Christmas is one of the peak getaway periods
		Issue : 01-2012 Christmas and New Year is traditionally one of the peak getaway periods, this year sees an increase in the number of people looking to get away to relax and have fun with loved ones.

	"Thomas Cook" close 200 travel agencies
		Issue : 01-2012 British tour operator Thomas Cook said , it will close 200 stores after tourism to Tunisia and Egypt dried up in the wake of the protests earlier this year.

	Prized UAE Falcons Have Hospitals and Passports
		Issue : 01-2012 Residents of the United Arab Emirates are frequently caught with illegally-procured wild animals, including an injured cheetah found limping along a road in Abu Dhabi,

	Frankincense is Soon to be the Ghost of Christmas Past
		Issue : 01-2012 Frankincense burners such as those depicted above could eventually become unnecessary as frankincense supplies dwindle.

	50 million people visited the UK’s national museums last year
		Issue : 01-2012 Over 50 million people visited the UK’s national museums last year, more than double the number before the re-introduction of universal free admission in December 2001.

	Moscow urges expansion of tourism cooperation with Iran
		Issue : 01-2012 A Russian tourism official called for expansion of Tehran-Moscow tourism cooperation.

	Oman: 'It's time to encourage sustainable tourism'
		Issue : 10-2011 Sustainable tourism practices must be encouraged in the Sultanate, an expert on sustainable tourism has urged the country's authorities, while making a presentation titled

	Report: Egyptian Organic Farm Declared Sustainability World Leader
		Issue : 10-2011 A recent report by the World Economic Forum has identified 16 successful companies from as far a field as Costa Rica and China which have shown great environmental awareness and tackled social problems.

	Thailand golf tourism heads towards $US2 Billion
		Issue : 09-2011 Led by growth from Australia and Europe, the value of foreign golf tourism to Thailand may reach $US2 billion in 2012 for the first time.

	Riyadh Kingdom Tower to become world's tallest building
		Issue : 09-2011 Saudi Arabia unveiled plans to build the world's tallest tower — a mixed-use structure that will rise two-thirds of a mile high — in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah.