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Pacheco turns heat on tourist police
Goa

Pacheco turns heat on tourist police

By indiatimes.com

PANAJI - The tourism minister Francis Xavier (Mickky) Pacheco lamented the criticism against his ministry and sought the Home ministry’s support to boost tourism and related activities in the state.

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Beijing Olympic venues to open to tourists in October
China

Beijing Olympic venues to open to tourists in October

By xinhuanet.com

BEIJING - Beijing's Olympic venues will open to tourists during the week-long National Day holiday beginning Oct. 1, an official said on Wednesday.

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Van crash kills 10 South Korean tourists in Philippines
Philippines

Van crash kills 10 South Korean tourists in Philippines

MANILA - Ten South Korean nationals on vacation tour in northern Philippines were killed on Wednesday when their van crashed onto a concrete wall, local media reported.

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DC tourism rises, though experts predict downturn
Washington, DC

DC tourism rises, though experts predict downturn

By examiner.com

WASHINGTON - The number of visitors to Washington rose in 2007 and is holding steady this year, though tourism officials are bracing for a decline in 2009 because of the weakening U.S.

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US reaches out to foreign tourists with new website
Better Late Than Never

US reaches out to foreign tourists with new website

By usatoday.com

WASHINGTON — The Travel Industry Association has launched a new website called DiscoverAmerica.com, a one-stop site with content on all 50 states, dozens of cities, the five U.S.

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Paris tourism on the rise despite economic woes
The City Of Light

Paris tourism on the rise despite economic woes

By businessweek.com

Paris tourism officials said Tuesday they expect visits to the City of Light to hold up this year despite a huge drop in the number of U.S.

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Tourist mecca slams late-night shopping
Gold Coast Market Wars

Tourist mecca slams late-night shopping

By theaustralian.news.com.au

Gold Coast business leaders have slammed as "preposterous" a move by grocery giants Coles and Woolworths for 18-hour-a-day trading.

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'Winter in Spain' plans to revive tourism
Winter In Spain

'Winter in Spain' plans to revive tourism

By independent.co.uk

For holiday makers Spain has long been the land of sun, sea and sangria.

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UK Indian doctor sets shop in Goa for medical tourists
Medical Tourism

UK Indian doctor sets shop in Goa for medical tourists

By rxpgnews.com

A virtual tide in British medical tourists to India has prompted an Indian-born doctor to enter the overseas treatment market by opening a centre in Goa.

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Crete mayor has had enough of British drunks
Crete mayor asks British government to act on drunken tourists

Crete mayor has had enough of British drunks

By telegraph.co.uk

The mayor of a Crete town has grown so exasperated with the rowdy, drunken behaviour of British tourists that he has demanded action from the British government.

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Attack on pilgrim tourists reignites Italy's row over immigrants
Italy

Attack on pilgrim tourists reignites Italy's row over immigrants

By timesonline.co.uk

A savage attack on a Dutch couple who were holidaying in Rome has revived the debate in Italy over crime and immigration.

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Atlanta police make 40 panhandling arrests
Officers dress like tourists, increase their presence along Peachtree

Atlanta police make 40 panhandling arrests

By ajc.com

Atlanta police officers are dressing up just like sightseers who come to Atlanta to wander through Centennial Olympic Park or locals who work in Midtown highrises.

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Elephant shot dead 'for braai' in front of tourists
Namibia

Elephant shot dead 'for braai' in front of tourists

By namibian.com.na

An elephant was shot dead - allegedly for a local chief's "braaivleis party" - in front of several tourists in the Bwabwata Park in the Caprivi Region last week, causing many of the shocked visitors t

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Czechs refute U.S. tourism report
Officials counter warnings of dangers for Prague visitors

Czechs refute U.S. tourism report

By praguepost.com

On July 21, the U.S. State Department updated its information for tourists traveling to the Czech Republic. It warns against rising incidents of pickpocketing and street muggings.

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Tourist bonanza in roo viewing reserves
The Kangaroo Trail

Tourist bonanza in roo viewing reserves

By smh.com.au

Large 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

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Olympic tourists are being ripped off by conmen selling forged tickets for up to 10 times their face value
China: Olympic Tourists Stung By Touts

Olympic tourists are being ripped off by conmen selling forged tickets for up to 10 times their face value

By news.sky.com

Dozens of ticket touts - or 'yellow cattle' as they are known in China - are targeting unsuspecting tourists, just yards from the Olympic area in Beijing.

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British tourists take five million trips to unsafe countries
UK: Govenment Warnings? What Warnings?

British tourists take five million trips to unsafe countries

By telegraph.co.uk

The Government currently warns against visiting areas in over 30 countries including Chad and Somalia plus parts of Kenya, India and certain areas in countries like Thailand, where it considers the so

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The Games sparked a hotel building boom, but the hordes of tourists failed to arrive. What can innkeepers do to recoup?
Olympic Vacancies Haunt Beijing Hotels

The Games sparked a hotel building boom, but the hordes of tourists failed to arrive. What can innkeepers do to recoup?

By businessweek.com

Last year, management of the Red Hotel Beijing took over a drab Stalinist-era style hotel on the eastern side of Beijing and decided to give the old place a facelift.

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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. Just get the boxed set of travel coffee mugs sold at most Starbucks in Beijing.

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