Trillion Dollar Travel Sector Set to Expand

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The travel industry is set for a robust recovery as confident consumers increase leisure spending and c-suites send more employees on the road to meet clients.

This is expected to accelerate the pace of growth of the global multi-trillion-dollar industry, directly and indirectly responsible for 9.5% of global GDP last year and some 266 million jobs.

Already starting to outpace other significant sectors, including financial and business services, the industry is on track to grow another 4.3% in 2014, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), buoyed by higher consumer spending.

Profitability for travel companies should also start to edge up, bringing opportunities for further job creation in the process, said WTTC chief executive David Scowsill.

The travel sector has already been trending higher. Travel booking site Orbitz (OWW) on Monday reported a 4% increase in revenue as bookings increased, while the firm forecast higher-than-expected sales for the current quarter.

Marriott International (MAR) last month said increased demand in North America triggered higher room rates, leading to a better-than-expected rise in first-quarter profit.

Expedia (EXPE) last week beat bottom-line per-share estimates by a penny and narrowed its quarterly loss as hotel stays and airline bookings pushed revenues up 19% to $1.2 billion.

On Tuesday, TripAdvisor (TRIP) boasted a close to 10% increase in first-quarter earnings as sales increased 22% and traffic to the site soared 44%.

And on Thursday, Priceline (PCLN) reported a 36% jump in first-quarter earnings on strong international bookings that helped lift revenues 26% to $1.64 billion. Its second-quarter view was light, but that seems more a reflection of its name-your-own-price tool that it says could weigh on sales growth, rather than slowing bookings.

The deals market around these tourism companies has also been heating up, signaling growing confidence in tourism boardrooms.

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Dont be fooled by quacks and fake meds

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Beware of fake medicines and advertisements touting the purported miracles that stem cell therapy can do. This was the warning aired by former health secretary Esperanza Cabral at the Kapihan sa Manila at the Diamond Hotel last Monday.

Contrary to what the ads claim, she said, stem cell therapy has not been scientifically proven to cure any disease or make anyone young again. It has been successful in a very few experiments, which is the reason quack doctors are taking advantage of it to make exaggerated claims that the therapy can cure the deadliest diseases known to man.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) very recently issued a similar warning against it.

Stem cell therapy is the process of injecting into patients young cells taken from humans or sheep. The theory is that the young cells will rejuvenate the old cells of the patients and make them young again and cure whatever diseases they have. Although experiments are being conducted, no such results have been achieved. But that does not prevent foreign quack doctors from coming here and making all those exaggerated claims. Sadly, they are aided by some Filipino doctors.

The reason is that in countries like the Philippines where the people are suckers for miracle cures, stem cell therapyand other miracle curesis like a gold mine.

Aging millionaires looking for the fountain of youth pay a lot of money to undergo stem cell therapy. Patients with terminal illnesses like cancer, in a desperate search for a cure, also fall victim to the sales talk and word-of-mouth yarns of so-and-so being cured by the therapy.

But they get neither younger nor cured. And the quack doctors run laughing with their patients money all the way to the bank.

A friend told me that he had gone abroad to have stem cell therapy. He said he felt better and stronger after the treatment. Look at me, dont I look younger? he said.

I looked at him. He didnt look a minute younger and in fact looked the same as when I last saw him, maybe even older.

My wife said I look younger, he said. It was his wife who had convinced him to have the stem cell therapy.

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'The Simplicity of Love Meditation', a new book by Spiritual Master Tony Samara

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(PRWEB) May 09, 2014

'The Simplicity of Love Meditation,' a new book by Spiritual Master Tony Samara dedicated to infusing life with new inspiration.

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Inside this beautiful and uplifting book readers will discover:

Also learn about Universalisms belief that love resides in the soul of everyone regardless of religion or background.

These meditations, mantras and invaluable resources provide remarkable tools for transformation, and, when put into practice regularly, will show clearly their significance within their simplicity.

Inside this book Spiritual Master Tony Samara encourages everyone to:

Whether at a crossroads, facing a personal challenge or wishing for fulfillment in every aspect of life, Spiritual Master Tony Samaras simple advice and guidance will provide a lifetime of new practical tools.

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Spiritual Master Tony Samara, author of 'Shaman's Wisdom,' 'The Simplicity of Love Meditation,' 'Different Yet the Same,' 'Karma, Mantra and Beyond' and 'Discover Your Inner Buddha' has been inspiring thousands of readers to discover inner peace and greater fulfillment in their lives, through the power and simplicity of practical Spirituality. At the core of his teachings lies the evolution of human consciousness, which in today's world is vital for achieving deep, personal happiness, inner peace and the illumination of one's inner quest.

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