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20 Mar 2002
Tourists head back to Egypt
Egypt's tourist industry has started to show signs of recovery, with holidaymakers attracted by the prospect of cheap breaks, reports the BBC. Destinations like Sharm-El Sheikh on the Red Sea witnessed an 80 per cent fall in arrivals in the two months after September 11. Up until a few months ago the beaches were still empty but now they are filling up. Most visitors are Egyptians and Palestinians, who are
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19 Mar 2002
Ferrari plans sports car theme parks
Ferrari's chair, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, has told the Financial Times that he wanted Ferrari to float on the stock market to fund an expansion into entertainment, including the development of Ferrari theme parks: 'At the moment there is no decision, but if I could make a suggestion to my main shareholders, I would say they should think about a flotation,' he said. A flotation would please Ferrari
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19 Mar 2002
Mouse empire expands in Europe
The £376m Walt Disney Studios has opened next to the existing Disneyland Paris, ahead of schedule. The new park, which has hired 3,000 people and is modelled on Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida, is expected to boost overall attendance to 17m people next year, according to Euro Disney. Michael D Eisner, chair and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, said when the first shovel of dirt was turned back in 1989,
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19 Mar 2002
Global tourism slump affects 10 million jobs
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) says by the end of this year total industry spending will be 7.4 per cent lower than in 2000, but forecasts record growth for 2003. WTTC's research says the downturn in business following September 11 will result in a total worldwide loss to employment of over 10 million jobs, but is confident the trend is finite and a reverse will begin in the second half of 2002.
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18 Mar 2002
BTA boosts publicity with new press centre
The British Tourist Authority's (BTA) new online press centre www.visitbritain.com/presscentre has been launched at the British Travel Trade Fair in a bid to provide a more comprehensive service for the tourist industry. The press centre features around 100 high-definition, print-quality and copyright free images of the UK, which can be downloaded by the media for no charge from the new image library. The new
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18 Mar 2002
John Lennon's childhood home given to National Trust
Yoko Oko has bought John Lennon's childhood Liverpool home and donated it to the National Trust. The house where John Lennon lived with his Aunt Mimi was sold for over £150,000 and will now be saved for the nation after initial fears that it may be sold to a buyer with little interest in the history of popular music. 'I think Menlove Avenue has an important place in Beatles history and it saddened me to think
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13 Mar 2002
Joan Collins promotes countryside as tourism figures released
The government is about to publish figures showing that in an average year tourism is worth £14bn a year to the English countryside alone, with several billion more made in Wales and Scotland. Farming by contrast, generated a net income of £1.7bn in England and Wales last year - about a tenth of the value of rural tourism and less than 1 per cent of gross domestic product. The new figures coincided with The
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