Tagged With "tourist attraction"
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Parks in Melbourne: Where to Relax, Play and Exercise this Summer.
Looking for a terrific park to visit in Melbourne? Anees has some suggestions for you (sponsored content)
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February 14, 2020: Green Heron, Everglades National Park
DrFumblefinger spotted this green heron while hiking in Everglades National Park.
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November 21, 2019: Chester Parade, UK
GarryRF joins a very early Christmas parade, designed to drum up sales before the online retailers take over.
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Oasis Date Gardens, Thermal, California
Travel Rob shows us how dates have made the Coachella Valley in CA a great stop.
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Amsterdam aims new rules at unruly visitors
Amsterdam would like fewer visitors, especially those who come for the weed and red light tourism.
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Don't just visit France, own a (tiny) piece!
The village church and graveyard of Berrien Photo: Henri Moreau / Wikimedia The tiny village of Berrien, in Finisterre, in northwestern France, has a population problem: not enough of it, not even enough to justify a school...
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JetBlue extends its move into premium market
JetBlue is taking advantage of United Airlines' planned departure from JFK by increasing its business-class service from JFK to California. JetBlue, which made its reputation as a traveler-friendly one-class airline with great inflight...
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France has plans to polish tourist welcome
France, which recently announced a huge investment in tourism promotion and upgrades in hopes of having 100 million visitors a year soon, has also published a report on 13 proposed improvements in how visitors are welcomed. The report's...
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Kyoto Tells Tourists What Not To Do
The city of Kyoto has released a 'Don'ts for travelers guide'. The manners list includes such advice as not to ride a bicycle when under the influence and not to cancel a dinner reservation at the last minute. See the Guide:...
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Ryanair Unveils Sophisticated Uniforms
Ryanair unveiled sophisticated flight-attendant uniforms as part of it's "Always Getting Better" Program. The new uniforms will be introduced in December. Ryanair hopes it will add to the subtler look in its...
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Revillagigedos: the world’s friendliest mantas and dolphins!
( Oceanic Manta) Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico (better known as Socorro) consisting of 4 volcanic islands; San Benedicto, Roca Partida, Socorro and Clarión. What to see: Giant oceanic mantas, bottlenose dolphins, sharks...
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Lots to do all over Spain this month
This is the high part of the vacation season, and many places in Spain are geared up with special events to attract visitors. Events range from culture to music to just plain spectacularly silly, like the annual Tomatina Tomato Fight in Bunol,...
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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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Airbnb's Growth Continues to Amaze
According to Reuters, who talked to Airbnb investors, the company is expected to have about 80 million nights booked this year, up from about 40 million in 2014. Analysts say the growth suggests Airbnb's push in Europe and efforts to attract...
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Brits on Beach behaving badly? Call (British) cops!
Magaluf at night, in a quieter moment... Photo: Rafael Ortega Diaz / Wikimedia Responding to repeated complaints from locals and other visitors about badly-behaved British tourists, two resort towns in Spain's Balearic Islands...
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Ryanair bets on Spain, hedges fares
Ryanair beefs up its Spanish route map, while cutting fares to Catalonia, where uncertainty has dampened business.
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Wandering in Santa Fe, New Mexico
PHeymont spends some time strolling and watching and museuming in America's oldest capital city.
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India builds huge and controversial statue
Statue of Sardar Patel will be world's largest, but it's also igniting a big controversy.
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The Difference between Tourists and Travelers
Which are you? A tourist or a traveler? Madalin presents her points of view on the subject and some of the benefits of both.
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Jan. 20, 2018: The Bubble-Master of Strasbourg
Bubbles always attract a crowd (and some donations, of course). In Strasbourg, this busker put on a particularly good show
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Most Popular Churches In Goa
What is Goa most popular for? Its beaches of course. Those lovely stretches of sand that are great for spending a day in complete relaxation or enjoying various water sports in Goa. However, what most tourists forget is that Goa has a lot to offer besides its beaches, like its forts, spice plantations, casinos, and such other stuff that make for a memorable vacation. Goa is also home to a number of churches, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites and are repositories of heritage and...
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Top Tips and Advice for Travel to Malta & Gozo
Ed shares some great reasons why Malta is a travel destination worth your time and effort to visit.
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Experience Lalgarh Palace with Palace on Wheels Train
This masterpiece of the architecture by the Maharajah of Bikaner – Lalgarh is one of the top prime attractions at Bikaner in Rajasthan. The Lalgarh Palace has a rich display of history, royalty, culture and amazing wealth with its complex wings and enormous corridors. There is also exquisite artifacts and the corridors have paintings hanging which makes the Palace narrate the historic tales. Most of it is made from pure red sandstone that was extensively brought in from the Thar Desert of...
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Tiny town has matching tourism office
A town in south-central France repurposes a phone booth, entering an competition for a Guinness record.
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Comrade Bob in the Steps of Tamerlaine
Comrade Bob (did you know it means 'bean' in Russian?) Cranwell recalls a visit to Uzbekistan back in the waning days of the Soviet empire.
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Denver Museum of Nature and Science (Where Gumbo was #268)
Gumbo was visiting an excellent museum in Denver, its Nature and Science Museum. The museum has many galleries as part of its permanent exhibits and featured two interesting exhibits when DrFumblefinger visited, one on the Dead Sea Scrolls and one on Nature's Bioluminescence.
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Twitter Changing it's Website
Twitter is looking to broaden it's appeal to new users with some changes over the next few weeks that will resemble Facebook . It's going for a more visual look to attract people who are unfamiliar with Twitter's @...
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Walking Through Seville and the Centuries
Seville, the largest city of southern Spain’s Andalucia region, is as full of contrasts as you might imagine of a city that was important in the Roman era, was ruled by the Moors for centuries, and then became not only the seat of Spanish...
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Quaint English customs - a village scarecrow exhibition
The magnificent Travel Gumbo caters for all travelers travelling from everywhere to everywhere else, so it is in the vein of trying to attract visitors to my own country that I use this as an excuse to (request) publication of this selection of very...
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Gallery: A visit to Cuba
Cuba is a country known for its spectacular beaches and tumultuous social political history. Each year, the warm Caribbean climate and endless stretches of unspoiled beaches attract hundreds of thousands of Canadian vacationers and a large...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Dec. 26, 2013: Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota. As you can see in this photo, the Mall of America (which opened in 1992) has something for everybody. Activities include (just to mention a few) an amusement park (Nickleodeon...
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Fewer European tourists in U.S., more from "emerging economies"
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Staying In Touch on the Road: Part 3
GETTING YOUR PHONE READY TO GOThis is part 3 of a report on communication for travelers. In the first two parts, we discussed the kinds of service available, and how to choose the one you want. Obviously, using your own smartphone is the best...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, September 1, 2014: Ganesh Utsav Celebration, Trinidad and Tobago
For the average traveler, Hindu festival celebrations are usually associated with India only. But the reality isthat they are also celebrated wherever there are pockets of Hindus around the world too.Trinidad & Tobago is no exception as the population is almost 40% Indian, of which at least half is Hindu. Ganesh Utsav (or Ganesh Chaturthi) is currently being celebrated this time of year in the Hindu calendar. It is a festival in honour of the god Ganeshawho is...
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Shakespeare's Birthplace—in China, with Avon
Another Chinese reproduction of western architecture, this time with 16th century villages where Shakespeare and Cervantes were born.
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Paris Sunday shopping: If you can't beat them...
Small stores are being given more Sunday opportunities to compete with the big chains that are open 7 days in "international tourist zones."
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Venice fights its other problem: Not enough people!
Venetians rally with concerns that the city's population is shrinking, leaving no industry but tourism and no future as a living city.
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British Air parent makes new route connections
International Air Group makes some moves to drum up new traffic on both Atlantic and Pacific routes.
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Cave and Basin National Historic Site, Banff National Park (Where Gumbo Was #178)
Gumbo was visiting the Cave and Basin National Historic Site, the original site around which Canada's first National Park -- Banff National Park -- was created.
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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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River cruise line gears up for millenials
The latest new trend in river cruising: a push to attract 18-40 year-olds.
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Five Must See Australia Travel Destinations
Bill Gordon shares his top picks of things to see and do in Australia.
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France: 3 more cities to keep late shop hours
The French government adds more locations to its list of International Tourist Zones, where stores can stay open to midnight and sell on Sundays.
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Allegiant dips a toe into the NY market
Ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant gets its first New York area flights, and also adds Denver and Ogdensburg.
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Have you visted Squamish BC?
Wondering if anyone has visited Squamish ? Wondering what activities you would be interested in if you did and what would attract you to visit the community?
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Dec. 6, 2016: Luxury Hotel for Bugs
At Weymouth, England, a habitation designed to attract helpful insects, including beetles, and some amusing insect models.
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National Museum, Edinburgh: Scotland's Attic
PHeymont visits Scotland's fascinating and diverse National Museum. Llike the Smithsonian, it's a "nation's attic."
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Savoring the Flavor of Miami
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shares some excellent suggestions on how to enjoy your time in Miami.
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How to promote a tourist destination?
A few years ago I was lucky enough to be invited to the International Tourism Forum that is organized in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) to talk about the importance of tourism marketing, how to implement it in our country and especially highlight how to promote a tourist destination. Many times we forget the importance of marketing (not advertising) and how this discipline, applied to tourism, can really bring many benefits. Why do people go sightseeing? Basically people do tourism for...
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Essaouira, Morocco: A seaside treasure
On her tour of Morocco, Marilyn Jones arrives at the Atlantic coast city of Essaouira with its UNESCO-Heritage medina.