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Tourism Briefs (3 - 9 March 2014)

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Tripadvisor Hits 150 Million User Reviews
TripAdvisor has reached another content milestone, by becoming the first travel site to feature 150 million customer reviews. The landmark review, which was written about the Cameron House Inn in North Carolina, comes 14 years after the first review. But the amount of content being posted has accelerated significantly in recent years. TripAdvisor now collects more than 90 user contributions every minute from more than two billion unique worldwide visitors a year, for its collection of 3.7 million hotels, restaurants and attractions.  (Traveldailymedia.com)
 
 
 
Google Takes Indian Heritage Online
Google India and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have teamed up together to offer 360-degree online views of almost 100 national monuments. People across the globe will be able to explore the Taj Mahal and other national Indian monuments online through Street View. The project aimed to create a panoramic imagery of the “nationally important” monuments like Taj Mahal, Humayun’s Tomb, Khajuraho, Red Fort and Agra Fort, etc. So far, Google has released the first set of 360 degree online images of 30 monuments and will slowly keep adding other heritage sites. (Traveldailymedia.com) 
 
World Committee on Tourism Ethics to Focus on the Exploitation of Children  
The protection of children from all forms of exploitation, the fight against trafficking, anti-poaching and accessible tourism for all are among the work priorities defined by the newly formed World Committee on Tourism Ethics (WCTE). Under the chairmanship of Pascal Lamy, former Director-General of World Trade Organization - WTO, the World Committee on Tourism Ethics met for the first time in its new constitution as appointed by the UNWTO General Assembly in August 2013. The Action Plan of the Committee for the coming four years will focus on the exploitation of children in all its forms, trafficking, poaching and the illegal trading of wildlife, accessible tourism for all and promotion of fair models of all inclusive holidays. (Traveldailynews.com)

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