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The article examines how pop singer Taylor Swift's concert tour in Europe could affect the region's economy, particularly the high inflation in the services sector. According to European Central Bank's Philip Lane, the tour could worsen inflation as fans will spend on airfare, hotels and restaurants. Also cited are the possible economic effects of the Paris Olympics in France and the Euro 2024 soccer championship in Germany.

The article presents the discussion on European Central Bank reduced interest rates for the second time in three months, lowering the deposit rate to 3.5 percent amid a slowing inflation rate. Topics include the ECB's cautious approach to rate cuts, ongoing challenges with inflation in the services sector; and comparisons with recent rate decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.

Lists hotels in Dallas, Texas. Hotel Crescent Court; Hotel ZaZa; Melrose Hotel.

Highlights cellular telephone service carriers that offer family plans.

Provides information on resorts and hotels in the United States. Ritz-Carlton New York at Central Park; Fontainbleau Hilton Resort in Miami Beach, Florida; Greenbrier in West Virginia.

Discloses the plans of AT&T Corp. to cut thousands of jobs and close four customer service centers.

Cites the announcement by Internet service provider EarthLink of its multimillion joint venture with SK Telecom of South Korea resulting in the provision of mobile phone services in the U.S.

Discusses the evolution of the business models used by Eastman Kodak to create profits. Decision to shift away from selling low priced cameras and producing revenue from materials used to make prints; Impact of the digital revolution and foreign competition on the scheme; Refocus of the company on selling digital electronic supplies and services for the company's digital-based cameras; Evaluation of Kodak's stock value as a feasible marketing investment.

Features Lifeworx, a butler service company established by Indian migrant, metallurgist and former executive Bal Algrawal. Process of selecting a name for the business; Providing home services for busy professionals and retirees; Chef Debbie Campos' job of preparing meals for clients.

Reports on the growth of the service industry in the United States during the month of December 2004.

Reports on the expansion of the economy of Vietnam in 2004, bolstered by accelerated growth in service industries. Gross domestic product growth rate.

Presents a description of Luang Prabang in Laos. Tourist destinations; Description of Buddhist Temples.

Focuses on CD players in hotel rooms in the U.S.

Focuses on Las Ventanas hotel's offering of iPods for each guest in the U.S.

Presents a description of Jacinto City, Texas. Hispanic population of the city; Offerings of the city to tourists.

Reports on the record decline in the stock price of Great Britain-based marketing services company NWD Group PLC.

Reports on the agreement between health insurer Aetna and Magellan Health Services requiring Aetna to buy three mental-health centers and a physician network to add revenue from service focused industries.

Reports that government regulators are using a new weapon against financial services firms in Wall Street charged with misconduct. Efforts by the regulators to temporarily shut down certain business lines; Case example of the prohibition against Merill Lynch and Wachovia Securities from registering brokers for five business days for failure to report pertinent information on possible violations.

Details the author's memorable experiences while traveling abroad. Services from hotels and shopping stores availed by the author; Celebrities met during flights; Advice to other overseas travelers.

Presents a description of South Norwalk, Connecticut. Travel destinations; Maritime Aquarium.

Focuses on travel destinations in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Grolier Poetry Book Shop Inc.; Soiree Room at Upstairs on the Square; Emma's Restaurant.

Reports on the decline in the growth of service companies in the U.S. influenced by high energy prices. Economic trends and problems; Business operations in the service industry; Trends in employment and exports in the industry.

Focuses on foot tours that are planned via the Internet in the United States. Travel agencies; Travel publishers; Activities included in the foot tours.

Presents news concerning deals and discounts from the travel industry. Airlines; Hotels; Resorts.

Focuses on 7-Eleven Inc.'s acquisition of the automated teller machine network inits stores from the American Express Co. to add to its financial services business and increase customer traffic.

Focuses on the Mount Kumgang Hotel in Kosong, North Korea where foreign tourists are given the opportunity to meet North Koreans. Reaction of the North Korean workers after interacting with visitors from the South; Impressions of the capitalist ways of the visitors by the hotel workers.

Provides information about tourism in Seville, Spain. Flamenco Festival; Fine Arts Museum of Seville; Suggested tourist destinations; List of hotels and restaurants.

Provides information about tourism in Peru. Ruins at Manchu Picchu; Hiram Bingham rail service; Suggested tourist destinations; List of hotels and restaurants. INSET: Gliding along in comfort beside ancient Inca trails..

Provides information about how to get passports in the United States. Advantages of private passport expediter; Reason why leisure travelers turn to private passport expediters; Problems encountered by vacationers; List of passport agencies across the U.S.

Evaluates offerings of several video-on-demand Internet movie services in the U.S. Starz Ticket; Movielink; CinemaNow; MovieFlix.

Highlights Rare Hospitality's selection of McKinney & Silver to handle the creative part of its account.

Reports on Luxury Escape rates available at InterContinental Hotels worldwide through September 5, 2004.

Focuses on free shuttle bus service, Historic Triangle Shuttle, linking Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown in Virginia. Goal of the program; Benefits to riders.

Provides information about companies or organizations that arrange custom tours of Spain emphasizing art and architecture. Custom cultural tours; Travel agents; Service offered; Contact information.

Reports on the growth of the service sector in the U.S. in July 2004. Improvement in new orders and employment.

Reports that New York state Governor George Pataki is planning to sponsor a bill to allow criminal background checks on the employees of a group of day care providers.

Discusses the rapid growth of India's economy. Revelation of the country's efforts in reaching an 8.2 percent growth in its gross national product by Mahesh Vyas of the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy; Comparison of the economic performances between 2003 and 2004; Dependence of the growth on the services industry and industrial sectors; Forecast on the low performance of the farming sector due to reduced rainfall; Possibility of raising interest rates; Concern over a potential bloat in the budget deficit due to an increase in rural spending.

Presents the results of the survey conducted by the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago business index. Consideration by the survey of the measurements in factory production, manufacturing and service industries; Revelation of the slow down of business in the Midwest U.S. due to the slow pace in auto sales; Link between the drop in the purchasing index due to decline of orders for durable goods.

Reports on tourist events in Chicago, Illinois and Boston, Massachusetts from July 2 to 5, 2004. Contact information.

Reports on tour schedule in New York City as of June 25, 2004. Big Onion Walking Tours; Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment.

Presents a description of tourist destinations in Montreal, Canada.

Focuses on yoga and tourism. Popularity of yoga retreats and yoga conferences; Focus of mainstream properties on the yoga industry; How resorts, spas and cruise ships are adding yoga to their offerings; Hotels and yoga classes; Marketing efforts of companies that organize yoga retreats; Perception of yoga teachers as key marketing tools; Examples of programs at established yoga destinations; How the latest hybrid retreats let travelers have yoga and a vacation, too; Overview of the industry. INSETS: NAMASTE, AND NO NONSENSE;SALUTE THE SUN. CATCH A WAVE. OR SPOT A MOTMOT..

Focuses on the coast of Croatia as a tourist destination. Information on Hvar, an island in the Adriatic Sea off the Dalmatian coast of Croatia, in the Balkans; History of Croatia's fabled city, Dubrovnik, nearly destroyed during a siege in the 1991-1995 war; Popularity of Croatia as a travel destination; Campaign by the government to restore tourism; Author's experience visiting Hvar; Historical sites; Climate; Food and wine; The port city of Split; Dubrovnik's architectural treasures. INSET: ALONG THE DALMATION COAST, MANY SPOTS WORTH A VISIT.

Features the tradition of freestyle intellectual conversation prevalent in India.

The article evaluates the restaurants in New York City including Amdo Kitchen, Davelle and Lagman House.

The article evaluates the restaurants located in New York City including Atomix, Misi and Frenchette.

The article evaluates the restaurants located in New York City including Lagman House, Mama Fina's House of Sisig and Ho Foods.

The article reports on the claim made by U.S. President Donald Trump that the U.S. maintains a trade deficit with Canada. The claim contradicted by U.S. government data which revealed that the country would have a trade deficit with Canada as long as service industries are not included in the computation. According to Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the president's spokeswoman, numbers showing a trade deficit with Canada reflect trade in goods.

The article offers information on increase in the number of jobs in blue-collar and service industries that pay a decent salary in the U.S. Topics discussed include incline in the wages of least-educated workers and people in many industries that are generally low-paying; the views of Jed Kolko, chief economist for Indeed.com, on growth in economy; impact of tax cut on hiring of employees; and the views of Representative Joe Crowley of New York, on financial security and labor market.

The article discusses the reported growth in the number of restaurants in gas stations and upgraded convenience stores in the U.S. Topics covered include the Thai Pan restaurant located at a Liberty gas station in Leesburg, Virginia, the noted advantages of the service station upgrading strategy, and the opening of the art-festooned cafe called Seoul Food D.C. located at an Exxon station in Silver Spring, Maryland.