Articles tagged “religion”

The importance of religion to tourism in India is well known. India is now investing in marketing and tourism infrastructure - think technology, hotels and other amenities – to attract more visitors.

These data points outlining massive amounts of visitor arrivals and spending should be enough to convince travel brands that the time has come to show these travelers that they matter.

Despite the headlines and the campaign rhetoric, an overwhelming majority of Americans don't want Muslim tourists banned from visiting the United States.

As economic and living conditions improve across the Muslim world, this population now has the means to do some globetrotting. As a global company, MasterCard 's focusing on this market further highlights these travelers' growing influence.

The project's success will likely hinge on whether the developers lean more towards family fun or instead take a more reverent and calm approach to the subject. Dubai could certainly use a quiet garden more than another crazy building or ride.

While the moves do signal an increasingly conservative government, they're not too different from laws in many European countries and U.S. states that limit where and when alcohol can be purchased.

Races and religions outside of this investigation have also felt unfairly targeted by U.S. airport security, signaling a need for a deeper investigation into TSA training and behavior detection that's not based on appearance.

Argentina started counting the profits to be made from increased tourism before Pope Francis was even elected, but their expectations are now confirmed with a concrete interest in the country’s inaugural papal tour.

Oil may be Saudi Arabia's largest industry, but tourism is in second place and the pace of hotel construction points to even more growth in 2013.

Locals and visitors share the same frustration over the utter senselessness of uneducated hooligans destroying treasures because they can't properly read a religious text.