Venice comes in two parts: the city in the lagoon that foreign tourists love, where the population has dwindled to less than 60, 000, and a bigger, more politically influential mainland area, Mestre, that is lumbered with rustbelt industries.
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Prime Minister David Cameron has urged attractions in the UK to work hard to encourage foreign tourists to visit, particularly the growing middle class in China.
The British Foreign office has advised tourists intending to visit Colombo to "seriously consider postponing their visit until the situation returns to normal".
Passengers in the balloon included 19 foreign tourists: nine from Hong Kong, four from Japan, three from Britain, two from France and one from Hungary, officials said.
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Gripping the ice with his sharp claws, the polar bear leaned over the edge of the ice, sniffing the air and taking in the foreign scent of the 50 sweaty, sunburnt tourists, expedition leaders and crew.
He said very few tourists used to come to the Andamans during the monsoon, which is heavy in the archipelago - but in August this year, 1, 500 foreign tourists came to the Andamans to experience the monsoon.
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The Israeli foreign ministry said the bus had been carrying tourists from a charter flight that arrived from Israel.
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.
Some of this might have been to cater to the small number of tourists, diplomats and foreign businesspeople in the country.
With only 500 days until the Olympics begin, the group is working on ways to get UK and foreign tourists to stay in Norfolk for the Games.
He said health cities were in the most part "ivory towers, " treating only the wealthiest Indians and foreign medical tourists.
Ternovskiy was supposed to show foreign tourists around the shop, pulling various nesting dolls, lacquered boxes, and kitschy Soviet paraphernalia from the bright vitrines.
"In Acapulco, organized crime has carried out violent incidents, although until now they have not affected foreign tourists or the places they frequent, " the agency said.
The Russian Sailing Federation's CEO contends that as soon as the new legislation is passed, a huge amount of development capital will become available, as investors realize the potential of attracting wealthy foreign tourists to Russia's waters.
The goal is to qualify the reception teams in charge of about 600 thousand foreign tourists that are expected to come to Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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The city is proving popular with foreign tourists these days but well healed locals have long been fans as well.
Later in the afternoon, the mayor walked down to the beach to chat with the lifeguards and a handful of foreign tourists.
Surrounding the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Selangor's strategic location boosts its appeal as the preferred holiday destination for the rising middle class Malaysians and foreign tourists.
Elsewhere the presence of non-Muslim minorities, as well as the desire not to scare off foreign investors or tourists has produced different language.
Mexico's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Spanish tourists received consular aid after the incident.
Sales in the New York flagship store increased 24% in the third quarter, due to higher buying by foreign tourists.
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AirAsia has delivered huge benefits to Malaysia by bringing in foreign tourists, creating jobs and cutting the cost of air travel.
"There has been a lot of improvement in Rio but there is still a lot more to be done in terms of security, mainly more preventive actions, alerting tourists both foreign and domestic of the precautions they should take, neighborhoods to avoid, " he said.
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.
This year the country is expected to see some 600, 000 foreign tourists, compared with 500, 000 last year.
Mombasa, on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast, is a popular destination for foreign visitors and the hotel was frequented mainly by Israeli tourists.
Mr. Beg, they argued, helped scout the German Bakery, a restaurant popular with locals and foreign tourists in Pune, an auto and information technology hub located about 100 miles southeast of Mumbai.
Bangkok jeweler Acharavadee Wongsakon, for instance, on June 30 led a procession of several hundred protesters through the city's famous Chatuchak weekend market and the Khao San Road backpacker district to persuade Thais and foreign tourists to show more respect.
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Indonesia has been battling terrorists since the 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.
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