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'Shock absorber' in our backyards
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 30/04/2012
» If foreign tourism has been hit by repeated "external shocks" over the last decade, domestic tourism has become a "shock absorber" to help cushion the impact, according to a landmark study to be released this week.
ILO launches 'Toolkit' to ease tourism industry's woes
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 27/02/2012
» The International Labour Organisation has released a comprehensive training toolkit to promote decent work in the tourism industry and contribute to poverty reduction via the promotion of jobs in rural areas.
Indian travel and leisure companies start knocking on thailand's door
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 06/02/2012
» More Indian companies are set to open shop in Thailand to explore business opportunities here and across the Asean region in the wake of the wide-ranging economic, cultural and educational agreements signed between the two countries last month. That will pave the way for a boom in Indian leisure and business travel, convention and exhibition delegates and VFR travel to, from and within the India-Asean circuit.