Tourism News Update

Caribbean leaders join forces on downturn updated 21 hours, 5 minutes ago

Caribbean leaders said they will push regional banks to provide more loans to builders and exporters, boosting jobs and trade to counter the world economic crisis.

Mexico suspects ex-drug czar took huge bribes from traffickers updated 2 days ago

Mexican authorities have detained the country's former drug czar on suspicion that he may have accepted $450,000 a month in bribes from drug traffickers, Mexico's attorney general said Friday.

Arrest of Interpol official sparks security breach concerns updated Wed, November 19, 2008

A vicious turf war between drug cartels and Mexican authorities that has left as many as 4,300 dead so far this year may have caused a breach in the internal security systems of Interpol, the international police organization.

Australia hopes Kidman film spurs tourism updated Mon, November 17, 2008

The film camera sweeps across the landscape, taking in flat plains, gushing waterfalls and a dusty country town. The color is brilliant, the emptiness palpable, and the soundtrack soars dramatically as warplanes bomb a city.

Georgia cycling event to take one-year hiatus updated Fri, November 14, 2008

The Tour de Georgia has canceled its 2009 race because of financial struggles, yet plans to return in 2010.

Global tourism feels the squeeze updated Tue, November 11, 2008

Turnout for the international tourism industry's most important event is at a record high this year as the sector struggles to cope with the financial crisis sweeping the world.

Creating jobs, infrastructure challenge India's growth updated Tue, November 11, 2008

To the litany of challenges that confront India's path to a better life, we can now add subdued economic growth as a result of the global financial crisis.

Sinking island's nationals seek new home updated Tue, November 11, 2008

The new president of the Maldives wants to relocate -- his entire country.

Inauguration prompts travel rush to Washington updated Mon, November 10, 2008

It may be freezing in Washington in January, but the city is a red-hot destination for people around the country and the world eager to see President-elect Barack Obama sworn into office.

Bhutan celebrates newest Dragon King updated Sat, November 8, 2008

Dance performances, archery and traditional sports -- such as snatching of the caps and pillow fights over a tub of cold water -- capped the three-day celebration in Thimphu of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck's coronation as Bhutan's king

Illinois banks on Obama buzz to boost tourism updated Fri, November 7, 2008

Chicago's tourism Web site beckons visitors to "experience the city the Obamas enjoy." The Illinois Bureau of Tourism plans to launch a three-day getaway promotion featuring Barack Obama sites. And tour guides at the Old State Capitol in Springfield may get new scripts to stress two important sp...

Bright tile roofs hint at Dubrovnik's dark past updated Fri, November 7, 2008

It's been called "the Pearl of the Adriatic," but standing high above Dubrovnik's formidable ramparts, I study what the recent war did to this jewel of a city on Croatia's coast.

F1 turns to India as a force for the future updated Fri, November 7, 2008

Formula One calls itself as a world championship. Yet going into 2009, it does not have races in North America, Africa or India.

EU gives bleak economic outlook for 2009 updated Mon, November 3, 2008

The European Commission forecast Monday that the economy in the 15 countries that use the euro will barely grow next year, expanding just 0.1 percent as the financial crisis hits hard.

Where is Portugal's Tiger? updated Fri, October 31, 2008

It's a question that I have asked myself for a long time. Why can't Portugal produce a top golfer?

In November's Business Traveller... updated Thu, October 30, 2008

In November, CNN Business Traveller continues its special on how the travel industry is being affected by the financial crisis, this time focusing on tourism and destinations.

Crash revives talk of Asia's Bermuda Triangle updated Wed, October 29, 2008

The two-seat Taiwanese fighter jet disappeared last week during a routine training mission over the Taiwan Strait. Debris and body parts were found the next day, but authorities are at a loss to explain what happened.

Sparkling Cape Town easy on a budget updated Wed, October 29, 2008

One of the world's most beautiful cities is probably one of the cheapest.

Picturesque Wales a welcoming getaway updated Tue, October 28, 2008

Here, amid and around the ruins of the medieval Tintern Abbey, the solace and serenity recalled so poetically by William Wordsworth is almost palpable to 21st-century visitors.

Saudi stocks tumble with world markets, oil prices updated Sat, October 25, 2008

The Saudi Arabian Stock Exchange began the week Saturday with its largest decline in four years, a reaction to the world's tumbling markets and oil prices, an economist said.