Although the effects on agriculture - which makes up less than 2% of the economy - were "minimal", the tourism industry has clearly taken a hit.
With kidnappings, drug cartel shootouts and other violent crime pervasive in parts of Mexico, the tourism industry has taken a hit, although popular destinations like Cancun are so well-protected that problems are rare.
Mr Smith, the culture secretary, initially strongly favoured this approach, but the tourism industry has mounted an effective rearguard action, arguing that avant-garde artists are never going to be as big sellers as history.
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It is true that rural Ibiza retains a certain timelessness, despite the inroads mass tourism has made in other parts of the island.
According to a recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, tourism has been on the upswing this year, thanks in part to the early and sustained summer heat blanketing the Eastern seaboard.
In Acapulco, by contrast, the hotel and tourism industry has already felt the negative effects of the violence.
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Over the last decade, tourism has been a boon to the economy.
While the number of orphans has decreased, the number of orphanages has risen with the rise of tourism.
While the growth has boosted tourism-related revenue, the volume of visitors to Minneriya -- and the 4WDs required to transport them through the park -- has caught the attention of wildlife conservationists.
There are some small to medium-sized firms based here but although the main industry, tourism, has been in decline over the last twenty years, Eastbourne has benefited from growth in the economy.
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Thanks to the money tourism brings, the region also has little reason to make changes that could curb visitor numbers.
The amount of money the United States has left on the tourism table in the past decade should be enough to convince Congress that we need to shift course and entice rather than repel this huge source of jobs and revenue.
Separately from the inquiries, Congress has been questioning the transport minister about an alleged fraud at the national roads agency, and the tourism minister about claims that the Italian Mafia has been paying bribes to get gaming licences.
The number of jobs linked to tourism has increased by 12% over the past five years.
While pineapples and sugar cane once drove Hawaii's economy, the state now relies on tourism, which has surpassed agriculture as the state's major industry in the last decade, and its strategic military position to fuel its economy.
VisitBritain, the national tourism agency, has had its latest budget cut by a fifth.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has stated that it expects to receive more than 19 million visitors in 2011 alone.
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The director of Norfolk Tourism has said she "hopes" London 2012 will mean big business for Norfolk as she outlines plans to attract sports fans.
"Dubai is a winner for tourism because the government has created conditions to promote the industry, " says Bogdan Gutkowski, the chief executive of Swiss investment firm BIG InvestConsult AG, which is joining with Drydocks World to build the underwater hotel.
Given the damage being done to this World Heritage Site, a poor tourism strategy has become the least of its troubles.
As part of our efforts to educate consumers about responsible travel choices, TIES, along with several other global institutions and organizations such as the United Nations Environmental Programme, United Nations Foundation, Rainforest Alliance and the United Nations World Tourism Organization, has been working on developing a global process evaluating the effectiveness of certification mechanisms that clearly set apart sustainable from non-sustainable forms of tourism. (See: www.sustainabletourismcriteria.org for more information.).
At the same time, the government has moved to reduce the dependence on tourism by promoting the development of farming, fishing, and small-scale manufacturing.
While the Hong Kong Tourism Board, which is behind the initiative, has not released other names yet, they are expected to include martial arts star Jackie Chan, Bond actress Michelle Yeoh and director Wong Kar-wai.
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The competition gave a global profile to Australian tourism, which has gone into decline amid the worldwide recession.
Donald Trump and his ilk have razed classic hotels, casinos and bars and over the past few years, tourism has declined.
The Paris mayor's office denies the city has bowed to tourism pressure.
"We have been unlucky in Luxor and Aswan as the so-called cultural tourism has been down this year and last year also, " Mr Saad says.
Thamrin Bachri, a deputy minister for tourism, says the government has selected Japan, China and South Korea as promising markets, and is launching advertising campaigns there.
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