Tourism 101

Oh how time flies by and the best of intentions are left to fall to the wayside.  I started this blog in early 2008 and failed to keep it up: my last posting was eight months ago.  Among my many New Years resolutions is to do a better job of keep this blog going.  And as [...]

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By Peter Semone
It seems like an eternity since the tsunami tragedy of December 2004.  I had the good fortune to visit Khao Lak and see how my friend Reid Ridgway has progressed with his Ecotourism Training Center (ETC).  I remember in the weeks following the tsunami, when I was still sitting in the corporate seat [...]

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Mekong Tourism Marketing Plan
By Peter Semone
In late January the Tourism Ministers of the MEKONG countries met on the sidelines of the ASEAN Tourism Fair (ATF) which was held in Bangkok, Thailand.  At this meeting, the Ministers approved a three year subregional marketing plan which I was asked to prepare during the last quarter of 2007.  

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By Peter Semone
Last week the World Economic Forum released its Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report (TTCR) entitled Balancing Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability.  This is the second year running that this study has been conducted with the intent of exploring the factors driving travel and tourism industry competitiveness in 130 economies. The full report can be downloaded here.

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