Sure, the locals call it “Bankoh,” but this company is no coconut stand. The Bank of Hawaii came into some unexpected cash recently and now has a new president – hopeful signs for the regional bank.
One Tourism Slogan that is Tough to TopBest in the Tourism BizI will admit that I was surprised with the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority launched the "What Happens Here, Stays Here" campaign. I had a an inside knowledge of the Authority's marketing - I was a former employee...
International tourism has increased exponentially since 1950. With this growth the industry has become significantly more competitive, and the marketing role of National Tourism Organizations NTOs has taken on added significance. Correspondingly, research related to the marketing aspects of international tourism has increased. With this in mind, this paper provides...
Q: Who are "the new geographers" and how are they redefining how we look at and get around in the world? A: Digital maps are booming, two-dimensional computerized representations of the world that are generating scores of new words and phrases, says Paul McFedries in IEEE Spectrum...
With more than half a million visitors expected to flock to Central Baltimore this weekend for Artscape, the self-proclaimed largest free public arts festival in the country, business owners and the tourism board alike say they are excited for a chance to see Baltimore in the spotlight. ...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2fb1b8/snapshots_germany) has announced the addition of the "Snapshots Germany Short-Term Car Rental 2008" report to their offering. Snapdatas Snapshots Germany Short-Term Car Rental 2008 provides 2007 year-end market size data, with 2008 estimates, 5 years of historical data and five-year forecasts. The...
Book Offers New Choices for Patients as US Healthcare Crisis Deepens CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Healthy Travel Media, publishers of Patients Beyond Borders: Everybody's Guide to Affordable, World-Class Medical Tourism, today announced publication of the updated and expanded Second Edition of the world's best-selling consumer guide to international...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. AP -- The U.S. Department of Interior has designated the Alabama Scenic River Trail as a National Recreation Trail. Gov. Bob Riley said the designation should help boost tourism. The 631-mile trail runs from Weiss Lake on the Georgia border to Fort...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/25273a/snapshots_spain_tr) has announced the addition of the "Snapshots Spain Travel & Tourism 2008" report to their offering. Snapdata's Snapshots Spain Travel & Tourism 2008 provides 2007 year-end market size data, with 2008 estimates, 5 years of historical data and five-year forecasts. The...
Beset by rising sea levels and a Pounds 90m budget shortfall, the Maldives government has set its sights on leasing 31 uninhabited islands for new resorts. Now the Tourism Minister has quit over the threat to the islands' fragile ecology. By Andrew Buncombe Trouble in paradise...
These tools will facilitate and streamline the feasibility of tourism development projects in the country, as they take into account the destination's geography and existing infrastructure. SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ministry of Tourism of El Salvador MITUR, through the Salvadoran Tourism Corporation...
The 30th annual Oklahoma Minority Supplier Development Council Business Conference & Opportunity Fair is scheduled Wednesday and Thursday at the Downtown Doubletree Hotel & Tulsa Convention Center. The theme if the conference is "Vision 2008: Corporations and Minority Businesses Leveraging Partnerships for Future Success. The title sponsor...
- From Alvin Ailey Barbie Dolls to Superhero Cufflinks at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, City Cultural Gift Shops and Online Stores Provide the Perfect Option for Unique Purchases - NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- NYC & Company, New York City's marketing, tourism and partnership organization,...
- Hotel Properties Report 90+% Occupancy by July 25th - BIG SUR, Calif. -- Like a Phoenix, that iconic stretch of California Coastline encompassing El Sur Grande - or Big Sur - once again rises! Tourism facilities along the rugged 90-mile stretch linking Carmel to San Luis Obispo...
North Texans are hiking & biking the mountains, canoeing, trout fishing, enjoying luxurious log cabins and doing it on one tank of gas BROKEN BOW, Okla., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Tourism is up 40% in Southeast Oklahoma, primarily because North Texans are staying closer to home due...
International Expansion for Coffee/Smoothie Leader Accelerates; New Franchise Partner Set to Open Fixed Location and Mobile Kiosks in Major Coastal Tourism Areas DENVER -- Maui Wowi Hawaiian, the premier destination for authentic Hawaiian products on the mainland, announced today that it has signed a master franchise agreement with...
Local leaders are pursuing good causes in efforts aimed at improving two entryways to Topeka. But now comes the tough part -- developing feasible plans that will justify expenditures involved in the process. Randy Speaker, deputy city manager, said recently he had asked the...
With the view that medical tourism may be aninnovative approach to expanding access to lower cost, sometimes higherquality health care, the National Business Group on Health, a non-profitassociation of more than 300 large U.S. employers, today released an IssueBrief on Medical Tourism to inform and guide employers in their evaluationof...
SIEM REAP, Kingdom of Cambodia -- As the focus of the rest of the world moves away from Myanmar, Journeys Within Tour Company announced an unprecedented plan to help bring tourism back to the devastated country as well as simultaneously raise money for the continuation of much needed disaster relief....
Elleipsis Global Travel Solutions, Inc.(PINKSHEETS: EGTS), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Elleipsis, Inc.,in strategic partnership with Rezgateway, announced today the integrationof its co-branded dynamic booking engine for Saudi Arabia travel agencyAl-Tayyer Travel and Tourism Group (Al-Tayyer). The deal extends Elleipsis'transactional-based booking engine into the Middle East, a key market wheretravel...
