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Nov 22, 2013 | International Students, Reports, Study Abroad
The 819,644 international students and their families at universities and colleges across the country supported 313,000 jobs and contributed $24 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2012-2013 academic year, according to new NAFSA findings. This is a 6.2% increase in...
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Nov 21, 2013 | Reports, Study Abroad
Tourism’s central role in creating new jobs across Britain has been underlined in a report just released by Deloitte – ‘Tourism: jobs and growth’ – commissioned by VisitBritain. Highlights: Tourism economy set to grow 3.8% per annum – faster than manufacturing,...
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Oct 18, 2013 | Reports, UNWTO
In the first eight months of the year, international tourist arrivals grew by 5% to reach a record 747 million worldwide, some 38 million more than in the same period of 2012. Demand for international tourism remained strong throughout the first eight months of 2013,...
Oct 14, 2013 | NWW-News, Reports, Youth Travel
Gomio.com examines the terminology of the modern travel industry. Make the mistake of calling a “hostel-traveler” a tourist and you may find yourself getting a cold shoulder and stink eye… if not worse. Aren’t there several ways to travel, to discover, to explore?...
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Oct 10, 2013 | Accommodation, Reports
The online battle for the customer Hoteliers can compete with online travel agents, writes Brian Reeves. The answer lies in effective cost of sales budgeting and using the same consumer psychology as the OTAs The year-on-year growth in OTA commissions, particularly...
