Travel and Tourism Industry News

Not all travelers have the luxury of staying in a first class hotels due to budget constraints. Due to worldwide reccession, every traveler became budget minded and we all now preffer cheap hotels or any affordable but appropriate place to stay. Finding cheap accommodation is not always a challenge. With the existence of various competing [...]

Bali received a total of 1,017,661 arrivals of foreign tourists from January to June 2009, despite the current global economic crisis. “It proves that Bali is still considered as a safe and nice place to visit, Rai Budiasa, a tourism practitioner, said here on Saturday. During the first six months of 2009, the number of [...]

WAC Travel, specialists in luxury tailor-made adventure vacations have launched a new website, solely dedicated to special offers. Tortribe, or http://www.tortribe.com offers clients the same tailor-made service, private touring, and luxury boutique hotels they have become accustomed to, but at substantial savings, ranging from 10% to 40%. Tortribe makes it quick and easy for the [...]

GotoBus.com, the leading online ticketing company for intercity bus travel and bus tours, has recently expanded its services to include Australia sightseeing tours. The company now offers over 100 sightseeing tours and activities in nine cities: Adelaide, Alice Springs, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney. Throughout the company’s history, GotoBus has continually diversified [...]

Savvy cruisers, accustomed to sailing the high seas, are taking note of a relatively unknown opportunity. Namely, the experience of cruising down a meandering river in a venue even more laid-back than traditional ocean cruises. Drifting through beautiful landscapes, enjoying all the creature comforts of regional food and wine, experiencing chateaus and cathedrals, touring vineyards [...]

Cultural exchanges throughout the year topped the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s annual list of top events of the year, published by the ministry on Dec. 24. The first Culture Day of Vietnam’s Ethnic Groups, held last April 19, took second place on the list, followed by Nha Trangs hosting of the Miss Universe [...]

Guimaras lone district Rep. JC Rahman Nava is looking at improving the two wharves of the province to boost its pursuit of becoming an eco-tourism destination in the country. Nava, said one way to make Guimaras tourism friendly is to provide good access or entry point for tourists who are visiting the province. He said [...]