Archive for November, 2008
Chaos called Bangkok
By Nelson Alcantara | Nov 27, 2008 The situation in Bangkok is turning out to be the biggest blow the country's tourism industry has ever had to face. Forget tsunamis or any other natural disasters for that matter, the actions of PAD protesters in just a matter of few days in their misguided and relentless [...]
November 27, 2008
Posted in: Thailand
Chaos called Bangkok
By Nelson Alcantara | Nov 27, 2008 The situation in Bangkok is turning out to be the biggest blow the country's tourism industry has ever had to face. Forget tsunamis or any other natural disasters for that matter, the actions of PAD protesters in just a matter of few days in their misguided and relentless [...]
November 27, 2008
Posted in: Thailand
Chaos called Bangkok
By Nelson Alcantara | Nov 27, 2008 The situation in Bangkok is turning out to be the biggest blow the country's tourism industry has ever had to face. Forget tsunamis or any other natural disasters for that matter, the actions of PAD protesters in just a matter of few days in their misguided and relentless [...]
November 27, 2008
Posted in: Thailand
Chaos called Bangkok
By Nelson Alcantara | Nov 27, 2008 The situation in Bangkok is turning out to be the biggest blow the country's tourism industry has ever had to face. Forget tsunamis or any other natural disasters for that matter, the actions of PAD protesters in just a matter of few days in their misguided and relentless [...]
November 27, 2008
Posted in: Thailand
Timely Tips on Budget Ski & Snowboard Trips This Winter
TORONTO – Canadians are bracing themselves for another long winter – and for some that is good news! The thoughts of snow and ice warm the cockles of the avid snowboard and ski enthusiast – though $50 and higher lift tickets can leave many out in the cold.
November 27, 2008
Posted in: Travel Industry Info
Evelyn Kanter – on Travel Insurance and Why You Need It
by Evelyn Kanter The question is not whether you should have travel insurance when you travel, the question is which kind you should have. This week, the India terror attack devastated the city of Mumbai, and the Bangkok Airport was shut down by political demonstrations, preventing thousands of travellers from getting home in time for [...]
November 27, 2008
Posted in: Travel Industry Info
Evelyn Kanter – on Travel Insurance and Why You Need It
by Evelyn Kanter The question is not whether you should have travel insurance when you travel, the question is which kind you should have. This week, the India terror attack devastated the city of Mumbai, and the Bangkok Airport was shut down by political demonstrations, preventing thousands of travellers from getting home in time for [...]
November 27, 2008
Posted in: Travel Industry Info
Evelyn Kanter – on Travel Insurance and Why You Need It
by Evelyn Kanter The question is not whether you should have travel insurance when you travel, the question is which kind you should have. This week, the India terror attack devastated the city of Mumbai, and the Bangkok Airport was shut down by political demonstrations, preventing thousands of travellers from getting home in time for [...]
November 27, 2008
Posted in: Travel Industry Info
Manitoba tourism company receives international recognition for ecotourism practices
Northern Soul, a Manitoba-based tourism enterprise that specializes in providing local, national and international tourists with guided canoe-adventure experiences in the boreal and near-arctic regions of the province, has been chosen as winner of the prestigious 2008 SkГѓВҐl International ecotourism award, in recognition of its promotion of travel, while engaging in environmental and cultural conservation. [...]
November 17, 2008
Posted in: Canada
Tourism "imagines" responsibility at WTM
By Nelson Alcantara | November, 2008 LONDON (eTN) – Messages and pleas for providing clean water and spearheading peace through tourism in the next 20 years have been conveyed in the past four days at London's largest travel exhibition. The word responsible has taken over this year's World Travel Market. Wherever you turn, "responsible" seems [...]
November 17, 2008
Posted in: Travel Industry Info