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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said Dec.17 it approved a US$50 million loan to support an air transport reform program. "The Bahamian economy is based on two pillars: tourism and international financial services,...

Cuba's tourism industry is expected to show an 8.2% increase in arrivals by yearend, as 2.7 million people have chosen the island to spend their holidays in 2011, reports ACN (Dec. 27, 2011):...

The Grenada Board of Tourism (GBT) and the Grenada Hotel & Tourism Association (GHTA) launched Regetta, a new, improved, booking engine on their websites which, it is expected, will bolster the island's tourism...

With a growth rate of 7.5% Panama attracted $3 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during 2011, reports Prensa.com (Jan. 3, 2012). The Minister of Economy & Finance, Frank De Lima, said implementation...

Approved only nine months ago, the new film tax-incentive law (Law 27) has quickly turned a bright spotlight on the island's film industry, reports Caribbean Business (Dec. 22, 2011): As a result, the...

HEADNOTE Companies do not need to make maintenance procedures leading to increased reliability more complicated than they already are Reliability is a term that has become more commonly used in the industry. Many...

China's tourism revenue rose 23.6 per cent during the Spring Festival holiday (January22-28) from the same period last year, the National Tourism Administration said. The revenue reached 101.4 billion yuan (US$15.6 billion) during...

HEADNOTE Three top Chinese tech companies-ALIBABA, BAIDU, and YOUKU-are remaking the country's moribund, hierarchical corporate culture with an injection of new ideas from the West. What is the sound of three hands clapping?...

Byline: The New Mexican The city of Santa Fe Arts Commission and Santa Fe Creative Tourism will be offering a series of evening classes and one-on-one consultations by appointment in the Santa Fe...

The makers of Wallace and Gromit, Peppa Pig and In the Night Garden have written to chancellor George Osborne urging him to create a "level playing field" for UK animators to compete on...

Promise Seen for Applications in Life Sciences, Precise Measurements for Industry and Ultra-compact Projectors Kanagawa and Tokyo, Japan, Jan 19, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - QD Laser Inc., the Institute for Nano Quantum...

NEW YORK -- The Bermuda Department of Tourism is providing students with a full-fledged party itinerary during Spring Break 2012. Located under two hours from most east coast gateways, Bermuda Spring Break offers...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life) has named Cathy Mahone to the post of Chief Administrative Officer where she will be responsible for Enterprise Operations, IT, Compliance and...

NEW YORK -- NERA Economic Consulting welcomes Dr. Fabrizio Hernandez on his return to the firm after serving as Secretary of State for Energy since January 2011 within Spain's Ministry of Industry, Tourism,...

New Mobile Guide Allows for Easy Navigation of the 14(th)-Annual Event LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Times Travel Show, returning to the L.A. Convention Center January 28-29, today announced the schedule of world-class...

Lateral Hires Enhance Corporate, Employment, Insolvency/Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Real Estate Practices LOS ANGELES -- Greenberg Glusker today announced that 15 partners will join the firm on January 17, 2012. The addition...

White paper targets teamwork, communication and collaboration as keys to improving infection prevention ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Today a cross-functional team of infection prevention experts released "Educate, Empower, Engage: A Collaborative Interdisciplinary Call-to-Action...

CHICAGO -- Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business consulting services, today announced that Gerri Birg, Sandra Dodds, Michael Gladson, Neera Gupta, Michael Kemper, Jason Moebius, Scott Pillittere and Joe...