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Tourism office lines up festivals to attract tourists to Philippines The Manila Bulletin Share     Cebu City Philippines' festive mood will no longer end after the Sinulog, with the Cebu City Tourism Commission lining up at least seven festivals to be held every year starting with the first Cebu Chinese New Year Festival. The festivals will be organized to attract local and foreign tourists throughout the year, and give the hotels and restaurants a boost even after the Sinulog. More Festivals fear loss of grant dollars Ottawa Citizen Share
Canadian festival programmers are disappointed the Canada Council for the Arts is not accepting applications for a well-used grant program that provided funding for programming initiatives and artistic collaborations. In a letter dated Jan. 19, the council informed festivals it had cancelled the Feb. 15 deadline for its music festival programming project grants, which have been offered for more than 10 years. Russell Kelley, head of the Canada Council's music section, says the program has not been cut, but it is under review. More
Sports sponsorship in Taiwan now tax deductible Focus Taiwan Share
Sports Minister Tai Hsia-ling described a Taiwan Ministry of Finance decision to list business expenditures on sports sponsorship as tax deductible as "a great breakthrough." According to the MOF's interpretation of the tax code, donations to athletes, purchases of tickets to sports events taking place in Taiwan, and sponsoring students' or disadvantaged groups' participation in sports activities can be deducted from taxable income. More Bar owners pressured to pay for St. Patrick's Day parade Irish Central Share
The downtown bars of Springfield, Ill., have been told that there will be no St. Patrick's Day parade this year if they don't cough up $500 each. In a meeting, the St. Patrick's Day Marching Band Parade Inc., the non-profit group that organizes the parade, told bar managers and owners that if they don't pay up to cover the costs of the parade's aftermath, there would be no parade. The president of the group, Jim McDonough, said he didn't "ask them for any money directly." More Hotels double room rates for major festivals The Independent Share
A study by the consumer watchdog has confirmed that hotels hike their prices during festival time — with some more than doubling room prices on big occasions. The survey of 20 hotels in Cork and Wexford, Ireland, showed that some consumers were charged as much as 146pc more when festivals were taking place — despite an overall drop in room rates over the past three years. The survey was conducted by the Consumers' Association of Ireland during and after last year's Cork Jazz Festival and the Wexford Opera Festival, and surveyed the cost of a room for two adults, including breakfast. More Green carnival rides powered by vegetable-oil fuels The Vancouver Sun Share
Based on an innovative concept of "waste-fuelled fun," Joey Hundert hopes the world's first carnival powered by green energy will eventually get millions of people thinking about their own environmental footprint — and the potential for new energy sources like discarded vegetable oils. "We are planning to have our inaugural carnival this summer, but we were asked to bring a sampling to the Freezing Man (music) festival," said Hundert, executive director of Sustainival, a group which hopes to soon repeat the green carnival idea in cities across North America. More State parks' new business model includes company sponsors Idaho Reporter Share
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation has taken some of the largest proportional hits in state funding as the economy has dwindled, and director Nancy Merrill said the agency is looking to adapt to a new funding and business model. Merrill compared the changes to one potential activity in state parks, boating. "We plugged a hole in our boat that we're trying to float with duct tape," Merrill said. She added that the parks department is heading toward some rapids. She later told state lawmakers that she needed two paddles, but not a motor or yacht, to help the department make the transition. More Drug-free zone set up for Louisiana parades St. Tammany News Share
A proposed ordinance was introduced at a Slidell Council meeting in Louisiana that would set up a block along the city's traditional Mardi Gras parade route where spectators could go if they did not want to be around people using alcohol, drugs or smoking cigarettes. The ordinance, introduced by Councilmen Buddy Lloyd and Landon Cusimano, would basically be a partnership between the city and the Bethany Lutheran Church. The city and the church tried the alcohol-free zone in 2008, and it was a success, so Lloyd has introduced the ordinance that will create the zone for all Mardi Gras and other parades in the city. More Taste of Chicago won't be privatized Chicago Sun Times Share
Mayor Daley's plan to privatize the Taste of Chicago has fallen flat. After declaring that Chicago's premier lakefront festival would "always be free," Daley rejected a lone bidder's revised proposal to charge a $10 admission fee to the Taste. Celebrate Chicago LLC initially proposed a $20 entrance fee with $10 rebated to patrons in the form of food and beverage tickets. The proposed fee was cut in half to appease Daley, but it was not enough. More Pro football tackles the event hospitality business Reuters Share
The National Football League is tackling the event hospitality business for its top properties, including the Super Bowl, as a way to boost business and bring it closer to its corporate and individual fans. NFL on Location, which was started just prior to the 2006 Super Bowl in Detroit, offers companies and consumers packages that include tickets, merchandise, food, parking and other experiences for its top properties. While it had offered such deals on a more limited basis for its annual Pro Bowl all-star game in Hawaii for several years, the 2006 Super Bowl marked the start of a new focus on the business, which now includes an annual game in London and the college player draft, said Dave Wintergrass, senior director of events for the NFL. More A festival that transcends boundaries Asia One News Share
On Feb. 3, the majestic tiger will stride away and the genial rabbit will hop in to take its place as Chinese worldwide welcome in the lunar new year. The 12-animal zodiac of the Chinese calendar is an enduring symbol of one of the globe's most important annual festivals. Yet, for many families, cultural customs are giving way to modern-day conveniences. More people in the East and West now choose to hold celebrations and reunion dinners in restaurants, instead of at home. Change is inevitable, however, and as Viroj Tangvarnich, a Bangkok-based expert on Chinese culture, explains: "What really counts are good intentions." Despite its evolution, the lunar new year - chunjie or Spring Festival in China - is an event that still tugs the heartstrings of Chinese everywhere and is a celebration of thanksgiving. More |
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