Local tour operator's license suspended
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
The tourists had come in through Bhutan Village tours and treks. While it's not clear how the visas were forged, with the immigration officials refusing to divulge any information, the tour operator claims two travel agents in Nepal forged the visas, ...



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Parks Canada charters tours of fly-in Yukon park
CBC.ca
Parks Canada is offering its own charter tours to Ivvavik National Park this year, but hopes a local tour operator will put it out of business. Ivvavik, which means “a place for giving birth” in Inuvialuktun, protects a portion of the calving grounds ...



Kenya's 2012 tourism earnings to dip on euro crisis, attacks
Reuters
Sofat, 73, who runs Somak Travel, a 44-year old family business, now sees a difficult time ahead after the euro crisis and deadly attacks blamed on al Qaeda-linked militia have seen travel bookings fall sharply. Tour operators also fear the upcoming ...

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Rupee depreciation hits outbound tourism sector
Hindu Business Line
To offset the soaring prices of holiday packages, travel operators and online travel portals are offering various deals and offers to add volume in the bookings. “Tour operators are offering heavy discounts to attract the customer back.
Foreign travel expenses shoot up 20% on falling rupeeEconomic Times
Sliding R takes its toll on foreign holiday plansFinancial Express

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Mayor tries to remove great wall between Park City, Chinese tourists
Park Record
He made stops in Beijing and Shanghai to meet with travel writers and tour operators. The environmental conference was in a city called Xian. The Beijing leg of the trip included meetings with Park City High School's sister school, a tour of a high ...



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Travel Weekly UK
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Valley operators react
GreaterKashmir.com
“The policy in a way enables only those operators who have previously received the quota to get it this year also,” they said. They said only 9 of the Valley-based PTOs can submit their files for haj quota. “Around 50 PTOs claim to operate haj tours ...

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Voluntourism: What Could Go Wrong When Trying To Do Right?
Huffington Post
Language barriers, lack of local knowledge and lack of skills prevent volunteers from being a good fit for most development project needs, so instead tour companies often create projects for the travelers. Real life example: I traveled with a tour ...



Kenya's 2012 tourism earnings to dip on euro crisis, attacks
CNBC.com
Sofat, 73, who runs Somak Travel, a 44-year old family business, now sees a difficult time ahead after the euro crisis and deadly attacks blamed on al Qaeda-linked militia have seen travel bookings fall sharply. Tour operators also fear the upcoming ...

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Vietnam's First High End Tour Operator Announces New VIP Services and Helps ...
SBWire (press release)
Luxury Travel Ltd is Vietnam's first luxury tour operator, a privately-owned Vietnamese company with vast local knowledge, offering local insight and a true flavor of Vietnam's culture. Offering luxury privately guided and fully bespoke holidays ...
Discover Central Vietnam in StylePR.com (press release)

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