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Hotels fail to deliver on price promises
April 2005 A survey by KPMG has found that nearly three-quarters of hotels fail to deliver on web price guarantees. Research conducted across 330 hotels in 16 co...
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Tsunami losses could reach $3 billion
April 2005 The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami could cost affected nations up to 250,000 jobs and the global tourism industry could lose up to $3 billion.
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Baseball salaries hit new record
April 2005 As the new Major League Baseball season gets under way, the average salary on opening day has reached a record $2.6 million. And the New York Yankee's...
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Nurse claims Ontario put tourism ahead of SARS control
April 2005 It has been claimed in a court case that the government of Ontario, Canada, put pressure on the World Health Organization to prematurely lift a travel...
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Chinese domestic tourism surges
April 2005 According to an official with the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), China quadrupled its domestic tourism income from 1994 to 2004, with t...
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Singapore gambles on casinos for leisure and tourism economy
April 2005 Singapore has scrapped a four-decade ban on casinos in order to try and boost tourism. The government has proposed allowing two casinos, one in downto...
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ASTA urges healthy travel
April 2005 As the 2005 travel season gets going, the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) has announced that in a recent survey, 56 percent of U.S. travelers...
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Skiing impact increases as pistes move up the mountain
April 2005 A new Swiss study suggests that the impacts of ski piste preparation on alpine plants are greater, and last longer, at higher altitudes. The results r...
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London 2012 bid hit by PR gaffe
April 2005 London's 2012 bid team has withdrawn a controversial programme of financial incentives aimed at helping National Olympic Committees (NOCs), after IOC ...
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Egyptian hotels to get health checks
April 2005 The Egytian Hotel Association has contracted hygiene experts to help raise standards at its hotels and reduce the number of food-related illnesses amo...
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