David Cameron, British Prime Minister |
Britons Warned Against Travelling To Parts Of Nigeria As Bombing Death Toll Rises To 178
By Our Correspondent
British travellers are being warned not to travel to parts of Nigeria after Friday's terrorist bombing that left scores of people dead. The death toll in the bombing, carried out by the radical Islamist group Boko Haram, in the northern city of Kano today rose to 178 but the number who died could ...
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Barack Obama |
UNWTO Joins Industry Voices In Support Of Obama’s Move To Facilitate Travel
By Lucky Onoriode George
United Nations World Tourism Organisation [UNWTO] Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, has joined industry voices in support of the decision taken by the Obama Administration to implement the necessary measures to improve visa and foreign visitor processing in order to create jobs and spur economic gr ...
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Africa Travel Association [ATA] |
Zimbabwe To Host ATA’s 37th Annual World Congress In May 2012
By www.africatravelassociation.org
The Honorable Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry of the Republic of Zimbabwe , Engineer Walter Mzembi, and Executive Director of the Africa Travel Association [ATA], Edward Bergman, announced today that Zimbabwe will host ATA’s 37th Annual World Congress in the resort town of Vict ...
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Africa |
Africa Expects 60 Million Tourists In 2012
By Our Correspondent
Africa's share of international tourist arrivals is expected to increase from 50 million to 60 million this year, according to the latest United Nations World Tourism Organisation [UNWTO] barometer. This is out of the landmark 1 billion international tourist arrivals expected to be attained this ...
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T.B Joshua, General Overseer of Synagogue Church |
Prophet T.B Joshua's Synagogue Turns Location Into Hotels!
By www.societynowng.com
Hotels of many colouration are springing up at the location and environs of Synagogue Church of All Nations with celebrated Pastor, Temitope Balogun Joshua as front person. Sources attribute this development to large number of 'believers' that throng the place, especially from out of state.& ...
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Richard Quest, CNN Anchor |
CNN Anchor Richard Quest To Present Travel Show Keynote
By Lucky Onoriode George
Business Travel Show, 7-8 February 2012, Earls Court, London CNN anchor and television presenter Richard Quest will present a keynote address at the Business Travel Show at 1230 on Tuesday 7 February 2012 at Earls Court in London. His address – ‘Richard Quest – Tales of a R ...
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ITB Berlin |
MICE Day At ITB Berlin Provides Tips For Event Planners
By Our Correspondent
Event managers can do anything, but one thing they should not be is boring. Customers and guests’ demands are growing day by day, and so there is a constant need leading event planners and service providers and intent on cultivating relations with colleagues will find no other meeting offer ...
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East Africa Community |
East African Single Tourist Visa Likely To Flop
By www. theeastafrican.co.ke
The much touted East African Single Tourist Visa is likely to flop as partner states dithered on harmonising policies and laws, analysts are warning. The original plan was to have the regional common Tourist Visa in place in November 2006, but five years later, the document is still non-existent. ...
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Rifai Taleb, UNWTO Secretary General |
International Tourism To Reach One Billion In 2012
By www.unwto.org
International tourist arrivals grew by over 4% in 2011 to 980 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. With growth expected to continue in 2012, at a somewhat slower rate, international tourist arrivals are on track to reach the milestone one billion mark later this year.
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Nigerian protests |
Nigeria Subsidy Protest: Local Airlines Grounded, Why Foreign Ones Remain In Business
By Our Correspondent
Contrary to reports in the media that the Nigerian Labour Congress [NLC], Trade Union Congress [TUC], and the Nigerian Civil Society Organisations that their aviation affiliate unions are complying and enforcing the industrial action embarked upon that has widely been reported as being total with ...
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