Government unveils plan for an increase of 150,000 tourists in three years' time
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Government is aiming for an increase of between 100,000 and 150,000 tourists by the years 2006/2007 as this year the country witnessed a revival in tourism fortunes following three years, in which it lost in ...
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The plan seeks to draw an additional 20 million highly skilled immigrants, such as doctors, nurses and engineers, from Asia, Africa and Latin America over the next two decades.
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Royal Dutch/Shell Group, the third- largest publicly traded oil company, plans to increase spending to $15 billion a year and drill more to replenish oil and gas reserves that had been overstated for years.
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Walt Disney Co.  Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs said current bookings for travel to its domestic theme parks were up about three percent compared to the same point one year ago.
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The country's Ministry of Tourism is campaigning to boost the country's image. Unfortunately, the news hasn't helped
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Ministers are to publish a bill outlining changes to the state pension system, including raising the pension age.
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By next year, 3.3 billion people will live in towns and cities, according to a U.N. report released today.
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The owners of France's 60,000 bars, brasseries and cafes say they want to provide better service.
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To the praise of environmental groups, President Bush proposed the largest-ever annual increase for the national parks yesterday. The Interior Department is requesting a $258 million increase in the parks' operation budget as part of a "centennial initiative" that aims to direct $3 billion from...
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Nearly 1,100 diplomats would be added as part of a plan to double the corps' size to 22,000 by 2018.
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Global air traffic is set to be boosted in the next three years by a rise in travel between Europe and Asia, thanks to growth in both China and India.
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The head of one of the world's largest funders of biomedical research is has said that he's set to substantially increase funding.
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Las Vegas tourism officials plan to reveal an outline this week of their strategy to attract foreign visitors who have shied away from the United States since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Officials are to present the vision Tuesday to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board, which is aiming to boost the share of visitors who come from other countries to 15 percent, up from the current 13 percent, by 2010. The destination's percentage of visitors from abroad have fallen from 18 percent before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, buffeted by tougher visa restrictions, wariness of travel and customs checks. Read more
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A draft document given to the South African Government sets targets for black empowerment in the country's tourism industry.
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Three Gorges Project official says relocated residents to reach 1.35 million    YICHANG, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Three Gorges Project official has said that 1.35 million residents in the dam area will need be relocated, 220,000 more than the original plan.
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Tourist spending jumped nearly 5 percent last year, pumping an estimated $5 billion into the District's economy and cementing tourism as one of the key economic drivers in the city, according to a survey released yesterday.
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A new Â£300 million programme over three years, to modernise and transform sexual health services in England, was announced today by Health Secretary, John Reid.