Zim to host international tourism conference

Zim to host international tourism conference
ZIMBABWE has won the bid to host the prestigious 2011 Integrated Resorts Tourism Conference.

Gulf Coast Tourism To Be Hit Up To 3 Years: Study

Gulf Coast Tourism To Be Hit Up To 3 Years: Study
Tourism along the Gulf coast will take three years to recover from the Deepwater Horizon spill and the region could lose nearly $23 billion in revenue over that time period, a new study says.

Gulf tourism may lose $22.7 billion to oil spill

Gulf tourism may lose $22.7 billion to oil spill
The lucrative tourism industry in the Gulf of Mexico could suffer for up to three years with $22.7 billion in lost revenue because of the largest oil spill in U.S. history, a travel group said on Thursday.

Gov. Touts Tourism, Wine

Gov. Touts Tourism, Wine
HARRISONBURG – Gov. Bob McDonnell returns today from a weeklong European trade trip in which the first-year chief executive promoted business and tourism in the commonwealth.

Voluntourism: The Human Side of Sustainable Tourism | By Andrew Cohan

Voluntourism: The Human Side of Sustainable Tourism | By Andrew Cohan
While voluntourism is not new, it appears to be at a product life-cycle stage where it can transition from a marginal offering to a mainstream travel market alternative, whether as the “main event” or to be incorporated in small doses in trips with other objectives [...]

Sport and tourism awards at Yeovil College

Sport and tourism awards at Yeovil College
YEOVIL College’s ever-popular sport and tourism department held their annual awards ceremony as part of the college’s Festival of Achievement.