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Confederations Cup offers Brazilian tourism timely boost

December 27, 2015 • admin
Foreign tourists and Brazilians visiting the six venues of the Confederations Cup brought greater than £90 million to the local economy in the course of the 15 days of the contest. The calculation, made by Embratur, was in keeping with the collection of tourists and the length of stay of every visitor within the six cities that were hosting the games, in addition to money spent by the delegations and teams participating inside the tournament. The tournament was, however, rocked by political unrest as millions of demonstrators took to the streets to complain in regards to the cost of the imminent FIFA World Cup.  A total of 13,759 tickets were sold to foreigners and 111,569 to Brazilians. According to Embratur, foreign tourists stayed on average for roughly ten days within...
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Small cut in tourism funding in UK

December 24, 2015 • admin
The department for media, culture and sport has confirmed VisitBritain’s funding for 2015/16 will fall to only under £20 million – a discount of 5 per cent at the 2014/15 budget. However, the small cut have been welcomed by Christopher Rodrigues, chairman, VisitBritain, within the context of swingeing cuts seen elsewhere in government. He said: “This is a great result for VisitBritain and clear evidence of ministers’ commitment to the tourism industry. “This government understands the significance of tourism as one of the vital country’s leading export industries and a strong engine of job creation.  “We appreciate the efforts of tourism minister Hugh Robertson and secretary of state for media, culture and sport Maria Miller in batting for us through a difficult spending round.” VisitEngland At the identical time, VisitEngland...
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Egyptian chaos claims tourism minister

December 21, 2015 • admin
Egyptian tourism minister Hisham Zazou has resigned his post because the political crisis within the country continues to worsen. Zazou was among a collection of 5 ministers who submitted what he called “justified” resignations to prime minister Hisham Kandil. Mass protests have seen thousands of Egyptians at the streets in recent days demanding president Mohammed Morsi step down. Protests prompted the military to issue a 48-hour ultimatum to unravel the deadly crisis sweeping the rustic. Large protests continued yesterday, with activists storming the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood – the gang from which the president hails – in Cairo. Communication and data technology minister Atef Helmy, environmental affairs minister Khaled Fahmy, utilities minister Abdel Qawy Khalifa and parliamentary and legal affairs minister Hatem Bagato have also stepped down from their...
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ABTA: Holiday Brits risking their lives on balconies

December 18, 2015 • admin
One British national has died and 3 more was injured this month alone after falling from balconies while on holiday. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and ABTA – The Travel Association, have renewed calls to young Brits keeping off on holiday this summer to take extra care on balconies. The latest incidents take the full selection of reported cases this year thus far to seven. Last year there have been 14 incidents, lots of which involved adolescents and alcohol.  This prompted the FCO and ABTA to launch a campaign warning of the hazards and providing advice and recommendations on staying safe. With the summer holiday season barely underway the newest incidents highlight the desire for continued vigilance on balconies, particularly in popular destinations similar to Sunny Beach (Bulgaria) and...
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Poland: a brand new player in medical tourism sector

December 15, 2015 • admin
Is it possible, that during two to 3 years Brits, Germans, Scandinavians and Russians will undergo cancer treatment orthopaedic or cardiac surgery procedures in Polish medical facilities more often Treat teeth and get implants in dental clinics, take a cure in Polish sanatoriums Will women fly to central Europe, in place of Thailand, to undergo blepharoplasty, remove access fat or take pleasure in beauty treatments Yes, this is possible. A Polish government programme – promoting Poland as a rustic worth visiting for health treatment, rehabilitation, diagnosis, and cosmetic surgery is proving surprisingly effective. A visible national stand and stands of individual facilities at three consecutive trade fairs: Miami 2012, Moscow and Monaco in March 2013, led to Poland being noticed by experts as a brand new player in this market....
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