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Lisbon's Tourism Booming but Residents Feel Unheard
Lisbon Tourism has grown at record pace with an estimated 3.6 million foreign overnight guests expected in 2015. Not all residents are happy and and they feel unheard. They are demanding better garbage collection, limits on public drinking and...
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Guide to Greek Holidays, Summer 2015-style
World events are pushing their way to center stage for travelers to Greece. Here's some practical information and advice for those who are committed to going (and some travel agencies and tour companies are offering cancellation or postponement...
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Barcelona's new mayor: Maybe too many people like us!
Too many people rambling on Las Ramblas? Barcelona mayor things so. Photo: Jeffwarder / Wikimedia Barcelona's new mayor, Ada Colau, an anti-austerity and anti-eviction activist, has floated the idea that maybe...
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Greece hopes for tourist boom on Mideast fears
Greece, which a year ago was losing tourist business because of fears of economic crisis, lack of cash in ATMs and possible disorder, is hoping to have a better time this year as crises in the Middle East kill tourism business there. Greece is...
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Valentine’s Day in Goa: 10 Top things to make it best and unforgettable
If you have already planned to spend your vacations in Goa during the time of Valentine’s day, it will be great to enjoy so many activities in Goa. Goa is not only famous for its beaches and happening life but it is also popular for offering a surreal experience to the couples. Still, you didn’t plan to enjoy Valentine’s day in Goa then plan it for coming February as you can enjoy with multiple options in Goa. Some of the most romantic and loving things to do in Goa are: Hit the party at...
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3 Amazing Reasons To Visit Jaipur
Having its foundation as the first ever planned city of India, Jaipur isindeed a gem in the crown of Rajasthan tours . The city is famous for its glorious forts which are majestically standing throwing the grandeur of bygone Rajputi era. Established in 1727 AD by Sawai Jai Singh 2, Jaipur was designed by famous architect namely Pt. Vidhyadhar Shashtri. The city is designed in such a way that people who visits this city wish to stay here for the rest of their life. 1. Exploring Amber Fort and...
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10 Most Popular Tourist Attractions in Udaipur
Rajasthan is the royal state of India and its part, Udaipur is one of the most magnificent and glorious cities that is boasted with the some really amazing and beautiful tourist attractions of Rajasthan which is quite famous among the travellers, national and international. People on Udaipur tourism love exploring the mesmerising mélange of culture history and traditions. To make your tourism more exciting we have brought to you the list of best unique tourist attractions of Udaipur which...
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Game of Thrones to become Game of Tourists
Tourism Ireland is teaming up with HBO to promote visits to the scenes of the network's medieval fantasy series, a lot of which was shot in Northern Ireland. With Season 4 coming up, the tours could be a big hit, too! DETAILS
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Climate Change and European Tourism
The travel industry site Skift is continuing a series assessing the effects of climate change on travel, and has concluded that changing climate over the next 50 years may shift tourism from southern to northern Europe in the summer, but may have...
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Biggest Apple Ever: NY Gets 54M Tourists, Expects More!
New York's tourism industry played host to 54.3 million tourists this year, a record, and expects to break it next year with more than 55 million. Most NY visitors? Canada and UK with over a million each, followed by Brazil, France and Germany. MORE
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Canada gets birthday present: Named as top destination
It's Canada, Colombia and Finland at the top of Lonely Planet's ratings for next year...you're invited to the party!
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Iceland: 'No we're not Disneyland'
Iceland's either enjoying or suffering a huge boom in tourism, depending on your point of view.
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France puts €€€ into rebuilding tourism
Facing a drop in tourism after a year marked by terrorist attacks, France's government is committing new funds for tourism promotion.
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Medical Tourism: $439 billion and growing!
Medical tourism is a growing trend, and may increase 6-fold in the next 10 years.
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To boldly go where no one much has been going...
Visit Britain's list of the least-popular tourism 'attractions' of 2015.
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Tips for female backpackers in India
Traveling in India is one of the most fascinating and overwhelming experiences you can experience in Asia. Thanks to the many highlights, the delicious food, and the special culture, the country are high on the list of many travelers. It is a somewhat 'more difficult' country to travel through, you face more challenges than countries such as Thailand and Indonesia. Women in particular often skip India. With some good preparations, traveling here should not be a big problem. Therefore, view...
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Record # of Visitors for Japan
2013 brought more foreign visitors to Japan than ever before. This is, in part, due to a weaker yen and an ease on Visa requirements. This is a remarkleable achievement after the devasting Earthquake and tsunami. Read more ...
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Amazing! Syria still trying to promote tourism
In midst of war, Syria's government tries to promote tourism
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Spanish islands consider tourist car ban
Faced with greatly increasing visitor numbers, Spain's Mediterranean vacation paradise considers new limits.
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China to double investment in tourism by 2020
China hopes big increase in tourism investment over next few years will help overall economy.
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New routes give Denmark big tourism boost
New and expanded air routes, including many from U.S. on discounter Norwegian Air, have given Danish tourism a big boost.
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Britain's #1 attraction: The British Museum
The British Museum ranks as the nation's top attraction, drawing more visitors than the entire country of Belgium. See what else is popular!
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Tourism to Turkey likely to drop dramatically in 2016
Turkey's tourism industry likely to take a sharp hit in 2016.
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Rocket flights to nowhere available for booking on Kayak
The space-age equivalent of the old cruise to nowhere—sail out into international waters and return—is now available for booking on Kayak.com, at prices ranging from £63-80,000 for a 40-minute trip from Curacao to Curacao. The flights are being offered by XCor, one of several companies competing for rich space tourists. Passengers, one per flight, will take off horizontally, go vertical on rocket power to about 40 miles up and then glide down in a 'slow' sightseeing...
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Non-U.S. tourists see big change in Cuba already
For tourists from Europe, England and Canada, who have been traveling to Cuba for years, the big change anticipated when Americans start to arrive has already started to happen. A report by Claire Boobbyer of Skift, the travel industry news and analysis site, says that visitors are already seeing price rises, shortages of rooms and crowding at popular spots, even before the expected changes in the U.S. ban on "normal" tourism ends. During the first 11 months of 2015, Cuba played host to over...
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China Adds 5 more people to their "Uncivilized Behavior" Tourist List
Jiuxian Ancient Village,Guangxi, China/ Photo by PortMoresby China added 5 more to their bad behaving tourist list, now a total 16 people. Among the 5, was a woman who threw hot tea on her tour guide after learning the price of her son's ticket to a western China scenic site was not included in the package she bought. In April, China's Tourism Authority created a list of Chinese tourist's guilty of bad behavior. Their names and alleged offenses are...
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It's Official: Spain's 2015 a record tourism year
A record year for Spain's tourism industry helps power an economic recovery as travelers seek safer places in the sun.
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Montreal's 2015: Great tourist year, more to come
Montreal expects big tourism increases for multiple anniversaries in 2017, especially since 2015 was a year of booming tourism in the city.
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World events reshaping tourism map
Concerns over terrorism, refugees and now the Zika virus are changing where the world's vacation dollars are going. Winners and losers here...
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Havana in Transition...to what?
Havana, off-limits to most Americans for half a century, is a city in the midst of big changes, whose ultimate direction is not yet all that clear.
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Hidden treasure: Italy's modest 'best museum'
A museum that hits all the marks in surveys is one that almost never comes to mind, doesn't promote itself, and hasn't a working phone number!
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'Game of Thrones' sparks Spain tourism
'Television tourism' is drawing greater numbers of visitors to the cities and sites where popular TV shows have been filmed.
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9 BEST RESTAURANTS IN DUBAI FOR TOURISM
Complimenting Dubai’s luxury hotels square measure its top-notch restaurants that cater to any or all sorts of tastes. the worldwide town is stuffed with many authentic Thai, Indian, Italian, French, Japanese, Asian, and Chinese restaurants. Dubai touristry is booming with guests from all corners of the world, therefore, you may be spoilt for selection whereas selecting a building for that excellent dinner date or celebration along with your close to and pricey ones. the town isn't simply a...
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Re: Toronto scales new heights in Tourism
I don't think Rob Ford had anything to do with it. Toronto, like any major city in the world, has enough variety of things to see and do to entertain anyone for a week. Our best wishes to Mr. Ford who is dealing with a malignant soft tissue tumor.
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Re: Amazing! Syria still trying to promote tourism
It would take a very special kind of traveler to want to vacation in Syria. But journalists and photographers who are in the area might want to take advantage of that lovely beach resort.
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Re: China Adds 5 more people to their "Uncivilized Behavior" Tourist List
I don't like the idea of this list While there are a few Chinese bad behaving tourists, like you'd find from any country, the vast majority are well behaved and friendly. Maybe they get more noticed now because there are a lot more Chinese people traveling. I think it goes to further negative untrue stereotypes. I happened to take 4 Air China flights in June after this list was implemented, and on one of flights, a seatmate told me that their was an announcement about not to embarrass China...
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Re: China Adds 5 more people to their "Uncivilized Behavior" Tourist List
Conformity is expected of everyone, including visitors. I agree -- it's a creepy list. Tell people not to come, but "listing" them sounds....well, very creepy.
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Re: Medical Tourism: $439 billion and growing!
My son in the US had a quote for Dental Work he needed. He flew back to the UK. Stayed for a week. Went as a private patient to my Dentist. Bought a bag of sports wear. Presents for the family. And still had change from the US Dentists quote. The UK price for his dental work was £120 / $180.
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Re: Tips for female backpackers in India
thank for sharing, very informative for me. I'm going to India soon
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Re: Havana in Transition...to what?
Excellent observations and interesting suppositions. Most refreshing is that at the same time you refrained from the refrain of 'Cuba before it changes' and wondered about the positive and negative 'half empty : half full' changes that will result. Here's line of questions I like to ask when I'm on the ground with travelers there... 'Would you like to go have a drink in the bars that Hemmingway drank at? Or would you rather go find a bar he would drink at if he were alive today?' That always...
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Re: Havana in Transition...to what?
Thank you...and I love your question! I'm definitely on the where would he be today side...
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Re: Canada gets birthday present: Named as top destination
There's a lot happening in Canada in 2017, so come and visit, eh?
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Re: Non-U.S. tourists see big change in Cuba already
One reason for the surge in European visitors is they believe that Cuba will not be the same after the US visitors arrive in numbers. Cuba is the most religious country I've ever been to. Just the sight of the Pope on TV brings the Cubans to a standstill. And the use of over-tipping by Americans will create a division like it has in the Dominican Republic. Where only the high tippers get a service at peak times. Remember - one US Dollar is equal to a days pay in Cuba - 24 Cuban Peso. Nice photo!
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Re: Non-U.S. tourists see big change in Cuba already
The whole question of "not the same" is an interesting one. That's certainly the impression of friends of mine who broke the travel ban in the 1960s and saw a vision of what Cuba might have hoped for, had it not become a pawn between the Cold War interests of the U.S. and Soviet Union. I'm sure the transition ahead is as worrying to many Cubans who believe they have built something unique that is threatened with change, as it is to the tourism industry. I'll certainly have my eyes wide open...
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Re: Non-U.S. tourists see big change in Cuba already
One thing that unites the Cuban people is that they are mostly poor. The past few years have seen an elitist group of affluent hotel workers becoming very rich - by local standards. Their income far exceeds the Doctors and University Graduates of Cuba. I've seen the Maids who clean the room getting $1 Dollar from each room they clean. Since then I've also seen the Maids Supervisor come into my room and take the tip off the bed before the maid gets there. I've seen the stores where the Hotel...
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Re: Non-U.S. tourists see big change in Cuba already
Incidentally, Claire Boobbyer, the author of the Skift report, is also the author of the just-published and quite excellent Frommer's EasyGuide to Cuba. I'm reading it, and I'm impressed...
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Re: Non-U.S. tourists see big change in Cuba already
We're off to Cuba in 3 weeks "to see it before it changes"... Please Gurus - what is the best currency to take, especially for tips? Any advice is welcome.
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Re: Non-U.S. tourists see big change in Cuba already
Hi Mac. You need to take clean, unmarked £20 notes. You will exchange them within your Hotel where the currency is at a fixed rate. You will receive Tourist Pesos in return. You wont use the local currency. The Peso you will use is a CUC. Cuban Convertible Peso. Its equal to $1 US. Ask for small denominations'. No one has change of a 20 CUC note. Ask for 20 CUC in 1 CUC coins. For tips. She'll understand why. Tourists call the currency C - U - Cs or KUKS. A tip of 1CUC is about 60p UK or a...
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Re: Non-U.S. tourists see big change in Cuba already
Just to add to GarryRF's note on currency: U.S. dollars are subject to a 10% surcharge in the exchange, so Euros or pounds is definitely the choice for Americans traveling.