The UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has recently added 27 new places with outstanding natural or cultural value from around the globe to its list of World Heritage Sites, increasing the number of such sites to 878 which include 174 natural, 67...
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Foreign tourists visiting the most famous landmarks of India - the Taj Mahal, will no longer be able to pay the entrance fee in dollars. The Indian government has made this ruling following a depreciating dollar, which would cause a decline in tourism...
High peaks that are clad in pristine white & seemingly reaching out to kiss the sky above; like a bride ready to walk down the altar, the Alps form a stunningly wonderful visual picture. While words often describe a lot, they fall short when they need...
Kenya's tourism industry witnessed an unprecedented growth while earning a mammoth amount of $ 800 million in 2006, making it the biggest currency earner ahead of tea and horticulture with the expected income of $1 billion this year.
Kenya's...
It took very long to the futuristic program of space travels to become an industry but still it is just a terminology that is used as it still don't make its way to the large number of masses. After thinking of ways to make the futuristic tourism...
Bamiyan, a province in Afghanistan that is about 140 miles northwest of Kabul is well known due to colossus statues of Buddha that connect past with the present. It came once again into the limelight in March 2001 when foes of art and culture-Talibanis ...
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched an innovation lab dedicated to travel and hospitality industry. Airlines, hotels, resorts and travel companies are able to develop, incubate and pilot new domain solutions in a lucrative environment before...
Terrorism has now become a menace to the Muslim countries and now they are facing isolation with rest of the world. As a result, tourism industry has witnessed a great downfall because tourists are free to shun destinations associated with risk....
Ecotourism also known as ecological tourism, means where ecological has both environmental and social connotations. It is defined both as a concept-tourism movement and as sustainable tourism. But considering there's no universal set of standards,...
China National Tourism Administration is taking major precautions for putting a halt to the incidents related to travelers' safety. It asks the branches about the popular high risk scenic destinations.
Its official Website says that the unpleasant...
Tourism is the second largest industry of Michigan. It generates more than $17 billion in annual revenue. Tourism spending rose about 4 percent in 2005. It is expected to repeat the same story in 2006.
About 60 percent of tourists in Michigan are state...
China is expected to have 64 million foreign tourists in 2010, putting it in third place of the world's favourite destinations, while by 2020 it will become the most popular country for travellers, it received 31 million visitors from overseas in...
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