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Child-sex tourism in South-East AsiaBy economist.comIN THE 1970s he was one of Britain’s most popular entertainers. Now Paul Gadd, alias the glam-rocker Gary Glitter, is among its most reviled figures.
read more ChinaBy xinhuanet.comLHASA - Travel agencies will get bonuses for taking more tour groups to Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the local government has announced.
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ChinaBy thestar.comBEIJING – The government of China's southwestern Sichuan province plans to turn areas devastated by the May 12 earthquake into a tourist attractrion.
read more The Kangaroo TrailBy smh.com.auLarge mobs of big reds could be as lucrative as the big game of Africa, say the promoters of The Kangaroo Trail, a guide which aims to make watching the national symbol in the wild a flagship of Austr
read more New ZealandBy nzherald.co.nzTourism New Zealand will launch its biggest ever British marketing campaign next month in a bid to stem the fall in visitor numbers from our second largest tourism market.
read more Integral Part Of Island's Agrotourism By eTNJAYUYA, Puerto Rico (August 18, 2008) – The executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), Terestella González Denton, on behalf of Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, announced that 10
read more BaliBy balidiscovery.comAn article in Bali Post reports that the geographic "face" of Bali is becoming smaller with each passing year.
read more UKBy bbc.co.ukThe British government has been criticised for slashing investment in promoting Britain abroad in the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics.
read more HawaiiBy honoluluadvertiser.comHawai'i tourism officials say U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's Hawai'i vacation last week could not have come at a better time for the state's No. 1 industry.
read more 68,000 Passengers Expected During Summer SeasonBy eTNThe Falkland Islands is anticipating a growth of nearly 9% in cruise ship visitors in the coming season, which would make it the destination’s most successful season to date.
read more GoaBy economictimes.indiatimes.comPanaji - Monsoon tourism has become a huge hit with the domestic travellers as they refuse to get away from beaches even in the heavy rains.
read more IraqBy zawya.comBAGHDAD - Senior officials revealed governmental plans to establish huge tourist facilities, citing the improvement in the security situation in the country.
read more African AviationBy Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN AfricaA meeting of the East African civil aviation regulators took place last week in Arusha, with observers from the European Union, Federal Aviation Authority (from the United States) and the World Bank.
read more Sweet Home AlabamaBy eTNOne of the many new faces in .travel is www.Alabama.travel. Alabama, known as “Sweet Home Alabama,” is one of the most beautiful areas in the Southern United States.
read more Drive To Promote Sri Lanka As Destination Of Choice In ChinaBy eTNSriLankan Airlines is closely supporting the government’s drive to promote Sri Lanka as a destination of choice in China, which is viewed as one of the fastest-growing, global, tourism markets.
read more Côte d'IvoireA drawn out six-year civil war has emptied beachside villages in divided Ivory Coast, like in one area called Assinie, where groups of European tourists used to come in busloads.
read more AngolaBy Andrew Princz of ontheglobe.com for eTurboNewStanding high above the African savannah at the giant rocks of Pungo Andongo in north-central Angola's remote province of Malanje, you can feel the weight of history reverberating from the soles of yo
read more GeorgiaBy Nick Easen of futuretravelforum.com for eTurboNeIn Gori’s main square, which is dominated by a huge statue of Stalin, there’s a big hole in the concrete, blood stains on the pavement and burnt out cars on the road.
read more NYCBy reuters.comNEW YORK - New York City is hoping an annex of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opening this year will boost tourism, as well as commemorate the artists and music venues that formed the city's rock hist
read more JapanBy nationalgeographic.comFor decades the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido has attracted tourists hoping to step out onto drifting slabs of the world's southernmost Arctic sea ice.
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