Looking For a Daytrip From Dubrovnik? Check Out Kolocep
Kolocep Island – Photo by Anismah Alright, so you think you’ve seen everything you want to explore in Dubrovnik and you are looking for another corner of Southern Dalmatia to investigate. You don’t feel like fighting the crowds at Lokrum and the two hour, round trip ferry ride is too much for your to handle. Well, you’re options are down to Kolocep and Cavtat – not wanting to be accused of being a land lover, you opt for Kolocep
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Looking For a Daytrip From Dubrovnik? Check Out Kolocep
government try to boost tourism on Phi Phi and the southern islands
Great weather at the moment! On another note their are signs that hotel prioces might come down on Phi Phi Island. The tourism industry, which normally generates about 6-8 per cent of gross domestic product, is suffering from the global economic crisis and last year’s eight-day closure of Bangkok’s two commercial airports. Among the measures proposed to revive sector, the ministry will urge Thai Airways International and other carriers to cut fares by 50 per cent to encourage more advanced bookings.
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government try to boost tourism on Phi Phi and the southern islands
Links 25.09.08
Good Q&As with Skyscanner CEO http://tinyurl.com/3jequd Long overdue – www.thetrainline.com has been redesigned (UK train ticket retailer) Online PR’ers – Yotify, Google alerts replacement? http://tinyurl.com/4v6de5 Handy forum for those involved in travel related affiliate marketing http://tinyurl.com/45f782 Good idea – New Zealand hotel puts scans of guest book online http://tinyurl.com/4p2cs2 How to put your website on Google News – http://tinyurl.com/4yl96x Great example of triggered email (welcome messages or signup confirmations) from moo.com http://tinyurl.com/4wz685 Holiday industry’s blues from Marketing Week http://tinyurl.com/4j4qfd Google Maps Mobile Adds Street View, Walking Directions http://tinyurl.com/4dqztn
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Kerala Travel Mart begins today
Showcasing new destinations and products in the tourism sector, the four-day Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) will be inaugurated here later this Saturday evening by chief minister, V S Achutanandan. Union Tourism minister, Ambika Soni will be chief guest at the function at the fifth edition of the mart, in which about 970 domestic and 570 international buyers have registered so far. Fifty countries including Australia, UK, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia will be represented at the mart, besides delegates from Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, UP, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Goa, the organisers said.
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Prospects for Polar Tourism
To coincide with the International Polar Year in 2008 Cabi Publishing in the UK published a book entitled Prospects for Polar Tourism, Edited by John Snyder & Bernard Stonehouse of the Scott Polar Research Institute. Mike wrote Chapter 6 Development of Tourism in Arctic Canada outlining some of the his early professional experiences in helping communities in Nunavut to develop carefully controlled cultural tourism, when catering for tourists indicated a possible route towards both economic self-sufficiency and cultural preservation.
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Prospects for Polar Tourism
Kerala Tourism Awards 2005-06
Kerala Tourism Awards 2005-06 Announce by the Tourism Department of Kerala Award for handling the maximum number of tourists and for the travel agent who earned the most foreign exchange. The Travel Corporation of India (TCI), Kochi Best Tour Operator Pionel Personalised Private Ltd, West Island, Kochi Best Hotel Manager Sanjay Sharma, General Manager, Le Meridien, Kochi Best Five-Star Deluxe Hotel Le Meridien, Kochi Best Five-Star Hotel. Taj Residency, Marine Drive, Kochi Best Four-Star Hotel Spice Village, Thekkady Best Three-Star Hotel.
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Kerala Tourism Awards 2005-06
Spices Valley Palace Heritage Home Stay, Kerala
Spices Valley Palace is made out of a traditional Hindu Nair Tharavadu (ancient house) situated in Central Travancore Kottayam dist (Kerala) which is The Land of Letters, Lakes & Latex. Spices Valley Palace offers an opportunity to stay and experience the traditional Kerala lifestyle. The visitors can stay at this 143 Years old traditional Palace like building, built completely with Teak wood and black stone, as a king during their visit to Kerala.
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Spices Valley Palace Heritage Home Stay, Kerala