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Surely by now, you’ve heard about, if not read some of (it is not just for teens and tweens) the Twilight series books by Stephanie Meyer. The second film installment of her Vampire saga – New Moon – is due to hit theaters November 20th and Tuscany plays a starring role… You see, in the story, the royal family of vampires, the Volturi , hail from the Tuscan town of Volterra and the main characters find themselves there in a dramatic turn in the story.

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Tuscan Town of Volterra Launches "New Moon" Tour

Pochi giorni fa mi è capitato di leggere una Guida di Twitter scritta da Philip Caines , ragazzo Canadese che da diversi anni si occupa di tecnologie per il turismo in Canada (precisamente nella meravigliosa Vancouver) sviluppando software che agevolino ed ottimizzino la distribuzione ad agenzie turistiche e tour operator . Questa guida, pensata appunto per avvicinare gli operatori turistici a strumenti web 2.0, è  finalizzata a fornire alcune linee guida per poter utilizzare Twitter quale strumento di comunicazione, di branding, monitoraggio e  canale di vendita

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Guida a Twitter per Agenzie di Viaggio e Tour Operator

CONCORD, N.C. — In a continuing Fans First initiative, regional tourism bureaus and officials at Lowe’s Motor Speedway have worked with area hotel operators to secure lower room rates for race fans attending the Dollar General 300 on Friday, Oct

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Charlotte Area Hotels Offer Reduced Race Week Room Rates Affordable. Who Won – Hotel Room Reservations – Press Release – HOTEL ACCOMMODATION AND…

Dear readers, for those of you planning a trip to France, we highly recommend that book from Dorian Yates; much more than a travel book, the guide includes listings of health food stores and farmers’ markets, public transit information, alternative health care facilities, green businesses, yoga and spiritual centers. Nice way to visit the country in an alternative, greener way More info on Green Travel at www.greenty.com and Green Travel in France at http://ecotourismehotel.blogspot.com/

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travel green in France with this guide …

Every year, the Commonwealth Business Council and the African Business Magazine host a very prestigious award ceremony, namely the African Business Awards. Many countries in Africa have been fortunate enough to have received the African Tourism Destination of the Year Award, recognizing the efforts made by them to develop the tourism industry within their respective countries. This year, in London, the efforts by the Moroccan government and tourism department were awarded with Morocco being crowed the 2009 African Tourism Destination of the Year.

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Recognition for Tourism in Morocco

Friend of Intelligent Travel , Molly Feltner , shares this story of sitting face-to-face with a silverback in Congo as one of the first tourists to visit Virunga National Park since tourism reopened in May. For the first time in nearly two years–following the massacre of seven endangered mountain gorillas and months of occupation by rebel forces– Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is welcoming back tourists for gorilla trekking. Up until a few months ago, Virunga National Park sat in the eye of a perfect storm of man-made calamities.

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Gorilla Tourism Reopens in Congo

Trying to reduce your environmental footprint at conference?  We’ll be publishing a few tips over the next while, but one way is to choose places to stay that have sustainable environmental practices (and we’re not just talking about not changing your towels once a day.) Qualmark have introduced an enviromark standard which assesses tourism ventures on energy efficiency, waste management and water conservation and the Crowne Plaza, one of the hotels on the accommodation list , has qualified for a bronze award.  For a full list of other Christchurch accommodation with Qualmark Enviro ratings, see the Qualmark website , or  if B&Bs are your thing, the Organic Explorer directory lists a few Christchurch B&Bs under its Canterbury section.

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How Green is Your Conference Accommodation?

This linked post talks about Jamaica’s tourism marketing efforts in China but I picked up on the usual errors of ignorance that I reported on in TravelMole last week – tourism officials too scared off by the ’strangeness’ of China to understand the issues for themselves. Instead they just believe whatever some consultant tells them and make their spending decisions on the back of that.

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Attracting Chinese Tourists the Jamaican Way (with some caveats)

Imperial Lake View Hotel and Golf Club Golf bargains galore Tee of time at the annual Hua Hin/Cha-am, Thailand Golf Festival It could be tagged the best golf offer in Asia and it is perfect timing as the bargains on the greens are now matched by superb discounts offered on air travel and accommodation. Hua Hin and Cha-am, twin resorts on the west side of the Gulf of Thailand, annually host the Hua Hin/Cha-am Golf Festival that runs throughout August and September. For golf enthusiasts it is pure magic

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Golf bargains galore Tee of time at the annual Hua Hin/Cha-am, Thailand Golf Festival.

The nine countries are Guyana in South America; Ecuador and Dominica in Central America; Mali, Cape Verde, and Ghana in Africa; Papua New Guinea in Oceania; Montenegro in Europe; and the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East. http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2009/08/11/12864-china-approves-nine-new-outbound-tourism-destinations/ – Roy Graff ChinaContact 07821093199 – Sent fro m a mobile phone Posted via email from chinacontact’s posterous

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China Approves Nine New Outbound Tourism Destinations – China Hospitality News

Steamed Mussels from Muelle Tres in Ensenada A couple of years ago, I met Bill aka Street Gourmet LA through a mutual friend and ever since then, my association with him has enabled me to experience some truly exquisite Mexican cuisine outside of LA, specifically in Tijuana, Guadalupe Valley and Ensenada. The first time I went down Baja Way with Bill, I was amazed! My second visit with him was just as exciting. However, my third visit was truly epically mind-blowing and it made me fall even more in love with the food along the Baja Coast of Mexico

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¡Baja Delicioso! Introduction and the Ultimate Carne Asada Taco at Tacos El Poblano

Sun Jie, chief financial officer of Ctrip, noted that the increased investment is out of strategic consideration, pointing to the strong attraction of Taiwan travel for Chinese tourists. The cooperation between the two websites can provide more value-added service to Chinese tourists to Taiwan and ezTravel can book hotel accommodations via Ctrip platform for Taiwanese tourists to China, according to Sun. Ctrip bought 20% stake in ezTravel Ctrip in 2006 in personal name before the latter became a private company in August 2008.

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China`s Ctrip Becomes Controlling Shareholder of ezTravel in Taiwan

Klaus Lohmann has joined the German National Tourist Office UK and Ireland (GNTO) as its new director. Prior to his new position, he was head of sales and tourism at Wolfsburg’s car-themed Autostadt attraction. With a background in cruise…

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Are we making sure our tourism officials understand how to market a destination in China?Regular TravelMole Guest Comment by Roy Graff, ChinaContactI am asking this question because since I started advising on market entry to China, I have come across many examples of destinations throwing money at the Chinese market with useless campaigns and ineffective marketing. Read full article on TravelMole via Are we making sure our tourism officials understand how to market a destination in China?-03 August, 2009

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Are we making sure our tourism officials understand how to market a destination in China?-03 August, 2009

Hubei-Norway Week 2009 Hubei-Norway Week 2009 Telemark, Norway 7th to 10th of September, 2009 Organizers: Telemark Province, Norway and Hubei Province, China Aim of the event: Norway, Gateway to Europe Bridge-building and network-building between Hubei and Norway within the thematic sectors (below) providing both Chinese and Norwegian perspectives in these areas. The exhibition will give Chinese companies the opportunity to inform about their services and products to a Norwegian market, as well as providing the people of Telemark with information and knowledge about China. It will also help in strenghtening the existing cooperation Telemark Province already has with Hubei Province.

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Hubei-Norway Week 2009 will have a dedicated tourism program to help promote bilateral tourism between China and Europe

Zimbabwe/South Africa: Put More Resources in Buffalo Range Airport, Government Urged (AllAfrica.com) Harare — Government has been challenged to urgently channel more resources towards the expansion of Buffalo Range Airport in the Low-veld for the country to tap into the envisaged tourism boom anticipated during next year’s Fifa World Cup soccer finals to be hosted

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African News Update – Zimbabwe/South Africa: Put More Resources in Buffalo Range Airport, Government Urged (AllAfrica.com)

Kallari bars are considered to be some of the best chocolate around (at least by pastry chef Kate Zuckerman –see this article –and Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert ). Available in Whole Foods markets, they are a sweet you can feel good about buying: Over 850 Kichwa families living in the Amazon rain forest region of Ecuador have formed the Kallari Association, which grows the cacao used in the bars AND coordinates the production of chocolate from their own beans. Plus, 100% of profits are returned to the Kallari Association, allowing people in the area to make a living by doing something other than clearing trees in the Amazon

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Organic Chocolate in Ecuador

About twenty years ago, Via Argentina was a calm street located in the well-to-do El Cangrejo neighborhood.  This is where the affluent dwellers of Panama City lived, (e.g., merchants, professionals, diplomats, international consultants and foreign investors).  It was where you would find the crème de la crème in Panama. After General Noriega’s military regime was toppled in 1989, the wealthy community of Panama City migrated to other developing areas in the city, such as Punta Pacífica and Costa del Este.  Beautiful and expensive high rise apartments and mansions were blooming in these exclusive areas.

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Strolling Through Via Argentina

Egypt is an incredibly attractive tourism destination; it all started more than 2000 years ago when Roman travellers visited Egypt to see the ancient pharaonic ruins. Today tourism is Egypt’s most important industry, with 2.2 million jobs – however over 75% of the country’s tourist activity is concentrated on the Red Sea – thus mass tourism threatens to ruin Egypt’s unique heritage. Fortunately there is an extremely active Ecotourism Committee in the Egyptian Tourism Federation, accessible at http://www.etf.org.eg/ETFCommittees.asp?comm_id=3 Their area of action includes protecting natural areas and cracking down on illegal hunting

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Egypt, a new place for ecotourism, ecotravel and green hotels?