Jordan tourism revenues up 28%
		Issue : 07-2010 According to figures by the Jordan Tourism Board (JTB), tourism revenues rose 28% to JD1.089bn in the first half of 2010 from JD851m a year earlier, with over three million tourists visiting the kingdom, Jordan Times has reported.

	UK Tourism Grow 3.5% Between 2010 and 2020
		Issue : 08-2010 Tourism's contribution to the UK economy could grow by more than 60% to £188bn by 2020, a report suggests. The number of jobs directly and indirectly linked to tourism could rise by 264,000 to 2.89 million in that time, said the study for Visit Britain

	Qatar hotels to add 13,600 new rooms by 2012
		Issue : 07-2010 According to a study by QNB Capital, wholly-owned by Qatar National Bank, the scheduled openings of new hotels by 2012 will considerably ease the shortage of luxury hotel rooms in Qatar

	Obama congratulates Egyptian on the occasion of National Day on July 23
		Issue : 07-2010 On behalf of President Barack Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the Egyptian people as you mark your National Day on July 23.

	Amsterdam Tours Sees Increase in Last Minute Bookings
		Issue : 08-2010 Leading Holland tours provider Amsterdam City Tours saw a dramatic increase in last minute bookings for Amsterdam tours and website views by mobile devices, indicating travelers are increasingly booking tours at the last minute.

	Korea holds first medical event
		Issue : 08-2010 Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) recently hosted a Korea Medical Tourism Evening in Dubai, UAE, in cooperation with ALTA Travel Agency.

	HONG Kong Tourism Board Launches Holiday Deals
		Issue : 07-2010 HONG Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), in conjunction with Kanoo Travel & Holidays, has launched a GCC-wide seasonal promotion ‘Hong Kong Summer Spectacular’.

	Tourism’s Value Recognized with the Newly Created Argentinean Ministry of Tourism
		Issue : 08-2010 UNWTO welcomes that several countries have recently placed tourism higher on their national political and economic agendas. Argentina is the most recent example with the establishment of the first Argentinean Ministry of Tourism. The move represents a further step towards mainstreaming tourism as an industry that delivers on economic growth, job creation and sustainable development.

	Tourism Contributes to the Millennium Development Goals
		Issue : 08-2010 With only five years left until the target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Nations has launched the MDG Report 2010 calling for accelerated progress to reach the 2015 deadline.

	$2bn Port Ghalib project to have 23 top hotels
		Issue : 06-2010 Kuwait’s MA Kharafi Group has announced that its $2 billion Port Ghalib project in Egypt will have a total of 23 internationally renowned chain of hotels by the end of the second phase.