Tourism Research

Holiday in our backyard (The Star)

20 Jul 2008

It is a known fact – come holiday time, many Malaysians prefer to throng foreign destinations than explore local tourist attractions. According to the Tourism Ministry, Malaysians made 26 million trips overseas last year and spent billions of ringgit in foreign countries.

American visits to Canada hit 36-year low (Chicago Sun-Times)

20 Jul 2008

MONTREAL -- The summer tourism season has arrived in Old Montreal, but the tourists have not. The streets, restaurants and boutiques of this picturesque 18th-century neighborhood are usually crowded with Americans on holiday.

Max Planck deal could create 1,800 jobs, boost area's economy (Sun-Sentinel)

20 Jul 2008

Science center could add 1,800 jobs, officials say Palm Beach County 's $190 million partnership with the state to lure the biomedical research giant Max Planck Society will drive the county deeper in debt for the next 20 years but could broaden the area's economy and provide a financial boost to schools.