tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103260192011-04-21T21:48:10.497+01:00Supporting The Business of Tourism Management [BOTM], edited by John Beech and Simon Chadwick, © 2005, Pearson Education. Content of this site is the responsibility of the editors, NOT Pearson Education. This blog is regularly updated, so please revisit often for the latest developments in Tourism Management.John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-48197970900100574582008-08-12T21:29:00.000+01:002008-08-12T21:30:28.897+01:00<li>Tourism society statement on VisitBritian <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/4097/tourism-society-statement-visitbritian-restructuring">restructuring</a>.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-4819797090010057458?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-52744674161799340142008-07-10T21:09:00.007+01:002008-08-11T21:06:27.314+01:00<li>South Korea proposes free tourism <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/4021/south-korea-proposes-free-tourism-zone-north">zone</a> with North.</li><br /><li>Turkey, not Spain, is Brits' <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/3903/turkey-not-spain-brit-s-top-vacation-spot">top</a> vacation spot.</li><br /><li>Travel <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/30435">icons</a> top ‘kick the bucket’ wishlist.</li><br /><li>Government under <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1129920.php">fire</a> over tourism ‘blind spot’.</li><br /><li>Cheapie flight ads set to be <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1129892.php">banned</a>.</li><br /><li>Brussels <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1129890.php">pulls</a> airlines into Emissions Trading Scheme.</li><br /><li>U.S. sets <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/26357">new</a> records for travel abroad in 2007.</li><br /><li>World tourism holds up - for <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1129718.php">now</a>.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-5274467416179934014?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-91496182417785028062008-06-06T22:57:00.004+01:002008-07-07T22:21:56.686+01:00<li>Experts fear 2009 <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/30244">worse</a> than 2008 for industry.</li><br /><li>Overworked and underpaid Australian tourism on the <a href="http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/article.asp?id=53603&nav=109&CID=18113&ED=10June2008">brink</a>: ATEC.</><br /><li>France <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/2874/france-still-tourisms-top-spot">still</a> tourism's top spot.</li><br /><li>Darker days <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/2891/darker-days-ahead-travel-trade-experts-claim">ahead</a> for travel trade, experts claim.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-9149618241778502806?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-29456702554175026982008-05-19T21:44:00.008+01:002008-08-12T21:31:39.875+01:00<li>Asia, <a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11376167">beware</a> Benidorm.</li><br /><li>Majority of Brits <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1128658.php">unable</a> to identify half countries in Europe.</li><br /><li>Governments continue to '<a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/showarticle.asp?id=77576&nav=130&suc=&cid=18113&email=J.Beech@coventry.ac.uk&news=">milk</a>' tourists: ATEC.</li><br /><li>Tourists desert London as credit crunch <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2008/05/12/noindex/cntourism112.xml&amp;CMP=EMC-expat2008">bites</a>.</li><br /><li>Consumers <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29845">still</a> being misled by online pricing.</li><br /><li>Growth in the city break tourism industry has a <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/25684">positive</a> effect on the European economy.</li><br /><li>TripAdvisor's travelers vote New Zealand as their <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/25622">favorite</a> place worldwide.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-2945670255417502698?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-2587601728589062072008-04-13T20:50:00.010+01:002008-07-10T21:10:50.795+01:00<li>Holidays <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1128311.php">still</a> a priority despite economic uncertainty.</li><br /><li>Brits <a href="http://www.ttglive.com/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=61139&CMPI_SHARED_articleId=567849&CMPI_SHARED_ImageArticleId=567849&CMPI_SHARED_articleIdRelated=567849&CMPI_SHARED_ToolsArticleId=567849&CMPI_SHARED_CommentArticleId=567849">ignore</a> economy and head for sun.</li><br /><li>Rising Aussie dollar <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/27/2228437.htm?section=business">damaging</a> tourism industry: Ferguson.</li><br /><li>Families may be tightening their belts but the summer holiday remains <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/25553">sacrosanct</a>.</li><br /><li>Lost bags <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1128061.php">cost</a> aviation industry $3.8 billion.</li><br /><li>What travellers want <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/25317">most</a> in vacation packages & tours.</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29551">UPDATE</a>: ABTA and FTO to amalgamate.</li><br /><li>Abta agrees to <a href="http://www.ttglive.com/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=61139&CMPI_SHARED_articleId=487545&CMPI_SHARED_ImageArticleId=487545&CMPI_SHARED_articleIdRelated=487545&CMPI_SHARED_ToolsArticleId=487545&CMPI_SHARED_CommentArticleId=487545">merge</a> with the FTO.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-258760172858906207?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-58190860443722536812008-03-14T20:36:00.003Z2008-06-06T22:59:26.034+01:00<li>Mainstream travel companies <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1127454.php">failing</a> to embrace ethical thinking.</li><br /><li>VisitBritain launches <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1127171.php">major</a> sustainable tourism strategy.</li><br /><li>Caribbean leaders call for <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/1551/caribbean-leaders-call-single-airline">single</a> airline.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-5819086044372253681?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-90411436771225709912008-02-04T20:13:00.006Z2008-05-19T21:46:24.555+01:00<li>Survey reveals increase in family <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29286">short breaks</a>.</li><br /><li>Fortnight holidays are <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1126737.php">dying out</a>, says Holiday Inn.</li><br /><li>Creepy crawlies <a href="http://smallbusiness.smh.com.au/managing/sales/creepy-crawlies-put-sting-in-tourism-910017303.html">sting</a> Queensland tourism.</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.agi.it/business/news/200802211210-eco-ren0027-art.html">Italian</a> tourism: More foreigners; Italians travelling less.</li><br /><li>High price of UK visas ‘will mean <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29193">fewer</a> visitors’.</li><br /><li>Taking Wales’ tourism to a <a href="http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/02/09/taking-wales-tourism-to-a-new-level-91466-20455097/">new</a> level.</li><br /><li>International tourism hits record <a href="http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/article.asp?id=51212&nav=109&CID=18113&ED=04February2008">highs</a> in 2007.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-9041143677122570991?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-79398998337535142282008-01-04T20:27:00.001Z2008-04-13T19:23:04.126+01:00<li>Japan tourism at <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4382487a34.html">record</a> high.</li><br /><li>World Tourism <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/24316">exceeds</a> expectations in 2007.</li><br /><li>Global tourism soaring <a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080129-115586/Global-tourism-soaring-despite-financial-crises----UN">despite</a> financial crises - UN.</li><br /><li>Economic <a href="http://www.euronews.net/index.php?page=eco&article=467271&lng=1">woes</a> could hit tourism.</li><br /><li>Record 10.3 million <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/24274">visitors</a> to Singapore in 2007.</li><br /><li>Greece could see <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7255955">drop</a> in 2008 tourists - minister.</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.newswales.co.uk/?section=Tourism&F=1&id=13003">Massive</a> Wales tourism boost.</li><br /><li>Culture focus in £250,000 English domestic tourism <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1125509.php">push</a>.</li><br /><li>Exchange rates <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1125598.php">deter</a> US visitors to Europe.</li><br /><li>Tourism in <a href="http://insideindonesia.org/content/view/1035/47/">question</a>.</li><br /><li>Chileans <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aCg.xhLfxncc&refer=muse">balk</a> at geysers generating electricity, not tourism.</li><br /><li>Cruise travelers targeted for <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/661/cruise-travelers-targeted-conversion-strategy-barbados">conversion</a> strategy in Barbados.</li><br /><li>Maxjet's <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/584/premium-airlines-collapse-owes-much-managerial-mistakes-rising-fuel-costs">collapse</a> owes as much to managerial mistakes as to rising fuel costs.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-7939899833753514228?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-32396035948427454352007-12-03T19:26:00.001Z2008-03-14T20:37:32.806Z<li>Thomas Cook and TUI go <a href="http://www.ttglive.com/NTTG_fullstory.asp?ArticleID=9397">head-to-head</a>.</li><br /><li>ABTA <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1125024.php">outlines</a> 2008 holiday destination trends.</li><br /><li>UN climate change conference ends with <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/392/un-climate-change-conference-ends-agreement-%E2%80%98bali-roadmap%E2%80%99">agreement</a> on ‘Bali Roadmap’.</li><br /><li>UK government <a href="http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article3255580.ece">berated</a>:'Stop taking tourism for granted'.</li><br /><li>Big two break into <a href="http://www.ttglive.com/NTTG_fullstory.asp?ArticleID=9314">FTSE 100</a> for first time.</li><br /><li>TUI Travel sees 5% profits rise - capacity <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1124877.php">slashed</a> for '08.</li><br /><li>Gaeseong <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/179/gaeseong-open-south-korean-tourists">open</a> to South Korean tourists.</li><br /><li>2008 will be a '<a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1124556.php">challenge</a>' for travel industry.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-3239603594842745435?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-10228968244611246242007-11-19T20:26:00.000Z2008-02-04T20:15:03.562Z<li>Low fares airlines <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/28525">good</a> for Europe plc.</li><br /><li>Hyatt signs agreement for new <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/23482">resort</a> in Thailand.</li><br /><li>Spain <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/28441">tops</a> the Christmas getaway list.</li><br /><li>UNWTO reports global tourism on the <a href="http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/article.asp?id=49757&nav=109&CID=18113&ED=14November2007">rise</a>.</li><br /><li>Holidaymakers won't <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1123941.php">pay</a> to go green.</li><br /><li>Third quarter UK visits <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/28371">drop</a> by 4.5%.</li><br /><li>DPRK and South Korea reach tourism <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/03/content_7003414.htm">agreement</a>.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-1022896824461124624?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-81083752976765696242007-10-23T21:15:00.000+01:002008-01-04T20:29:33.837Z<li>UK overseas visits climb to <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1123308.php">record</a> high.</li><br /><li>BBC Worldwide <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=39912&subcategory_id=95">acquires</a> Lonely Planet.</li><br /><li>Beijing sees <a href="http://www.travelindustryreview.com/news/6377">300,000</a> tourists on first day of National Day holiday.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-8108375297676569624?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-91651295721927288212007-09-11T21:16:00.000+01:002007-12-03T19:27:29.047Z<li>More demand for <a href="http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1320238/1381321">indigenous</a> tourism experiences in Australia.</li><br /><li>Aussies travelling more <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=69140&nav=21">like</a> Asians.</li><br /><li>Credit crunch <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27796">bypasses</a> leisure travel spend.</li><br /><li>France loses perch as number <a href="http://www.travelindustrydeals.com/news/4477">one</a> tourism destination.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-9165129572192728821?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-65167280972328608982007-08-31T20:26:00.000+01:002007-12-30T21:53:11.594Z<li>Iraqi tourism? Not for the <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/08/business/dinar.php">faint-hearted</a>.</li><br /><li>North Korea goes from military barracks to tourism <a href="http://www.travelindustryreview.com/news/5942">complexes</a>.</li><br /><li>Sri Lanka Tourism announces new Destination Social <a href="http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/08/03/bus10.asp">Responsibility</a> Project.</li><br /><li>US fine takes BA <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27540">penalty</a> over £269m.</li><br /><li>UK`s poor weather produces <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=38826&subcategory_id=58">record</a> holiday bookings.</li><br /><li>BA and Korean Air plead guilty to acting in <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=67571&amp;nav=2">cartel</a>, fined USD850 million.</li><br /><li>BA fined £121.5m by OFT over fuel surcharge <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1120894.php">price-fixing</a>.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-6516728097232860898?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-38238085493770879802007-07-01T14:34:00.000+01:002007-10-23T21:16:44.894+01:00<li>Rain drives 2m Brits <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1120481.php">abroad</a> on holiday.</li><br /><li>Alitalia auction ends in <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6905661.stm">collapse</a>.</li><br /><li>France and Spain: <a href="http://www.travelindustrydeals.com/news/3823">top</a> tourist destinations.</li><br /><li>UNESCO Youth PATH <a href="http://www.sknvibes.com/Business/NewsDetails.cfm/3165">joins</a> with Sail Caribbean for cultural exchange and learning.</li><br /><li>Why hasn't tourism in the United States <a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/travel/rss/4953215.html">soared</a>?</li><br /><li>Aviation's massive growth <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27415">bypasses</a> BAA.</li><br /><li>Global aviation volumes at <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27406">all-time</a> high.</li><br /><li>New7Wonders announce <a href="http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=633">poll</a> results.</li><br /><li>Tanzania plans <a href="http://travelvideo.tv/news/comments.php?id=P11837_0_1_0_C">more</a> tourist hotels and lodges inside the biggest wildlife park.</li><br /><li>UK airports on terror <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1119712.php?mpnlog=1">alert</a>.</li><br /><li>Hotels in Sri Lanka <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2007/06/30/etsrilanka130.xml">cut</a> rates as tourism drops.</li><br /><li>Indian and Pakistan <a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C06%5C29%5Cstory_29-6-2007_pg7_18">discuss</a> cros-border tourism.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-3823808549377087980?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-32004802001939999172007-06-09T13:15:00.000+01:002007-09-11T21:17:36.058+01:00<li>When Beirut and <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=61840">boom</a> do not mean tourism.</li><br /><li>US <a href="http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/index.asp?id=46806&nav=116">targets</a> Australia in website tourism push.</li><br /><li>Domestic tourism needs to step up, Aussies <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=65855&nav=13">flocking</a> overseas.</li><br /><li>UNWTO <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=37946&subcategory_id=109">maps</a> the future of sustainable tourism - the Hammamet Declaration.</li><br /><li>Cuba may <a href="http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2007/06/18/story11.html?f=et184&b=1182139200^1476999&hbx=e_vert">soon</a> be a contender for tourism dollars.</li><br /><li>Booming City attracts <a href="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,2104565,00.html">record</a> London visitors.</li><br /><li>Strong pound, cheap-flights boom and World Cup take <a href="http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=936912007">toll</a> on Scottish domestic tourism.</li><br /><li>Day trips help to <a href="http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,23483,21903099-27977,00.html">lift</a> Australian domestic tourism.</li><br /><li>Growth in tourist arrivals to Europe <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1119097.php?mpnlog=1">slowing</a>.</li><br /><li>Photos and videos <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1119026.php?mpnlog=1">added</a> to Holidaywatchdog.com. [<a href="http://www.holidaywatchdog.com/">website</a>]</li><br /><li>QANTAS <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=65446&nav=2">preventing</a> Bali's tourism from bouncing back.</li><br /><li>Major <a href="http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/06/04/10129875.html">investment</a> in infrastructure need to support growth of Middle East tourism.</li><br /><li>Nobel Prize for Tourism <a href="http://news.bn.gs/article.php?story=20070601144441439">urged</a>.</li><br /><li>Green Heathrow terminal given <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27148">approval</a>.</li><br /><li>China to open up <a href="http://www.travelindustryreview.com/news/5528">domestic</a> air routes.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-3200480200193999917?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-7067552381902905502007-05-01T22:06:00.000+01:002007-08-31T21:33:20.588+01:00<li>Average holiday spend <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1118653.php?mpnlog=1">down</a>, says, survey.</li><br /><li>Mishandled baggage could cost air transport industry <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=37559&subcategory_id=53">US$5bn</a> by 2008.</li><br /><li>Tourists <a href="http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/ian_williams/2007/05/the_modern_economy_jumbo_passe.html">or</a> cocaine?</li><br /><li>Britons' long-haul spend <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27034">climbs</a> to £8bn.</li><br /><li>'Millions at <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1118223.php?mpnlog=1">risk</a> taking DIY holidays' says CAA.</li><br /><li>US travellers predicted to <a href="http://www.travelindustryreview.com/news/5386">flood</a> Cuba after restrictions end.</li><br /><li>Major attempts to <a href="http://www.travelindustrydeals.com/news/2811">save</a> Sri Lankan tourism industry.</li><br /><li>International passenger numbers set to <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=64195&nav=2">increase</a>, says IATA chief.</li><br /><li>India's first all <a href="http://www.travelindustrydeals.com/news/2729">vegetarian</a> airline takes off.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-706755238190290550?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326019.post-19461710016511514852007-04-09T21:15:00.000+01:002007-07-01T14:36:02.137+01:00<li>US costs <a href="http://www.travelindustrydeals.com/news/2668">high</a> for tourists.</li><br /><li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/07/in_pictures_welcome_to_pyongyang/html/1.stm">Portrait</a> of tourism in North Korea.</li><br /><li>India and Pakisatn discuss ways to promote <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=52087">mutual</a> tourism.</li><br /><li>Tourism to New Orleans back to <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1117452.php?mpnlog=1">pre-Katrina</a> levels.</li><br /><li>Peace brings tourists back to Nepal, while war drives them <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=63669&nav=13">away</a> from Sri Lanka .</li><br /><li>37 tourists <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=36705&subcategory_id=98">killed</a> by floods in Thailand.</li><br /><li>Ryanair chief O'Leary to start <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aVuJzHEsqzOA">transatlantic</a> airline.</li><br /><li>Islamabad’s Red Mosque issues <a href="http://www.travelindustryreview.com/news/5184">fatwa</a> to Pakistan's tourism minister.</li><br /><li>Restrictions make domestic tourism <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=63422&nav=13">difficult</a> in Saudi.</li><br /><li>Prague is <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1117105.php?news_cat=&pagename=searchresult">cheapest</a> for European short breaks.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10326019-1946171001651151485?l=botmgen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.com