Author Archive: Amey Myers

Saudi Arabia Needs Steep Increase in Hotel Room Number to Meet Future Demand

19 April 2011 The Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities (SCTA) has recently revealed new data on the strong growth of the tourism industry in Saudi Arabia and predicted equally impressive results for ... read more

More Guns Surround Egypt’s Ancient Treasures

18 April 2011 Security has been tightened around all ancient attractions in Egypt in an attempt to show the restoration of order and to prevent any further valuable artifacts from being stolen and ... read more

Concur Technologies Buys Minor Stake in Indian Travel Company Cleartrip

18 April 2011 Concur Technologies, provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions, based in Redmond – Virginia has announced having bought a $40 million minority stake in the Indian portal Cleartrip. This deal ... read more

British Travelers Opt for Adventure on Easter Holidays

18 April 2011 If you put the Royal Wedding and Easter together, then add extra bank holidays, you get a quite lengthy Easter break that British travelers are most surely going to take ... read more

Most Americans Plan to Use Tax Refunds to Pay for Travel

15 April 2011 Next week is the deadline for filling individual tax returns for US residents, and one of the perks of tax season is planning what to do with the subsequent tax ... read more

Santa Monica Says No to Hotel Doormen Asking for Bribes

14 April 2011 Travelers visiting Santa Monica will rejoice at hearing they will no longer have to put up with higher cab fares and poor services anymore, as hotel doormen are banned from ... read more

Business Travel Reaches High Level after Recession

13 April 2011 Since the hit taken by business travel along with other industry segments due to the 2008 recession, this tourism segment has reached its highest level, according to the Global Business ... read more