As stated today by the EU Press Room, “The Commission is launching a dialogue with each of the Western Balkan countries on visa liberalisation. It will soon propose road-maps outlining conditions to be met before the visa obligation can be lifted.”This Press Release is available in full text.
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On 11.12.2007 Commercial Court Vienna (Handelsgericht Wien) has lodged another reference for preliminary ruling to European Court of Justice in regard to interpretaion of the term “extraordinary circumstances” in Art. 5 par. 3 of regulation 261/2004.These are the questions referred:Are there extraordinary circumstances within the meaning of Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of
Switzerland, Austria and Germany have the most attractive environments for developing the travel and tourism industry, according to the second annual Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2008, released today by the World Economic Forum. Australia, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Sweden, Canada and France complete the top-10 list. The rankings cover 130 countries
The 2009 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2009) and ASEAN Tourism Ministers’ Meeting will take place in Ha Noi from January 5-12, 2009.The event will include a meeting of tourism working groups with experts and senior officials of tourism agencies of ASEAN countries; a meeting between ASEAN Tourism Agencies, ASEAN and partners; ASEAN Tourism Ministers meeting,
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As just stated by the EU Press Room, “The European Commission has formally requested Poland, the Netherlands, Portugal, France, Italy, Finland, Greece and the Czech Republic to amend their legislation with regard to the application of the special VAT ‘margin’ scheme for travel agents. The request is in the form of a reasoned opinion which
According to the VietNamNet Bridge, “All 10,000 tour guides in the country will have to apply for new professional certificates in the next quarter in a drive by Vietnam’s tourism authority to closely monitor the qualifications of the workforce, an official said.Vu The Binh, head of the travel department under the Ministry of Culture, Sport
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As stated by the EU Press Room, “In 2007, 1 578 million nights were spent in hotels and similar establishments in the EU27, which is an increase of 3.1% compared with 2006. Hotel nights spent by residents in their own country increased by 3.6% to 856 million, while for non-residents hotel nights rose by 2.4%
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As reported by Kang Bing, at the China Daily, “Want to go on a trip? The most convenient way seems to be joining a packaged tour. You scan the advertisements, find a good bargain, sign a contract with a travel agent, and all the while not knowing you might be falling into a trap.Better living
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Parliament has passed the Uganda Tourism Bill 2007 into law. The new law that was passed on Tuesday will govern tourism activities in the country.An excited state minister for tourism Serapio Rukundo said it would accelerate the development of the sector. The law, he noted, was good because it was friendly to the private sector
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In a recenty published decision (2 Ob 87/07v of 15. Nov. 2007) Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) confirmed the lower instances’ view that the operator of a discotheque has no obligation to constantly check the dancing floor for wet or slippery spots or pieces of broken glass.Plaintiff was injured when falling on a piece of broken
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