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Possible space tourism to be launched in Hawaii
29/08/2011 14:17
Space pioneers dream of sending Hawaii tourists from the land up to the stars, transforming island-hopping into new levels.
Hawaii could be the very first spot where travellers can ride the planes for a real journey. Expert planners see the planes starting to take off in a particular...
Asian travel boomed more in 2010
23/08/2011 11:55
A total of $4.6 trillion were added to the bulk of travel revenues in Asia in 2010 according to a research. This revenue was expected despite the fact that there was a recession in the US.
An independent organisation concluded that this trend helped the stock market weather the...
Xinjiang tourism severely stricken by needle attacks
19/08/2011 11:17
The industry of tourism in Xinjiang, China has been hit hard again by a series of needle attacks in Urumqi, its capital.
The riot on 5 July killed close to 200 people, mostly composed of ethnic Han people and greatly affected the sector.
According to Chi Chongqing, chief of the tourism...
Deadline for Asian tourism industry’s recovery in 2010
05/08/2011 14:32
With the onset of the worldwide financial crisis, Asia has been on the verge of keeping their act together. Despite the numerous difficulties experienced by the economy, they remained optimistic that recovery would become possible by 2010.
For this year alone, the Pacific Asia Travel Association...
Girlfriends' getaways: an increasing craze in travel
02/08/2011 14:30
Girlfriends' getaways, occasions where women tour with their fellow women and set aside the men back home, are becoming more famous.
Similarly, women are starting to take adventure trips, spa trips, as well as knitting travels. A series is established by the Fine Living...
Alabama officials expect 'ghost stories and trails’ boost tourism dollars
27/07/2011 14:05
Found in county of Wilcox in Alabama, it is called ‘The Billie Hole’, wherein in antebellum period, a female slave was punished to jump to a wooded pool for refusing to be sold.
There were stories made that during full moon, Billie appears to come out of the hole dressed with a long white...
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