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  Volume: XX, Issue No. 02 September 1-15, 2010  
     
 
 

TOURISM

 
World Tourism Day 2010 to celebrate 'Tourism and Biodiversity'
_A Monitor Report Madrid : As the world comes together to celebrate 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity, UNWTO is happy to announce that the World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations, hosted officially this year by China, will take place under the theme Tourism and Biodiversity (27 September, Guangdong Province). The theme provides a unique opportunity to raise public awareness of the importance of biodiversity to tourism and the role of sustainable tourism in the conservation of life o. More...
ITE, Abacus Travel Systems to train next generation of travel agents
Singapore : The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and Abacus Travel Systems Pte Ltd, a leading provider of travel solutions and services, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on August 25. With the MOU, the partners would jointly set up a dedicated Abacus software laboratory - the only one of its kind - at ITE College West to support the Tourism courses in ITE. More than 15 lecturers and 200 students are expected to be trained in Abacus award-winning travel reservation solutions. More...
Visa on arrival in Malaysia abolished
_A Monitor Report Kuala Lumpur : The Visa-on-Arrival (VOA) facility to enter Malaysia for all nationalities allowed previously, has been abolished. Travellers planning to visit Malaysia for business or leisure will have to apply for visa at the nearest Malaysian High Commission/ Embassy/ Consulate.. However, nationals of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (Indian sub-continent) will still be able to transit through Malaysia without visa (terms and conditions applies). In an annou. More...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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