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Tourism

Thai tourist survey says that security is visitors’ primary concern

Visitors to Thailand from Asia and other parts of the world pointed to security concerns as well as worries that they were being overcharged and would be ignored in a crisis situation.

Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Bangkok Post | 12 years ago

Airlines

Dubai International Airport sees 14% jump in traffic in the first half of 2012

Over the past decade Dubai has risen from an airport few could place on a map to one that most long-haulers get excited about transiting through. Expect it to grow even more as its main competitors have maxed out their real estate options.

Associated Press | 12 years ago

Tourism

Egypt pulls a Geraldo: Opening tombs to generate publicity and spur tourism

It goes without saying that opening millennia-old tombs isn't sustainable. Here's hoping that Egypt's tourism officials will focus on long-term solutions to their current tourism problems.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Now the Colosseum of Rome is leaning, repairs shutdown a possibility

What if the Colosseum has to be shut down for repairs, the way Leaning Tower of Pisa was closed for more than a decade all through the 1990s? What losses could it inflict on Italian tourism?

Josephine McKenna, Telegraph UK | 12 years ago

Tourism

London’s workers stay home today, ease Olympic transit crunch

Ever since Friday night's opening ceremony, Londoners have turned their Olympic frown upside down. Today's Tube solidarity is another sign of success.

David Millward, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Tourism

Libyan tourism activist tries pushing Libya as the next big vacation spot

Although Libya will be Gaddafi-free for one year in October, the promise of 5 UNESCO sites and beaches isn't enough to transform one of Africa's more unstable countries into a hot new destination just yet.

Skift | 12 years ago

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France tries an ad campaign to do something about its rudeness

Tourism

London Olympics’ first big weekday test today: will transit stay smooth?

Will London's transit disintegrate, or did we all overestimate its ability to mess up a good thing going, a British specialty? We'll find out.

Gwyn Topham, Guardian | 12 years ago

Tourism

What the presidential election means to Las Vegas’ service industry

Vegas' hospitality industry keeps waiting for things to get back to normal, but how do you rebuild a town based on excess when excess is out of fashion?

David Crary, Associated Press | 12 years ago

Tourism

The Bilbao effect backfires: Spain’s tourism and development excess is crushing

Spain's excesses are a lesson to all other cities and downtowns trying to revive their future through a focus on arts, culture, and sports.

Nick Meo, Telegraph UK | 12 years ago