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The Songkran festival: Celebrating the Thai New Year

The Songkran festival: Celebrating the Thai New Year
14 April 2015

Once a year form April 13 to 15 the Songkran festival takes place to welcome the new year. Throwing of water is a traditional part of this...

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Boost bird-watching as prime tourism product in Taman Negara

Boost bird-watching as prime tourism product in Taman Negara
14 April 2015

Bird-watching, one of the newer types of tourism is increasingly popular, especially in places such as Kuala Lumpur, where many different types of...

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Montgomery County Historical Groups Partnership Brings Art to the Community

Montgomery County Historical Groups Partnership Brings Art to the Community
14 April 2015

Trappe – More than 100 years ago, pieces of Norristown’s history were told in Cobalt Blue and earthenware and sold to locals for a limited...

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Italy hopes tourists take the slow train

Italy hopes tourists take the slow train
14 April 2015

Four lines that have fallen to despair in Italy have been renovated and now provide a new experience along picturesque sceneries in the vintage...

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Pupils visit Morocco to learn more

Pupils visit Morocco to learn more
13 April 2015

A group of students from Northumberland College studying for the Higher National Certificate in Travel and Tourism Management went to visit a...

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Mountain bike festival to revitalize Santa Cruz

Mountain bike festival to revitalize Santa Cruz
13 April 2015

The two day Mountain bike festival in Santa Cruz aimed at revitalizing the downtown area was a full success with more than 3.000 visitors only on...

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Europe Looks for Sustainable Solutions to Best Feed the Planet

Europe Looks for Sustainable Solutions to Best Feed the Planet
13 April 2015

The European Commission has launched a consultation on how science and innovation can best help the EU ensuring safe, nutritious, sufficient and...

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Wonderfulexpo: A social campaign to attract Chinese tourists

Wonderfulexpo: A social campaign to attract Chinese tourists
13 April 2015

‘A trip to Italy’ is an Italian campaign aiming at attracting more Chinese tourists to the country for cultural tourism. By using...

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Slow Down And See More While Travelling

Slow Down And See More While Travelling
13 April 2015

A city is a living being,” she says, “it has character and unless you walk barefoot on its roads, touch its buildings and really listen to its...

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Bristol Festival Of Ideas 2015: A Green City Of Change

Bristol Festival Of Ideas 2015: A Green City Of Change
13 April 2015

This year Bristol is running Bristol 2015, the largest ever year-long programme about the future of cities. It’s doing so as European Green...

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COACHELLA 2015: Ambitious art transforms the festival

COACHELLA 2015: Ambitious art transforms the festival
13 April 2015

This year the magnificent and most pictured art project was a giant caterpillar that turned into a butterfly on the third day of the Coachella...

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Travel & Tourism Must Drive Sustainability Agenda Harder

Travel & Tourism Must Drive Sustainability Agenda Harder
12 April 2015

THE Travel & Tourism industry needs to put sustainability at the forefront of everything it does and businesses need to lead by example. That...

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