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The Latin Caribbean’s “Slave Route” Presented in Havana | | Monday, 17/03/2008 | A multimedia pieced together by the UNESCO offices in Havana and Port-au-Prince and entitled “The Slave Route” was officially launched on March 13 in a ceremony organized by UNESCO’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean and the House of Africa attached to the Havana Historian Office. |
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Azerbaijan, Mexican and Serbian Sites Added to World Heritage List | | Thursday, 19/07/2007 | UNESCO has designated sites in Serbia, Azerbaijan and Mexico as the latest additions to its World Heritage Sites List. Sites in Serbia, Azerbaijan and Mexico are the latest addition to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s World Heritage Sites List. |
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New Seven Wonders of the World Chosen | | Monday, 16/07/2007 | Monuments in three Latin American countries were named among the new seven wonders of the world last week. Brazil’s Statue of Christ Redeemer, Peru’s Machu Picchu, and Mexico’s Chichen Itza pyramid were chosen along with the Great Wall of China, Jordan’s Petra, the Colosseum in Rome and India’s Taj Mahal. |
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UNESCO Official to Probe Iran’s Jahan-Nama Tower | | Thursday, 26/04/2007 | The Culture Program specialist of Tehran’s UNESCO office arrived in Isfahan in order to scrutinize Iran’s measures for the modification of the Jahan-Nama Tower located near the internationally famous historical complex of Naqsh-e Jahan Square. |
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UWI, UNESCO to Produce Educational Videos on Violence | | Monday, 23/04/2007 | The Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) and the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at the University of the West Indies (UWI), in collaboration with UNESCO, will launch two new educational videos next week. |
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UNESCO Offers Help to Rebuild Valparaiso Historical Center | | Monday, 19/02/2007 | The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) offered Chile assistance in repairing damage caused by the fire that destroyed part of the historical centre of the port city of Valparaiso last week, killing several people. |
| UNESCO Creative Cities Seek Tourists | | Thursday, 23/11/2006 | | Caribeinside.com | Representatives from nine places designated as “creative cities” by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) met in Santa Fe in late October to brainstorm about “creative tourism,” according to the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper. Santa Fe, recognized as a folk art destination, is the only U.S. city on the UNESCO list. |
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National Tour Association Appoints New Chairman | Michele Michalewicz, CTP, a Salt Lake City travel professional and president of Western Leisure, Inc. has been inducted as the 2009 chairman and CEO of the National Tour Association. NTA is the industry’s premier packaged travel association made up of more than 3,000 members from around the globe. |
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Travel Agents to Be in Higher Demand in 2009 | | by Sharon Chambers | Peter Yesawich, president and CEO of Ypartnership, expects more consumers to turn to travel agents when planning their trips in 2009. Meanwhile, research conducted by Ypartnership states that the travel intentions of Americans remain strong as 71 percent of active travel households are planning at least one overnight trip during the next six months –the same amount as one year ago. |
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CTO to Launch Social Network for Agents | | by Gay Nagle Myers | The Caribbean Tourism Organization in January will launch online programs aimed at improving its North American chapter system and the way that travel agents do business. |
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Golf Resorts Being Upscaled in Puerto Rico | This seaside stretch, a half-hour’s drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump’s latest Caribbean venture. |
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Antigua Air Traffic Slows Down | A flow control system implemented by air traffic controllers at the VC Bird International Airport in Antigua has been disrupting flights in and out of the island during the Christmas rush. |
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