War in Syria Hurts Lebanese Tourism Sector The nickname of the once popular Lebanese mountain town Aley is Arous el Masayif - the bride of touristic places. But the picturesque village outside Beirut that once attracted many Saudis and other Gulf nat...
BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Beijing reaped 3.88 billion yuan (617.8 million U.S. dollars) in tourism revenue during this year's seven-day Spring Festival holiday, up 15 percent year on year, local authorities said Friday. China's capital city receiv...
Chinese Tourism to US Growing Visitors to Los Angeles find countless movie studios, endless stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a constant flow of Chinese tourists. Los Angeles, we are the city in the United States that more Chinese come to than...
'Gangnam Style' Boosts S. Korean Tourism Alexis Martinez, 14, is in a tour group that is learning the dance made famous by South Korean musician Psy in his video Gangnam Style. Martinez says even back home in Texas the song is a big hit. It was basic...
Mexico Tourism Thrives in Spite of Violent Crime At the recent G-20 summit in Los Cabos, Mexico's tourism secretary, Gloria Guevara, hailed world leaders for recognizing tourism's role in promoting economic development. One of every 12 jobs in the wo...
President Barack Obama wants to make it easier for tourists from around the world to visit the United States. The president made the announcement on Thursday at one of Americas leading tourist destinations. I want America to be the top tourist destin...
NZ is well known for adventure tourism. These are the kinds of activities that young backpackers enjoy doing in our country. One of the first commercial adventures was bungy jumping but now there are many other activities. These include sky diving, p...
The slowing global economy has affected tourism in New Zealand with tourist numbers falling this year. There were 11,100 fewer international visitors to New Zealand in September 2008 compared with September 2007. Visitor numbers are down across most...
BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Well-educated and well-paid single Chinese women were at the forefront of a boom in travel by the country's women in 2010. According to the 2010 Trend Report of Women's Travel, the amount of travel by Chinese women inc...
World Tourism Day is on September the 27th. It has been going since 1980 and was started by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of the role of tourism internationally. The UNWTO hopes t...
