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04 Sep 08
US relaxes Kenyan travel warning
The United States Government has revised its travel warning against Kenya since the African country’s post-election crisis calmed down, reports the Kenyan Broadcasting Corporation.
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03 Sep 08
Nigeria: number of e-passports to reach 1 million
The number of Nigerian e-passports issued by the Nigeria Immigration Service is expected to reach 1 million by the end of the year, reports The Tide Online.
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03 Sep 08
Cruise industry in India could increase three-fold
A recent report has revealed the Indian tourism industry could welcome an extra 420,000 tourists annually by the year 2010 if the Government improves infrastructure and immigration processes, reports Thaindian.
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26 Aug 08
Indian tea tourism brewing to perfection
According to AFP, a growing number of people are visiting India to tour the famous Darjeeling region, and to experience life on its tea estates.
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22 Aug 08
E-passport program for Nigerians expanding to South Africa, India
The Nigerian e-passport is a passport that contains a micro-chip containing the biometric data of the passport holder. Last year, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) introduced the measure to curb the illegal use of passports and fraudulence, reports the BBC News.
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19 Aug 08
China needs support for tourism boom
The Beijing Olympics are expected to secure a long-term tourism boom for China, but experts suggest the country does not have the skills-base to support it, reports China Daily.
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18 Aug 08
Tourists to India to receive faster visa services
India’s Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni announced the Indian mission in South Africa will be outsourcing its visa services to speed up the process, reports SindhToday.net.
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15 Aug 08
Massive surge in tourists to India
The Tourism Ministry in India has announced a record amount of international tourists have holidayed in India in the first half of this year, reports ExpressIndia.com, despite travel warnings from foreign governments.
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15 Aug 08
China's massive Olympic spend will pay off in the long run
Moody's economist Sherman Chan has predicted China's massive investment in the 2008 Olympic Games will create long-term benefits in the local tourism industry, reports China View, with Hong Kong and other major cities besides Beijing welcoming the raised global profile.
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14 Aug 08
India: camels damaging tourism industry
A report written by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) for the tourism department has voiced fears that camels are damaging the dunes in the Indian Thar desert, reports the Times of India.
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12 Aug 08
Smile China, the world is watching
In the lead-up to the Olympic Games last week, the Chinese Government issued etiquette booklets to taxi drivers, hospitality workers, retail assistants and police in an attempt to clean up the face of the Beijing Olympics, reports Travelmole.
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