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India launches ‘volcano tourism’ as eruption gains strength

India on Thursday announced plans to send a boatload of tourists to view an active volcano as an eruption in the Andaman archipelago gained in intensity. The tourists will view the volcano on remote Barren Island which is spitting lava, ash and boulders up to a height of 330 feet. "There are lots of tourists and local residents eager to see the active volcano and a ship is scheduled to sail out Friday for Barren Island," Kuldip Singh of the Andamans' tourism department told AFP by telephone. "This will be the first volcano tourism venture in India and it is

Visitors bureau celebrating National Tourism Week

The Danville-Boyle County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is celebrating National Tourism Week, set for May 8-15. The public can stop by the CVB office for complimentary: * Kentucky roadmaps * National Geographic's Geotourism MapGuide of Appalachia * The Southeastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association's Explore: An American Original Guidebook * The Bluegrass Passport, provided by the Bluegrass Region, which offers free admission into nearly 50 central Kentucky attractions May 14-22. The CVB office also will aid with travel ideas to plan your next Kentucky vacation. The office is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in the McClure-Barbee

Integrated resorts only one part of govt’s tourism promotion

Integrated resorts only one part of govt's tourism promotion The decision to host two integrated resorts is only one part of the government's overall development plan for the tourism industry. Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang stressed the move was not an act of economic desperation. Indeed, the minister said the Singapore economy was doing well. Mr Lim was speaking to reporters after witnessing the launch of a double MBA programme by Nanyang Technological University and Japan's Waseda University. Well before a decision was taken for two integrated resorts, the government had already spelt out ambitious targets for the tourism

SA Tourism Looks to Putting Its Empowerment House in Order

SA Tourism Looks to Putting Its Empowerment House in Order A survey undertaken in 2003 showed there was an average of only 6% black economic empowerment ownership in the industry. "For too many decades tourism has been the symbol of everything that was wrong with SA. Today we take the single most important step forward since 1994 in addressing that legacy," said Environment and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk at the launch of the empowerment charter in Durban. The plan has given the industry a decade in which to wholly transform, bringing ownership levels to 30%. Van Schalkwyk said the document, launched during

Mozambique Set to Become Preferred Tourism Destination

Mozambican Tourism Minister Fernando Sumbana said on Saturday that Mozambique's strategy to turn the country into one of the world's preferred tourism destinations will soon come to fruition. He made this statement on welcoming a group of 250 South Africans, including business people and tourists who, among other objectives, are seeking business opportunities in Mozambique. One of the priorities in the government's Five Year Plan (2005/09) is to adopt measures to establish local and regional partnerships, and to facilitate access to business opportunities in view of the World Cup 2010, to be held in the neighbouring South Africa. "We are interested in