• Though the big shopping budgets of many Chinese tourists are sustaining the growth of the luxury-goods industry, the bus tours that escort most middle-class Chinese tourists in Europe usually book them into budget motels on the outskirts of Paris.

    WSJ: LVMH to Mix Luxury and Tourism in Paris

  • The main road to the Tasman Peninsula, south-east of Hobart, has been cut off, stranding thousands of people, many of them tourists in the historic site of Port Arthur.

    BBC: Australia bushfires: Thousands stranded in Tasmania

  • Like many of the other residents and tourists who flocked to see the hawks, and followed their every movement through binoculars, Kennedy was awed at being so close to a predator.

    NPR: The Birdman of Central Park

  • Many are Chinese tourists from warmer parts of the country, for who snow and ice is an unseen novelty.

    BBC: Chill out in China: Harbin��s Ice and Snow Festival

  • They find it hard to keep an eye on the many thousands of Russian students, tourists and business visitors coming to Britain, they say.

    ECONOMIST: Russian espionage

  • Many whistlers now compete for the attention of tourists, and some have even fallen out with each other and are no longer on speaking terms.

    BBC: Silbo gomero: A whistling language revived

  • And although there was no one moment which stood out as dramatically on Wednesday night, the tourists produced many marvellous passages of play to put Saturday's shoddy opening display against the Royal XV firmly behind them.

    BBC: Golden Lions 10-74 Lions

  • The road leading to the entrance of the park is lined with the high risechain hotels that are popular with many Chinese tourists, but there are also signs that an alternative, more sustainable approach to tourism is on the rise.

    BBC: The return of China��s wild panda

  • The spectacular mountainous regions of Central Asia, the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas, closed for many years to visitors from abroad, now attract growing numbers of foreign tourists attracted by the unique cultures and natural beauty of these hitherto isolated areas.

    UNESCO: Culture

  • Allegiant can fly the bigger, 150-seat planes because it only operates most of its routes two to four times per week, employing many part-time staffers to help move tourists at the beginning and end of each weekend.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Vatican authorities are working to lift the suspension as soon as possible, but until they do, tourists, many of whom are travelling with limited cash, are being left in the lurch.

    BBC: Cash-only for visitors to the Vatican

  • In the 1980s the Bastille area, to the east of the Marais, was cool but now it suffers from too many tourists and, sniff the true Parisians, too many weekenders from the suburbs.

    ECONOMIST: Geography of cool: Paris

  • To the amusement of many onlookers, English-speaking tourists (including some Australian students) wanted pictures of Carey during filming, as well as his autograph.

    CNN: 'Drew Carey' visits streets of China

  • In North Carolina, evacuation orders emptied the Outer Banks and other coastal areas of many residents and tourists.

    WSJ: Irene Closes In on North Carolina Coast

  • In a bullring with a capacity for nearly 20, 000 spectators, the number of tickets sold, many of them to curious tourists, often fails to exceed 3, 000.

    BBC: Bullfighting in Catalonia: The death of Barcelona��s ring

  • Tourists from all over the world, many of whom seem to romanticise the life of a man who made his way to No 7 on the Forbes world's richest list, come to ask Roberto about the "true" story regarding his brother, who lived from 1949 to 1993.

    BBC: Inside Pablo Escobar��s Medell��n cartel

  • Mayor Michael Bloomberg pointed to the need for a more customer-friendly approach by city agencies and customs officials as a way to lure more foreign tourists, many of whom are big spenders who bring a lot to the local economy.

    FORBES: American's Big Apple Bet

  • Unlike Antarctica, which is protected by an international agreement, numerous countries lay claim to parts of the Arctic, which makes it hard to pin down exactly how many tourists visit the region each summer, when the sun does not set below the horizon and the ice melts enough to allow expedition ships passage to the remote wilderness.

    BBC: Life in the fragile, frozen Arctic

  • However it is not clear how many tourists the nuclear facilities will actually attract, as it is in one of the remotest regions in the country, our correspondent adds.

    BBC: China to open atomic bomb site to tourists

  • Every year 1.4 million tourists visit the fort and for many, an elephant ride is the highlight of the visit.

    BBC: Rajasthan gets India's first 'elephant village'

  • But there is no question that his story, like those of so many whom Barker and Giddins also describe, illustrates that the jazz life is not for tourists.

    ECONOMIST: Jazz books

  • To confuse things, some poorly made counterfeits are made illegally in Cuba itself and sold to tourists (many of whom have their dud purchases taken away by customs police at the airport).

    ECONOMIST: Cuban cigars

  • This demand has created a dilemma for many hotel managers throughout New Orleans: Kick out residents who are the soul of the city or turn back tourists whose money will help regenerate the Big Easy.

    CNN: Mardi Gras intrudes on Katrina evacuees

  • Many tourists, who enjoyed sunny skies and temperatures above 80 degrees, said they were unaware of the blazes.

    WSJ: Police Make Arrest in Los Angeles Fires

  • But many ordinary tourists will steer clear of London during (and, probably, shortly before and after) the Olympics, predicts Tom Jenkins of the European Tour Operators Association, a trade body.

    ECONOMIST: The culture industry will struggle during the Olympics

  • This may be because many Chinese tourists use travel as a way to learn about their own culture, as much as the culture of the place they are visiting.

    BBC: Chinese tourists pave a new route across Europe

  • But Austin, the Brookings analyst, said economic revival also depends on doing more to make the region's 10, 000 miles of Great Lakes shoreline and many rivers and inland lakes a draw for tourists and for service companies that want a beautiful setting.

    WSJ: Great Lakes region pins economic hopes on water

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