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French Tourist
Attacked Near  
Tiananmen

Second stabbing incident in 2 days
rattles Beijing

Sep 19, 09 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A French  tourist was attacked and injured by a knife-wielding man near Beijing's Tiananmen Square today, raising tensions as the Chinese capital prepares to mark 60 years of Communist rule, the AP reports. Two security guards were killed and at least a dozen other people were injured in another attack... More »

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China • Beijing • Tiananmen Square • stabbing • tourists

Iran Charges American Hikers With Illegal Entry

Says case is being used by West for propaganda

Aug 4, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran has charged the three American hikers who stumbled across its border with illegal entry, a security official announced today. “They are definitely Americans. We don’t know whether they are tourists or not. We are questioning them,” he said. Authorities accused the West of using the case... More »

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Iran • journalist • tourists • hikers • Shane Bauer • Joshua Fattal • Sarah Shourd

(Newser) - The three American hikers nabbed by Iranian authorities after allegedly crossing the border from Iraq were actually spies, an Iranian TV report claims. The Tehran-based station quotes an Iraqi policeman as saying the three were “working with the CIA.” Hillary Clinton meanwhile asked the Iranian government today for... More »

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Iraq • Iran • CIA • Kurdistan • tourists • spies • hikers

(Newser) - The mother of one of the three Americans detained while hiking near the Iran-Iraq border confirmed that her son has been arrested by Iranian security forces, reports CNN. Joshua Fattal of Pennsylvania and two friends, who were warned by Iraqi police not to hike in the border region, were seized... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Kurdistan • arrest • tourists

 Iran Seizes 3 US Tourists 


Aug 1, 09 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran has arrested three American tourists who were hiking near the border in Iraq's Kurdistan region, the BBC reports. Kurdish officials believe the hikers were seized after accidentally straying into Iranian territory. State Department officials say they are investigating and taking the matter very seriously. "It looks like the... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Kurdistan • tourists

 Reality TV Puts 
 LA Tourism on Map 

Who cares about Grauman's Chinese Theatre when you can shop near Paris Hilton?

Jul 13, 09 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gone are the days when tourists came to Hollywood to gawk at the stars on the Walk of Fame. The new hot attractions are reality TV locales. And Los Angeles—hurting for visitors, with hotel occupancy rates down 14%—welcomes the attention: “It’s a new element that we... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Hollywood • tourism • Los Angeles • tourists • LA Ink • Spencer Pratt • Heidi Pratt • reality shows • Walk of Fame

 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

(Newser) - A British hostage held in Mali has been killed by his al-Qaeda captors, the terror group announced on a website. Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned the murder as an "appalling and barbaric act of terrorism," reports the BBC. Edwin Dyer was kidnapped in Niger in January with a... More »

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murder • tourists • al-Qaeda • hostage • Mali

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

Saucy Brits in Nun Garb Freed From Greek Jail

Charges against 'naughty nun' stag party dropped 

May 26, 09 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Greek court has freed 17 British men arrested while carousing dressed in nun's habits with lacy lingerie beneath, the BBC reports. Charges of offensive behavior were dropped against the men—who spent a night in jail and appeared in court still in costume—after no one showed up to... More »

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nuns • Greece • tourists • costume

(Newser) - A bus carrying French tourists overturned in central California, killing at least four and injuring scores more, reports KSBW-TV. The bus was carrying about 50 tourists from San Francisco to Santa Maria when it flipped over and skidded into a guardrail near Soledad. The cause is unclear. "I personally... More »

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California • tourists • bus accident

 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

 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

 Cairo Blast 
 Kills French 
 Teen, Injures 
 17 Schoolmates 

Tourists targeted in possible Gaza retaliation

Feb 23, 09 2:08 AM CST
(Newser) - A French teenager was killed and 17 others in her visiting school group were injured when a bomb tucked beneath a bench exploded in a bustling Cairo bazaar last night, the Times of London reports. Police later dismantled a second device in a souvenir market. Three suspects are in custody.... More »

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Gaza • Egypt • Cairo • bomb explosion • tourists • Arab Israeli conflict • injured

 Panda Bites Beijing 
 Zoo Visitor, Again 

Man jumped barrier to Gu Gu's enclosure to retrieve son's toy

Jan 8, 09 11:13 AM CST
(AP) - Gu Gu the panda has struck again, biting a third visitor at the Beijing zoo. A Chinese tourist went over a 4-foot barrier surrounding the panda's outdoor exercise area yesterday to get a toy dropped by his son; the 240-pound Gu Gu bit his legs and refused to let go... More »

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China • Beijing • zoo • panda • animal attack • tourists • Beijing Zoo • Gu Gu

 Sour Notes Fade 
 for Real Von Trapps 

Family, now Vermont innkeepers, comes to terms with Sound of Music

Dec 25, 08 10:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Being part of the family made famous by The Sound of Music hasn’t always had Johannes von Trapp, now 69, singing a happy tune, the New York Times reports, but passing the torch to a new generation has given him some peace. His son Sam is taking over the... More »

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family • celebrity • tourists • The Sound of Music • von Trapp • Johannes von Trapp • Trapp Family Lodge

 25 Dead in Israel Bus Crash 

Russian tourists among victims of accident

Dec 16, 08 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 25 people were killed when a bus full of Russian tourists plunged into a ravine in Israel today, Haaretz reports. At least 12 more are in serious condition. The bus contained roughly 60 passengers traveling from St. Petersburg to the Red Sea resort of Eilat. The incident is... More »

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Russia • Israel • crash • St. Petersburg • tourists • bus accident • Eilat

 $621M Hill Visitor Center Opens 

Building will accommodate tourists visiting Capitol

Dec 2, 08 2:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Congressional leaders spoke today at the opening of the Capitol Visitor Center, the Hill reports. The center, which was heavily delayed throughout its 6 years construction and cost a well-over-budget $621 million, will be the first stop for visitors to the Capitol, who previously had to wait in long lines... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Washington DC • slave • Capitol Hill • Abraham Lincoln • tourists

 Venice Flooding Hits 
 20-Year High 

Water up 5 ft. from normal in city of canals; tourists waved away

Dec 1, 08 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The Queen of the Seas is wetter than usual these days, as seasonal flooding has hit a 20-year high, submerging Venice's streets in up to 5 feet of water, BBC reports. The city of canals is now a veritable lake, and the mayor has warned citizens not to go out... More »

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flooding • tourists • Venice

 Thai Protesters 
 Let Empty Planes 
 Leave Airport 

But vow to remain as 100,000 stranded tourists scramble to get home

Dec 1, 08 2:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Thai protesters allowed 37 empty planes to be flown today from Bangkok's main airport after European nations announced they would charter flights to evacuate nationals trapped there. The planes flew to a naval base, where travelers can try to arrange to catch flights home, CNN reports. Protesters will allow another... More »

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Thailand • Bangkok • airport • tourists • political demonstrations • protesters • Thai protesters

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