Demand for tourism accommodation surges The Scotsman: Business
A NEW report into tourism accommodation in Edinburgh and Lothian reveals the number of visitor beds in the region have risen by 3.5 per cent per year since 1999, equal to a quarter of the existing beds at that time.
Accommodation bounces back as tourists return Stuff
The North Island has had its biggest jump in the number of people staying in hotels, motels and backpackers in 16 months.
Prison overcrowding ePolitix.com
"The decision to activate Operation Safeguard has been made as a result of a recent rise in the national prison population. "Police cells will be used as a short term measure until the accommodation available in prisons more accurately matches the number of prisoners.
Kenya: Hotels to Cut Sales During LAAF Meet AllAfrica.com
Hotel accommodation in the Coast will be difficult to find during the World Cross Country Championships planned for March next year.
In Tomorrow's Paper EdmontonSun.com
Jim Dinning says it's time governments recognized the cost of post-secondary education includes not just tuition fees, but other costly items like accommodation and transportation - and beer.
New Zealand August Total Guest Nights Up 3% On Year Nasdaq
(RTTNews) - In New Zealand, guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation for the North Island were 4% higher in August 2006 compared to that in the same month last year, Statistics New Zealand said Wednesday. South Island guest nights were 1% higher in August on year-over-year basis.
Yesterday in parliament Guardian Unlimited
The formal use of police cells to hold convicts will be implemented this week, the home secretary, John Reid, announced. In addition, two women's prisons will take male prisoners, with negotiations under way to convert a former army barracks and a former secure hospital into prisoner accommodation.
Accommodation of Muslim women's modesty spurs debate in US AFP via Yahoo! News
For some women, it can be a little creepy to have men watch them exercise at the gym. For Ammerah Saidi, it's a violation of her religious beliefs as a Muslim.
North Island Leads Guest Nights Increase Scoop.co.nz
Guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation for the North Island were 4 percent higher in August 2006 than in August 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. South Island guest nights were 1 percent higher when comparing the two August months.
Donald Elementary awarded Blue Ribbon status Flower Mound Leader
With more than 16,000 hours of volunteer work from parents and faculty, it’s an honor a no surprise to Lewisville Independent School District officials and parents that Donald Elementary School was awarded Friday the 2006 No Child Left Behind n Blue Ribbon School accommodation from the U.S. Department of Education.