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He's headed to Brazil and Chile with his wife and more than 50 members of the business, tourism and academic communities, as well as two Philadelphia Regional Port Authority officials. Also traveling are two of Corbett's secretaries, the chairmen of the Public Utility Commission and Liquor Control Board, 11 aides and three Pennsylvania State Police troopers.
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*Greece bookings rebound, Alltours sees 30 pct rise. BERLIN, March 8- Tourism in Greece is bouncing back this year in an otherwise flat European market, held back by the weak economic climate, travel industry executives said.
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*Europe should exploit Communist history. BERLIN/ MADRID, March 7- European countries will need to focus less on beach holidays and more on communist history, rolling landscapes and even poetic trees if they want to take advantage of growing numbers of tourists from China.
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*Medical tourism market seen at $40- 60 billion. "It was simply cheaper for me to go to a dentist in Hungary," said a 42- year-old physical therapist from Berlin, who did not want to give his name. He chose the clinic near Budapest from an Internet advertisement, enticed by hundreds of euros in savings compared with the same treatment in Germany.
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Eduardo Santander, executive director of the European Travel Commission, tells CNBC that tourism is south Europe's best industry and they should invest in it accordingly.
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A German travel agency is selling tickets for a flight to give 88 astronomy buffs a close-up view of one of two rare comets expected to pass Earth this year.
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*Luxor residents blame Cairo unrest for problems. LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 28- Tour guide Abu Ali has seen Luxor come to a halt before. But Abu Ali, like many in Luxor, believes the greatest threat to local livelihoods comes from power struggles 500 km away in Cairo, which he says only provoke street violence while the vital tourist trade is neglected.
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The killings of three people before dawn last week in a shooting and fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip has some concerned that tourists may stay away.
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Simon Cooper, President & Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Marriott International, talks about the company's Southeast Asian expansion plans, including projects in Thailand and India.
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David Scowsill, president and CEO of World Travel and Tourism Council, says the UK is losing out big time on Chinese tourists because of the UK visa policies.
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Iberia, which merged with profitable British Airways in 2011 to form the International Airlines Group, reported a loss of 262 million euros in the first nine months of 2012.. The first strike, from Feb. 18 to Feb. 22, coincides with school holidays in Britain, Spain's biggest source of tourists.
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As the Carnival Triumph inches toward port, attention is turning to what rights its passengers have. But the cruise industry receives less oversight than the airline industry. The Christian Science Monitor reports.
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Thousands of relieved passengers poured ashore from a stinking cruise ship on Friday after five days adrift in the Gulf of Mexico with overflowing toilets and stench filled cabins.
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The Boards of American Airlines and US Airways have voted to merge the two airlines creating the world's largest carrier.
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Leong Wai Ho, Director & Senior Regional Economist, Barclays describes how the yen is taking a toll not just on corporates but on tourism as well.
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CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera reports the Chinese New Year holiday is a huge travel holiday for the Chinese. And, a look at how luxury retailers are eager to please big-spending Chinese tourist, with CNBC's Robert Frank.
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Passengers aboard a cruise vessel stranded in the Gulf of Mexico after a weekend engine fire have limited access to bathrooms, food and hot coffee, but also a new destination: Mobile, Ala.
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The Chinese New Year begins this weekend and it's a huge travel holiday. CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera and Eunice Yoon report how this is becoming a big economic boom for the United States.
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Jason Yap, CEO of Travelzoo Asia Pacific says that beach holidays are getting popular with the mainland Chinese.
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MADRID, Jan 29- Global tourism is proving resilient in the face of an economic slowdown, with tourist numbers growing at close to pre-crisis levels in 2012 and expected to increase by almost as much this year, the UN World Tourism Organisation said on Tuesday.
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Jan 28- Visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in December rose 15.1 percent from a year earlier to 4.78 million, data from the Hong Kong Tourism Board showed on Monday.