... do a guest post on her site.  Drive, Shop and Be Merry:  Tapping Into Rural Retail and Tourism Opportunities at Christmas is live today, and I invite you over to have a ... More Than Neatness Tap Into Post-Retirement Entrepreneurship Does Online Education Threaten Rural Schools? This Greyhound’s Going, Going … Gone? Leverage Local Tourism Efforts With ‘Locals Know’ Campaign

... values. Sieu also said that the introduction of “responsible tourism” was necessary for Viet Nam right now, as in the past the country ... responsible tourism in Viet Nam. Other challenges include poor living and working conditions in rural areas ... rise. He also pinned his hopes on the future of responsible tourism in Viet Nam, as the initiative would soon be institutionalised in the national ...

... served lovely dark, leafy lettuce in addition to the standard iceberg. But it isn't just seeing the enhanced tourism infrastructure and out-of-towners (and out-of-staters) enjoying Newton County that lets me know it ... . That, after all, is surely its biggest attraction--an attraction that has grown stronger as we become more sentimental for our rural past, which is surely slipping away ... .

... 244 pages | PDF | 2 MB Over the last decades, tourism has become a key sector in the world economy: its contribution to ... poorest countries (European Commission, 2007). Tourism is therefore an important driver of growth and prosperity and, particularly within developing ... rural decline or experiencing urban regeneration (European Commission, 2007). This book provides new research on tourism ...

... pandemic had spread its tentacles into India, providing yet another setback for the tourism industry. "The Swine flu scare was even ... ." Rahmany, however, believes the worst for India's tourism sector is finally behind us. "Christmas and New Year travel ... ;s 10 per cent growth in tourism is definitely achievable with the government even developing 150 rural sites to generate more ...

... remote eastern province of Mondulkiri recruited for a grassroots tourism project that uses employment incentives to encourage environmental ... this method is increasingly being shunned. “For a poor rural person who wishes to feed their family, no deterrent will ... forces, villagers in Mondulkiri’s eco-tourism enclaves are trying to carve out a space for themselves and adventurous tourists. ...

... Des Moines Register recently discussed rural Iowans’ efforts to combat the problem of ... countless efforts to stop the state’s rural population drain. Former Gov. Tom Vilsack ... Street for a kind of nostalgic small-town tourism. Conference attendees listened to speakers who touted ... months to write “Hollowing Out the Middle: The Rural Brain Drain and What It Means for America.” ...

... remote eastern province of Mondulkiri recruited for a grassroots tourism project that uses employment incentives to encourage environmental conservation ... method is increasingly being shunned. "For a poor rural person who wishes to feed their family, no deterrent ... forces, villagers in Mondulkiri's eco-tourism enclaves are trying to carve out a space for themselves and adventurous tourists. ...

Village Ways, a tourism initiative which runs community-owned and managed projects in the Himalayas, has walked away with the ... for cultural engagement. The company received the accolade at the Responsible Tourism Awards 2009. Tourists who choose to undertake one of ... able to experience authentic Indian culture in remote rural regions of the country. Members of the local communities are involved ...

... and Community Service-AmeriCorps VISTA, USDA Forest Service Oakmulgee District, Bibb County Commission, Alabama Historical Commission, Perry County Chamber of Commerce and Moundville Archaeological Park with the goal of expanding tourism and outdoor recreation in west central Alabama.   For the complete article please see You can access the site associated with the project by visiting

... stock and resorts. Tellingly, the board also says that it acts not just as a promotional vehicle for tourism but as a "lynchpin" for the island as a whole, by which it means that tourism is fundamental ... Porto Cristo and Calas de Mallorca, is planning on promoting more rural tourism, while Artà, which has little by way of tourism, is the recipient of funding to promote its environment to ...

... of Russia, presented the award to India’s Tourism Minister, Kumari Selja at a gala function held ... tourist arrivals to the country as well as foreign exchange earnings from tourism. “It has also re-enforced interest in the country and contributed in ... tourism products such as wellness, adventure and rural tourism, which offer the visiting tourist a rejuvenating and enriching experience,&# ...

... stopped the project from going ahead because the reclassification of the land from rural to urban had not been authorised by them. Bigastro town council ... now be built has not been decided but the thoughts are for something less ambitious, something more related to rural tourism which to be honest is more appropriate for the area. Actually, we quite like the land as it is. Before they decide ...

... David oversees new credit disbursal and interest and principal repayments. The meetings take place at AsoProLa, an organization working to educate coffee producers and promote rural tourism. Every meeting ends just the way it should in Altamira, with good company and a strong cup of coffee, 2 heaping spoonfuls of sugar for the ticos, black for ...

  A recent award given to Kent Downs AONB signifies how valuable the Wye College estate is as scenery viewed from the top of the North Downs. The £1million that rural tourism  contributes to the Kent economy would certainly have been less, if the View from on top of the downs was scarred by a vast