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New York

Bruni readers to New York: Take it from tourists, end tipping

Frank Bruni riled his commenters on Diner's Journal yesterday when he called for solutions to the tourist tipping conundrum: What can a restaurant do when foreign tourists don't (or under) tip?

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China

Olympic venues open to tourists for China's National Day holiday

By xinhuanet.com

BEIJING - The Olympic venues will open to tourists during the week-long National Day holiday between Sept. 29 and Oct. 5, an official told a news briefing on Monday.

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New Zealand: TB Or Not TB?

$330K to send tourist with TB home

By stuff.co.nz

The Immigration Service says it's impractical to undertake the screening of short-term tourists which would have stopped a tourist entering New Zealand with an infectious illness.

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India

Victoria joyrides for tourists in old Delhi?

By economictimes.indiatimes.com

NEW DELHI: The MCD is considering a proposal to introduce horse-drawn luxury carriages for tourists in the walled city areas of the national capital after gradually phasing out the tongas.

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Washington, D.C.

10 tips for Washington, D.C., tourists

By usatoday.com

The ins and outs, quirks and curiosities of a city can take years to learn. If that doesn't quite fit into your time frame, you're in luck.

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New Delhi

Visitors: Tourist police of no help

By indiatimes.com

NEW DELHI - A tourist is often greeted to the Capital by pesky touts or auto and taxi drivers trying to drive a hard bargain.

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Berlin

Berlin tourism passes its peak

By dw-world.de

Recent years saw Berlin emerge as the third most-visited tourist destination in the EU after London and Paris.

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Thailand

Foreign tourists say they will be back

By bangkokpost.com

Despite ongoing political turbulence in Thailand, as many as 97 per cent of foreign investors and tourists visiting the kingdom said they would revisit this country again if the opportunity opens, acc

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Taxi Blues

Taking taxis not easy for visitors to Vancouver

By canada.com

VANCOUVER - Cruise-ship passengers arriving in Vancouver must often wait two or more hours to get cabs, according to the president and CEO of Port Metro Vancouver.

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Knowledge Forum To Boost Visitor Experience

Abu Dhabi hospitality industry embraces ADA/EIC Ramadan awareness initiative

By eTN

ABU DHABI (August 28, 2008) - The hospitality industry within Abu Dhabi has given a resounding vote of confidence to the emirate’s cultural offering following a Ramadan awareness initiative jointly

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Cape provides ideal settings for picture-perfect weddings

In tight times, Cape Cod remains the place for weddings

By tauntongazette.com

An open-air trolley ride, group photos taken on the beach, a sunset ceremony on a whale-watching cruise ship.

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2008 Visitor Numbers Up Nearly 20%

Macau, the fastest-growing destination in 2008

By eTN

NEW YORK, NY (AUGUST 28, 2008) – More than 1.5 million international visitors have come to Macau in the first six months of this year, a 46.5 % jump over the same period last year.

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Florida

Visitors urged to leave Florida Keys ahead of Fay

By Brian Skoloff, Associated Press Writer

KEY WEST, Fla.

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China

China to step up Tiananmen Square security check with tourist increase

By xinhuanet.com

BEIJING - China has beefed up its security measures at Tiananmen Square as the number of tourists increase and will only allow limited access to the area for cultural and sports shows and fireworks on

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Hawaii

Hawaii visitor arrivals drop 14.2% in scary situation for tourism

Nearly 100 Hawai'i tourism leaders met yesterday in an urgent search for a strategy to reverse the decline in visitor arrivals, which has reached levels not seen since the months after the 9/11 attack

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Tourism Survey

New York tops tourism survey

By bizjournals.com

The influx of international visitors lured by favorable exchange rates due to the slumping U.S.

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Tourism rises globally, but not to US

With a weak dollar, America is a great buy for foreigners, yet visits are falling

By csmonitor.com

Washington - A recent headline in The Guardian of London – "America – more hassle than it's worth?" – underscores a stubborn global view that the United States is not an easy or a desirable plac

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34 City Cards At A Glance

Launch of European City Cards website

By eTN

Thirty-four cities now present their City Cards on the brand new website that has been launched on July 24, 2008: www.europeancitycards.com

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Singapore

Singapore’s tourism sector suffers drop in visitor arrivals

Singapore’s visitor arrivals fell 4.1 percent last month, the steepest monthly decline since the SARS outbreak five years ago, as rising hotel charges deter tourists arriving from Indonesia and Mala

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there are still places to see in good old vienna

Schönbrunn palace still top for tourists

Vienna - Schönbrunn palace was the most visited tourist attraction in Vienna last year, closely followed by Schönbrunn Zoo, according to the Vienna Tourist board.

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