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Articles tagged “tourism”

Tourism

Miami, not Orlando, drives Florida growth as tourism continues to improve

Cosmopolitan Miami is driving the growth in Florida as it brings in visitors looking for an urban escape where people speak a bit of Spanish and enjoy a little sand and surf.

Doreen Hemlock, Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel | 12 years ago

Tourism

Hawaii’s non-tourism sectors are still slow, but inbound traffic is helping

Hawaii needs to seek its tourism fortune to its west -- Japan, Korea, and China -- rather than depending on the U.S. mainland market to bounce back.

Oskar Garcia, Associated Press | 12 years ago

Business Travel

Chinese tourists are set to become the world’s biggest overseas spenders

A shift is taking place among the growing numbers of middle class Chinese tourists who focus less on multi-country tours and more on relaxing and experiencing a new culture or a different lifestyle.

Tania Branigan, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Tourism

Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia join forces to promote common tourism zone

The first nations to bring in new leaders following the Arab Spring hope to reawaken their culture and boost travel to their region, although drastic security changes will have to precede the first big wave of tourism.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Wealthy Russians and Arabs replace Italy’s rich and famous at Sardinian resorts

Resorts are eager to welcome the new visitors, not only because numbers are so down this year, but because these tourists like to spend big on luxury goods like champagne and lobster.

Adnkronos International | 12 years ago

Tourism

UK wants to triple the number of Chinese tourists with post-Olympics tourism campaign

UK wants to catch up with its EU neighbors whose economies are benefitting from China's growing middle class, but they'll first need to lower flyer fees and simplify the visa system for tourists.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

One of the world’s most remote islands is worried about the effects of building its first airport

Introducing tourism on Saint Helena island could become an interesting experiment on how to implement sustainable tourism when given a clean slate and access to new technologies.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

First coastal tourism academy set up in southern England to boost seaside economies

This is the first announced project that pulls funding from a £24 million coast communities fund to support tourism businesses and hopefully create thousands of new jobs over the next five years.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Australia creates first human brochure to attract visitors to its little known capital city

Australia's tourism board is offering 500 people with active social media accounts a free trip to Canberra in exchange for live status updates on their activities -- if only guidebook writers could get this treatment.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

How middle-class Russians might save Spain’s resort destinations

Now that Spain can't depend on the English to buy along the Mediterranean coast, the Russians will have to suffice.

Stephen Burgen, The Guardian | 12 years ago