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BMI's tourism report for the Russian market looks at a range of variable factors, including rates of growth in inbound and outbound travel over our five-year forecast period to 2018, as well as the expansion of the country's accommodation market, tourism-related expenditure and the overall industry value.

Travel Around Jamaica (formerly TAJ Tours) is now ranked as one of the top tour companies providing tour and transfer services to travelers around the world. Well known as a one-stop shop for organizing airport transfers, group or private tours for the Montego Bay, Negril and Ocho Rios area. Travelers around the world love working with Travel Around Jamaica as they personalize each trip choosing the right locations, attractions, accommodations and providing a true Jamaican experience.

This industry report offers the most up-to-date market data on the actual market situation, trends and future outlook for compound optical microscopes in Denmark. The research includes historic market data from 2007 to 2013 and forecasts until 2018 which makes the report an invaluable resource for industry executives, marketing, sales and product managers, analysts, and other people looking for key industry data in readily accessible and clearly presented tables and graphs.

The Cypriot travel and tourism sector was adversely affected by the eurozone crisis in 2009. Despite recovery in 2010-2011, the financial crisis in the country in 2012-2013 led to a further fall in the sector in 2013. Initiatives by the Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) to promote domestic and international tourism, and government plans for the development of tourism infrastructure facilities and increasing foreign investments are expected to attract more tourists over the forecast period.

The Costa Rica Tourism Report examines the significant long-term potential in the local tourism industry. It raises concerns about the proliferation of drug-trafficking throughout Central America, which poses a challenge to Costa Rican authorities and could deter tourism to the region. We also analyse the growth strategies being employed by the country to continue to attract arrivals, including airport and port expansions, as well as continued efforts to remain an eco-tourism destination.

Le Phat Dan is an important day for Buddhists in Vietnam- it is the birthday of Buddha. Throughout the country, Buddhist Vietnamese light lotus shaped lanterns and burn incense sticks to mark the occasion. This is also the best time to visit the country and experience the cultural splendor of Vietnam. This year, Le Phat Dan is very special as Vietnam is chosen as the host country to mark the UN celebration of Buddha's birthday, also known as the UN Day of Vesak.

BMI expects slow but steady growth in the Romanian tourism market, with economic recovery in Western as well as Central and Eastern Europe indicating a gradual increase in inbound travel throughout our forecast period to 2018. Domestic economic growth is also expected to pick up, leading to slow but steady growth in the number of outbound travellers.

Growth in the Bulgarian travel and tourism sector slowed during the review period (2008-2012) driven by decline in domestic trips at a CAGR of -3.78%. However, growth in domestic trips was recorded in 2012 supported by the economic improvements in the country. Timetric expects the Bulgarian tourism sector to record healthy growth over the forecast period (2013-2017), in line with growth in supporting industries. The government and tourism agencies have been making continuous efforts to increase tourism activity in the country.

With a view to ease the complex process of travel arrangements as far as the vehicle booking part is concerned, El Camino Charters now introduces Charter IQ, which serves as a very own personal online charter management portal of every client. This application integrated in the official website of the company facilitates simple, smooth and quick online booking of buses, coaches, etc.

When visiting San Francisco, many travelers crave a more local flavor, rather than the typical tourist destinations. They want the best restaurants, the hippest clubs, and the landmarks that are off the beaten path—the Golden Gate City’s best-kept secrets that Google may not reveal. Visitors familiar with Luxor Cab Company know that discovering these local hot spots can be as easy as hopping into an airport taxi in San Francisco at luxorcab.com

Spa development is still in an early stage in Poland. The value of health and wellness tourism reached PLN1.8 billion in 2012, which translates into 8% growth as compared to the year before. This growth is attributable to positive performance both of destination spas and hotel/resorts spas. This type of service has gained so much in popularity that nearly every newly established hotel provides some kind of internal spa/wellness facility.

The Moroccan travel and tourism sector registered slow growth during the review period (2008-2012), due to the European sovereign debt crisis and the Arab Spring uprisings in 2010. Government initiatives on domestic and international tourism promotions, the development of tourism infrastructure and increased government investments will develop the tourism sector over the forecast period (2013-2017).

Official stats indicate that the number of tourists visiting Belgrade in Jan 2014 were up by 12% comparing with same period of past year. Data from the City Institute of Informatics and Statistics have shown that 36,295 tourists visited Belgrade in January this year, which is a 12 percent {rise|increase} in the number of tourists from January 2013.

BMI's China tourism report looks at the expected trends across a range of key market indicators in this burgeoning Asia Pacific destination. Strong domestic economic growth is boosting both outbound travel and infrastructure investment, while at the same time inbound travel is increasing as China becomes more popular in a range of source markets.

The number of inbound visitors to Taiwan reached record-high levels of over 7 million visitor trips in 2012. This helped to boost overall value sales of health and wellness tourism as hot springs were one of Taiwan's main attractions. Taiwan boasts several hot springs locations that were popular among tourists such as Beitou, Wulai and Jiaosi in Northern Taiwan. Other locations around Taiwan such as Guanziling and Tai'an Hot Springs in Central Taiwan were well-known among local Taiwanese who...

Belgrade has been proclaimed the best tourist place in South Eastern Europe (SEE) in a tourism action to pick the best in SEE tourism in 2013 carried out by Sacen International, an international center for tourism and hospitality development based in Serbia.

The continued powerful spread of the Korean Wave around the world, mainly due to the K-Pop trend, increased curiosity about where South Korea is located, and many inbound tourists chose South Korea as an attractive place to visit. Previously, most inbound tourists to South Korea consisted of Asian tourists, but recently there was a more diverse combination of inbound tourists, including from the US and Europe. Therefore, in 2012 there was an increasing tourist base from around the world.

The main event impacting incoming tourism to Poland in 2012 was EURO 2012. The football matches attracted several hundred thousand fans from countries with teams participating in the championship. Another factor that has helped boost the number of incoming tourists has been fast development of medical tourism and a qualitative business environment in main Polish cities influencing growth in business tourism.

The Mauritian travel and tourism market suffered a significant downfall in 2009 due to the eurozone crisis, as the country's tourism sector was largely dependent on international visitors, particularly from European countries. Following 2009, growth was recorded in international arrivals and expenditure, driven by government initiatives to promote Mauritian tourism offerings in key source markets in Europe, as well as in emerging markets such as China and India.

Inbound travel to Hungary is largely dependent on the economic strength of key source markets in Europe; as such, we saw little growth in 2012. More positive figures were seen in 2013, with arrivals reaching 10.7mn, up from 10.4mn in 2012. We expect growth in inbound arrivals to accelerate from 2014 to reach an annual arrivals figure of 13.0mn in 2018. Only one country from outside Europe makes it into the top 10 markets for arrivals to Hungary, and in the longer term, diversification would reduce Hungary's vulnerability to economic downturn among its neighbours.

The Mauritian travel and tourism market suffered a significant downfall in 2009 due to the eurozone crisis, as the country's tourism sector was largely dependent on international visitors, particularly from European countries. Following 2009, growth was recorded in international arrivals and expenditure, driven by government initiatives to promote Mauritian tourism offerings in key source markets in Europe, as well as in emerging markets such as China and India.

Health and wellness tourism in South Korea showed positive retail current value growth in 2012, of 5%; this was mostly due to the increasing popularity of medical tourism in South Korea. In 2009, the South Korean government announced medical tourism as a key area for future growth, and related policies and support have been provided to the public and private sectors. The Ministry of Health and Wellness announced that medical tourism has been seeing remarkable growth in the number of patients...

Although the number of outgoing trips fell by 1% in 2012, tourist expenditure increased by 4%. The slight decrease in the number of trips can be explained by the on-going economic recession in Europe while the increase in tourist expenditure shows that people who are travelling are willing to spend more in order to have quality or even luxury holidays.

TUI AG has had a successful year in 2013, with a rise in group profit enabling a dividend payment to shareholders for the first time in five years. The company appointed a new CEO who implemented the oneTUI restructuring plan which aimed to reduce costs, streamline administrative processes and position the company business model towards content and brand orientated value. The UK and the Nordic region were the key success areas for the company in 2013, while France and Germany underperformed.

There are a range of factors that make China's IT market very attractive with strong growth prospects including the size of population, rising incomes, relatively low penetration of products and solutions and a supportive policy environment. IT spending growth in China is expected to outperform on a regional and global basis, with a CAGR of 9.7% forecast 2014-2018 as IT spending increases as a share of GDP. However, China's IT market is not without its challenges as the pool of first-time buyers diminishes and vendors struggle in the face of high levels of piracy, cyber security issues, intense competition and price-sensitive consumers. The outlook is positive overall, but as China develops, its IT market evolves and vendors offering tablets and hybrids/convertibles and services firms with strong cloud computing product portfolios are expected to outperform.