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Baltic States tackle tourism at summit

Holiday In Wales An international two-day conference called "Influence of EU Expansion on the Development of Tourism in Europe" began in Vilnius on Wednesday.

St. Director of Tourism Since 1998 Mr. Peter Hilary Modeste has served, as the Director of Tourism of the St. Lucia Tourist Board. President of the St. Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association, Mr. Modeste has been employed within the tourism sector for a number of years. He was educated at the University of Wales and is married with three children. A former Minister of Education, Mr. Modeste has served on a number of national organizations including the St. Lucia Development Bank.

Holiday Wales Presentations about new tourism trends in the expanding European Union are being considered by the delegation.

The Shanghai Water Tourism Association is planning to develop water tourism into a permanent tourist attraction, emulating the successes of Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Water port as part of the Shanghai Nanhui Peach Blossom Festival. "We want to promote water tourism in Shanghai, " said Dao Shuming, director of the Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission, told the Shanghai Daily newspaper. "We want to gain more fame among foreign travelers."

Cottage Holiday In Wales Financial support allocated by the European Commission for the development of tourism is also a focus as is the new project "European Portal," and social, marine and rural tourism.

Turkey is expecting 2.2 million tourists from Russia this year, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Atilla Koc said at the Moscow International Tourism Fair. Culture and tourism play an important role in the development of bilateral contacts, and the increasing number of Russian tourists in Turkey is a proof to that, he said. We are trying to develop not only seaside tourism, although the majority of Russians associate Turkey with the sea, the beach, and the glimmering sun. Our country has huge cultural and environmental resources, and a growing number of tourists visit regions outside the seaside for studying our culture.

Caravan Holiday In Wales The conference is being held by the Lithuanian State Department of Tourism under the Ministry of that Economy together with the World Tourism Organisation.

State tourism officials said they believe that Florida tourism would have been even higher last year if Florida had not been ravaged by so many hurricanes. Though figures released by the Florida tourism bureau showed that tourism fell four percent in the fourth quarter, which they attributed to hurricanes.

Camping Holiday Wales Each country will have an opportunity to present its tourism situation, including the advantages and disadvantages that emerged after joining the EU.

Plans are already underway to pay tribute to this beloved part of the island's history says the Aruba Tourism Authority.

Accommodation Holiday Wales Francesco Ianniello, head of Tourism Department under the European Commission; Robert Franklin Obe, head of European Travel Commission; and Bernard Geyer, head of the Confederation of National Associations of Hotels, Restaurants, Cafes and Similar Establishments in the European Union and European Economic Area (HOTREC), will visit Vilnius in order to participate in the conference.

Holiday Last Minute Wales For more information go to: www.tourism.lt/nsv/engl/

Catering Holiday Self Wales Note from Kęstutis Daukys, the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania.

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Holiday Riding Wales Dear All,

Adventure Holiday Wales The expanded European Union with ten new Member States are changing life of the continent and the whole world. Together with economical changes, new tendencies in tourism sphere are also appreciated. Forecasts and discussions on the influence the accession of the new states has to Europe now and will have in future are becoming more and more relevant.

Holiday Park South Wales Therefore, it is not incidentally that one of the new states of the European Union Lithuania together with World Tourism Organization have decided to organize the International Conference Impact of European Union Enlargement on Tourism Development in Europe which will be held on 1-2 March, 2006 in Vilnius.

Cottage Holiday Wales In the conference, the discourses will be presented by delegates of the European Commission, the World Tourism Organization, old and new member states of the Union, and other continents. The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania, the Lithuanian State Department of Tourism and other state institutions sponsoring this event believe that representatives of Lithuanian tourism business will gather again at the only International Trade Fair of Tourism, Sports and Leisure in Lithuania - VIVATTUR.

Holiday In Wales Not for the first year Lithuania in the context of international tourism is appreciated as an attractive touring region. Generous curative resources in resorts, unique ethno- culture and its representing events, beautiful landscapes of the protected territories, rapid expansion of countryside tourism sector, and better tourism infrastructure are attracting more and more guests from foreign countries to Lithuania.

Holiday Wales It is gratifying that people of Lithuania are increasingly using possibilities to discover new countries, and representatives of Lithuanian tourism business are participating in international events and projects more positively. Lots of knowledge and significant experience, in the latter years, were gained in business missions abroad and in Lithuania, in international festivals and conferences, and in tourism exhibitions in foreign countries, where the resources of Lithuanian tourism also were represented.

Cottage Holiday In Wales We kindly invite you to participate in the International Conference Impact of European Union Enlargement on Tourism Development in Europe on 1-2 March, 2006 and in the International Exhibition of Tourism, Sports and Leisure VIVATTUR on 3-5 March, 2006 in Vilnius.

Caravan Holiday In Wales Kęstutis Daukys

Camping Holiday Wales Minister of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania

Accommodation Holiday Wales Alvitis Lukoevičius

Director of the Lithuanian State Department of Tourism at the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania