Tourists
GoaBy indiatimes.comPANAJI - 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.
read more ChinaBy xinhuanet.comBEIJING - 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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PhilippinesMANILA - 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.
read more Washington, DCBy examiner.comWASHINGTON - 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.
read more Better Late Than NeverBy usatoday.comWASHINGTON — 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.
read more The City Of LightBy businessweek.comParis 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.
read more Gold Coast Market WarsBy theaustralian.news.com.auGold Coast business leaders have slammed as "preposterous" a move by grocery giants Coles and Woolworths for 18-hour-a-day trading.
read more Winter In SpainBy independent.co.ukFor holiday makers Spain has long been the land of sun, sea and sangria.
read more Medical TourismBy rxpgnews.comA 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.
read more Crete mayor asks British government to act on drunken touristsBy telegraph.co.ukThe 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.
read more ItalyBy timesonline.co.ukA savage attack on a Dutch couple who were holidaying in Rome has revived the debate in Italy over crime and immigration.
read more Officers dress like tourists, increase their presence along PeachtreeBy ajc.comAtlanta 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.
read more NamibiaBy namibian.com.naAn 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
read more Officials counter warnings of dangers for Prague visitors By praguepost.comOn 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.
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 China: Olympic Tourists Stung By ToutsBy news.sky.comDozens of ticket touts - or 'yellow cattle' as they are known in China - are targeting unsuspecting tourists, just yards from the Olympic area in Beijing.
read more UK: Govenment Warnings? What Warnings?By telegraph.co.ukThe 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
read more Olympic Vacancies Haunt Beijing HotelsBy businessweek.comLast 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.
read more ChinaBy usatoday.comBEIJING — 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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