foreign travel

Speaker defends foreign trips

News (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

Mr Marende said foreign trips by MPs sharpened their legislative skills and enhanced their role of representing electorate.

Obama's Announcements

TalkLeft (Free subscription) | yesterday

Obama gave a good answer as to why this won't be the case. He also gave a good put-down to the reporter who brought up his campaign comments about Hillary's foreign travels being to have tea. Both he and Hillary laughed and with good humor he called the reporter out for the childish question as having been asked for self-amusement. I wonder how different the remarks and questions would...

In crunch time, affluent Boomers simplify

Iconowatch (Free subscription) | yesterday

... spending. They want to amass experiences, not possessions, and would rather savor pleasures like foreign travel than pile up yet more toys. WHAT THIS MEANS TO BUSINESS Even before the economic crisis, empty-nest affluents were starting to simplify. Now they’re downsizing even more. Who needs a huge house when you’re on the road half the time, for business and/or pleasure? The future...

Wildlife tourism booms as people holiday in UK

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

Sea eagles, and soon beavers, will help to bring visitors to Scotland as foreign travel declines

Gilmore says Fás and Ministers are too cosy

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

... had "ensured that Fás got plenty of money", while Fás, in return, "lavished gifts and expensive foreign travel to pleasant foreign locations on their political paymasters"."I am not surprised that some of those at the top in Fás appear to have adopted 'a money doesn't matter and waste of taxpayers' money is not important' approach - given the example they were getting from...

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: statement

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

... concerning activities in the public affairs division of Fás, including those relating to foreign travel, but welcomed the board's assurance that action had now been taken to deal with these matters.The Tánaiste made it clear that she wanted the Fás organisation to remain focused on its core mission, given the employment and training challenges currently facing the country and she...

• Tánaiste says Fás board addressing financial issues - ireland.com

Fifth Avenue crashes as shoppers drop

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

... globe spent $8 billion in US shops in 2007.But all that has changed. The euro has taken a dive, foreign travel has dried up and American retailers are suffering in spades."It may only be a drop in the bucket in terms of overall retail spending in America but that $8 billion meant a lot to New York retailers like Tiffany," said David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor's. "Foreign...

Dalai sets up Sarkozy date

The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008

... French President will meet the Dalai Lama on December 6,” the official said.Recently, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang had re-affirmed Beijing’s opposition to any contact between the Dalai Lama and foreign heads of government after Sarkozy praised the Buddhist monk and hinted at a meeting.The Dalai Lama had tried to meet Sarkozy, the current chairman of the European Union...

HANSON SEARCH: Senior Medical Writer

PR Week: Jobs (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008

... to business pitches, liaising with clients and attend client meetings as required, including foreign travel and conference attendance. To discuss in further detail contact Alice Weightman via email alice@hansonsearch.com enclosing a copy of your CV or call 0207 6321417. Hanson Search - specialists in PR and Communications recruitment. With divisions in Consumer, Corporate, Financial,...