Grand Assembly attracts millions of pilgrims

Following a record year for tourism in Germany in 2000, figures recently released by the Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus (DZT) show continued growth in 2001, though at a reduced rate than the previous year. The figures suggest that the prospects for German tourism remain good, despite the economic...

New data from Deloitte & Touche shows that hoteliers in the gateway cities of Seoul and Tokyo have gained a competitive advantage over their competitors in the Asia Pacific region which is directly attributable to playing host to the 2002 Soccer World Cup, reports hospitality.net.

Fourth year of growth predicted for 2007

Much of the discussion of 'space' in the recent literature has been concerned to provide a more 'active' account of its role in the transformation of historical epochs. Geographical frontiers, for example, are ascribed figuratively, temporally and spatially in ways that serve to influence...

Places associated with authors and their literary creations are popular attractions and amongst the most compelling of these literary tourism sites are writers' homes where visitors can gain personal insights into their favourite artists. However, there are few studies on the experience of literary ...

Using a case study from Nepal, this paper argues that popular media such as blogs, travelogues, and guidebooks offer an underutilised source of consumer feedback that can assist state-level tourism planners in fine-tuning their marketing strategies of un/underplanned tourism destinations. The...

"And After", is a chapter from The Romantic Journey by Edmund Swinglehurst, a story of Thomas Cook. This chapter details the growth of travel for the English masses after World War II. The limitations imposed on currency export were the significant reasons for the development of inexpensive prepaid ...

As an important area of marketing, the communication strategy plays a vital role for the success of Dotcom companies, however, there is a dearth of research into the reasons of successful communication strategies and into factors that determine communication success. Based on exploratory interviews ...

VisitBritain’s latest marketing campaign to promote domestic holiday travel