Archive for February, 2018
16 Feb, 2018
Americas Tops the Global Gambling Market – Technavio report
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–09 February 2018 – The latest market research report by Technavio on the global gambling market predicts a CAGR of more than 8% during the period 2018-2022. The report segments the global gambling market by type (lottery, betting, and casino) and by geography (the Americas, EMEA, and APAC). It provides a detailed illustration of […]
more…16 Feb, 2018
World invited to visit Palestine, see the reality of life under occupation
RAMALLAH, February 15, 2018 (WAFA & Travel Impact Newswire) – Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi Thursday called on all countries to accept the invitation of President Mahmoud Abbas to visit Palestine and occupied Jerusalem to assert solidarity with the Palestinian people. Abbas Thursday met bin Alawi at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, after which […]
more…16 Feb, 2018
Panasonic’s 100,000 Solar Lanterns Project Brings Light to Off-grid Communities Globally
OSAKA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE) — February 08, 2018 – Panasonic Corporation announced the successful completion of its 100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project, which has brought light to off-grid communities in 30 countries through 131 non-profit and other organizations in the last five years. Since the project’s inception in February 2013, a total of 102,716 solar lanterns […]
more…16 Feb, 2018
U.S. Military Families Stressed by High Cost of Elder Care
FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–February 07, 2018 – Elder care costs are creating unexpected economic stress for many of America’s career military families and fueling a growing demand for professional financial advice, according to the First Command Financial Behaviors Index®. First Command’s sixth annual elder care spending survey reveals that 78 percent of middle-class military families […]
more…16 Feb, 2018
Middlebury Interactive Languages and Qatar Foundation partner to boost Arabic speakers in U.S.
HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE) – 2018-02-08 —Middlebury Interactive Languages has received a grant from the Qatar Foundation International (QFI) to provide up to thirteen student scholarships for the 2018 Arabic Summer Academy at St. Michael’s College in Burlington, VT. The four-week immersion program provides high school students with the opportunity to accelerate Arabic language learning and […]
more…16 Feb, 2018
Northeast Asian destinations hammering ASEAN in pursuit of Thai outbound travel boom
Bangkok – With Japan at the forefront, Northeast Asian countries and Special Administrative Regions are clobbering the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in attracting the booming Thai outbound tourism market. A survey of the recent Thailand International Travel Fair, held between February 7-11 showed clearly how Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR […]
more…9 Feb, 2018
“Jailing critics does not make society safer”: A speech that will NEVER be heard at a travel industry event
BANGKOK (5 February 2018) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein started today his official visits to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji, urging all governments to employ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – in its totality – as a guide to law and policy. “The way to ensure we […]
more…9 Feb, 2018
20 years after moving to Asia, PATA’s pursuit of relevance remains elusive
The Pacific Asia Travel Association this week marks the 20th anniversary of its move from San Francisco to Bangkok. Travel Impact Newswire Executive Editor Imtiaz Muqbil, who has covered PATA since 1981, takes a look back and a look ahead. Bangkok – When PATA began pondering its move from San Francisco to Asia in the […]
more…6 Feb, 2018
Malaysian Competition Commission signs the Corruption-Free Pledge
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 (Bernama) — The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) is one of the government agencies that responded positively to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)’s call in signing the Corruption-Free Pledge (better known as IBR). The pledge signing ceremony held at Menara SSM, Kuala Lumpur was led by YBhg. Dato’ Abu Samah Shabudin, Chief […]
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