Online tool by the Jordan Tourism Board instructs operators on key information required by tourists about the country. There is training targeting different industry segments.
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Adolescents from the two Arab countries will participate in the Gymnasiade, a global school contest due in Brasília from November 27th to December 4th. Over 30 countries will be represented.
According to Brazil’s Ministry of Tourism, in the first half this year, R$ 6.1 billion were granted to companies in the industry. In the same period of 2012, loans amounted to R$ 5 billion.
Soccer federations from the two countries convened at the Fifa headquarters in Switzerland to discuss ways to facilitate the transit of players, coaches, and equipment in the occupied territories.
Over 50% of educational institutions managed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East are not functioning due to the ongoing conflict in the Arab country.
Holy Land Incoming Tour Operators Association wants to attract more Brazilians to the region. Delegates from the organization and from local travel companies are attending a fair in São Paulo.
Director Hanan Abdallah will participate in a debate with the audience following the screening of her film ‘In the Shadow of a Man,’ this Saturday at the Bank of Brazil Cultural Centre, in São Paulo.
Half-yearly results released by the World Tourism Organization show that tourist inflow to the region has increased for the first time in two years.
Despite the bullish dollar, tourists from Brazil visiting other countries spent a record amount for the month of July, at US$ 2.2 billion.
The Brazilian sector association should promote the 41st Fair of the Americas in September. Director Leonel Rossi says companies have frozen exchange rates and expect greater demand for international travels.
The selection process is in the hands of the embassy of Brazil in Beirut. One position is open to those interested in enrolling up to September 2. The course is much sought by Lebanese interested in Brazil.
According to the Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, 75% of the funds originating from the pre-salt layer will be allocated to educational purposes in Brazil. The sum will be invested over a 10-year period.
A study by a British publishing house shows that Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia invest in classroom technology. The Saudis should turn US$ 54 billion to education in 2013.
Emad Burnat, the author of ‘Five Broken Cameras,’ tells what it is like to make a documentary on the Palestinian cause, based on the life of his family and their struggle to keep their land.
