US and Mexico) Read more

From The European Travel Commission…

Oxford Economics expects a further slight decline in outbound US travel for 2010, with a stronger focus on domestic travel by consumers Read more

From The European Travel Commission…

US Department of Commerce reported a 4.0% decline in US trips to Europe for the first ten months of 2009 Read more

From The European Travel Commission…

Corporate travel was more affected by the recession then leisure travel, American Express Global Travel Services reported that many companies cut corporate travel by up to 70% Read more

From Caribbean Tourism Organization…

First quarter 2009 tourism rates to the Caribbean saw a 6.6% decline. Read more

From Caribbean Tourism Organization…

Arrival activity in the Caribbean for 2009 showed signs of rapid recovery after double digit dec.lines in the troughs of the global economic crisis Read more

From The Institute of Tourism Poland…

Number of foreigners' nights in Poland went down by 6% in 2009. Read more

From The Institute of Tourism Poland…

Number of foreigners fell by 5% to 3862 thousands in Poland for 2009. Read more

From World Travel and Tourism Council…

Growth in Mexican Travel & Tourism Economy GDP over the next ten years is expected to average close to 5% per annum, which would mean that direct employment in Mexico's Travel & Tourism should be in the region of 2 million by 2019 Read more

From World Travel and Tourism Council…

In Mexico, international tourist arrivals continued to expand (+5.9%) in the first four months of 2009. However, the gains were concentrated in January and February, while April saw just a 0.2% year-on-year rise Read more

From World Travel and Tourism Council…

Travel & Tourism Economy is forecast to grow by 4.4% per annum in real terms between 2010 and 2020, supporting over 300 million jobs by 2020 Read more

From World Travel and Tourism Council…

Travel & Tourism still employed over 235 million people across the world in 2009 - 8.2% of all employment - and generated 9.4% of world GDP. Read more

From World Travel and Tourism Council…

Travel & Tourism Economy GDP declined by 4.8% in 2009 and this caused the loss of almost 5 million jobs - or 5.6 million since 2008 Read more

From Allroya.com…

Travel to Europe and the Americas, which are “more mature regions,” will increase at slightly slower rates, and Europe will remain the leading destination, with 717 million in 2010. Read more

From Allroya.com…

International arrivals are forecast to increase to 1 billion in 2010 and nearly 1.6 billion in 2020, with trips to Africa, the Middle East, and East and South Asia growing by an average annual rate of 5 per cent. Read more

From Allroya.com…

International tourism will surpass 1 billion travelers for the first time this year, following a decrease of up to 6 per cent in 2009, to 867 million, according to a United Nations report Read more

From Deutsche Welle…

It is expected that the German tourism sector will grow by 1 to 3 percent this year (2010) Read more

From Deutsche Welle…

On average, business tourism in Germany declined by 4 percent - still far less than the European average, which dropped by 9 percent. Read more

From Deutsche Welle…

Germany outperformed all other European countries on average in 2009 when it came to the travel industry, seeing only a 2.7 percent decrease, according to data from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Read more

From Inside Ireland-Irelands Business News Website…

Revenue from tourism in Ireland fell €1bn to €5.2bn during 2009, a drop of almost 17%. Income from the sector is now at 2004 levels. Read more

From China Daily…

China's tourism industry generated a revenue of 1.26 trillion yuan (185 billion US dollars) in 2009, up 9 percent year on year 2- Domestic tourists in China made 1.9 billion trips last year, a rise of 11 percent, which generated 1 trillion yuan of revenue for the industry, up 15 percent from a year ago, the National Tourism Administration 3- Outbound trips from China rose 3.6 percent to 47.5 million Read more

From The European Travel Commission…

The European countries who have been most effected in a decline in arrivals and nights spent in the country are Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, and Slovakia. All these countries reported declines in the range of 15-25% Read more

From The European Travel Commission…

The Middle East experienced a 9.8% increase in international arrivals for Q4 2009 Read more

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Africa experienced a 8% increase in international arrivals for Q4 2009 Read more

From The European Travel Commission…

Asia experienced a 5.2% increase in international arrivals for Q4 2009 Read more

From The European Travel Commission…

The Americas had a 0.5% decline in international arrivals in Q4 2009 Read more

From The European Travel Commission…

This was an improvement for internatinal arrivals in Europe for Q1 of 2009 which experienced a 13.2% decline Read more

From The European Travel Commission…

The World Tourism Organization estimates that in the 4th Quarter of 2009 international arrivals in Europe fell by 1.1% compared to the same period of 2008 Read more

From Vietnamtourism.com…

International visitors to Vietnam in December '09 estimated 376,400 arrivals. Totally, international visitors in 12 months reached 3,772,359 arrivals, 10.9% lower than those in the same period of year 2008. Read more

From Vietnamtourism.com…

International visitors to Vietnam in February estimated 446,323 arrivals, increasing by 3.5% and 30.2% over last month and the same period last year, respectively. Total international arrivals in the first 2 months reached 877,715, representing a 27.4% growth. Read more

From News- Tourism…

According to a Tourism Update Online poll, 70 percent of related businesses were excited and looking forward to the soccer world cup. Read more

From WTTC…

Travel & Tourism investment is estimated at US$1,241 bn, or 9.2% of total investment, in 2010. By 2020, this should reach US$2,757 bn or 9.4% of total investment. Read more

From WTTC…

Export earnings from international visitors are expected to generate 6.1% of total exports (US$1,086 bn) in 2010, growing (in nominal terms) to US$2,160 bn (5.2% of total) in 2020. Read more

From WTTC…

The contribution of the Travel & Tourism Economy to total employment is expected to rise from 8.1%, 235,785,000 jobs or 1 in 12.3 jobs in 2010, to 9.2% of total employment, 303,019,000 jobs, or 1 in every 10.9 jobs by 2020. Read more

From WTTC…

Real GDP growth for the Travel & Tourism Economy is expected to be 0.5% in 2010, up from -4.8% in 2009, but to average 4.4% per annum over the coming 10 years. Read more

From WTTC…

The contribution of Travel & Tourism to GDP is expected to rise from 9.2% (US$5,751 bn) in 2010 to 9.6% (US$11,151 bn) by 2020. Read more

From WTTC…

Travel & Tourism's recovery - like that of the world economy - is expected to be a gradual one. After growth of just 0.5% in 2010, Travel & Tourism Economy GDP is likely to grow by 3.2% in 2011, with momentum building from the second half of 2010 and into next year. Read more

From WTTC…

Travel & Tourism's recovery - like that of the world economy - is expected to be a gradual one. After growth of just 0.5% in 2010, Travel & Tourism Economy GDP is likely to grow by 3.2% in 2011, with momentum building from the second half of 2010 and into next year. Read more

From WTTC…

Travel & Tourism activity was hit hard by the global slump, with Travel & Tourism Economy GDP contracting by 4.8% in 2009. Even so, the sector worldwide still provided over 235 million jobs last year. Read more

From WTTC…

The WTTC reports that it is clear from Balance of Payments data that the arrival trend masks a much deeper fall in tourism receipts - an indication of widespread tourist retrenchment in the face of hieghtened economic uncertainty Read more

From WTTC…

Airline passenger traffic continued to rebound strongly with year-on-year growth reaching 4.5% in the month of December. Tentative signs of improvement were visible in Europe and North America, but emerging markets continued to be the main driver of the recovery. Read more

From WTTC…

International tourism arrival contactions was mainly driven by new worse-than-expected European data. WTTC now estimates that arrivals declined by 8% in Europe last year, making it the worst performing region by a fairly significant margin despite the dispropotionate impact of the H1N1 influenza pandemic on the Americas Read more

From WTTC…

According to WTTC February 2010 estimates, international tourist arrivals contacted by 5.6% worldwide in 2009. Read more

From WTTC…

The Travel & Tourism Economy is forecast to grow by 4.4% per annum in real terms between 2010 and 2020, supporting over 300 million jobs by 2020 - ie 9.2% of all jobs and 9.6% of global GDP. This confirms that Travel & Tourism will continue to grow in importance as one of the world's highest-priority sectors and employers. Read more

From WTTC…

Given current credit conditions and delays in restarting large projects, Travel & Tourism Investment is also expected to decrease for the second consecutive year, by 1.7%. Thus, Travel & Tourism Economy GDP is forecast to grow by just 0.5% in 2010 overall. But stronger second-half momentum will continue into 2011 to boost growth next year to 3.2%. Read more

From WTTC…

"Despite recent encouraging short-term indicators of tourism activity, the recovery in world Travel & Tourism is expected to be muted," Baumgarten warned, "with both firms and households examining travel plans carefully and continuing to limit expenditure. Spending in real terms is expected to increase by a mere 1% - while business travel spending will again decline, by nearly 2%. Read more

From WTTC…

Nevertheless, even in such a depressed year for activity as 2009, Travel & Tourism still employed over 235 million people across the world - 8.2% of all employment - and generated 9.4% of world GDP. Read more

From WTTC…

Global Travel & Tourism Economy GDP declined by 4.8% in 2009 and this caused the loss of almost 5 million jobs - or 5.6 million since 2008. All regions experienced significant contractions in visitor arrivals, spending and Travel & Tourism Economy GDP, and Travel & Tourism investment declined by over 12%. Only residents' spending on domestic trips increased, and that was by a mere 0.7% in real terms. Read more

From WTTC…

In 2009 World GDP fell by 2.1% in real terms, with developed economies - a major source of demand for Travel & Tourism - the most severely affected. Households curtailed leisure travel plans, substituting lower-cost short-haul and domestic travel for more expensive long-haul trips, and corporations reduced business travel budgets. Read more

From The Gleaner…

According to the WTTC: travel and tourism's contribution to the Caribbean GDP in 2009 was US$39.9 billion, or 14.5 per cent ; some two million workers are directly employed in the industry, making it the largest employer outside the public sector; and the industry generates revenue equivalent to 18.6 per cent of total Caribbean exports and 22 per cent of total investment. Read more

From BizCommunity.com…

Within one year from hosting the World Cup event, Germany held the most valuable country brand in the Nation Brand Index; foreign tourism bookings increased by nearly one third; unemployment dropped by 29%; exports grew 14% year-on-year; Investors confidence surged to a 27-year high; The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel's, approval ratings were the highest of any German Chancellor ever (79% in September 2007). Read more

From C&T…

Officials estimate that business tourism currently accounts for around 6% of all foreign arrivals in South Africa Read more

From BusinessWeek…

Consumer inflation slowed to 6.2 percent in January, from 6.3 percent the previous month, Statistics South Africa said today, below the 6.4 percent estimated in a Bloomberg survey. State-owned power utility Eskom Holdings Ltd. was also granted approval to raise prices by less than the 35 percent rise it had requested for each of the next three years Read more

From IAFRICA.com…

South Africa's real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices on a quarter-on-quarter (q/q) seasonally adjusted annualised (saa) basis rose by 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 after +0.9 percent in the third quarter of 2009, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) data showed on Tuesday. Read more

From IOL…

Spending on infrastructure is expected to contribute 0.5 percent to GDP this year and Zuma said the preparations had furnished workers with new skills. But the country's official jobless rate was at almost 25 percent by the end of last year and remains a challenge for the government and a stumbling block for the economy. Read more

From BusinessWeek…

Gross domestic product rose an annualized 3.2 percent, compared with 0.9 percent in the previous three months, Statistics South Africa said in a report released today in Pretoria, the capital. The median estimate of 22 economists surveyed by Bloomberg was for growth of 2.6 percent. Read more

From Turk Geek…

The 2010 World Cup runs from 11th June to the 11th July and will feature 32 teams from all over the globe competing for the prize of the best team in the world. A total of 64 matches will be played at 9 venues throughout South Africa. The current World Cup Holders are Italy who have to qualify for the tournament through the European Qualifying Groups. Read more

From SouthAfrica.info…

Since 1995, the number of exhibitors at Indaba has increased significantly. In that year, there were 410 exhibiting companies. In 2002, the 1000-mark was not only bettered but destroyed as 1 307 exhibitors took part. The largest number of exhibitors so far was the 1 755 recorded in 2007. Indaba has also proved itself as a great source of media exposure with 680 journalists being accredited in 2009. In addition, there were more than 2 300 international visitors. Read more

From Darussalai…

Mzembi notes that Zimbabwe had 8 heritage sites, South Africa 12, Mozambique 1 and Botswana 2 and packaging them together would make it easier to market tourism attractions. Read more

From NationBranding.Info…

Only 2.1% of all foreign tourists surveyed cited poor service as their most negative experience in South Africa. Read more

From NationBranding.Info…

China’s positive ratings have fallen six points over the year to 39%. Read more

From Reuters Africa…

South Africa's Imperial Holdings said it sees a recovery in vehicle sales, and an increase in tourism for the soccer World Cup boosting earnings this year, as it posted a 17 percent rise in first-half profit. Read more

From Reuters Africa…

South Africa's Imperial Holdings said it sees a recovery in vehicle sales, and an increase in tourism for the soccer World Cup boosting earnings this year, as it posted a 17 percent rise in first-half profit. Read more

From Investors.com…

The South African economy grew at a 3.2% annual rate in Q4 on strong manufacturing output. Read more

From Reuters Africa…

Construction firm Murray & Roberts posted a 34 percent drop in half-year profit as the World Cup boom played itself out, and said earnings are likely to deteriorate further due to limited private sector investment. Read more

From EngineeringNews…

Eskom systems operations and planning MD Kannan Lakmeeharan on Wednesday warned that if South Africa did not implement energy efficiency now, it would suffer a tight electricity supply during the winter period and into 2011, when Eskom restarts its maintenance period. While Eskom has now improved its reserve margin, it hoped to maintain this at between 9% and 12% this year, and boost it to above 12% beyond that. Read more

From Fin24.com…

53 African countries could escape the worst effects of the recession, especially if, as expected, the continent's real GDP grows between 3.5% and 5%. In 2011 it could rise 1.5 percentage points or so, says Kaberuka. Read more

From Times Live…

South Africa is in desperate need of a new plan to create a successful emerging market. The point is vividly illustrated by Korea, a country that in the 1960s was behind SA in development terms and now has a per capita income 2.8 times SA's. Read more

From Bahamas Hotel Association …

Bookings at the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas for the first two months of 2010 are up marginally over 2009 levels, indicating Atlantis is expecting a slight drop in February, but March at the Paradise Island property is expected to exceed expectations. Read more

From The White House Office of the Press Secretary…

In Las Vegas, tourism is directly connected to the state of the economy as a whole. It’s estimated that the city will save a half a billion dollars over 10 years and create tens of thousands of jobs. Read more

From ABC News…

Research by the Bureau of Statistics shows the number of Australians travelling overseas jumped by nearly 18 per cent in the past 12 months. Read more

From The Sydney Morning Herald…

Analysis of the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics by the Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF), highlights notable tourism trends including increases of 8.9 per cent from China and 8.3 per cent from the United States. Read more

From The Sydney Morning Herald…

In January and February of 2010 there were just over one million international visitors to Australia, compared to a little more than 962,000 the same time last year, an increase of 5.4 per cent. Read more

From 4 to 40…

As of 4/5/2010 the Seychelles Tourism Board is conducting a series of meetings with tour operators and airlines in India in a bid to open their Creole tropical islands to the Indian market. Read more

From BusinessWeek…

Spending from an expected 350,000 to 400,000 tourists during the month-long event is likely to be between $1 billion and $1.75 billion, Absa estimates. That compares with average daily turnover in the rand foreign exchange market of about $4 billion, according to the lender.

From BusinessWeek…

South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup between June 11 and July 11 is unlikely to benefit the currency as tourist receipts from the event will be too small to “significantly” boost the $277 billion economy.

From BusinessWeek…

South Africa’s economy is likely to expand by 3.3 percent this year as the effect of seven interest rate cuts since December 2008 and the rebuilding of inventories by companies boost output,

From Lifestyle Magazine…

World Cup is expected to generate as many as 400,000 visitors helping South Africa crack the 10 million visitor mark for the first time.

From Lifestyle Magazine…

Despite soccer's second class status in the U.S.A. America is actually number one in ticket sales for the FIFA World Cup.

From Bureau of Statistics…

Research by the Bureau of Statistics shows the number of Australians travelling overseas jumped by nearly 18 per cent in the past 12 months.

From Sydney Morning Herald…

Visitors from Japan edged up 1.7 per cent, while visitors from Ireland fell by 7.6 per cent, Hong Kong by 1.4 per cent, and the UK by 1.3 per cent.

From Sydney Morning Herald …

China is now Australia's third biggest market, and will probably overtake the United States in a couple of years.

From Sydmey Morning Herald…

Analysis of the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics by the Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF), highlights notable trends including increases of 8.9 per cent from China and 8.3 per cent from the United States.

From World Bulletin…

1.15 million tourists have visited Istanbul, Turkey's most populated city, in the first quarter of 2010, according to statistics announced Wednesday by provincial tourism agency. While Istanbul welcomed 7.5 million tourists during the whole year in 2009. Read more

From UNWTO World Tourism Barometer – Interim Update…

Quite a few countries posted double-digit tourism growth in the first months of 2010, i.e. Estonia (+14%), Israel (+37%), Hong Kong (China) (+14%), Macao (China) (+16%), Japan (+29%), Taiwan (pr. of China) (+28%), Indonesia (+14%), Singapore (+21%), Vietnam (+36%), Guam (+10%), India (+13%), Nepal (+30%), Sri Lanka (+50%), US Virgin Islands (+15%), Nicaragua (+16%), Ecuador (+14%), Kenya (+18%), Seychelles (+16%), Morocco (+14%), Egypt (+29%) and Saudi Arabia (+45%). Read more

From UNWTO World Tourism Barometer â�� Interim Update…

2010's Q1 tourism growth has been positive in all world regions, led by Asia and the Pacific (+10%). The three countries of the Middle East that have reported results so far also point to strong growth, though, compared to very subdued first months of 2009. By subregion, South Asia (+15%), South-East Asia (+10%), North-East Asia (+10%) and North Africa (+8%) did better than the world average, while growth is still weaker in Europe and Americas (both at +3%). Read more

From UNWTO World Tourism Barometer – Interim Update…

January and February are important months for leisure tourism in the summer of the Southern hemisphere and in the Northern Hemisphere for winter sports tourism destinations. On average the two months represent around 13% of the yearly total. In 2010, international tourist arrivals in January and February totalled over 119 million. Compared to the record year 2008, with 123 million arrivals in January and February, the current volume is still 2% short. Read more

From UNWTO World Tourism Barometer – Interim Update…

After an exceptionally challenging 2009, international tourism demand is steadily regaining momentum. Preliminary figures compiled by UNWTO for the first months of 2010 indicate an intensifying of the upward trend experienced since the last quarter of 2009, when international tourist arrivals increased by 2% after 14 months of negative results. Read more

From BusinessDay…

The Confederations Cup and British and Irish Lions rugby tour last year brought in about 52000 visitors and contributed about R669m in direct expenditure. More than 90% of the visitors indicated they would return to SA and recommend it to others. Read more

From BusinessDay…

SA outperformed world tourist trends last year with foreign arrivals rising 3,6% to more than 9,9- million compared with about 9,6- million in 2008. The total foreign direct spend grew 7% year on year to R79,4bn while tourism markets worldwide were in a slump. Read more

From BusinessDay…

Sport tourism in SA is estimated to contribute more than R6bn to our tourism industry. More than 10% of foreign tourists come to SA to watch or participate in sport events, with spectators accounting for 60%-80% of these arrivals. Read more

From SYdney Morning Herald…

In January and February there were just over one million international visitors to Australia, compared to a little more than 962,000 the same time last year, an increase of 5.4 per cent.

From IOL…

As of May 5, 2010, the Local Organising Committee announcing there were fewer than 300,000 tickets available for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Read more

From Rugby World Cup 2011 Fact Sheet…

Auckland, as host of the RWC 2011 Final, stands to gain around $240 million in additional gross domestic product and NZ$262 million of total direct additional expenditure in the Auckland economy.

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RWC 2011 is also estimated to provide the New Zealand Government an additional NZ$112 million in tax revenue.

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RWC 2011 is estimated to add NZ$507 million to New Zealand’s gross domestic product, 23 per cent more than original forecasts prepared at the time of the bid to host the Cup.

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RNZ 2011 announced in September 2006 that hosting RWC 2011 will generate more than NZ$1.15 billion in total economic activity, and pump more than half a billion dollars into the New Zealand economy, according to an economic impact report prepared by Horwath Asia Pacific Ltd.

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In 2010, the Australian Government committed A$20 million over four years to the Building Brand Australia Program

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In 2011 the volume of travel in the United States is expected to be 1.99 billion person trips, 77% of which will be lesiure travel.

From Rugby World Cup 2011 Fact Sheet…

Currently New Zealand is experiencing 7% annual growth in international visitors.

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Tourism is New Zealand’s largest earner of foreign exchange and New Zealand continues to be ranked globally among the world’s top tourist destinations.

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According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index 2011/12, South Africa ranked 50th out of 142 countries, moving up four places from the previous year

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South Africa is hoping to receive inward investments of more than 15 billion rand within five years from about 11 target markets.

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In 2011, United States international travel spending is forecasted to reach $111.8 billion

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South Africa is hoping to attract 12 million tourists a year by 2014

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As a result of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Rotorua has seen an 11.2 per cent rise in commercial accommodation nights.

From Rugby World Cup 2011 Fact Sheet…

RWC 2011 is estimated to add NZ$507 million to New Zealand’s gross domestic product, 23 per cent more than original forecasts prepared at the time of the bid to host the Cup.

From Rugby World Cup 2011 Fact Sheet…

Auckland, as host of the RWC 2011 Final, stands to gain around $240 million in additional gross domestic product and NZ$262 million of total direct additional expenditure in the Auckland economy.

From Rugby World Cup 2011 Fact Sheet…

Tourism is New Zealand’s largest earner of foreign exchange and New Zealand continues to be ranked globally among the world’s top tourist destinations.

From Rugby World Cup 2011 Fact Sheet…

Currently New Zealand is experiencing 7% annual growth in international visitors.

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Unlike a decade ago, the majority of internet users worldwide (about 70%) are non-native English speakers and about 98% largely use their native languages to search for specific services or business development?

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