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HANOI, Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister, Hoang Tuan Anh, says improving tour guide skills is now a priority to end a shortage that if left unresolved will damage long-term tourism goals. The tourism minister said: “Tourism students have been made aware of this situation… career orientation courses will be offered, as well as a set of professional standards, to make …

La Cigale Tabarka Hotel, Thalasso, Spa, & Golf Resort has welcomed the most prestigious guests to its grand Opening Ceremony. The property, which opened in late August, is new refurbished, having previously operated under the title of Tabarka Beach Hotel. The event was hosted along the sublime circled infinity pool, with La Cigale Tabarka Hotel welcoming numerous famous Arab singers …

Jazeera Airways recently released its July 2014 operational performance report, which shows an increase in flown passengers on routes serving Istanbul, Cairo, Jeddah, Sharm El Sheikh and Sohag. The airline issued its operational performance report on both a monthly and annual basis. The Report is based on official figures and statistics from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA). The …

The Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that vaccination against meningitis is mandatory for all local and international Haj pilgrims. Taking the flu shot is also recommended, in addition to quarantine requirements for foreign pilgrims depending on the country they live in, according to officials. “Vaccination should be taken at least 10 days before pilgrims arrive into …

TOKAT — Manager of the Mawlawi House Museum, Ekrem Anaç, gave information to Anadolu Agency about the history and importance of the House. Anaç said the Mawlavi house was built by Sultan Abdülmecid I in 1850 and presented to the Mawlavis in Tokat. He continued, “Tokat Mawlavi House is the most aesthetic Mawlavi house in Anatolia as it is wooden. …

ISTANBUL — Authorities of the World Bank are analyzing the success of Turkey’s southeastern province Gaziantep, which was chosen as one of the seven most competitive cities in the world in terms of innovation and novelty.According to the statement of Silk Way Development Agency (İKA), within the scope of a “Competitive Cities Database Project,” Gaziantep was deemed as a competitive …

A senior Asian Development Bank (ADB) official promised Monday to organize a meeting between the government and families affected by an ADB-funded railway rehabilitation project in Phnom Penh’s Toul Kok district. Ny Sandos said that following a 100-strong protest outside the ADB’s office Monday morning, she and three other representatives of the families met with ADB country director Eric Sidgwick. …

Two Vietnamese airlines have reportedly commenced flight simulations of routes over Cambodian airspace in an effort to cut travel time between that country’s two major cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. Vietnamese media reported yesterday that both Vietnam Airlines and VietJet Air had on Friday commenced flight simulations of the new paths, dubbed the “golden air route”, with Boeing …

Ta Prohm, the overgrown jungle temple of Tomb Raider fame, will lose four of its distinctive trees after government officials overseeing the Angkor park decided to remove them this week for safety reasons. Three of the cotton-silk trees intertwined with the ruins are already dead and rotting on the inside, according to the Authority for the Protection and Management of …

Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA — The minimum price of an umrah package has been fixed at RM4,900 and this will take effect by the middle of next year. Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said the move was to prevent pilgrims from being conned. He said that by fixing the minimum price, the ministry was clamping down on fraudulent …