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(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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The World's Worst Vacation: Zimbabwe

Amid disease and starvation, a tourism industry clings on

Feb 10, 09 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Zimbabwe's currency is worthless, its population is almost entirely unemployed, and a thuggish government uses intimidation, censorship, and torture to maintain an iron grip on power. Why would any tourist want to go there? For Jocelyn C. Zuckerman, writing in Gourmet, a trip to Robert Mugabe's ruined nation is eye-opening—... More »

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travel • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • tourism • Harare

 Strip Clubs Look 
 to Score at Super Bowl 

Super Bowl venue is lap dance capital

Jan 27, 09 7:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The road to Super Bowl XLIII is paved with Tampa's 43 strip clubs, and their owners are expecting a bonanza, the AP reports. Some are going the extra mile to attract free-spending Super Bowl tourists, spiffing up their interiors, hiring extra dancers, and keeping doors open around the clock. Although... More »

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Arizona Cardinals • tourism • Super Bowl • Pittsburgh Steelers • Tampa • stripper • Super Bowl XLIII • strip clubs • lap dancing

 Heady Times for 
 DC Hookers, 
 Coke Dealers 

Both are booming as tourists flock to inauguration

Jan 19, 09 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has already done his part to boost the economy—for Washington’s prostitutes and drug dealers, who tell New York they’re experiencing quite the boom in business thanks to inauguration travelers. Some prostitutes came into town specifically for the event and are already “pretty booked up;... More »

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Barack Obama • prostitution • drugs • tourism • Washington DC • cocaine • sex • drug dealing • prostitute • inauguration • sex trade • President Obama • Inauguration Day

Amid Recession, Visitors Flock to National Parks

Every dollar spent on parks generates $4 in spending

Dec 29, 08 6:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Local economies enjoyed a federal bailout of sorts from National Parks visitors, who spent $11.8 billion in businesses surrounding parks and monuments last year. For every government dollar dispensed on upkeep and some 200,000 workers, $4 were generated in local spending, reports the Washington Times. Sales were up... More »

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travel • tourism • recession • White House visitors • visitors • National Park Service • hotels • local economy

 Calm Is a 
 Tourist Boon 
 for Bethlehem 

West Bank sees record influx, boost to Palestinian economy

Dec 24, 08 7:37 PM CST
(Newser) - More than 1.3 million visitors took advantage of the relative peace between Israel and Palestine to visit Jesus Christ’s birthplace this year, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The streets around Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity—abandoned except for Israeli military jeeps just 6 years ago amid an... More »

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Israel • tourism • Palestine • Christians • Christmas • Bethlehem • Jesus Christ

Hawaii Tries in Vain to Cash In on Obama Fame

Obama tour operators say business is slow


Dec 23, 08 4:04 AM CST
(Newser) - The Hawaii tourist trade is doing its best to spin some dollars out of Obamania, Politico reports. Tour companies are hyping visits to the president-elect's old Honolulu neighborhood, and the Baskin-Robbins where Obama worked as a teen is selling a new "Swirl of Change" flavor: chocolate, caramel, and nuts... More »

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Barack Obama • tourism • Hawaii • Honolulu • holiday • President Obama

GLOSSIES

 Bus Tour Too Much 
 Sex, Too Little City 

Trip down memory lane is one Vanity Fair scribe would like to forget

Dec 15, 08 12:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Carrie & Co. wouldn’t be caught dead on a bus tour of Manhattan, but the half-day trek to various locations used for Sex and the City—a sex shop, the Meatpacking District, the Magnolia Bakery—has become the guilty secret of misguided fans looking to relive scenes from the... More »

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television • tourism • New York • Manhattan • Sex and the City • tour


 China to Lop Off Tall Buildings 
 in Hangzhou 

Hangzhou aims to become World Heritage site

Dec 13, 08 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Hoping to turn the city into a World Heritage site, China is lopping top floors off tall buildings in Hangzhou, the BBC reports. Two hotels, a TV tower, and other buildings will get the shrinking treatment in a $5.8 million effort; the city’s government has said that all... More »

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China • architecture • tourism • history • UNESCO • building • city • skyline

Hang 10, Blokes: UK Beach to
Make Waves

Artificial reef expected to generate 13-footers, draw surfers

Dec 10, 08 3:50 PM CST
(Newser) - A British beach town hopes to become the UK’s Surf City after the completion of an artificial reef that will boost local waves, Der Spiegel reports. Bournemouth has long attracted vacationers to its shore, but the gently lapping waves haven’t been enough of a draw for surfers. Projected... More »

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tourism • beach • surfing • Britain • artificial reef

(Newser) - Stargazing is more than an idle pleasure on Mount Desert Island, Maine. It's also a tourist attraction protected by law. Voters on the island recently banned new outdoor lights that aim upwards and contribute to obstructing the island's rare view of the naked Milky Way. The goal is to draw... More »

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tourism • Maine • night sky • light pollution • Bar Harbor • Mount Desert Island • Acadia National Park • ordinance

Alaskans Weigh Impact of New High Profile

Palin's southern exposure may drive increased tourism

Oct 17, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Will America’s favorite moose-field-dressing expert draw more visitors to her wintry home state? Alaska’s sudden burst of Palin-centric publicity has some travel agents salivating, the Anchorage Daily News reports; every misty mountain vista that shows up on CNN is a win. But others worry that the increasingly... More »

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Alaska • tourism • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

Ecuador Chases Citizens Off Galapagos to Save Islands

UN says too many people on islands is destroying animal habitats

Oct 8, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ecuador is forcing those without permission to live in the Galapagos to leave, over fears that a growing human population threatens the species that make the islands unique. Even Ecuadorean citizens need special visas to visit the Galapagos, but thousands of mainland migrants have been staying illegally, drawn by high... More »

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endangered species • pollution • tourism • migration • Ecuador • biodiversity • Galapagos Islands

Father, Son Killed in Paris Tourist Boat Accident

Other 10 passengers survive after bridge crash

Sep 14, 08 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A father and his 6-year-old son were killed yesterday when a small Paris tourist boat stuck a bridge near Notre Dame Cathedral in the Seine, the BBC reports. The boat sank, trapping the two French passengers under water. They were declared dead at a local hospital. The other 10 passengers... More »

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tourism • France • Paris • boat • boat accident

Cleveland Rocks, But NY Rocks More

Struggling Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to open annex in Soho

Aug 14, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cleveland lobbied to be the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to bring tourists to town, but a dip in visitors has led the museum's worried organizers to turn to New York for help. Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined singer Billy Joel yesterday to announce the opening of... More »

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New York City • Cleveland • tourism • Michael Bloomberg • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame • Soho • Billy Joel

 Gay Tourism 'Tricky' for Israel

Nation welcomes economic boost, but not liberal culture

Aug 13, 08 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two men kissing near the Mount of Olives isn’t what religious pilgrims expect in Jerusalem, and the boom in gay tourism is making some uneasy, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Thousands of gay travelers—drawn to the beaches, nightlife, and trendy Tel Aviv—have visited Israel this year, spending... More »

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Israel • tourism • religious pilgrims • gays

Saddam's Palace Is Tourist Hotspot for US Troops

Ruins are all the sightseeing most get to do

Aug 4, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s impractical—not to mention dangerous—for US troops to do much sightseeing in Baghdad, but Saddam Hussein’s ruined presidential complex is one exception. As one of the few places off-duty service members can go, the palace has become a magnet for military tourists, the Wall Street Journal... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Baghdad • tourism • US troops

America Tops Wish List for Foreign Tourists

Falling dollar helps
US edge Australia as most likely destination

Jul 29, 08 2:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - The plummeting dollar has tourists punching their tickets for the US, according to Lonely Planet’s latest rankings. America came out ahead in voting for the country travelers were most likely to visit next, Reuters reports, knocking Australia—tops since 2004—from its perch. More »

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Australia • tourism • list • US dollar • weak dollar

Loving Low Dollar,
Europeans Come to Shop

Tourism is up 21% in April alone

Jul 26, 08 9:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The weak dollar is forcing Americans to shelve travel plans, but Europeans are flying over to score on stellar exchange rates. With the British pound worth $1.99 and the euro $1.58, tourists are coming to the US to shop: More than 15 million visited in the first 4... More »

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tourism • currency • currency exchange • international currency • tourists • retail shopping • foreign currency

Opinion

 No Stopping
 Gay Marriage's
 Mass. Appeal 

Equality has been uphill climb for homosexuals, but history's on their side

Jul 17, 08 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Massachusetts legislators set to repeal a law ex-Gov. Mitt Romney hoped would prevent the state from becoming “the Las Vegas of same-sex marriage,” Gail Collins, in the New York Times, looks at the march toward equality. For one thing, with the economy the way it is, “... More »

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Mitt Romney • gay rights • gay marriage • tourism • Massachusetts • civil rights • interracial marriage

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