2010 Archive

December 2010

• GMS Tourism Working Group Holds 26th Gathering in Xishuanbanna
• Cambodia Geared to Host an Unforgettable ATF TRAVEX 2011
• GMS Workshop in Chiang Mai on Community-based Tourism
• MTCO Speaks on GMS Tourism Trends at ASES2010
• Economic Recovery Without Job Creation Would be Dangerous
• Lao Travel Tax for All Flying High in Laos
• Flying High in Laos
• UPDATE: GMS Infrastructures and Trade
• Saving Cambodia’s Historic Architectural Heritage
• Green Tourism is set to Dominate says TAT Governor
• What Prevents Hotels from Going Green
• Green Traveler Study Says Eco Travelers Become Greener
• Study Finds Tourism Earns More Money than Oil
• Special Announcements

November 2010

• Angkor Tops List of ‘Most Recommended’ World Heritage Sites
• Thai Foreign Minister Speaks for Tourism
• Trat Develops Gateway Options to Coastal Cambodia
• New International Airport Planned for Southern Vietnam
• Air France in Early 2011 Returning to Phnom Penh Airport
• Cambodia Back on Tracks
• Tourism and Biodiversity from Foes to Friends?
• French Development Agency Supports Coastal Hotels Going Green
• WTTC Urges Greater Collaboration on Climate Change Policies
• A Unique Business Opportunity in Vientiane Lao PDR
• New Booking Site for Lao Tourism
• New Heritage Conservation Course Offered at AIT in February 2011
• Run for Elephants
• International Circus Festival in Cambodia
• Tap New Markets at www.ExploreMekong.org
• Learn, Share, Engage at www.MekongTourism.org
• Go Social with Mekong Tourism

September – October 2010

• 2011 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards now Accepting Submissions
• Exotissimo Offering Special Leonard Cohen Concert and Tour Packages
• Laos on Camera, Camera
• ITE 2010 Opens in New Venue in HCM City
• New Study Reveals Pervasive Social Media Use within Adventure Tourism
• Emerging Khmer Destination Unveils its First Website
• Air Mekong Set for Launch
• China Reawakens Asian Rail Plans
• Heritage Line to launch new Mekong River cruiser
• Vote for the PATA 2011 ‘Face of the Future’

March 2010

Feburary 2010

• IUCN Workshop Fosters Integrating Business Skills into Ecotourism Operations
• MTCO Welcomes Back Project Coordinator
• Cambodia’s First Luxury Floating Ecolodge
• Two New Mekong Bridges to Link Thailand and Lao PDR
• Myanmar Holds Miss Tourism Contest for 2010
• Vietnam Air to Launch Direct Flights to Yangon
• Scenario for Grand Ceremony of Hanoi Millennium Anniversary
• China, Vietnam to Set Up New Trade Zone

January 2010

• Mekong Waterway Open Up between Cambodia and Vietnam
• New Cave Tour Highlight America’s Secret War In Laos
• HCMC Seeking Larger Tourism Budget
• Changing Climate Hurting Myanmar