Tourism in New Orleans - the birthplace of jazz - is starting to swing like it did before Hurricane Katrina silenced the Louisiana city five years ago.

The main result of the state visit of the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, to the People's Republic of China is China's commitment to invest more than 4 billion USD in the infrastructure projects in Ukraine.

Australia's tourism trade deficit is a growing "black hole" and needs to be closely monitored by whoever forms the next federal government, the country's peak tourism industry has warned.

World tourism has rebounded strongly after a year punctuated by crisis management, an epidemic, and a natural disaster, with growth in 2010 led by Asia and the Middle East.

For the third month running Fiji's international tourist arrival numbers have broken new ground with figures released by the Fiji Bureau of Statistics this week showing the destination set a new record in June hosting just under 56,000 visitors.

The Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) has unveiled the Visit Japan Year 2010 Autumn Campaign which will run September 1 through November 30, 2010, in a bid to attract more international visitors to Japan during the upcoming cooler months.

Independent MP Tony Windsor has backed a Labor Government, citing the broadband network and the environment as decisive factors.

Tourism New Zealand and the Tourism Industry Association of New Zealand (TIA) have stressed that the country remains "open for business" despite the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated Christchurch on Saturday.

Kenya is on target to exceed its visitors record, attracted 483 000 people for the first half of 2010, 6000 more than the first half of the record breaking year of 2007.

Fiji has once again smashed all previous Australian visitor figures for a month of June with numbers released by the Fiji Bureau of Statistics this week showing the destination recorded a total of 27,651 arrivals for the period - a massive 48.3 per cent increase over the corresponding period in 2009.

Cook Islands Tourism advises that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration have reviewed and amended their policy for Passport Validity to the Cook Islands.

The first six months of 2010 saw international tourist arrivals grow by 7% according to the August Interim Update of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.

A proposal to build a gas plant on Australia's north-west coast could severely damage tourism in the Kimberly, which accounts for more than a third of the region's economy.

Tourism New Zealand’s Giant Rugby Ball – measuring 25 metres long and 13 metres high – was officially opened, against a backdrop of one of Australia’s most iconic landmarks – the Sydney Opera House, Sydney.

In the aftermath of last Monday's bus hostage drama in the Philippines, tourism industry stakeholders have agreed to bide their time and allow emotions over the drama to subside.

One of the real dangers that face Australian business is so hidden that it rarely gets a mention: staff refusing to take leave.

The UK government is cashing out £400 million for a complete physical makeover of their citizens, a complete makeover of their passport that is.

22,000 Australians have visited Argentina in the year to July, a strong jump from the 14,000 that visited the country in the whole of 2009.

New Zealand experienced a new monthly arrivals record in July, propelled by the return of key Asian markets that offset declines from North America and the UK.

Visitor arrivals to Hong Kong reached their highest ever single-month level in July 2010, though much of the gain is relative to a 2009 tourism season that was negatively impacted by the H1N1 Influenza.

At the Shangri-La Hotel Sydney, Minister for Tourism Malaysia, Honourable Dato' Sri Dr Ng Yen Yen addressed members of the travel and tourism industry, highlighting the important role that the Australian market played in its plan for an accessible brand of eco-tourism.

An over-confident Australian tourism industry is starting to feel the compound effect of attracting fewer visitors and having Australians lured abroad from cheap airline offers.

The fallout from the volcanic ash cloud earlier this year continues, with the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) insisting that the European Commission (EC) re-examine compensation legislation.

Labor has denied Coalition claims that it plans to increase the Passenger Movement Charge, despite agreeing "in principle" to a recommendation which would see the tourism sector fund its biosecurity plans.