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Tourism, travel, hotel sectors – government reveals car imports loophole under EPCG plan

The government has restricted the import of SUVs (sports utility vehicles), motor cars and all-purpose vehicles under the EPCG (export promotion capital goods) plan by sectors in tourism, travel and hotels and golf tourism. This comes after the abuse of the export promotion capital goods strategy for the import of cars by some sectors from [...]

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Travel sites owe cities millions of dollars for hotel taxes

Online travel companies were flooded with lawsuits filed by upset city officials who claimed the companies have owed the city millions of dollars for hotel and occupancy taxes. At the Georgia Supreme Court, Atlanta stated in the lawsuit that Orbits, Travelocity, Expedia and 14 more online travel agencies are indebted for the unpaid taxes. The [...]

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College athletes burdened by travel costs

Collegiate athletic players are now greatly affected by rising travel costs especially in the midst of decreasing athletic budgets of some universities and colleges. A number of schools particularly those below the highly esteemed Division I conferences of the NCAA are seeking for productive ways to either reduce expenses or buildup funding. The problem was [...]

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Top Ten Fastest Land Animals

Animals are known to live by themselves. This especially applies to those who live in wild forests. They use their quick instincts and fast running to defend themselves and to avoid predators. There are ten noted fastest animals in the world. The first five include the cheetah, the pronghorn, the quarter horse, the wildebeest, and [...]

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