September 2007

"Goa tourism industry against govt norms over night parties"

Submitted by Manuel Masseno on 29 September, 2007 - 00:19

"Goa tourism industry has expressed its reservations over the stringent norms to be implemented by the state against noise created by late night parties.
'The norms should not be implemented in letter but spirit,' Travel and Tours Association of Goa (TTAG) president Ralf D'Souza said on Thursday.

World Tourism Day

Submitted by Manuel Masseno on 27 September, 2007 - 11:40

Today we're publishing the speech delivered by Francesco Frangiali, Secretary General of UNWTO:

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

"The evolving role of law in aerospace activities"

Submitted by Manuel Masseno on 23 September, 2007 - 10:04

The Daily News publishes a very interesting article of Dr.

"New tourism law introduces site management - Jordan"

Submitted by Manuel Masseno on 17 September, 2007 - 09:01

"The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, in cooperation with the USAID/Jordan Tourism Development Project (Siyaha), has developed a new tourism law due to the need for rapid development, imposed by the global tourism industry and in response to the goals of the National Tourism Strategy.
The main concepts of the new law were presented to an audience of government and industry stakeholders on Sunday.

"Mergers: Commission clears proposed creation of Moneydirect joint venture between Amadeus and Sabre"

Submitted by Manuel Masseno on 14 September, 2007 - 00:29

According to the EU Press Room, "The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation by Amadeus of Spain and Sabre of the US of Moneydirect, a full function joint venture which will be active in the field of payment processing and clearing systems.

"Rules for tourist home stays under way"

Submitted by Manuel Masseno on 13 September, 2007 - 13:55

As reported by Wangui Maina, at Business Daily Africa, "The Ministry of Tourism is considering guidelines to encourage home stays to address bed shortage.

"State aid: European Commission opens investigation into support to Alghero airport, Italy"

Submitted by Manuel Masseno on 12 September, 2007 - 21:47

As stated by the EU Press Room, "The European Commission has decided to launch a formal investigation into support that would have been granted by the Sardinia Region and SOGEAAL SpA, the publicly owned company operating Alghero airport, to various air carriers, and by the Sardinia Region to SOGEAAL SpA. The investigation will allow the Commission to assess whether such support falls afoul of EU State aid rules.

"Black list of banned airlines: the European Commission adopts new measures"

Submitted by Manuel Masseno on 11 September, 2007 - 21:14

According to the EU Press Room, "The European Commission today adopted the fifth update of the Community’s list of airlines banned in the European Union; this was first drawn up in March 2006 and last amended in July. The new list replaces the previous one and can already be consulted on the Commission’s website [1].

UK: Tour operators lose 'stealth tax' legal challenge

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 6 September, 2007 - 11:08

A group of tour operators has lost its High Court challenge against the Government's Air Passenger Duty (APD), a controversial £2 billion a year levy branded a “stealth tax of the skies”.
Dismissing a legal challenge brought by the Federation of Tour Operators (FTO) and two of its member companies - Tui UK and Kuoni Travel – a judge ruled that APD was a lawful charge.

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