Tourism
December 30th, 2008Tourism
Tourism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as ... (more...)
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Department of Homeland Security Expands Collection of Biometrics for Visitors - Additional Non-U.S. Citizens To Provide Fingerprints and Photographs When Entering the United States (more...)
Virginia Is For Lovers - Vacation in Virginia - Beaches, Mountains ...
Official Tourism Website of the Commonwealth of Virginia; find out about lodging, activities, events, attractions, and museums. Also offers tools for vacation planning, and a wide ... (more...)
Wyoming Tourism Guide
Wyoming vacation information. Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, The Oregon Trail, Wyoming rodeo, dude ranches and dinosaur digs. Plan the perfect ... (more...)
Fewer visitors to China last year despite Olympics - The State
BEIJING -- The number of travelers to China dropped by 2 million in 2008 in what was supposed to be a banner year for tourism but became one dampened by Olympics-related security measures and the global economic crunch. It was the first decline in ... (more...)
NYC makes over City Hall marriage bureau - Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) -- Watch out, Las Vegas: New York City wants to become the new No. 1 place to tie the knot. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has given City Hall's famously gritty marriage bureau a gleaming makeover, with fewer lines, more space to take ... (more...)
Thailand's glum tourism forecast - Financial Times
The Bank of Thailand has projected that tourist arrivals will fall almost 9 per cent this year to 12.8m, their lowest since the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami owing to the country's political standoff and the global economic downturn, writes Tim ... (more...)
Get a life, says Tourism Australia - Brisbane Times
Watching the hours slowly tick away in a grey bland office would surely have most dreaming of their next holiday. Especially for those who have just returned to work after their summer break. But from office workers to tradies, many Aussies will ... (more...)
"Nigerians lack basic understanding of tourism" - Vanguard
WHILE less endowed countries reap bountifully from tourism, especially in the last four years due largely to the unprecedented growth (over 900 million international arrivals recorded in 2007 with improvement expected in 2008 when the final result is ... (more...)