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APD Tax to be Replaced by Per Plane Tax
- By S Coward
- Published 12-May-10
- Travel/Tourism
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May 12, 2010 -- Britain's controversial Air Passenger Duty (APD) will be replaced by a
new taxation system, the coalition government has announced. Abta welcomes reform of APD .....Fears over replacement for Air Passenger Duty
Caribbean Tourism Practitioners Told Going Green is Not Enough - Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Conference
- By S Coward
- Published 11-May-10
- Travel/Tourism
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Bridgetown -- May 11, 2010 -- The geotourism editor of National Geographic Traveler, Jonathan
Tourtellot, told delegates gathered for the 11th annual Caribbean
Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development, that the development of
tourism that enhances, among other things, the geographical character
of a place and the well being of its residents, is the way to go.
Cuba Breaks Tourist Records; Welcomes New Tourism Investments
- By S Coward
- Published 05-May-10
- Travel/Tourism
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Havana -- May 5, 2010 --(www.laht.com): Cuba welcomed more than 1 million tourists in the first four
months of the year, a record, according to the government, which on
Tuesday announced a policy of “real estate development” linked to the
sector.
OECS Tourism Ministers Want Priority Given to Joint Marketing
- By S Coward
- Published 27-Apr-10
- Travel/Tourism , Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
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Castries St. Lucia -- April 27th, 2010 -- OECS Ministers for Tourism recently concluded fruitful discussions on developing the sector in a way that is consistent with operationalising a single tourism economic space in the nine-island grouping.
Kennedy Funding Closes a Multi-Million Dollar Luxury Residential Development Loan in St. Lucia
- By S Coward
- Published 06-Apr-10
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Hackensack, N.J.-- April 6, 2010 -- Kennedy Funding, Inc. today announced that it closed a
multi-million dollar luxury residential development loan to M Group
Resorts S.A. / Exquisite Caribbean Resorts d/b/a The Jalousie Enclave.
The loan is to finance the construction of the Jalousie Enclave, that
will be an extension of the famous $40 million Jalousie Plantation - also built by M Group - in St. Lucia, West Indies
Canada Announces More Air Travel Options in the Caribbean
- By S Coward
- Published 09-Feb-10
- Travel/Tourism , Airlines/Cruiselines
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Ottawa-- Feb. 9, 2010 -- Canada’s Transport Minister, John Baird, and the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, has announced that effective immediately airlines can provide more flight options between Canada and the Caribbean.
Barbados: Tourism Arrivals Declined In Most Markets
- By S Coward
- Published 28-Jan-10
- Travel/Tourism
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Bridgetown -- Jan. 28, 2010 -- Although Barbados experienced an 8.7 per cent decline in tourism arrivals last year, there were no job losses.
UNWTO: International Tourism on Track for a Rebound after an Exceptionally Challenging 2009
- By S Coward
- Published 18-Jan-10
- Travel/Tourism
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Jan. 18, 2010 -- Growth returned to international tourism in the last quarter of 2009contributing to better than expected full-year results, according tothe latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.
IDB launches business plan competition for tourism projects in the Caribbean
- By S Coward
- Published 14-Dec-09
- Inter-American Development Bank , Travel/Tourism
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Dec. 14, 2009 -- The Inter-American Development Bank will hold a business plan competition for Caribbean tourism projects involving low-income communities in their value chains. The contest, organized by the IDB’s Opportunities for the Majority Initiative, is open to companies based in the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
JetBlue Airways Announces Expansion of Service from Boston to the Caribbean
- By S Coward
- Published 02-Dec-09
- Travel/Tourism , Airlines/Cruiselines
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Boston -- Dec. 2, 2009 -- Effective May 3, 2010, JetBlue Airways will give a substantial boost to its Caribbean flight schedule, offering Boston travelers 25 percent more departures to cities including Aruba; Cancun, Mexico; Montego Bay, Jamaica; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
British Government to reconsider Caribbean APD charges
- By S Coward
- Published 27-Oct-09
- Travel/Tourism
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Oct. 27, 2009 -- Hopes are growing that the government will look again at disproportionate increases to Air Passenger Duty (APD) slated for flights to the Caribbean.
World Tourism in the Face of the Global Economic Crisis and Influenza Threat
- By S Coward
- Published 13-May-09
- Travel/Tourism , Health/Medical
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May 13, 2009 -- International tourism demand has deteriorated further due to the impact
of the global economic recession. International tourist arrivals
declined at a rate of 8% between January and February this year,
leaving the overall volume at the same level as recorded in 2007.
Rapping Flight Attendant - now that's different.
- By S Coward
- Published 02-Apr-09
- Travel/Tourism
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Hotels.com Reports Caribbean Hotel Prices Drop 7 Per Cent
- By S Coward
- Published 30-Mar-09
- Travel/Tourism , Financial Crisis/ Recession
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March 30, 2009 -- According to the latest Hotels.com
Hotel Price Index, the average price of a hotel room around the world
fell by 12% last year*, driven by price drops across every continent. Prices in North America fell
by the greatest extent, down 12% in Q4 2008 compared to the year
before. In the Caribbean and Latin America they
fell by 7%, while in Asia prices fell just 2%.
St. Kitts & Nevis:" The Future of Travel & Tourism" by Richard Skerritt, Tourism Minister
- By S Coward
- Published 29-Jan-09
- Financial Crisis/ Recession , Travel/Tourism
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Basseterre -- Jan. 29, 2009 -- The
current world economic slowdown and low consumer confidence have
already had a significant impact on International Travel and Tourism in
2008, and realistically we can expect that this will continue
throughout 2009.