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The Word: Justin Bieber is going to space

Justin Bieber is going to space on Virgin Galactic.

Posted in The Word
Tagged celebrity, gossip, justin bieber, Richard Branson, Scooter Braun, space, the word, Tourism, travel, Virgin Galactic | Reply
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, TN

Nashville: No wonder they gave this city a TV show

Music City, USA has a lot more to offer than rockin’ good tunes.

Posted in Travel
Tagged hotel, music city, Nashville, restaurant, Tennessee, Tourism, where to eat, where to stay | Reply
Chinese shoppers stand with shopping bags on a sidewalk along 5th Avenue in New York City, April 4, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Chinese wonder why their tourists behave so badly

From faking marriage certificates to get honeymoon discounts in the Maldives to letting children defecate on the floor of a [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged behavior, Chinese, clash, culture, defecation, loud, ministry, misbehavior, pyramid, spitting, Taiwan, Tourism, tourists
A view from the Miami Metrorail. Photo via City-Data.com

Survey: 70 million tourists will use U.S. public transit this summer

A new survey finds that 70 million tourists will use public transportation when visiting U.S. cities like Miami, San Francisco and Chicago this summer.

Posted in National, News, Travel
Tagged Chicago, cities, Miami, New York, Orlando, public transportation, San Francisco, surveys, Tourism, travel | Reply
Pickpockets operate in the Sistine chapel

Sistine Chapel guides could strike over pickpocket scourge

Tour guides at the world-famous Sistine Chapel in Rome have threatened to call a strike in protest at an explosion [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged italy, petty crime, p[ickpockets, Rome, Sistine Chapel, strike, Tourism, tourist | Reply
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Cuomo announces first-ever state tourism summit

The governor will bring people together to brainstorm more jobs and revenue from tourism.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged andrew cuomo, new york state, NYC, Tourism | Reply
An actress portraying a zombie to promote the new TV series 'The Walking Dead' on the AMC channel lurks among people. 
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‘The Walking Dead’ turns Georgia town into tourism hub

“The Walking Dead,” the hit zombie-themed television series that has drawn millions of fans worldwide, has helped turn the small town 25 miles south of Atlanta into a thriving tourist attraction.

Posted in News, Television
Tagged filming, Georgia, location, Senoia, The Walking Dead, Tourism, travel, zombies
Sri Lankan soldiers in ceremonial uniform march at a memorial during National War Hero's Day. Sri Lanka is rapidly becoming a tourism hot spot.
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The new tourism: Holidaying in a warzone

Andrew Drury’s awakening took place in a Congolese banana plantation as he ran for his life from a knife-wielding farmer. [...]

Posted in Travel
Tagged Cambodia, extreme tourism, Iraq, new trend, Sri Lanka, Tourism, Warzone | 1 Reply
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