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2008 articlesFood Supplements Fit For UK AthleticsSarah Mellor 23/07/2008 [Subject] Sport The news has been welcomed by many athletes as well as the food supplements industry and sports regulation groups, who were consulted. The process has seen the concurrent creation of a new product testing service, to be offered by HFL Sports... Four years on, Athens Olympic venues stand empty David Simpson 23/07/2008 [Subject] Sport Little more than two weeks before the 2008 Olympic Games get under way in Beijing, news reports suggest that in Athens, the Olympic glow has faded and that many residents are questioning whether the £9 billion was worth it. The... Philippines targets 'quality' golf tourists David Simpson 23/07/2008 [Subjects] Sport / Tourism The Philippines Department of Tourism (DOT) is looking towards Japanese golfers as the country's next "quality tourists," according to sports.inquirer.net on 20 July. DOT Secretary Ace Durana said that a recent meeting in Nagoya with... Cambodia: beyond Angkor Wat David Simpson 22/07/2008 [Subject] Tourism Tourism in Cambodia is dominated by Angkor Wat, which since first becoming a World Heritage Site in 1992 has become one of the most visited attractions in southeast Asia. This year it is forecast that one million tourists will visit it, and... How useful are loyalty schemes in tourism? David Simpson 22/07/2008 [Subjects] Hospitality Sector / Travel and Technology Marketers in many industries use frequency strategies to promote increased patronage from heavy users of a service. This marketing method is used more in the travel and tourism industry than any other, led by American Airlines in the 1980s when... Indian bank promotes fruits of tourism David Simpson 22/07/2008 [Subject] Tourism An Indian bank is to finance lodgings inside the fruit gardens of Jammu and Kashmir. The idea is to provide peace and quiet for tourists who prefer not to stay in busy hotels and towns. "Kashmir has some of the most beautiful apple, almond... Mixed picture on East African tourism David Simpson 22/07/2008 [Subject] Tourism Tourism is an important industry in East Africa, but is still not realising it's potential in many countries. This is the message in a news report from the Arusha Times on 19 July. The report describes the message given by Emmanuel Ole Naiko,... Americans want paid time off David Simpson 16/07/2008 [Subjects] General Leisure and Recreation / Tourism A poll by the Opinion Research Foundation has found that more than two-thirds of Americans support a law that would guarantee paid vacations for American workers. The poll, commissioned by Take Back Your Time, which advocates a three-week paid... Journal Issue: Hospitality management in China David Simpson 16/07/2008 [Subject] Hospitality Sector The hospitality industry in China is the focus of a Special Issue of the International Journal of Hospitality Management, now indexed on the Leisuretourism.com database. The seven papers in this section of the journal analyse hotels... Minister resigns over Maldives tourism development David Simpson 16/07/2008 [Subject] Tourism Maldives Tourism minister Mahmoud Shaugee confirmed on Sunday 13 July that he had submitted a letter of resignation to President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on July 3. He said his resignation was due to "differences of opinion"... Stark warnings on coral extinction David Simpson 16/07/2008 [Subjects] General Leisure and Recreation / Tourism A third of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction, according to the first-ever comprehensive global assessment to determine their conservation status. The study findings were published in Science Express, 10th July... Pollution still a concern for Beijing David Simpson 15/07/2008 [Subject] Sport Less than a month before the Olympic Games start in Beijing, the air quality in the Chinese capital is still giving cause for concern. Daily tests made by the BBC during the first week of July show that levels of tiny particles (known as PM10)... UK government slammed on tourism David Simpson 11/07/2008 [Subject] Tourism In a report issued on 10 July, a committee of UK MPs criticises cuts in government support for tourism. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee report into tourism calls for a rethink of the "simply baffling" decision to cut resources... Database update: Tourism at Lugu Lake, China David Simpson 09/07/2008 [Subject] Tourism The Lugu Lake region in central China is home to the Mosuo people, who have the last surviving matriarchal society in China. A special issue of the International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, now indexed on the... EU includes aviation in Emissions Trading Scheme David Simpson 09/07/2008 [Subject] Travel and Technology The European Parliament voted in favour of including aviation emissions in the EU's emission trading scheme (EU ETS) as of 2012 in a plenary vote on 8 July. The move was immediately criticised by the aviation industry as well as the United... Hotels go carbon neutral David Simpson 09/07/2008 [Subject] Hospitality Sector Last October, attending the 2nd International Conference on Climate Change and Tourism at Davos, Switzerland, I stayed in the Sunstar Hotel in Davos. Receiving a marketing magazine from the hotel chain this week, there is a bold claim that the... Are tourists returning to the USA? David Simpson 08/07/2008 [Subject] Tourism UNWTO figures for international tourism in 2006 don't make very good reading for the US tourist industry, with a declining share of the world tourism market. But the weak dollar may finally be helping the industry recover, with international... Do Olympics stall tourism and economic growth? David Simpson 08/07/2008 [Subjects] Sport / Tourism Recent figures suggest that many hotels in Beijing are half-empty in the runup to the Beijing Olympics, as reported on Leisuretourism.com last week. In the wake of poor bookings there, the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) has repeated... Record year for London theatre David Simpson 08/07/2008 [Subject] Arts and Entertainment London's theatres enjoyed their most successful year on record in 2007, with attendances exceeding 13m for the first time, according to a new report. The annual Box Office Data Report, compiled by The Society of London Theatre, says that box... New Zealand hits record tourism spend David Simpson 03/07/2008 [Subject] Tourism Tourism expenditure has surpassed NZ$20 billion a year for the first time according to new figures out this week, said New Zealand's Tourism Minister Damien O'Connor. The Tourism Satellite Account 2007, published by Statistics New... |
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