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Pata management shakeup aims to cut costs, Improve services
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 09/07/2012
» In the span of just two weeks, the financially strapped Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) has undergone a further reshuffling of its senior management as it struggles to cut costs, streamline working procedures and improve service delivery to its members.
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.
Un Body Jumps on Sustainable Tourism Bandwagon
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 02/08/2010
» The already bloated deck of global, regional and local organisations focussing on "sustainable tourism" got even fatter last month with the UN Environment Programme announcing the launch of a "global partnership" that "aims to transform the way tourism is done worldwide."
Yemen seeks lift from tourism
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 28/06/2010
» Yemen, the poorest country in the Arab world, is turning to tourism to improve economic development and has sought support from the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). If the plans succeed, the country will attract Asian tourism investors and hotel groups, especially those seeking exotic new destinations in which to plant a flag.
Tourism policy needs a broader context
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 01/03/2010
» With the focus of the travel and tourism industry now shifting to strategies designed to capitalise on the nascent global economic recovery, the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued a report calling for a "whole of government" approach to tourism policy.