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Tourism

How will the London Olympics hurt or help UK tourism?

So domestic visitors in UK will really have to save the day for the London Olympics, this analysis says. But they're the ones most frustrated with all the traffic, security and other snarls across London and elsewhere.

13 years ago

Tourism

Switzerland is really worried about its image: not just good for hiding Romney's money

Media listening services are nothing new, but the Swiss tourism authority's use of a heavyweight firm speaks to its concern as being seen as just a place for disreputable dictators and shady CEOs to hide their questionable gains.

13 years ago

Tourism

UK Home Office really hopes the high court can stop Olympics border guard strike

No one is actively hoping that things will go wrong in London, but starting tomorrow critics and fans alike will be watching closely to see if the transit, security, and logistical issues that have plagued the pre-games period will spill over and drown out the big event.

Alan Travis, Gwyn Topham & Owen Gibson | 13 years ago

Tourism

India bans tourists from tiger reserves to protect them from development

Hundreds of tourists will have to rebook hotels today after India's highest court imposed a buffer zone around tiger reserves, a decision that is a win for conservationists and a loss for one sector of India's tourism industry.

Nirmala George | 13 years ago

Tourism

Afghanistan's Bamiyan site threatened again, this time by unchecked development

Bamiyan has gone through enough destruction, can the govt. step in to check the overenthusiastic development in the name of attracting tourists?

13 years ago

Tourism

Video: The Asian elephants driven close to extinction by the tourism industry

A somber look behind tourists' favorite pictures reveals the stressful, sometimes deadly, transportation of elephants from Burma to Thailand, and how little is being done to stop their extinction.

13 years ago

Tourism

How visitors can tour and play in past Olympic stadiums

Proud cities keep their Olympic stadiums in top shape decades after the games end allowing visitors to swim, skate, or run the same grounds as gold medalists and offering tours with historic insights surrounding the events.

Anick Jesdanun | 13 years ago

Media and PR

Now it's bloggers' turn for junkets: Cape Town Tourism looks to new media for coverage

Blogging has real benefits for destination marketing, but the iAmbassador program (and others like it) create a false sense of value based upon a wave of chatter without any corresponding mainstream interest.

13 years ago

Tourism

Video: Thailand's newest drug gains popularity despite government efforts

Travelers may be unaware of a drug called kratom before visiting Thailand, but 94% of surveyed Thai teens say they take it, boiling the leaves and mixing it with Coca-Cola and cough syrup.

13 years ago

Tourism

Tourism makes a slow comeback to strife-torn Bahrain

With the situation so fluid in that region of the world, it would take a while before cruise tourist ships come back fully.

Mandeep Singh | 13 years ago