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From Ibiza to Skagen, Crystal Cruises is expanding its repertoire of ultra-luxury European cruises with nine maiden calls.

Holland America Line announced the addition of Australian Chef Mark Best as the newest member of the line's esteemed Culinary Council. Celebrated as one of the most innovative chefs in the world today, Best was welcomed to the group at an event on ms Amsterdam during the ship's call in Sydney, Australia, while sailing on its 115-day Grand World Voyage.

From Tennessee to Kentucky to Ireland, stories of old whiskies forgotten in the back of rickhouses and warehouses drift among distillers the world over. From lunch breaks to happy hours, their debates over which whiskey would taste best has become the stuff of legend. To offer resolution and introduce a new line of rare spirits to a growing base of whiskey aficionados, DIAGEO (NYSE: DEO) today announced the official start of the Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company. 

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Wingstop Restaurants, Inc. today announced the appointment of Flynn Dekker as its Chief Marketing Officer to oversee the brand positioning, marketing strategy and advertising execution for the chain's 600+ domestic and international locations.

Tourism has always been regarded as the impetus that brings in new business opportunities and economic development for a region. As an industry, there are several factors that have an impact on tourism both positively and negatively. One such aspect is the natural disasters and climate changes that occur in a place unexpectedly. 

Sending message in a bottle -  does it sound romantic? Unfortunately, there is no romance in it. In fact, there is no common sense to it as it refers to the pollution from plastics that is threatening our seas and oceans today. 

Circus has always fascinated people because it is a unique form of 'live' entertainment. It is believed to have had its origins in the Roman Empire where the first ever circus company called Circus Maximus was formed. After the fall of the Roman Empire, there was no defined circus company and there were only small wandering groups that traveled from one place to another to showcase their skills. The circus industry was revived during the 18th century by a Briton named Philip Astley, who is often regarded as the 'Father of Modern Circus.' Since then, circus companies have flourished in different parts of Europe and it spread to other parts of the world such as Asia, Russia and the Americas.

The mesmerizing art of carving fruits and vegetables originated in the Far East and has caught on in other parts of the world as well. It was believed to have been practiced in Japan and Thailand 700 years ago. Also called as Mukimono in Japan, chefs carved vegetables to garnish food. In Thailand too, it was used to decorate rafts during important festivals. In both the countries, it was started by chefs who wanted to impress the members of the royal family with their skills. Over a period of time, this art was passed on from one generation to another and it also became more refined over the years. With colonialism and globalization, it spread to other parts of the world and today, it is practiced seen as a form of art in both Eastern and Western countries. 

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Massages were used as a natural remedy for pains and soreness since the hunting and gathering days of human civilization. It is based on the basic instinct of rubbing the part that hurts, similar to the instinct of drinking for thirst. In ancient times, massages were a powerful healer and there were even people who were believed to have the 'spiritual power' to heal pains. Since then, this knowledge was passed down from generation to generation. Depending on the geographical region in which massage was used, the techniques handed down vary differently.

Lovely place to discover El Nido - Palawan - Philippines

The Harmandir Sahib, in Amritsar, is the most sacred place of the Sikh religion.

We love Handicraft,

Handicraft Markets are 100 % linked to the Tourism Industry and visiting those Markets becomes a great tourist activity.

Think Outside of the Box is a metaphor that means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective.

Creativity + Productivity = Success 

This concept has become widely used in business environments, especially by Tourism consultants and executive coaches in the Industry.

Quote:

Imagination is more important than Knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”

Albert Einstein

Hope you have a great new year 2014. Let the celebration begin. Cheers to 2014. May all your dreams come true.. !

The Tourismembassy Team

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There are no more doubts now about the fact that el Celler de Can Roca in Girona Cataluña is the best restaurant of the world. 

As we all know now, the World´s 50 best restaurants list recognized the Celler de Can Roca restaurant as the number 1 of the world.

Technology has had great impacts on the tourism as well as other sectors affiliated to tourism.  These are sectors such as transport, communication and tours among other sectors. Over the years, the use of technology in tourism has been enhanced uniquely to provide very exclusive services all across the globe. In the recent past when technology was rarely used in the tourism sector, most services were of very poor quality and equally unreliable. However, with time technology has gone a long way in improving the quality of service delivery in the tourism sector.

The tourism industry has topped as one of the fastest developing sectors of the global economy. This unique success has been attributed to a number of factors most notably the impact of that the music industry has had on tourism. In the present day, music flows in arguably each and every sector of the economy. As such, it has had great influences on tourism and has thereby left behind a trail of benefits on the sector. Over the years, music has been revolutionalized a lot leading to emerging trends in the music industry. It is very important to note that there are a number of ways through which music has affected tourism either directly or indirectly.

The hotel industry has over the years grown incredibly especially due to the fact that it has become easy for new developments in the hotel industry to emerge. One of the most well   defined developments in this sector is seen in light of architecture designs used during the construction of hotel rooms. There’s never going to be a better time to travel than when you are planning a vacation to your number one tourist destination. When such is the case, there is usually need to ensure that you are able to choose a hotel whose rooms are designed uniquely to address your needs for style and comfort. One great attribute of present day hotel rooms is that these rooms come with very edgy designs, a factor that serves as a key selling point of the rooms.

The tourism industry remains one of the fastest developing industries all across the globe. This is because of the fact that the industry has been quite open to developments and changes that having in turn enabled the sector to be quite vibrant and dynamic. Similarly, the gaming industry has also grown at a very outstanding rate and has had great impacts on tourism and other sectors. Casinos in particular have had a wide range of effects on tourism by acting as a key attraction factor to most tourist destinations. Over the years, the gaming  industry especially casinos have been refined uniquely  to possess world class  features that  go a long way in  enhancing the quality of services offered in casinos.

The cruise industry is one of those industries that have grown far and wide over the years. This is mainly due to the fact that the sector has been quite enterprising in a way that there has been a massive emergence of cruise companies all across the globe. The industry’s history dates back to late 1818 with the onset of the first cruise company in New York. Since then there are numerous cruise companies that have been set up allover the world. The best thing about these companies is that they offer very exclusive and outstanding services that have enabled the sector to grow incredibly. Commonly, in the cruise industry there are mainly two types of ships; Cargo ships and Passenger ships with the latter being the most common ones.

The tourism sector has grown way beyond anyone’s expectations. This is due to the reason that the sector has been very vibrant and equally dynamic in a way that has made it one of the highest revenue contributors to the global economy. Specifically, in developing countries such as countries in Africa, tourism is ranked as the number one source of revenue for these countries. The increased growth of the sector has made it quite possible for the sector to offer a wide range of employment opportunities.

There is arguably no doubt about the importance of tourism in the economy of any country. This is due to the reason tourism contributes to more than 50% of a country’s economy annually. Despite the fact that the tourism sector has been thriving greatly over the last few years, it has also been greatly affected by war conflicts and instabilities in countries. Generally, for tourism to thrive efficiently peace and stability are some of the most important factors that need to be enhanced. Countries that have experienced war conflicts have suffered a great blow in its tourism sector. War conflicts and political have great negative impacts on tourism. These impacts are such as: