Joke of the Week

Wayne M. Gore -
An Italian walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan officer. He tells the loan officer that he is going to Italy on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000... ...

RUSSIAN TRAVEL MARKET TO DECLINE BY 40 PER CENT

Gary Diskin -
Russian travel trade is hit by the recession. Head of Intourist travel agency however notices the positive side of the economic problems – survival of the fittest. ...

‘THE OTHER PYRAMIDS’ OR EGYPT’S HIDDEN TREASURE

Samuel Dorsi -
While the Pyramids of Giza are still the number one hit for visitors to Egypt, soon, more of these ancient structures will be opened to tourists. The Dahshur’s ‘Bent Pyramid’ will be ready to welcome ...

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOURISM STATISTICS

Chris Grad -
UNWTO International Conference on Tourism Statistics took place between 30 March and 2 April 2009. The participants agreed that tourism plays important role in the crisis hit global economy and that i ...

SUCCESS: NEW AUSTRALIAN MICE VENUE

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
Australians have a new convention center in Darwin that started its operation in 2008. It cost $115 million and occupies 22,900 square meters of the city’s waterfront. ...