Bulgaria to Boost Tourism with Health Industry
The chairperson of National Association for Spa and Wellness Stanimir Stankov has a vision to bring Bulgaria “dreamed solvent tourists “, for a week in Italy and a week in Bulgaria with the intention of boosting spa and wellness tourism there, which may even be granted support from the European Union. Services are to be [...]
Turkey privatisations in the pipeline
Turkey has announced some privatizations are set to go ahead by the end of the year. Both Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Head of Turkey's new investment support and promotion agency expect a record $25 billion of FDI in comparison to $20 billion in 2006. Erdogan said 2008 will likely bring in more than this [...]
Art Dubai Joins FIAC, to make headway in the Middle East
The launch of the 1st edition of the Global Art Forum Transcripts publication, on October 17th at the Institut du Monde Arabe, (Art Dubai) will collaborate with the FIAC, next March in Dubai (known as PARIS-DUBAI) to organise a special program for the Global Art Forum. This will bring together a number of artists and [...]
Turkey close enough for weekend break
In an industry of expanding airlines and rising access to foreign countries, it is now realistic for people to head to Dalaman, Bodrum or other spots in Turkey for a weekend break. Traffic figures were released this week by Gatwick airport covering the half-term period, showing that Dalaman was the fifth most popular destination for [...]
Dubai quality group organises benchmarking trip to UK
The non profit organisation dedicated to raising the performance level of the local business environment, Dubai Quality Group DQG), has announced that it will visit the United Kingdom. The purpose of the trip will be a benchmarking exercise with award winning organisations from October 28 to November 1, 2007. The initiative is just one of [...]