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Europe’s highest court ruled Thursday that a Dutch town had the right to refuse marijuana to foreigners, a decision that could curb drug tourism in the Netherlands. The European Court of Justice held that the mayor of Maastricht was allowed to close a..
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With drug wars escalating and daily reports of murders in Mexican border towns, many American tourists have been wary to visit the warm beaches to the south.
made popular Nov 10 2010
There are countless reasons as to why Panama is such a great
place to invest, retire or have a second home. Panama is a
paradise that has been attracting foreign...
made popular Oct 11 2010
As more governments approve same-sex marriage laws, officials here are hoping to attract a growing part of the tourism market: gay honeymoons.
The first couple to wed...
made popular Sep 2 2010
At least eight people died after attackers hurled gasoline bombs into a crowded Cancun bar early Tuesday. Although the bar is outside the popular resort zone in a...
made popular Sep 1 2010
The Economist has an interesting chart cataloging which national passports accord the most freedom to travel. There is nothing more liberating when planning a trip than...
made popular Aug 26 2010
Americans are over-worked and nearly vacation less.
There is an oft-cited Puritan proverb: Idle hands are the Devil’s tools.
Meaning that when one is idle,...
made popular Aug 20 2010
Acapulco remains a huge draw for tourists, lured by its azure bay fringed by palm trees and pearly white beaches stretching for miles along the Pacific Ocean coast.
made popular Aug 6 2010
Israeli teens are causing damage to Israel’s image, says the Israeli tourism ministry.
Teens from around the world are prone to become excessive in their...
made popular Jul 22 2010
There’s little that shouts “seriously rich” as much as a little island in the sun to call your own. For Sir Richard Branson it is Neckar in the...
made popular Jun 26 2010
Mexico City, June 20 (IANS/EFE) Mexico plans to develop its 35 towns into ‘Magic Villages’ with an investment of $150 million to attract more tourists.
made popular Jun 21 2010
“This is the last frontier of tourism in southern Africa,” said our guide as I gasped and wheezed my way up Thaba Bosiu, meaning “mountain of the...
made popular Jun 7 2010
“We will continue fighting crime with determination and will not rest until we achieve security standards that are acceptable for our families and for those who visit...
made popular Apr 27 2010
I often write about the abysmal human rights record in Tunisia and the awful ruling elite, but the nation is not defined by them. Instead it is defined by the warm and...
made popular Apr 22 2010
More tourists have a chance to visit the rare mountain gorillas after the Uganda Wildlife Authority added two more families of the rare primates to the tourist...
made popular Mar 24 2010
This is an amazing story about the tough life of Prince Edward Island Lobster fishers catching the biggest Atlantic lobsters you’re likely to find.
made popular Mar 26 2010
A visa-free system between Finland and Russia would have EU-wide implications.
Visa-free travel between Finland and Russia may well become a reality – but on certain...
made popular Mar 18 2010
The historic Kasubi Tombs last night went up in flames, engulfing the main building housing the mausoleums of four former Buganda kings (Kabakas).
Hundreds of Kingdom...
made popular Mar 17 2010
Although tourism, surprisingly, has increased over the past 3 years in Palestine of all places, Palestinians have set their sights on trying to expand tourism into...
made popular Feb 15 2010
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According to the US Travel and Leisure Magazine, which is considered as a reference in the field of tourism and travel, The Menara Airport in Marrakech was listed among...
made popular Jan 25 2010
The global recession, naturally, had an adverse affect on the Tunisian economy. Reduced consumption in Europe undermined export-heavy industries in Tunisia for which...
made popular Jan 2 2010
Hawaii seems like the least of politically active American states. It only acquired statehood - and thus Congressional representation and presidential voting rights - a...
made popular Dec 31 2009
Travelers often have a tendency for odd complaints. They will book a visit to, say, the Australian outback and then complain that it is too - oddly somehow -...
made popular Nov 25 2009
Perhaps it’s a case of life imitating bad art. In this year’s mirthless Hollywood comedy Couples Retreat: Return to Eden, eight Americans attempt to...
made popular Nov 20 2009
The Tourism Minister, Mohammed Boussaid, said to Morocco’s national TV channel that the number of tourists visiting Morocco has increased 5% in the year to...
made popular Oct 26 2009
As they say: Talking, or typing in this case, is much easier than experiencing or seeing. What the writer, who seems to have so much love for Lebanon due to his ...
made popular Oct 13 2009
As noticed in many articles, Lebanon was fought by a writer for reasons I don’t understand, probably he doesn’t either. The real truth of Lebanon started...
made popular Oct 8 2009
In the best traditions of “Wolf Creek”, a movie inspired with unsolved criminal mystery of the sixties, a Northern Territory tourist destination once again...
made popular Oct 1 2009
New Orleans, Louisiana thrives on tourism related industries. Swamp and Plantation tours, night clubs, restaurants, coffee shops, trinket stores, Native American and...
made popular Sep 26 2009
And average Aussies-WHO?
According to the latest research,
“With a middle-class background and an internet connection, the Australian man is keen to explore travel...
made popular Sep 14 2009
Lebanon, with its black and white, its peace and war, and its good and bad, was, is and will always be counted as one of the best nations in the world. We had all kinds...
made popular Aug 28 2009
North Korea is to re-open its border with the South after a nine-month self-imposed blockade.
The move, which came after talks between ruler Kim Jong-il and the head...
made popular Aug 18 2009
Europe’s Mediterranean countries are feeling the economic crisis this summer as holiday destinations such as Greece, Portugal and Spain stagger through one of the...
made popular Aug 7 2009
During the world’s worst recession and credit crunch since the Great Depression, many families are scaling back on luxuries such as traveling aboard....
made popular Aug 7 2009
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The first ever W Hotels has opened up in the nation’s capital recently. The W brand is one of edgy, modern and sexy style which makes it rather...
made popular Jul 22 2009
Ethiopia’s Hamer people, a long isolated, pastoral warrior tribe, are increasingly opening up to tourists, a move some fear could endanger age-old traditions with...
made popular Jul 6 2009
While vacationing in Pisa earlier this summer, a roommate of mine at the hostel I was staying in in Rome recommended at I spend a day in Cinque Terre.
Accessible by a...
made popular Jun 30 2009
Recently, officials in the tiny Persian Gulf, Arab monarchy of Bahrain stated that they intended to clamp down on the “excesses” of foreign tourists....
made popular Jun 20 2009
One of the prevailing problems of modern Tunisia is the continuously high unemployment rate. The official rate is 14%, but unofficially it may be higher. Half of...
made popular May 7 2009
In this age of globalization, as the world is fast becoming a global village, tourism has gained a new dimension with tourists in sizeable numbers flocking to visit...
made popular Apr 16 2009
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Tourists, mostly from Mexico City, pack the Caletilla beach in Acapulco, Mexico Friday May, 1, 2009. Scared with swine flu contagion, the Mayor of this resort city is telling tourists from Mexico City to go home.
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