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Tourism Briefs ( 25 November - 01 December 2013)

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Boeing Forecasts Increased Demand for Airline Pilots In Middle East
Boeing projects that airlines in the Middle East will need nearly 100,000 new pilots and technicians to support the expanding demand for new airplane deliveries over the next two decades. At the Dubai Air Show this week, Boeing released the regional projections of the 2013 Pilot and Technician Outlook - a respected industry forecast of aviation personnel.  With the aviation industry in the Middle East growing faster than the world average, the Boeing outlook predicts the region will require 40,000 pilots and 53,100 technicians over the next 20 years. For the Middle East region an average of 2,000 new pilots and more than 2,600 new airline technicians will be needed each year to meet the expected demand. The 2013 global outlook projects significant increases in pilot demand - compared to previous forecasts - in all regions except Europe, which declined slightly over last year’s outlook.  (Traveldailynews.com)
 
“Tourism will help rebuild Philippines”
Philippine’s Department of Tourism (DOT) has said tourism will play a “significant role” in rebuilding the country after the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan. Tourism already accounts for 8 per cent of the country’s GDP and provides many jobs to communities as well as improved facilities as infrastructure is built. The DOT called on the private and public sectors to help the country return to normalcy and continue tourism growth, with many travel companies already pledging donations and help in the relief stages. The DOT’s update to the trade also included a report into the flight and hotel situation in the country. Services have now resumed from Busuanga Airport and ferries are operating as usual, although some tourists are trapped where roads are impassable. (Traveldailymedia.com)
 
China’s Avatar Park to Get New Airport
A new airport is being developed in China to boost tourism at Wulingyuan, which was made famous as the inspiration for the movie Avatar. The new Lotus International Airport will serve the city of Zhangjiajie, in central China’s Hunan province, which is the gateway to the UNESCO-listed Wulingyuan Scenic & Historic Interest Area. Wulingyuan forms part of the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, which was named as China’s first national forest park in 1982. Its soaring limestone karsts and lush jungle was cited by Hollywood director James Cameron as the basis for the fictional world of Pandora in his 2009 movie. Since Avatar was released, Wulingyuan has experience a surge in tourism numbers, and authorities in Hunan have now decided to develop a new international airport to serve this rising traffic. (Traveldailymedia.com)
 
Microsoft Bing Strikes a Deal with Tripadvisor Hotel Metasearch Tool
As the Google Hotel Finder gains popularity worldwide, Microsoft Bing is making substantial grounds in the US travel sector with a new agreement with TripAdvisor. Microsoft has inked a deal with the hotel review metasearch tool TripAdvisor to be integrated with Bing hotel search results. The latest partnership with Microsoft and TripAdvisor will let the US users to monitor hotel availability, compare live hotel prices and watch traveller ratings and reviews on the Bing search page.  (Trvelandtourworld.com)

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