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Tourism Busts Pre-9/11 Record

57 million foreign visitors traveled to US

Mar 11, 08 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 57 million foreign tourists visited the US last year, pumping more than $123 billion into the economy, Reuters reports. It's the first time a tourism record has been broken since the 9/11 attacks staggered the industry. Some 17.7 million visitors traveled from Canada and 15 million from Mexico.... More »

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Japan • Mexico • tourism • Canada • United States • Department of Commerce • Carlos Gutierrez • vistors • Travel Industry Association

Photo of NYC Bomb
Suspect Released

$12,000 reward offered in attack on Times Square recruitment center

Mar 9, 08 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police have released photos of a hooded cyclist suspected in the bombing of a military recruitment center in New York City's Times Square, CNN reports. The frame from a grainy surveillance video shows a person in a hoodie riding up Fifth Avenue, near the spot where the bicycle is believed... More »

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military • terrorism • New York City • tourism • bombing • bicycle • Times Square • US-Canadian border

New York
Loves Euros

Awash in tourists,
Big Apple
shops welcome
stronger currency

Feb 25, 08 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Wander through the Big Apple these days and you’ll see signs like “Euros accepted!” and even “Euros Only.” The latter is a joke—dollars are accepted, as are British pounds—but many New York City merchants are more than willing to accept visitors' currency, the... More »

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New York City • tourism • exchange rate • currency exchange • euro • US dollar

Cuba Takes a Swing at Golf

The tiny Communist nation hopes tourists will come back to the island

Feb 23, 08 12:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Nearly a dozen tony golf-resort projects funded by Spanish, British, and Canadian consortiums are under way in Cuba as acting President Raul Castro tries to lure foreign tourists—and their cash—back to the struggling island nation by creating a new Caribbean golf destination, reports the Wall Street Journal.... More »

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golf • tourism • Fidel Castro • Raul Castro • golf course • Che Guevara • tourists • Varadero Beach • Sam Snead • Arnold Palmer • Cuban Missile Crisis

US Recession May Imperil Global Tourism

UN body predicts slower international travel growth in 2008

Jan 29, 08 6:12 PM CST
(Newser) - The number of international tourists could decrease this year if the US falls into a deep recession, but the UN is "cautiously optimistic" that 2008 will be the fifth straight year of growth, Reuters reports. After 2007's record 898 million tourist trips, a 6.2% jump over 2006, the... More »

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tourism • recession • US economy • housing crisis • World Tourism Organization

Mexican Aid to Protect Monarchs

Calderon promises funds to stem illegal logging in butterflies' habitat

Nov 26, 07 6:10 AM CST
(Newser) - The famous migrating monarch butterflies have a new ally in Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who yesterday said he would devote $4.6 million more to the central Mexican reserve where the butterflies hibernate—and crack down on the illegal logging that threatens the insects' habitat. Calderon hopes the measure will... More »

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endangered species • global warming • Mexico • tourism • Felipe Calderon • migration • monarch butterflies • butterflies

Melting Alaska, Tourist Hot Spot

Visitors flock to see climate change first-hand

Nov 14, 07 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Tourists traditionally head to Alaska for cruises and fishing, but for a growing number, it’s a global warming pilgrimage. Heating up five times faster than anyplace else, Alaska has drawn politicians, scientists, and now tourists to see the melting future, the Christian Science Monitor reports. “This has immediate... More »

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climate change • environment • Alaska • tourism • ecotourism • Arctic • glacier

Canadians Invade US as Loonie Climbs

Exchange rate nears all-time high, sparking spending—and gloating

Oct 29, 07 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The commodity-heavy Canadian loonie rose above US$1.04 this morning—just short of its 1957 all-time high of $1.06—on news that Mexico would cut oil production 20%, reports the National Post. Now that the currency tables have turned, Canadian shoppers and vacationers couldn't be happier, the Guardian... More »

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tourism • Canada • deficit • US dollar • loonie

New Orleans Back in Swing

Oct 27, 07 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - New Orleans remains a city very much in transition, but its fabled nightlife and cuisine have rebounded enough to more than warrant a trip to the Big Easy, says Travel & Leisure. Jazz and jumbalaya not enough? The city also has a wide range of "voluntourism" opportunites related to... More »

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travel • New Orleans • tourism

Dollar's Slide Softens Economy's

Increased exports offset housing market collapse

Oct 1, 07 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even as the weakening US dollar has Americans dropping European vacation plans, some economists are finding a silver lining: A sudden upswing in exports that could help offset the tanking housing market. And while that jump was predictable, writes the Wall Street Journal, a limp greenback also works to... More »

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tourism • currency • money • exports • euro • US dollar • US currency

Maldives Blast Injures
12 Tourists

British, Japanese and Chinese visitors hurt by homemade device

Sep 29, 07 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twelve tourists are in the hospital after a homemade bomb exploded in the Maldives capital of Male. The bomb, which was detonated with a cell phone, a gas cylinder and a washing machine motor, is a first for the Maldives, a tranquil country. “We are taking this very seriously... More »

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terrorism • tourism • bombing • Maldives

Possible Maddy Photo Surfaces

Tourist in Morocco snapped pic of blonde girl resembling the missing child

Sep 26, 07 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Spaniard on holiday in Morocco has introduced the latest twist in the Madeleine McCann case: A blurry photo in which a similar-looking blond girl peeks around the woman carrying her on her back, almost as if to say "Help me." The photo, snapped at about 200 meters... More »

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tourism • Morocco • Madeleine McCann • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • missing child

Tourism Heats Up as Arctic Does

Travelers flock to see dwindling ice caps, speeding up their destruction

Sep 24, 07 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The effects of global warming are drawing a crowd. About 1.5 million people will visit the arctic this year, as climate tourists swarm to see the world’s ice caps as they are beginning to melt. But it’s an ironic endeavor, the Wall Street Journal notes, because eco-tourists... More »

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global warming • tourism • ecotourism • Arctic • Greenland • ice melt

Zut Alors!
Rude French Scaring Off Tourists

Sweeten up, official warns his compatriots 

Sep 2, 07 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - France to the French: Take it easy on foreigners. After the land of vin and fromage fell for the first time in years as the top traveling spot, the tourism bureau has issued guidelines about courtesy, the Guardian reports. “Our greatest handicap,” said a tourist official, “is... More »

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Spain • tourism • France • US • hospitality

Israelis Eye Building Islands

Israel approves plans for new international airport on artificial island

Aug 17, 07 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Israelis want to build artificial islands in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Tel Aviv, and put an international airport on one of them. It's been talked about, on and off, for more than a decade; the project has finally been deemed feasable by a planning committee. The panel’... More »

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Israel • environmentalism • tourism • ecotourism • airport • Tel Aviv • artificial islands • Ben Gurion • Mediterranean Sea • island

Don't Even Go There!

Don't fly away yet!  That packaged deal may be too good to be true.

Aug 15, 07 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Before you pack your bags, check out Foreign Policy's list of the five most overhyped tourist locales:
  1. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt: Famous beach and diving locale actually tacky and overcrowded.
  2. Ibiza, Spain: Hippy haven and hedonistic paradise turned into dirty and pricey hole.
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China • travel • Spain • tourism • Washington DC • Egypt • list • Iceland

Push to Reopen Liberty's Crown

House votes $1M to study reopening to  visitors.

Jun 27, 07 1:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The House wants Lady Liberty's crown reopened to visitors intrepid enough to make the climb, and for the second year in a row has set aside $1 million for the National Park Service to figure out how to do it. Since 9-11 only the pedestal at her feet has been... More »

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terrorism • New York City • tourism • September 11 • statue • Lady Liberty • Anthony Weiner • Liberty Island

Africans OK Nine-Year
Ivory Ban

But first, countries approve a one-time mammoth sale

Jun 15, 07 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four southern African countries will hold a one-time sale of 200 tons of stockpiled ivory before the start of a nine-year moratorium, in a hard-fought conservation compromise. Proceeds from the blowout will be used in elephant conservation efforts in the future. "It's the best we could achieve for the... More »

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Africa • Kenya • conservation • tourism • Southern Africa • ivory • poaching • wildlife • elephant • moratorium

Singapore Blossoms into Major City

Stern Asian capital set to emerge as a tourist haven filled with casinos, hotels, and amusement parks

May 27, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Singapore is transforming itself from a dull metropolis famous for its draconian cleanliness into an exciting, vibrant, tourists' paradise, Time reports. Plans are percolating for casinos, skyscrapers, amusement parks, and a multi-billion dollar residential and commercial real estate development located downtown. More »

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China • immigration • tourism • modernization • population • Singapore • birth rate • commercial real estate

Blaze Ravages London Clipper

A fire ravaged the historic Cutty Sark in Greenwich, London this morning

May 21, 07 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fire ripped through London's historic Cutty Sark early this morning, nearly destroying the 138-year-old tea clipper. But an ongoing £25 million restoration saved the ship, which has drawn 15 million tourists to its south-east London dock since it opened in 1957. Much of its structural foundation, including its... More »

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London • tourism • Cutty Sark • England • Greenwich • ship

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