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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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 French Are 
 World's Worst 
 Tourists: Survey 

Poll of 40,000 hotels ranks visitors on politeness, generosity

Jul 9, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The French are the world’s worst tourists, AFP reports. A global survey asked staff at 40,000 hotels to rate tourists on categories ranging from politeness to generosity to willingness to learn local languages—and the French finished last in several categories. Japanese tourists took honors in just as... More »

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Spain • Japan • globalization • tourism • list • hotel • German • Japanese • tourists • French

 Step Up to New 'Ledge' 
 at Sears Tower 

Glass balconies jut 4 feet into the air

Jul 1, 09 4:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The view from Chicago’s Sears Tower just got more vivid. Starting tomorrow, visitors can step into glass enclosures that extend 4 feet out from the building’s 103rd floor and see all 1,353 feet straight down, the Tribune reports. Designed by the original architects of the soon-to-be-renamed Willis... More »

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travel • Chicago • tourism • Sears Tower • Willis Tower

 Wax Obama Tours Eiffel Tower 


Jun 29, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(AP) - Complete with new gray hairs and two bodyguards, a wax version of President Barack Obama took a trip to the Eiffel Tower today. The hot summer sun threatened to melt the fake president's face, prompting helpers to shade him with an umbrella. The statue then traveled to Paris' Musée... More »

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Barack Obama • Angela Merkel • tourism • France • Vladimir Putin • Paris • Eiffel Tower • President Obama • wax museum

 17 Dead in Acapulco Shootout 

Violence further damages resort's tourism industry

Jun 7, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - A fierce, 2-hour gun battle between drug agents and Mexican authorities in Acapulco has left 15 gunmen and 2 soldiers dead, the BBC reports. After receiving a tip, troops ambushed a house in the resort town last night, as gunmen hurled grenades and crashed their cars trying to flee. Upon... More »

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Mexico • tourism • violence • drug cartel • gunmen

Mexico Devotes
$92M to Luring
Back Visitors

Prez urges citizens to shake off swine flu, travel domestically

May 28, 09 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico’s tourism board is taking a trickle-down approach to luring vacationers back after the swine flu outbreak, Advertising Age reports. It’s kicking off a $92 million campaign by urging Mexicans to counteract the negative perceptions and show visitors “that Mexico is not only a beautiful country but... More »

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Mexico • tourism • tourists • advertising campaign • swine flu

 New Zealand Hosts 
 'Penguathlon' 


Event draws attention to world's penguin capital

May 12, 09 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Penguins and people are swapping places at New Zealand’s Penguathlon, a sort of penguin Olympics. As the birds face off in icy versions of soccer, Frisbee, surfing and waddle races, spectators are invited to try waddling themselves in giant penguin feet. The month-long event is meant to showcase how... More »

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tourism • New Zealand • penguin • Penguathlon

Glossies

In Recession, Sewage Tour, Offbeat Destinations Thrive

Offbeat local museums, tours see record demand

May 10, 09 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - With fancy island getaways now out of most people's price range, alternative attractions are gaining ground, Newsweek reports. Local families have begun flocking to Louisiana's oil rig museum, San Francisco's sewage-plant tour, and Ireland's Famine Museum, perhaps in a spirit of "things are bad, but at least they're not... More »

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prison • tourism • museum • oil rig • economy • sewage plant

(Newser) - No man is an island—but now is the time for him to own one. Australia’s ritzy Queensland island resorts are going for bargain prices, but between the recession, a slew of natural disasters, and a nasty oil spill, no one’s biting, reports the Telegraph. Dunk Island is... More »

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real estate • Australia • tourism • Queensland

 Mexico's Ailing 
 Tourism Hit by 
 Swine Flu 

Outbreak whacks industry already reeling from drug violence

Apr 27, 09 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The swine flu outbreak is wreaking havoc on Mexico's tourism industry, already severely weakened by a worsening drug war. Tourism dropped 20% over the weekend, the head of a hotel association tells the New York Times. With most attractions closed, tourists already in the capital were seen in masks as... More »

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Mexico • tourism • Mexican drug war • tourists • swine flu

 Travelers  
 Flock to  
 Nazi Tours  

For many tourists, Germany means beer and Hitler

Apr 23, 09 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world has moved on in many ways, but for many tourists, a visit to Germany often boils down to two things: beer and Hitler. "I'm no Nazi," said an American who's spending most of his four-day visit on Hitler's trail. "I'm just interested in Germany.... More »

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Germany • tourism • World War II • Third Reich • Munich • Nazis • Jeff Cox

(Newser) - Nations led by the US have pledged to check the quickly growing Antarctica tourism industry, the BBC reports. Nearly 30 nations signed a treaty to bar ships carrying more than 500 passengers from landing on the continent and to limit the number of people from a ship on shore to... More »

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environment • tourism • Antarctica • safety • cruise ships • ecosystem • Antarctic Treaty

 Berlin Pols Target 
 'Disneyland' Soldiers 

They're turning serious monument into 'Disneyland:' officials

Apr 15, 09 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - German politicians want the fake Cold War soldiers who pose near Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate gone, because they’re turning a somber symbol of the nation’s unification into “Disneyland,” Der Spiegel reports. The performers don American, East German, and Soviet military gear and snap photos with tourists... More »

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Germany • tourism • Berlin • Cold War • East Germany • Brandenburg Gate

 Artsy Americans Offer 
 Preview of Cuba Thaw 

Travel to Cuba shows signs of loosening

Apr 12, 09 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - American tourists are flooding into Cuba as the freeze between the countries shows signs of thawing, reports the Los Angeles Times. For the recent Cuban Biennale art show, young Americans arrived to enjoy the culture and nightlife, defying the longstanding travel ban. With a bill to lift restrictions pending in... More »

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Barack Obama • tourism • art • Cuba • Cuban embargo • US Senate • Obama administration • President Obama

 Religious Tourists 
 Still Flocking to Italy 

Easter likely to see 100,000 in St. Peter's Square

Apr 10, 09 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - While industries around the world feel the weight of recession, Italy’s religious tourism appears fairly immune, USA Today reports. “It's one of the only areas where things haven't slowed down much," said a religious tour marketer. "Religious pilgrims still want to have the same experiences”—... More »

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Vatican City • tourism • Italy • Vatican • recession • global economy • Catholicism • religious pilgrims • St. Peter's Square • pilgrimage

 Tourists Return to Iraq 

First group of Western tourists since invasion arrive in Baghdad

Mar 21, 09 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The first package tourists since the days of Saddam Hussein have arrived in Baghdad, the Guardian reports. The group—four Brits, two Americans, a Russian, and a Canadian—are on a 17-day tour of the country, taking in the sights of ancient Mesopotamia in a journey that would have been... More »

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Iraq • travel • Baghdad • tourism • vacation • tourists

 Tibet's Long 
 History of Isolation 

Since 1800s, governments have secluded region from world

Mar 15, 09 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Isolation has long defined Tibet and fueled the region's exotic history, Edward Wong writes in the New York Times. While China's recent clampdown is purely political—this is the 50th anniversary of an attempted uprising—natural remoteness and anti-imperialist struggles have also sealed its borders. “A large element of... More »

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China • tourism • colonialism • Tibet • isolation • Tibetan protesters • mountain

(Newser) - Verona, Italy, the scene for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, is making a bid to become a “wedding capital,” ANSA reports. Packages include an exchange of vows on the Juliet Balcony, thought by some to be the locale for her famous “Romeo, Romeo” speech. It won’t... More »

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theater • tourism • wedding • William Shakespeare • Verona, Italy • package deal • Romeo and Juliet

 Grumpy Berliners 
 Learn to Smile 

Friendliness campaign gives city an image makeover

Mar 11, 09 5:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Berlin may not be a city of churlish insults and bad manners much longer. Long known for the rudeness of its residents, the German capital is on a “friendliness offensive,” Der Spiegel reports. Pegged to its annual tourism convention, Berlin’s campaign aims to boost the number of... More »

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Germany • tourism • Berlin • manners

 Thais Woo Tourists 
 With New Cocktail 

Authorities hope concoction will cure hangover from airport protests

Feb 20, 09 9:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Thailand's tourism authority is hoping the Siam Sunray will wash away the lingering aftertaste of airport anarchy, the Guardian reports. The newly invented cocktail—made with vodka and traditional Thai ingredients like Kaffir lime and lemongrass—was unveiled yesterday as part of a campaign to bolster a tourism industry battered... More »

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alcohol • Thailand • tourism • drink • cocktails

(Newser) - A group of tourists is heading to Iraq next month for a whirlwind tour of a dozen sites including Baghdad, Babylon, and Basra, the Daily Telegraph reports. It’s the first time Westerners have dared vacation in the country since 2003, and the Surrey-based Hinterland Travel organizing the tour... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • tourism

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