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News George Burt of Jedburgh Alliance said in a statement: "We are confident that the trial will be a boost for tourism and for the many small and diverse businesses which are the fabric of the economy in rural communities. [13 Aug 2008]
Tech to tackle India's poverty
News It is now reaching out to westerners to help fund the redevelopment through rural tourism, where people can stay in an Indian village. Villagers in India are turning to technology to lift them out of the deprivation that... [23 Apr 2008]
IBM's latest Lotus targets mobile mash-ups
News The company says it is designed for building mobile mash-ups such as services for the tourism market, where electronic map applications are integrated with information on local restaurants, weather or independent holiday... [26 Mar 2008]
Why pay more abroad? EU demands mobile roaming cuts
News Reding added: "We would like consumers to feel at ease wherever they are - if they are abroad for tourism or if they are abroad for business. EU commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, speaking... [11 Feb 2008]
A call centre in your bedroom?
News The main industry sectors embracing the home call-centre agent model are healthcare, insurance, technology, tourism and travel. The trend for call centre workers to be based from home is set to increase rapidly over the... [27 Sep 2007]
100,000 non-UK fingerprints recorded each month
News Visa applicants in 100 countries worldwide are required to provide fingerprints if they want to visit to the UK for work, study or tourism. The government is recording over 100,000 fingerprints a month from foreign... [17 Sep 2007]
dotMobi hands out free domains for cities
News The domains are expected to be used primarily by cities' tourism departments, and those taking up the offer will have to agree to put content onto the site and maintain it themselves. London is one of 650 cities around... [11 Jul 2007]
Qall me, says search engine
News Orasan said: "Tourism is the main industry that can make use of the technology but there is also potential for multinational companies and medical services to use it. A project to develop a system that allows people to... [03 Oct 2006]
Tourist chiefs boost videoconferencing network
News The UK's national tourism agency VisitBritain is expanding its videoconferencing links with its offices around the world. The agency - funded by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport - is using videoconferencing to... [23 Aug 2006]
Microsoft launches Virtual Earth in the UK
News He said: "We have had a lot of interest from real-estate, retail and tourism industries. Microsoft has this week launched the beta version of its online location service and Virtual Earth satellite image mapping platform... [24 May 2006]
China.com sells sub domains
News Some cities in China are already publishing information on the city.china.com domain about government issues, tourism and business. China.com is to franchise part of its web domain to brands, countries and cities as part... [16 Mar 2006]
2012 Olympics are 'major win for UK IT'
News The games will also have implications for the NHS National IT programme, online arrangements for tourism and how local authorities promote themselves on the internet. The 2012 London Olympics will demand major... [17 Jan 2006]
UK announces plan for culture web library
News Announcing the action plan, Lammy said: "This will provide rich and diverse cultural resources to support education and research, tourism and the creative industries, and to enable digital access by all citizens to the... [16 Nov 2005]
Dot-travel domain unleashed
News And, unlike some other top-level domains, the registrar will only be giving out domain names to specific owners - firms it authenticates as working in the travel and tourism industry, including airlines, tour operators,... [04 Oct 2005]
Cuba travel sites embargoed by US
News Tourism, according to federal guidelines, is not allowed. Americans should think twice before booking a Cuban holiday through scores of travel websites that the US government has deemed to be off-limits. [11 Jul 2005]
