Tourism Promotion

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint With Eco-Friendly Austrian Visits

A new section on the website of the Austrian National Tourist Office UK & Ireland http://www.austriatourism.com/uk is highlighting the country’s strong eco-friendly travel options for visitors. Although being green is a way of life for Austrians they have until now not heralded their green credentials as much as other tourist destinations.
“Staying in one of Austria’s [...]


Thailand to tap into China’s tourism

The tourism industry is currently one of Thailand’s largest income-earners.
In China, too, the travel and tourism sector is experiencing tremendous growth and has become one of the world’s most promising emerging markets both as a popular global travel destination and as Asia’s largest source of outbound tourists. Shandong, with a population of over 90 million [...]


Renaissance Las Vegas Announces Appointment of Fred E. De Sota as Executive Director of Market Strategy

Tom Xavier, General Manager of the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel off the Strip, is pleased to announce the appointment of Fred De Sota to the position of executive director of market strategy, a key position leading the sales, catering and marketing efforts at the award-winning Las Vegas hotel. De Sota’s responsibilities include marketing the more [...]


Oil-Fueled Catastrophe in the Airline Industry Would Cripple U.S. Economy and Eliminate American Jobs

The skyrocketing price of aviation fuel will have devastating implications far beyond new
surcharges for checked bags and in-flight beverage services according to a new study prepared by the Business Travel Coalition (BTC). Not only are U.S. airlines and their passengers facing their darkest future, but fast-approaching airline liquidations will cripple the U.S. economy that depends [...]


Canada glams up its tourism appeal with buzz marketing to a well-heeled crowd

Pedestrians in downtown New York City might be startled to hear Canadian northerners discussing an oncoming polar bear.
Once the bear has their attention, those within range of new “whispering window” ads that emit sound over the city’s sidewalks get a prompt on their cellphones to watch a free short video showing a mish-mash of Canadian [...]


Eco-Fishing Youth Fishing Camp Being Held In South Florida To Teach

Miami, Florida. A summer Eco-Fishing camp is being held in South Florida by Mahogany Outdoors to teach South Florida youth catch and release fishing combined with environmental education about Florida’s water resources and how to ensure that the fish resource will be there for subsequent generations, according to Dr. Carol Cross, Marketing Director for the [...]


Secretary Gutierrez Welcomes First Chinese Leisure Tour Group to the United States

U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today will welcome the inaugural Chinese leisure tour group of more than 200 Chinese visitors to the United States as result of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by both countries at the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in December of 2007. The MOU will boost the [...]