Travel to North Korea
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Vietnam Tourism
HOI AN, Vietnam - Over the past few years, the ancient town of Hoi An, located some 650 km south of Hanoi, is now becoming a favorite tourist destination in Vietnam.
Dubai’s grand Tourism Vision 2020
DUBAI - Setting an ambitious but realistic tourism target, Dubai on Saturday unveiled its grand vision that seeks to draw 20 million visitors per year and Dh300 billion in annual revenues by ...
Saudi Tourism To Indonesia
Indonesia has launched a major drive to attract more Saudi tourists this year. Its new two-day promotion ended at the Mall of Arabia this week.
Tourism Boom In Iceland
THINGVELLIR, Iceland — In Iceland's Thingvellir national park, a wooden bridge covers a crack in the paved road leading to the site where the world's oldest parliament was founded in 930.
Thailand considers opening Tourist Court
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand may set up a Tourist Court to make fast delivery of justice to foreign tourists who would otherwise depart from this country before any lawsuits they have filed could ...
Scottish Tourism Numbers Drop
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Fewer tourists are visiting Scotland, according to official figures.
Greek Tourism
ATHENS, Greece - Greek tourism revenues are expected to bounce back this year to pre-crisis levels, the industry said on Thursday following the return of political stability to the country.
Elephant attacks tourists at Kruger National Park
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa - Two tourists visiting a national park were injured after an elephant charged and overturned their car.
Fewer tourists came to China in Q1
BEIJING, China - China saw tourism numbers drop year on year in the first quarter, while more Chinese went abroad, the China National Tourism Administration said Friday.
Goa Tourism
MUMBAI, India - In the aftermath of multiple incidents involving crimes against tourists in the state and travel advisories issued by multiple countries against India, the Department of Tourism, ...
DMZ packed with domestic, Chinese tourists
SEOUL, Republic of Korea - "So, how can we promote Seoul as a safe destination in the foreign media in the midst of the current North Korea situation?"
iPhone 'Tourist Buddy' app
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Tourist Police are promoting the use of an app, Tourist Buddy, which is now available at the iTunes store.
Tourism is one of the few industries growing in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nepal's most iconic symbol - Mount Everest, the world's highest peak - and other tall mountains attract tens of thousands of foreign tourists, particularly from Western Europe, ...
Indian tourism drops 25 percent after recent rapes
The number of foreign tourists arriving in India dropped by 25% during the first three months of this year, largely because of fears about the risk of sexual assault, according to an industry ...
Red Tourism In China
BEIJING, China - Wu Yongtang's great advantage is having a mole on his chin almost exactly where Mao Zedong did.
Tourists killed in Florida accident
Two skydivers from Iceland, one an instructor and the other a student, have died after a skydiving jump, Florida media reports.
Tourism In Czech Republic
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Revenues from tourism brought over Kc90bn ($4,55 billion US) annually to the state budget in the years 2010 and 2011 so there are signs of improvement for tourism, ...
Tourists carrying illegal ivory can be arrested in Thailand
Foreigners visiting Thailand have been advised not to buy elephant tusks or any ivory products, even if it is something as small as an earring or a bracelet.
Asian Tourism To Japan
TOKYO, Japan - The number of tourists visiting Japan from other Asian countries by 2017 is forecast to be 41 percent higher than last year’s total, according to a study by the Development Bank ...
Myanmar tourism
YANGON, Myanmar - A shortage of hotel rooms, plus widespread overcharging, threaten to damage the long-term future of the country’s tourist industry, observers are warning.
Dubai Tourism
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai welcomed more than 10 million tourists for the first time last year as the emirate experienced a surge in visitors.
History Rules OK!
A survey of Hosted Buyers attending this year’s March Marketplace (MAMA) shows that the UK’s rich heritage remains a strong draw for visitors to these shores.
Spain top for value in 2013
LONDON, England - Spain has been named as the cheapest holiday destination in Europe in the seventh annual Post Office report on holiday costs.
2013 might observe fall in total tourist arrivals to Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Due to the unstable political situation‚ traditional marketing plans‚ and lack of proper strategy‚ tourism entrepreneurs have said that 2013 might observe a fall in total ...
German expert: Greece has image problem
German tourists will be in short supply in Greece this summer as less than one percent have made plans to visit the debt-hit country this season, according to a report released Wednesday in ...
Chinese tourism to Switzerland up 25 percent
Last year more tourists came to Switzerland from China than from traditional visitor countries such as Italy, the Netherlands or Japan.
South African Tourism
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - China has become South Africa’s fourth-largest source market for tourism, with the number of Chinese tourists rising by 63.5 percent between January and September ...
Tourism To Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar - The number of tourists arriving through Yangon International Airport rose more than 50 percent last year compared to 2011, the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism said.
Renewed tourist boom in Germany
BERLIN, Germany - There's been a renewed boom in tourism in Germany over the past 12 months.