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UNESCO presses for better preservation of World Heritage sites

World Heritage List

UNESCO presses for better preservation of World Heritage sites

The head of the United Nations agency that manages the World Heritage List today called for ... read more

London Marathon route includes top tourist sights

London Marathon

London Marathon route includes top tourist sights

Many runners taking on the 26.2-mile London Marathon route will be focused on keeping one foot ... read more

Tanzania must diversify its tourism promotion

Promoting Lesser Known Sites

Tanzania must diversify its tourism promotion

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

(eTN) - The Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism has given a heads up to efforts ... read more

First meeting of World Tourism Expo focuses on promotion of World Heritage towns and sites

UNESCO

First meeting of World Tourism Expo focuses on promotion of World Heritage towns and sites

By Mario Masciullo, eTN

ITALY (eTN) - Bestowing responsible tourism awards is an initiative of the leading Italian ... read more

Cultural sites hold tourism potential for Uganda

West Nile Region

Cultural sites hold tourism potential for Uganda

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

UGANDA (eTN) - The West Nile region of Uganda, often overlooked by travelers and certainly not ... read more

New architectural wonders to see in 2010

Sites To See In 2010

New architectural wonders to see in 2010

By Eimear Lynch

Form plus function is Architecture 101. But a building that not only is a bright spark on the ... read more

Chile post-quake tourism: Sites are intact, but tourists are scared

Chile

Chile post-quake tourism: Sites are intact, but tourists are scared

By BRAD HAYNES

SANTIAGO, Chile — Outside Santiago's Fine Arts Museum is a fallen cornice broken into chunks ... read more

Rich history and rugged good looks - world's most beautiful castles

World's Famous Castles

Rich history and rugged good looks - world's most beautiful castles

By Stephen Whitlock

They may no longer be used for repelling enemy hordes or otherwise defending the kingdom, but ... read more

Too many tourists put many attractions on endangered sites list

Endangered Tourist Sites

Too many tourists put many attractions on endangered sites list

Travelers yearning to explore prehistoric Stonehenge or Machu Picchu's Inca ruins better start ... read more

Attack sites draw tourists, inspire music, comics

Anniversary Of Mumbai Attack

Attack sites draw tourists, inspire music, comics

By Rina Chandran

MUMBAI - Fancy a painting depicting the horror of last November's attacks in Mumbai?

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Earth’s most unseemly architectural monstrosities

World's Ugliest Buildings

Earth’s most unseemly architectural monstrosities

By Bunny Wong

Different people have different criteria for what makes a structure unappealing.

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World's most over-rated ancient and historical sites

Over-rated Tourist Attractions

World's most over-rated ancient and historical sites

1. Stonehenge, UK : Famous for its astonishingly huge stones. The summer solstice ceremony held ... read more

Smart phone tourists can now use a "visual time machine"

iTacitus

Smart phone tourists can now use a "visual time machine"

Doing virtual reality one better, a consortium of technology companies and European Union ... read more

"Real" Jakarta slum tourism

Indonesia

"Real" Jakarta slum tourism

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Hidden in the alleyways behind Jakarta's fancy malls and in between the ... read more

Trading miles is another way to fly

Air Travel

Trading miles is another way to fly

Scott Hintz needed more miles with American Airlines to book a free trip to Morocco this spring, ... read more

Envoy: Indian tourists will be drawn to China by Buddhism

Indian Tourism To China

Envoy: Indian tourists will be drawn to China by Buddhism

KOLKATA - Lord Buddha may have been born in Nepal and attained Nirvana in India, but it is China ... read more

Tired of tourist traps? Get 'distinctive'

National Trust For Historic Preservation Lists 2009 Destinations

Tired of tourist traps? Get 'distinctive'

By ktvu.com

A country as large as the United States has more to offer vacationers than magic kingdoms and ... read more

Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders

The New Seven Wonders

Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders

By Eliane Engeler, AP Writer

GENEVA – The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other ... read more

Can't get to D.C. for Inauguration Day? Consider these historic alternatives

US

Can't get to D.C. for Inauguration Day? Consider these historic alternatives

By Bill McGee, usatoday.com

Shortly after Election Day, I had a terrific idea: I would take my son out of school and travel ... read more

Terror tourism a new thrill for backpackers

Terror Tourism

Terror tourism a new thrill for backpackers

By indiatimes.com

New Delhi - When Ramgopal Varma visited the Taj after 26/11, he was accused of indulging in ... read more

Ahead of the Bell: Online travel sites

Online Travel Sites

Ahead of the Bell: Online travel sites

By forbes.com

NEW YORK - Orbitz Worldwide Inc. was downgraded and earnings estimates for online travel ... read more

What this growing international trend means for the travel industry

Online Bookings Worldwide

What this growing international trend means for the travel industry

By traveldailynews.com

Online travel booking has become an international trend.

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Beijing's top tourism sites: Monumental

China

Beijing's top tourism sites: Monumental

By usatoday.com

BEIJING — You don't need a guide book to know four of this city's five "Must Sees" of travel. ... read more

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