New Orleans Achieves Major Tourism Milestone
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans' tourism industry has achieved a major milestone, welcoming 8.3 million visitors in 2010, a 10.7 percent increase over 2009, and the first time to reach 8 million ...
32nd Annual Detroit Jazz Festival
DETROIT, Mich. - Today, festival organizers announced the lineup for the 32nd annual Detroit Jazz Festival, Friday, Sept. 2 through Monday, Sept. 5, in downtown Detroit.
Hong Kong Tourism
Hong Kong's tourist board has revealed that the city is expecting an increase in annual visitor numbers in 2011.
Canadian tourism to Jamaica
For the seventh consecutive year, Jamaica recorded an increase in Canadian visitors in 2010, making a jump of approximately 34% over 2009.
Turkish Medical Tourism
Turkey has emerged as one of the most popular destinations in Europe for medical tourism. The country’s medical tourism industry has unprecedentedly grown during the past few years.
Hong Kong Tourist Spending Topped $200 Billion
Visitors' spending topped HK$200 billion for the first time last year, on the back of increased tourist arrivals, the Hong Kong Tourism Board said.
Tourism Nepal
KATHMANDU - After posting hopeful growth of 26 and 12 percent in January and February, respectively, tourist arrivals via air in March fell into single digit growth.
Las Vegas Mob Experience
LAS VEGAS - The highly anticipated Las Vegas Mob Experience will officially open its doors on Wednesday March 30th at 10:00am.
More Chinese Visit Fiji
SUVA, Fiji- An estimated 18,000 Chinese nationals visited Fiji in 2010, Tourism Fiji said on Sunday.
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London Protest Damage
The damage caused by violent anti-cuts demonstrators was branded “embarrassing” and “a total shame” by tourists visiting the capital.
Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco
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China's Urumqi targets 10 million tourists
URUMQI - China's northwestern city of Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, aims to attract 10 million tourists this year as the ethnically diverse city recovers from the deadly ...
Katavi National Park
Katavi, Tanzania — Only 2,350 tourists who included 1,050 residents and 150 expatriates visited Katavi National Park during 2009/10 fiscal year, which was far below by more than half of the ...
Israel Campaigns For European, American Tourists
The Ministry of Tourism is trying to prevent the recent turmoil in most of the Middle East and North Africa from hurting Israel’s tourism industry, according to a ministry official.
Brunei targets 20 percent more tourists in 2011
Bandar Seri Begawan - Tourism has always been deemed a strong front-runner in Brunei's ambition towards economic diversification and the Abode of Peace's palate for such an endeavour has expanded ...
Japanese Tourism To Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The Tourism Ministry expects a drop in Japanese visitors following the earthquake that triggered a 10m tsunami which killed more than 1,000 people.
Tourism To Malaysia
LOS ANGELES – World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) World Tourism Barometer released in January 2011 reported that Asia and the Pacific is the first region to recover from the economic ...
Cayman Islands Tourism
The Canadian office of the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism had a banner year in 2010, welcoming 19,499 Canadians, the highest number of recorded visitors for the destination from this ...
Art meets fashion in Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf is often overlooked in favor of its more popular sister Cologne, but this elegant, modern city on the eastern bank of the Rhine River has risen steadily to defy its origins as the dorf ...
New UK Government Tourism Policy
European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) broadly welcomes the new tourism policy, released today by the Tourism Minister.
British Winter Tourism To Spain
LONDON, UK - Spain proved to be the most popular destination for one quarter (25%) of Brits taking a fly drive holiday during December 2010 and January 2011, with a total of three Spanish resorts ...
Queensland Tourism
SYDNEY, Australia - After making headlines around the world for the recent floods and cyclone, the largely unaffected world-famous travel destinations of Australia's 'sunshine state' Queensland ...
Third Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2011
The third Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta will take place in Putrajaya, Malaysia from March 17 – 20, 2011.
Strong Franc Threatens Swiss Tourism
More tourists came to Switzerland last year than the year before, but the trend's continuation is threatened by the strength of Swiss franc.
Meetings Africa 2011
Over 7.3 million tourists visited South Africa between January and November last year, says Marthinus van Schalkwyk, the country's minister of tourism.
Pompeii The Exhibit: Life and Death in the Shadow of Vesuvius
NEW YORK - Pompeii The Exhibit: Life and Death in the Shadow of Vesuvius, a new exhibit featuring the largest collection of the victims' body casts and skeletons ever displayed, as well as more ...
The Mummies are Coming To Philly
PHILADELPHIA - A 6,420-year-old child mummy from Peru, one the oldest child mummies ever discovered, joins an astonishing collection of mummies and related artifacts in the extraordinary ...
Northern Ireland
Tourism chiefs have launched a £1 million campaign aimed at encouraging people across Ireland to holiday north of the border.
European Train Travel
UTRECHT, Netherlands - If you were going to only visit one European country this year, what would it be?
Greek Tourism To Rebound In 2011
Athens - Greek tourism revenues are likely to recover in 2011 after two straight years of decline given a rise in early bookings from most of the debt-stricken country's main markets, the deputy ...
