Tourism

Tourism Growing In Costa Rica

admin_huliq — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:48:25 -0600

Tourism ranks second in revenue generating for Costa Rica . The country has not been overdeveloped with mega resorts and volume group travel.

Iraq plans 'Baghdad Eye' to draw in tourists

erku — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:08:14 -0500

Iraqi officials are planning on having a ferris wheel built as a tourist attraction to the nation's capital, Baghdad. The wheel would be called 'Baghdad Eye' and is planned to sit over 650ft above the Tigris River. This is done in an effort to develope tourism to Baghdad and Iraq to change country's image. After all the countryis sitting on a huge multimillion dollar cash surplus.

Beijing Olympics an Opportunity for China to Realign Tourist Industry

aboey — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:52:41 -0500

The Beijing Olympic Games presents China with a valuable opportunity to re-align and boost its already thriving tourism industry. According to a paper in China and World Economy published by Wiley-Blackwell, China’s inbound tourism could continue its steady growth if the industry is able shift its heavy reliance of visitors from Hong Kong and Taiwan to the burgeoning Asian markets and developed countries.

Tibet to reopen to foreign tourists on Wednesday

admin_huliq — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:44:38 -0500

Tibet would be reopened to foreign tourists from Wednesday, more than three months after the violent anti-China protests rocked the remote Himalayan region.

Computer software that permits tourists to customize their visits

harminka — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:49:41 -0500

Luis Castillo Vidal, computer engineer of the University of Granada and one of the authors of the study, points out that, in order to design the customized visit plans, they have used Artificial Intelligence techniques, a science that provides computers with abilities to solve problems which, in principle, can only be solved by humans.

Armenia Expects Over Half a Million Tourists in 2008

Hye — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:50:59 -0500

The head of Tourism Department of Armenia in the Economy Ministry told reporters during a press conference on Wednesday that his department is expecting about 600,000 foreign tourists to visit Armenia this year.

More Tourists Vacation in Tsaghkadzor of Armenia

admin_huliq — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:24:57 -0500

Armenia is one of the hidden hot tourism destinations located in South Caucasus. Lake Sevan, Dilijan and Tsaghkadzor with the country's 1700 years of Christian Tradition make it very appealing to international tourists and vacationers.

Stonehenge In Armenia Opens As Tourist Site

admin_huliq — Mon, 26 May 2008 07:30:48 -0500

Authorities in southern Armenia have opened a 5,000-year-old prehistoric monument dubbed "the Armenian Stonehenge," but known locally as Carahunge, as a tourist site.

Tourist hotspots need climate solutions

seher — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:33:51 -0500

A report on the effect of climate change on tourism says the countries that are likely to be hardest hit have ‘poor’ information about the implications.

American Economic Woes Affect European Tourism

seher — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:58:14 -0500

The dollar's sharp drop on currency markets, along with economic doldrums in the United States are taking their toll on American tourists and expatriates overseas. Even Paris has seen a 10 percent decline in its number-one foreign visitor.

Finnish tourist damages Easter Island statue

admin_huliq — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:22:00 -0500

The authorities on Easter Island have arrested a Finnish tourist who allegedly damaged one of the island's famous moai stone statues. An island resident said she saw the man taking a piece of an earlobe which he had broken off.

Bush Discusses Trade, Tourism with Caribbean Leaders

seher — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:51:09 -0500

President Bush conferred Thursday at the White House with the leaders of three Caribbean nations: Barbados, the Bahamas and Belize.