• Tourism promoters hoping for nice summer

  PARKERSBURG - Local tourism officials are anticipating a strong showing for the approaching summer travel season.. With attractions like Blennerhassett Island and the West Virginia Motor Speedway to a number of special events, fairs and festivals throughout the summer to the opening of the Boy Scout's Summit Bechtel Reserve in southern West Virginia, the area is poised to see a number of ...

• Backlash against tourism budget cuts

  Tasmania’s tourism industry is set to take another hit, according to industry leaders, who claim the government’s decision to cut tourism funding could restrict growth in the tourism-dependent state. This week the government proposed a one-off commitment of AU$1 million for joint marketing with air and sea carriers, however, the budget does little to counteract the 45 percent ...

• Egypt tourism recovery forecast for 2014

  While tourist numbers to Egypt have risen in the first four months this year, a full recovery would not be likely until at least 2014, according to economist forecasts. The number of travellers visiting Egypt in the first four months of 2013 rose 11.8 percent from a year earlier, after falling by a third in the year after the uprising revolt, Reuters reported. Tourism revenue rose 16.2 ...

• Suns former residence to be tourism center

  For decades, Sun's self-designed residence, a two-storey building with arches on the ground and top floors, has attracted countless visitors from around the world as part of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial ...

• Isle of Capri to open new Pa. casino July 1

  A rendering of the Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin Officials from Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort announced Thursday that Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin in Fayette County, Pa., will open July 1, pending required regulatory approvals. The approximately $60 million resort casino includes 600 slot machines, 28 table games, a restaurant and a lounge. Isle and Nemacolin Woodlands ...

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