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The Hawaii Tourism Authority reported Tuesday that the number of visitors coming to the islands in September went up 7.2 percent over the same month last year.
Tibet received a record 4.75 million tourists in the first nine months of this year, state media reported Wednesday, marking a rebound from ethnic rioting and security clampdowns last year that shut the Himalayan region to travelers.
When a private spaceship soared over California to claim a $10 million prize, daredevil venture capitalist Alan Walton was 68 and thought he'd soon be on a rocket ride of his own.
The Alaska tourism season may be winding down, but the debate over its future is turning into quite a tempest — and this storm is heading to court.
A Chinese official on Thursday denied reports that Tibet will be closed to foreign visitors over the sensitive Oct. 1 national day period.
Northern New England's fall foliage is expected to be spectacular this year, unlike tourism revenues, which likely will remain muted as the economy slowly recovers.
A wealthy Russian-American car exporter was sentenced to the maximum penalty of eight years in prison Wednesday for procuring girls for sex from a St. Petersburg orphanage in Russia.
Senators voted Wednesday to charge international travelers a $10 fee to help pay for a new nonprofit corporation that would promote tourism in the United States.
Members of Congress would like to attract more international travelers to the United States, but the welcome mat would come with a $10 price tag.
Foreign tourism fell sharply in France this summer because of the global recession, but locals more than filled the gap by their taking holidays in their country, an official said Wednesday.
Three Americans expelled from Cambodia to face charges of traveling overseas to have sex with children have been ordered held in custody pending their arraignment later this month in Los Angeles.
Paris is counting on American tourists — and a new law allowing more stores to open on Sundays — to boost tourism revenues pinched by the global financial downturn.
French tourists heading to risky foreign destinations could be asked to foot the bill if the French government comes to their rescue.
It could be the upside of the economic downturn: The Obama administration says visits to national parks are up nearly 4 percent this year.
The "Twilight" tourism bonanza shows no signs of abating in Forks, an old logging town on Washington's Olympic Peninsula that's won new fame as the setting for a teen vampire fantasy.
Tourists coming to Hawaii for high-end getaways could someday be launched from the sand to the stars, taking island-hopping to new heights. Hawaii could even be the first state where space travelers use rocket planes to get from one place to another. Rather than launching and landing in the same spot, planners envision the planes taking off in one place, traveling through space, then coming down in another, going from the Big Island to Oahu. Within a decade, space travelers could island hop from Hawaii to Japan in 45 minutes.
Palau can probably stop worrying that the expected arrival of 13 Guantanamo detainees might scare off tourists.
The number of visitors arriving in Hawaii in April fell just slightly but spending by those who came dropped sharply.
A federal judge has sentenced a wealthy New Jersey businessman to 25 years in prison on charges he traveled to eastern Europe to molest boys in exchange for money and gifts.
President Barack Obama recommended Las Vegas as a good place for a quick trip Wednesday, but offered no apologies for earlier comments that critics say have damaged the city's convention business.
If the rich, famous and pretty are returning to Mexico's beaches now that officials say the swine flu epidemic is waning, won't everyone else?
Sections of streets, schools and bridges destroyed during last year's massive earthquake in southwestern China will soon be open to tourists, state media said Saturday.
It’s National Travel and Tourism Week (May 9–17) — and the travel industry wants you to get with the program.
In Queretaro, a rich and colorful past and presentA colorful past rich in Mexican history (Intrigue! Revolt!) is just part of the charm of this now-mellow colonial city
Ghana targets health tourism boomMost of us go on holiday to soak up the sun and relax. How about having a colonic irrigation or even a nose job thrown into the bargain? Ghana is one African country targeting the boom in so-called "health tourism".
Honduran Businesses Still Wait to Heal COPÁN, Honduras — On the morning that the Honduran president was deposed, Flavia Cueva roused a wedding party of 30 and whisked them out of her jungle eco-resort.
GNW 10-28-09 Mountains of VAAn interactive map with descriptions and histories of the mountains around Roanoke VA and the surrounding counties including my own.
Libya will take part in the World Tourism Show in London , Great Britain, from 9 to 12 November, the Libyan General Tourist and Handicraf t Board announced Friday in its weekly bulletin here.
Award Winning Holiday Lodges In Porthtowan, Rosehill LodgesRosehill Lodges scoop top prize for sustainability at glittering event at the Headland Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall. Presented by Visit Britain, the Cornwall Tourism Awards celebrate the best of the Cornish Tourism industry.
Flights returning to Jonesboro - Scheduled airline service will return to four Arkansas cities on Oct. 26, including Jonesboro.
Costa Rica draws sex tradeThe global recession has attracted more prostitutes and patrons to Costa Rica, where sex tourism thrives.
Tourists Offered Chance to Experience PovertyIndia's Uttar Pradesh state is offering tourists the opportunity to live within impoverished so-called Dalit communities for 150 GBP a night. The project allows participants to live as the residents do as a means of increasing understanding of what it is like to live in poverty.
Chicago's Loss: Is Passport Control to Blame?Did Chicago lose the chance to host the 2016 Olympics because of airport security issues?
Muslim Clerics torpedo samba show | ReutersA protest by Muslim clerics torpedoed a Brazilian samba show in the Lebanese city of Tire on Thursday, local officials said.
WTF no more - Tourism Federation changes nameMADISON (Wisconsin) - A WISCONSIN tourism lobbying group is changing its name after realizing its initials formed a crude acronym.
WTF? Wisconsin Tourism Federation changes name after internet jokesThe Wisconsin Tourism Federation has changed its name, after being made aware that its acronym WTF had become crude internet slang.
IT'S APPLE TIME!!! To get the freshest apples, go out on a limb Ooh, there's a beauty. Pale green kissed with yellow, freckled and about the size of my fist, hanging from a thick, gnarled branch just within reach. Got it!
The Geek's Guide to Seattle: A virtual tour for technology nerdsTechFlash showcases the "Geek Guide to Seattle". A fun resource for the technophile tourist.
How skiing changed the Alps This selection of photographs shows the radical transformation of the Austrian Tyrol after the arrival of skiing tourism.
Travel to Munich For Oktoberfest Without Breaking the BankSo, you wanna go to Oktoberfest? Since beer is going to gobble up most of your budget -- those one-liter steins go for around $12 each -- here's how to minimize expenses getting there.
WTF? Danish Government Promotes Unwanted Pregnancies, TourismHere's another one for the apology pile: the Danish government is apparently very, very sorry for creating one of the most bizarre tourism campaigns ever.
Protesters lose battle to stop Trinity Point developmentLake Macquarie MP and Mayor Greg Piper, a key figure in the conflict, urged Ms Keneally last month to reduce the marina's size. Cr Piper wanted the marina limited to "a maximum of 80 berths in any initial approval".
Denmark pulls 'promiscuous' videoA video promoting tourism in Denmark has been removed from YouTube after complaints it promoted promiscuity. The three-minute clip shows a young blonde woman, trying to find a man whom she had a one night stand with, who fathered her child "August".
GNW - A national cultural destinationFound this today-surprising, but interesting: Buffalo is morphing from Rust Belt punch line into a national cultural tourism destination much faster than expected, an outside marketing consultant suggested Tuesday.
Tourism boycott threatened over Wilson's 'You lie' outburst State and local tourism officials are being flooded by emails and calls from people across the country, saying they won't vacation in South Carolina because they're upset by GOP Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst at President Barack Obama.
Tourists attempt non-stop tweetingTHREE tourists from Los Angeles will attempt to tweet about their adventures once every minute - or 4320 times - during a 72-hour stay in Sydney.
Dutch Cabinet to get tough on cannabis tourismThe cabinet is considering introducing passes for cannabis cafe users in an effort to keep foreign tourists out, sources in the Hague have told news agency ANP.
Tourists are using Uluru (Ayres Rock) 'as a toilet'Tourists are defecating on the top of Uluru. It's a sacred site and one of Australia's natural wonders but Andrew Simpson, general manager of the Anangu Waai tour company, says that isn't stopping people from using it as a toilet.
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