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Chinese tourism may be the answer for Hawaii

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
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Wall Street crisis quickly hurts Hawaii | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser

…….. little comfort to the visitor industry, which is projected to endure its second straight year of falling visitor counts this year. In July, visitor counts were off 14 percent, while average hotel occupancy slumped to a 10-year low at 74.2 percent.

MORE: Isle experts expect wave of recession Economists say the Wall Street crisis will likely damage Hawaii’s delicate economy


MORE RELATED: The emerging Chinese and Korean visitor markets may well be the future of Hawaii’s tourism industry

Iran Air to begin direct flights to Bangkok

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
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Iran Air to begin direct flights to Bangkok - Irna
Iran’s national airline (Iran Air) will begin direct flights to Thailand as of July 28.

Light travel reading. Phillipines bound?

Friday, May 16th, 2008
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full article here:  Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper
THE PHILIPPINES
Paradise shunned
By Phoowadon Duangmee

There is history, hidden beaches and water sports - so why is it that Thais ignore the holiday isles of Cebu and Borocay?

Cebu Pacific Air’s midnight flight kisses goodbye to Suvarnabhumi Airport’s tarmac and we’re on our way to the Philippines. Though this country of 90 million is just a short hop away, most Thais’ knowledge of it is limited to the odd Filipino musician you come across playing in Bangkok’s hotels. Then we meet them every two years in the SE Asian Games (nobody beats the Filipinos on a basketball court).

Fiji a honeymoon destination

Saturday, February 16th, 2008
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Fiji a honeymoon destination - Fiji Times Online

Update: 2.39pm Australian couples by the hundreds are opting for offshore marriage ceremonies nowadays, often bringing a dozen or more relatives and other guests along with them to Fiji.Fiji was rated among the world’s top inspirational honeymoon destinations by an American magazine Modern Bride.

The island nation’s largest holiday hotel complex, the Shangri-La Fijian Resort on the Coral Coast hosted guest weddings at an average of more than one a day last year for a record total of 389.