Xylophone Madness in Thailand
July 6, 2008 | Written by Wayfarer Digital
At this year’s Thailand Travel Mart in Bangkok, I had the chance to rumble with the pros, jockeying for position, trying to get the best shots of the entertainment provided to tour operators from around the world. In this video, it’s 25 Thai drummers and a lone xylophonist — only in Thailand!
Of course, I have loads to say about Thailand, which can be found on ITKT’s Thailand... [Read more]
Taichung Adventure in Taiwan
June 25, 2008 | Written by Amanda Southall
Over a bowl of steaming soup in Taichung, Taiwan, I am tempted to ask my sister about its ingredients. The beef-broth soup was a delicious blend of tofu, chicken, noodles, mushrooms and a few ingredients I could not identify. However, one lesson I had learned during my trip to Taiwan was that nothing ruins a great bowl of soup like finding out the brown chunks I had been eating were actually cow stomach.
Located... [Read more]
Morning Buddhism in Khuraburi
June 2, 2008 | Written by Devin Galaudet
I have written a series of blogs recently about getting the authentic experience while traveling. Here is a little practicing what I preach when I was fortunate enough to have a Thai local help me pay alms to the monks of Khuraburi, Thailand.
Mai knocked on my door at 6:15AM to meet the monks and pay alms (sai-baat in Thai). We walked out into the coolest morning I have yet felt in Thailand to find Khuraburi in full... [Read more]
Best Aid: Visit Myanmar
June 2, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
THE best help the trade can give Myanmar is to encourage tourists to visit the cyclone-hit destination because, unlike foreign aid, which is only a temporary relief, the tourist dollar trickles down to the small businesses and individuals who need it the most and can use it to rebuild their lives, tour operators say.
Arguing that tourism is one of the few industries that can make an immediate difference, Myanmar... [Read more]
Iran Travel Blog
June 2, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
Rick Steves Blogs About his Travels in Iran
European travel expert Rick Steves is blogging about a new and unlikely travel destination – Iran . A well-know advocate of “close-to-the-ground” travel broadening perspectives and destroying ethnocentricity, Steves blogs about his experience filming a new public television show entitled “Iran: Its People and Culture, Yesterday and Today”. Although the show will... [Read more]
Narita Airport: 30th Anniversary
June 1, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
Narita International Airport celebrates its 30th anniversary on Tuesday, May 20. In the past 30 years, Narita has been used by approximately 680 million passengers, more than five times the population of Japan, and has handled around 41 million tons of cargo. It is one of the safest airports in the world and has not had a major accident during that time.
Narita opened in 1978 with one terminal... [Read more]
Israel Travel Guide
May 20, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
New Tourism Projects as Part of Israel’s 60th Anniversary Celebrations
As part of Israel’s 60th anniversary celebrations, mass events will take place throughout Israel, including a nocturnal laser show, fireworks displays, musical performances open to the public, a parachuting demonstration and an air force aerial demonstration
Israel’s 60th anniversary celebration will reach their peak on... [Read more]
Asia Tourism Update
May 17, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
Tibet delays May 1 re-opening - Natasha Dragun, Beijing (2008-04-24)
TOURISM officials in the Tibet Autonomous Region have announced that international tourists would not be allowed back into Tibet on May 1 (a national holiday) as previously planned.
Officials said that the region would re-open “soon”, but did not specify a date. Local agents reported that train tickets into Tibet for the May Day holiday... [Read more]
Smoke-Free Beijing Olympics
May 14, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
Beijing to Implement the Provisions on No Smoking on May 1 for Staging a Smoke-free Olympics - April 24, 2008
The Several Provisions on No Smoking Scope in Public Places of Beijing (hereinafter referred to as the Several Provisions) will come into force formally on May 1, 2008. This is based on the Provisions on No Smoking in Public Places of Beijing (hereinafter referred to as the Provisions) adopted by the Beijing... [Read more]
Beijing Olympic Ticket Sales
May 12, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
Domestic Olympic Ticket Sales Phase 3 Starts on May 5, 2008 April 23, 2008
Today, BOCOG announced the timetable and policies in relation to the implementation of the Phase-3 Domestic Olympic Ticket Sales Program. Starting from 9am, May 5 to June 9, 2008, BOCOG will launch the Program. During this period, the public can buy tickets of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at designated BOC (Bank of China) ticket outlets... [Read more]
Tibet Re-Opens to Tourists
May 10, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
The government of Tibet Autonomous Region has announced it will officially re-open the area to tourists on May 1. Lhasa re-opened Potala Palace on March 26 for the first time since business was suspended due to recent riots.
In recent years, tourism has become an important part of the Tibetan economy. In 2007, the region received more than 2.7 million visitors, with the government hoping to grow that to 3.3 million... [Read more]
Religious Market in Jordan
May 7, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
Religious Tourism Trends In Jordan - Sit Up and Take Notice Statistics:
One in four travelers would like a spiritual component to their vacations. (Travel Industry of America )
International travel from the USA for religious purposes rose 36% from 575,000 (2005) to 905,000 (2006), while overall outbound travel grew by only five percent. (US Office of Travel & Tourism Industries)
There are 400,000... [Read more]
Shilla Seoul Launches Hotel Package
April 29, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
The Shilla Seoul Launches Leading Quest Package Celebrating 80th Anniversary of The Leading Hotels of the World
South Korea’s premier hotel The Shilla Seoul is offering a Leading Quest package celebrating the 80th Anniversary of its marketing and distribution partner, The Leading Hotels of the World.
On offer throughout 2008, the package is priced at KRW 260,000 (US$267) a night for... [Read more]
Hong Kong Torch Relay
April 24, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay in Hong Kong
2 May 2008
This is sure to be a memorable experience to witness the Olympic flame being carried by 120 torchbearers to places throughout the territory on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories to spread the Olympic spirit.
Date: 2 May 2008
Time: 10am - 6pm
Venue: Starts on Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza,... [Read more]
Events Calendar - Russia
April 23, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
Spring
Founded on one of Russia ’s oldest folk traditions - celebrating the on-coming spring at the end of winter - but also incorporating the Christian tradition of pancakes in advance of Lent, the Maslenitsa Festival in March is the time to indulge on blini – or pancakes, in the shape of the sun of course!
The sun barely sets in St. Petersburg in spring and well past midnight the... [Read more]
ISRAMWORLD Encourages Family Travel
April 22, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
ISRAMWORLD INCREASES FOCUS ON FAMILY AND MULTIGENERATIONAL TRAVEL
Six new programs offer tours of China, Singapore, Thailand, Central Europe, Israel and Peru
Responding to an increasing demand from clients, the leading tour operator ISRAMWORLD is now offering six different family programs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.
“We are seeing more and more... [Read more]
EL AL Set for Passover
April 21, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES GETS SET FOR PASSOVER
Approximately 20,000 passengers fly from the U.S.A to Israel this holiday season.
EL AL, Israel’s national airline, is getting ready for Passover. In anticipation of the holiday, the airline is making special arrangements for all flights worldwide. Every EL AL aircraft is specially prepared, the number of flights is increased... [Read more]
Mountain Torq on Mount Kinabalu
April 20, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
The World’s Highest and Asia’s First Via Ferrata – Mountain Torq on Mount Kinabalu offers the newest mountaineering sport in Asia
Via Ferrata allows people of all ages to traverse rock faces previously only accessible to mountaineers and rock climbers
One of the safest mountaineering sports requiring no prior training or technical expertise
Mountain Torq, the... [Read more]
Golfing In Thailand With Caddies
April 19, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
Golfing In Thailand With Caddies
One aspect of Amazing Golf Thailand are the caddies. I often speak about this with friends and we all have the same conclusion, playing golf with a Thai caddie adds a whole new dimension to the game of golf and is a MUST experience for all golfers.
What can I say? For anyone who has not played golf in Thailand before, then the famous Thai caddies will... [Read more]
Vietnam Volunteer Program
April 16, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
Global Volunteers Offers New Volunteer Abroad Program in Vietnam Global Volunteers, the nation’s longstanding “volunteer vacation” leader, will inaugurate a new international service program opportunity in Vietnam, beginning July, 2008. In its 25th year, Global Volunteers engages short-term volunteers to work on long-term human and economic development projects on five continents in 21 countries, including... [Read more]
Israel’s “Fiesta 2008″
April 14, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
The “Fiesta 2008″ festival will take place on July 1st-3rd in the Ganei Yehoshua Park in Tel Aviv, with the participation of hundreds of dancers dancing to the sounds of dozens of rhythmic musical ensembles
The “Fiesta” festival will take place in a 50,000 square meter area at the Ganei Yehoshua site at the Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv. During the festival there will be 45 dance performances with... [Read more]
China & The Yangtze River
April 14, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
TOUR CHINA, CRUISE THE YANGTZE — FROM $3,729, INCLUDING
11 NIGHTS’ ACCOMMODATIONS, EXCURSIONS, MEALS AND AIRFARE
Not too long ago, it was fashionable—and appropriate—to call China the “Sleeping Giant.” Giant it remains, with its huge land mass and teeming population. But it has long since awoken, with booming industries that dominate global markets.
China also has become... [Read more]
Summer in Vietnam
April 9, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
Sensational Summer Season at The Nam Hai
Central Vietnam hots up for the summer with amazing offers from the regions most luxurious beach resort, The Nam Hai.
The Summer Season Packages are available from 1st April to 30th September 2008 and offer incredible value at all grades of villa from one bedroom villa to five bedroom pool villas including free nights accommodation and complimentary... [Read more]
Sri Lanka by Balloon
April 1, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
Adventure Tourism taken to Greater Heights with Hot Air Balloons
The skies over Sri Lanka will light up from Saturday March 22nd for two weeks as the Sri Lanka Balloon Festival 2008 takes off the ‘ground’ with 72 international ballooning enthusiasts mainly from the UK, Ireland,... [Read more]
Birdwatching in Thailand
March 30, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
FLYWAYS AND BYWAYS
Birdwatching in Thailand’s Golden Triangle and Upper Mekong River Basin
Story by Antony J. Lynam PhD
Birdwatchers spend billions of dollars on bird tours, chasing reports of rare and unusual birds. According to the US Bureau of Commerce and US Fish and Wildlife Service, in the late 1990s Americans alone spent over US$23 billion annually.
With Thailand... [Read more]
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