Thursday, September 30, 2010

Tourism Buzz

Recent Headlines 

Sod turned for $800m project on Barbados: "HARLEQUIN HOTEL & RESORTS is seeking to redefine tourism in Barbados by establishing a US$400 million (BDS$800 million) facility with soccer fields and tennis courts using Liverpool and Pat Cash as star appeal and partners." -Nation News
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As the leaves turn, dollars flow into Vermont: "Leaf peeping is a multi-million dollar industry in Vermont. At least it is if you add up all the money tourists spend while they’re not looking at the leaves: on lodging, food, gas, groceries, shopping and recreation." -Burlington Free Press More

Relaunch of Dominican Republic’s icon tourism region
"Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia on Tuesday said he heads a committee that includes all of Puerto Plata’s sectors to relaunch that tourism region, begun in the 1980s, the country’s first." -DominicanToday
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