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AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – WYSE Travel Confederation, recognized as the authority on global youth and student travel, is pleased to announce Tony Espinoza, CEO of CouchSurfing, as keynote speaker fo
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – WYSE Travel Confederation, recognized as the authority on global youth and student travel, is pleased to announce Tony Espinoza, CEO of CouchSurfing, as keynote speaker for its WYSTC 2012 conference. The keynote speech will take place on Wednesday, September 19, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina.
Mr. Espinoza, a 20-year software vet who has launched technologies at companies like Apple, MTV Networks, and AOL, joined CouchSurfing in April.
CouchSurfing, the world’s largest social travel network with 4.6 million members in 91,694 cities, has drawn increasing attention for its exponential growth, as well as how it continues to transform youth travel.
To say that the recent string of violent demonstrations in the United Kingdom comes as a surprise is to admit that one has not been paying attention to the signs of rising tension among Brits – youths
To say that the recent string of violent demonstrations in the United Kingdom comes as a surprise is to admit that one has not been paying attention to the signs of rising tension among Brits – youths, in particular – which has been building in recent months.
Last November in London, during the yearly World Travel Market (WTM), thousands of college students took their frustrations to the streets. According to reports, approximately 30,000 to 52,000 protesters attended that initial demonstration on the streets of central London. These students were reported to have come from various parts of the country including England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Flashed on the television screens all over the media center at ExCel Exhibition Center, where the WTM was being held, we
NEW DELHI, India – Over the years, SATTE has received tremendous response from national tourism boards, Indian states, hotel chains, airlines, and tourism products from across the globe.
NEW DELHI, India – Over the years, SATTE has received tremendous response from national tourism boards, Indian states, hotel chains, airlines, and tourism products from across the globe. SATTE has always played a vital role in promoting diverse segments of tourism and has now evolved as a leading travel event in South Asia. The vast participation of many major Indian and global players and the presence of the who’s who from the travel industry is testimony to the importance the travel and tourism industry gives to SATTE. The 20th edition of SATTE will be held in New Delhi from January 16-18, 2013 and in Mumbai from January 21-22, 2013.
TANZANIA (eTN) – Reacting to circulating reports over escalating crime on poaching of elephants and the bloody ivory trade, Tanzania government said more than 1,000 poaching suspects were booked in th
TANZANIA (eTN) – Reacting to circulating reports over escalating crime on poaching of elephants and the bloody ivory trade, Tanzania government said more than 1,000 poaching suspects were booked in the span of a year.
Officials from the ministry of Natural Resources said Wednesday this week that 1,200 suspected poaching criminals were arrested and booked before the courts of law. Court punishment for a convicted poacher can be a fine of only US$13.
Neither data nor number of elephants poached and jumbo killers booked before the law during the year in question, 2012, and March this year, are available. Wildlife conservation officials only said several people were arrested, some were charged for crimes on poaching, while others were in possession of high-caliber hunting guns.