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World Cup 2010: ITC Supports Eastern Cape Conference

Eastern Cape government officials, tourist industry leaders and community organizations will meet in Port Elizabeth on 18-19 June to kick off a project to ensure the province uses the coming FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa to create a solid basis for reducing poverty, through a lasting boom in tourism.

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Greece, China boost tourism relations

Greece and China agreed on Wednesday to take a series of actions aimed to boosting bilateral tourism relations, starting with finalizing a date on holding a joint Greek-China commission on tourism in October.

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Touring Italy - Palermo, Sicily

If you are looking for a European tourist destination, consider the island of Sicily, a region of southern Italy. Depending on your interests, this beautiful area can be an ideal vacation spot. You can get classic Italian food, and wash it down with fine local wine. And parts of Sicily haven't yet been discovered by tourists.

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Slow Down, Take the Winding Roads and Discover Hidden Treasures of Pennsylvania

Shunpiker's Guides Available for Moms, Dads and Grads

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Internet Cafes in Paris, France : Typing English on French Keyboards

Are you planning on visiting Paris any time soon? Will you need to find an internet cafe? I did a search recently and was astounded at how many internet cafes in Paris there really are.

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EU: visa travel rules with Russia

Russian citizens will now have a better opportunity to travel to the EU for European Union justice and interior ministers approved a deal with Moscow Thursday that will ease visa barriers for Russians from June 1.

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Tourism in Armenia has great potential to develop

Insufficient presentation of the image of Armenia remains one of the basic obstacles to the development of tourism in Armenia. Yet the beauty of the nature in Armenia has huge opportunities for the development of tourism in the country.

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Nigeria: Tinapa, Africa's Premier Business-Tourism Resort Opens Monday April 2

Tinapa, Africa's Premier Business and Tourism Resort will be commissioned on Monday April 2, in Calabar. Tinapa, the cosmopolitan hub of Africa, is the utopian dream of Donald Duke, the governor of Cross River State in South Eastern Nigeria.

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Domestic tourism on the rise in ACT Australia

Domestic tourism to the Australian Capital Territory is on the rise, with new figures showing visitors are staying longer and spending more.

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Switzerland named most competitive in Travel & Tourism report

The World Economic Forum has launched its first-ever Travel & Tourism report analysing the drivers of competitiveness in travel and tourism of 124 countries around the world. Switzerland's safety record and high-quality industry staff contributed to its topping the index. Hong Kong was the highest-ranked Asian country and the United Arab Emirates was the most competitive Middle Eastern country with an impressive ranking of 18th place.

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South Africa Tourism Rising

The South African government recently announced that tourist arrivals over the past year rose by 15 percent, one of the highest growth rates in the world. In fact, tourism in South Africa has been growing by leaps and bounds for the past five years and is set to surpass gold as one of the country's top foreign exchange earners.

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Armenia Eyes New Tourism Record in 2007 As More Tourists Visit Armenia

The number of foreign tourists visiting Armenia is projected to surpass this year a record-high level registered by the government in 2006, a senior official said on Thursday.

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