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...University of Virginia. "We are being singled out. People are upset. It's really frustrating." Specific wording protecting gays, he contends, is important to help remind the UVA community to exercise better judgment. "Virginia is supposed to be for lovers!" he exclaimed, referencing an ad campaign by the Virginia Tourism Corporation...
...commercials and movies and musicals like Darby O'Gill and the Little People and Finian's Rainbow may be beloved in places like the U.S., but not in Ireland. "It is a derogatory symbol from an Irish perspective," says Brian Twomey, head of marketing and communications for Ireland's tourism bureau. "It is certainly not something that we would...
...Ctrip acquired a hotel-reservation operation, Xiandai Yuntong Tourism Service, which gave it a large presence in the traditional offline travel business. After giving its new acquisition a successful online dimension, Ctrip began to move into other travel sectors. In 2002, it diversified into air tickets, and after two more years package holidays. Recently, it moved into corporate travel. "That's one of the most important reasons why Ctrip was successful," says James L. Tang, vice president of sales and marketing. "We waited for the infrastructure, the manpower and the technology...
...potential for future investment--in tourism and renewable energy, in particular--is certainly promising. Wind-energy generation alone is expected to increase fivefold in the next decade. By the end of this year, the number of wind turbines is expected to go up 150%, to nearly 2,600, from just over 1,000. "The new Greek government seems determined to push the green economy and is taking measures in the right direction," says George Peristeris, executive chairman of GEK TERNA Group, one of Greece's largest construction and energy companies. "But changes must be radical and drastic if Greece wants...
...hopes of growing their already chunky slice of the global market for medical tourism, Bangkok's hospitals are going all out to blur the line between medical center and hotel - and cuisine is an important part of the offering. If you're bound for the Thai capital for that long-awaited nose job or hip replacement, rest assured that bland hospital food is not on the menu. Hearty gumbo is, however - at least at the new branch of Bangkok's popular Bourbon Street Restaurant and Oyster Bar, located atop the auxiliary wing of Bumrungrad International Hospital, www.bumrungrad.com. The outlet...