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	<description>FIRST with the FACTS on Thailand and Mekong Region TRAVEL</description>
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		<title>Challenges facing PwD travellers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Imtiaz Muqbil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK, 30 August 2010 – Known more for its marketing genius than the quality of its low-cost seats, AirAsia again outpaced its rivals earlier this month by becoming the only travel industry company to be represented at a regional conference on facilitating accessibility for people with disabilities (PwDs). Although all airlines facilitate travel by PwDs, AirAsia has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airport rail rolls 23 August</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Imtiaz Muqbil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK, 8 August, 2010 ― The long-awaited opening of the airport rail-link on 23 August substantially enhances the convenience of visiting Bangkok but a number of critical missing links will impede its connectivity with the city’s mass-transit systems. The rail-link will be a blessing for independent travellers, especially backpackers, seeking to avoid the taxis and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN enters sustainable tourism partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK, 2 August 2010 ― The already bloated deck of global, regional and local organisations focusing on &#8220;sustainable tourism&#8221; got even fatter last month with the UN Environment Programme announcing the launch of a &#8220;Global Partnership&#8221; that &#8220;aims to transform the way tourism is done worldwide.&#8221; Seeking to create “an unparalleled combination of expertise, networks, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crisis barometer raises hopes of recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Imtiaz Muqbil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of the exhibition companies in the Asia-Pacific believe that the economic crisis is over and that they will report good increases in profits this year. At the same time, they believe that “internal management challenges” will be the key issue they will face in the coming year. Those were among the key outcomes of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Golden oldies gain recognition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Imtiaz Muqbil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The downturn in global travel has forced an industry-wide scramble for resilient and productive niche-markets. A report issued last week by ITB Berlin, the world’s largest trade show, identified two that still hold promise – high yield luxury travellers, and seniors. Entitled “ITB World Travel Trends Report 2010” the report was prepared by the research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yemen turns to tourism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Imtiaz Muqbil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANAA 28 June, 20010 &#8212; Yemen, the poorest country in the Arab world, is turning to tourism to boost economic development and has sought support from the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) for the effort. If the plans succeed, the country will attract Asian tourism investors and hotel groups, especially those seeking exotic new destinations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Racial profiling raises questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Representatives of the Sikh and Muslim communities in the United States, last week, testified before a group of US congressmen on what one of them called “this senseless and dangerous dynamic” of racial profiling at US borders. Sikh Coalition in New York, programme director, Amardeep Singh, Muslim Advocates in California president and executive director, Farhana [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jordon promotes in Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Imtiaz Muqbil</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jordan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After some initial hesitation due to the political unrest, the Jordan Tourism Board went ahead with its first marketing event in Bangkok last week in a show of solidarity with the Thai tourism industry. Headed by Jordan Tourism Board managing director, Nayef Al Fayez, the roadshow turned out to be first by a foreign tourist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup impact on tourism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Imtiaz Muqbil</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[south Africa world cup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK 7 June, 2010 – With the World Cup football tournament, the world’s most popular sports event, due to start in South Africa later this month, calls are being heard in both Asia and Africa to take the opportunity to build stronger relations between the two emerging continents. Speaking at the World Islamic Economic Forum in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ROH asks hotels for recovery rates</title>
		<link>http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/05/roh-asks-hotels-for-recovery-rates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 07:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Imtiaz Muqbil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK 31 May, 2010 – Fears of hotels being forced into a massive price war are already being realised with Thai Airways International “cordially inviting” hotels contracted under its Royal Orchid Holidays programme to offer a 50% discount. Announcing a recovery programme designed to bring back visitor arrivals to Thailand and to stimulate domestic travel, [...]]]></description>
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