France to lure more Indonesian tourists

France is expecting more Indonesian tourists as the tourism board and the private sector, including airlines and retailers, step up efforts to promote the European country.

Smithsonian tries cell phone ads to draw tourists

NEW YORK - The Smithsonian Institution will try luring tourists into an upcoming art exhibit by sending advertisements to visitors' cell phones.

Holiday in Iraq anybody?

BAGHDAD - Someone had fun tinkering with the airline board at the old, disused terminal at Baghdad International Airport.

Vancouver should lure lesbian tourists: councillor

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver councillor wants more American lesbians to visit his city and hopes city council will come up with $25,000 to target the potentially lucrative market.

New England states doing more to lure Chinese tourists

NEWPORT, R.I. - New England tourism officials are seeing opportunity in China as a booming economy there produces a larger middle class.

That middle class is venturing abroad, and tourist destinations from Rhode Island to Vermont want to be ready.

Peru lures wealthy tourists with luxury train, yoga

CUZCO, Peru (Reuters Life!) - Complete with five-star hotels, world-class restaurants, luxury trains and an indoor oxygen system, Tim Jones' trip to the famous Inca ruins at Machu Picchu in Peru was anything but rough.

And Peru's government could not be happier with tourists who spend more than thrifty backpackers who have long had a ... read more

Kenya cuts prices to lure tourists

Beach and safari holidays in Kenya are being offered at prices reduced by up to 50 per cent in a bid to restore confidence in the east African country.