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		<title>OPINION: Will Some Donors Never Grow Up?</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/07/01/opinion-will-some-donors-never-grow-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By John Nicholls
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Private enterprises usually operate on the principle of the smallest amount of energy and funding required to produce the greatest outcome. In striking (and disturbing) counterpoint to this, it seems to me that too many donor organisations – both international or domestic – operate in a parallel but opposite world guided by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The WHL Group Continues to Grow, Unveils a New Website</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2010/03/19/the-whl-group-continues-to-grow-unveils-a-new-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ethan Gelber
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The &#8216;begats&#8217; are almost biblical. In the beginning there was www.worldhotel-link.com, a development project of the International Finance Corporation (the IFC is part of the World Bank Group) in the region covering Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. In 2006, it begat whl.travel, a private business that is now a global online travel-booking franchise network [...]]]></description>
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		<title>whl.travel&#8217;s Growing Presence in Europe and the Middle East</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2009/12/21/whl-travels-growing-presence-in-europe-and-the-middle-east/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[whl.travel moves from strength to strength in the two regions, with local coverage spanning 60 live destinations in 31 countries
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whl.travel is a global online travel-booking network that began as a pilot project of the International Finance Corporation, or IFC (a member of the World Bank Group), helping unique, locally owned travel product gain access to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tourism in the Balkans Takes a Giant Leap Forward</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2009/12/09/tourism-in-the-balkans-takes-a-giant-leap-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the successful completion of a Balkan Hotel Market Access Program, independent travellers exploring the Balkans can now research, plan and book their trips online through locally owned and operated travel websites.
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Situated in the southeastern Europe, the Balkans is fast becoming one of the most popular destinations for intrepid travellers. It&#8217;s a region of incredible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Responsible Travel in Samoa</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2009/10/01/responsible-travel-in-samoa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[whl.travel helps independent travellers book accommodation and tours in Samoa that really benefit the local community
By Ethan Gelber
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[Editorial note: Please read a post-tsunami update from Nynette in Samoa. If you would like to support relief efforts, follow the link to the Red Cross of New Zealand current appeals page.]
Nynette Sass shows all of the bold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer in the Balkans: Albania</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2009/06/10/summer-in-the-balkans-albania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Albania Discovered – The Future Is Looking Bright
Setting Your Responsible Sights on the Southern Balkans
By Luke Ford
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Once a well-kept secret, Albania is on the verge of being ‘discovered’ by tourists. Until 1992 a communist country closed off to the rest of the world, Albania has only recently seen greater numbers of foreign travellers venture down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer in the Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2009/06/10/summer-in-the-balkans-bosnia-and-herzegovina/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Look Beyond Its Recent Past to a Greener Present
By Ashley Hiemenz
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The ghost of recent violent times in the Balkans still haunts the region; few people give it priority consideration as a destination of choice for their next holidays, perhaps least of all places like post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer in the Balkans: Montenegro</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2009/06/10/summer-in-the-balkans-montenegro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keeping Montenegro Pristine
Using Sustainable Tourism to Get Back on the Map
By Ethan Gelber
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I’m always favourably surprised by how many people have heard of Montenegro. For such a Lilliputian nation, it seems to have outsized celebrity, although, sadly, still seldom as a place worthy of holiday consideration. Having been an attractive vacation retreat as recently as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outdoor Himalayan Treks Joins the Ranks of the whl.travel Global Grassroots Travel Network</title>
		<link>http://www.whl.travel/blog/2009/04/14/outdoor-himalayan-treks-joins-the-ranks-of-the-whltravel-global-grassroots-travel-network/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nepal Launches the First of two Locally-Owned Travel-Booking Portals

A longer PDF version of this announcement is available as a download.
Independent travellers to Nepal and hoteliers in Kathmandu have both celebrated the early-April launch of www.kathmanduhotel-link.com. A locally owned and operated travel-booking portal, it propels Kathmandu-based small- and medium-sized tourism operators into the global e-marketplace. 
“This [...]]]></description>
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