May 18th, 2013 at 1:00PM: Kim Traynor
A senior official in China has urged Chinese tourists to improve their behavior, the South China Morning Post reports. Vice-Premier Wang Yang said the "breeding" of some Chinese tourists leaves something to be desired and there are problems with them, "talking loudly in public places, jay-walking, spitting and willfully carving characters on items in scenic zones."
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Official To Chinese Tourists: 'Be Quiet, Don't Spit'
May 18th, 2013 at 1:00PM: Kim Traynor
A senior official in China has urged Chinese tourists to improve their behavior, the South China Morning Post reports. Vice-Premier Wang Yang said the "breeding" of some Chinese tourists leaves something to be desired and there are problems with them, "talking loudly in public places, jay-walking, spitting and willfully carving characters on items in scenic zones."
Mr. Yang is ...Chinese Tourists Spend More Money Than Anyone Else
Apr 5th, 2013 at 12:00PM: Chinese travelers have officially become the biggest contributors to the tourism industry, spending a whopping $102 billion on vacations and other travel in 2012.
Figures from the UN World Tourism Organization revealed the Asian country has dramatically upped its travel spending, with last year's expenditure up 40 percent from the prior year.
The organization credits China's increased ...Colorado Locals Start Marijuana Tourism Business
Apr 5th, 2013 at 9:00AM: Colorado could join Amsterdam as a pot-smoker's travel destination if two Denver locals have anything to do about it. Matt Brown and James Walker have started a travel company aimed at those looking to take advantage of the state's new marijuana laws. According to NBC News, the company known as My 420 Tours sets travelers up in "pot-friendly" hotels, takes them on tours of marijuana ...A Q&A With Plastiki Adventurer David de Rothschild On The WHOLE WORLD Water Campaign
Mar 26th, 2013 at 10:00AM: Three years ago, adventurer, entrepreneur and activist David de Rothschild sailed from San Francisco to Sydney on a catamaran made of 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles.
His goal with the Plastiki project was to bring awareness to environmental issues like global warming and plastic pollution, and he has continued to stay active in the environmental movement. Most recently, de Rothschild signed ...Facebook Timeline For Travel Industry
Mar 21st, 2013 at 1:00PM: The World Travel and Tourism Council has introduced a fun element to their Facebook page: rather than a timeline of their own milestones, they've designed a timeline highlighting all of the events in the travel industry. Starting in 1400 with the first passport, and ending with the 1,000,000,000 international tourist arrival in December 2012, it puts the whole development of tourism in context. ...Jamie Oliver Invites You To Visit Britain
Mar 20th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is fronting a new tourism campaign encouraging travelers to explore the diverse regions of Britain.
The cook – who is renowned for opening a string of successful restaurants and overhauling unhealthy school lunches in his country – says that between the miles of rugged coastline and vast expanses of countryside, Britain has something to offer ...NYC Tourism Campaign Spotlights The City's Lesser-Known Attractions
Mar 14th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
More than 52 million people visit New York City each year but the vast majority of visitors never stray far from the well-trodden streets of Manhattan. Now, a new tourism initiative is encouraging travelers to take a bigger bite out of the Big Apple by venturing out of the typical tourist hotspots and deep into the city's five boroughs.
"Neighborhood X Neighborhood" will give visitors a ...The Kimchi-ite: Seoul Offers Rewards To Report Taxi Drivers Who Rip Off Tourists
Feb 14th, 2013 at 1:00PM: Last week, the Seoul city government announced a plan to offer up to a 500,000-won (USD $456) reward for anyone who has information on taxi drivers that rip off foreign tourists.
While charging more than the standard metered fare is against South Korean law, sometimes taxis can forget this, in additional to other rules. Red lights get run, taxis find themselves going the wrong direction on the ...Haiti Bills Itself As The Next Caribbean Vacation Hotspot
Jan 30th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
The Caribbean nation of Haiti is launching an ambitious campaign to market the country as a vacation hotspot. Unlike other islands in the region, which draw huge numbers of leisure travelers seeking sun and surf, Haiti is largely overlooked by tourists.
The country is one of the poorest in the Western hemisphere with around 80 percent of its people living in extreme poverty. It was thrown ...Video: Mountain Biking Greenland
Jan 15th, 2013 at 8:00AM: Greenland's official tourism website recently unveiled a new ad campaign that may have some travelers rethinking their next destination. Boasting a new tagline – "Rough. Real. Remote." –these videos give us a glimpse of some of the amazing adventure travel opportunities that exist in the country, including sea kayaking along pristine shores or mountain biking past massive glaciers, ...
Tourist Trinkets From The Roman Empire
Dec 21st, 2012 at 9:00AM:
The Roman Empire is remarkably familiar to the modern eye. It had highways, indoor plumbing, religious tolerance, and even fashion violations such as wearing socks with sandals. It's like a primitive version of our own culture, with more similarities than differences.
And now it turns out they had tourist trinkets too.
A press release from Hadrian's Wall Trust announces that a new book ...TourWrist Brings New Views Of Old Places
Nov 11th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
TourWrist has one of the world's largest collections of geo-located virtual tours, acquired from consumers and panoramic photographers. Different than two-dimensional photos and static-shot video, TourWrist real world panoramic images can greatly enhance travel-planning efforts by offering a different, more detailed view of places we might visit.
A free service, TourWrist delivers a ...World Tourism Day Promotes Energy Awareness With Photo Contest
Sep 23rd, 2012 at 11:00AM:
World Tourism Day is coming up on September 27 and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) hopes to raise awareness about the role of tourism within the international community. Showing how tourism affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide, this year's theme puts a spotlight on the role of tourism in a brighter energy future.
If the United Nations has ...The World's Most Recommended Country To Visit
Sep 18th, 2012 at 3:00PM: The world's most recommended country to visit is Canada, says a study measuring public perceptions of countries around the world. The ranking is a component of the best overall country reputation that also considers employment, living conditions, investment potential and more.
Beating out Australia, Sweden and Switzerland for the second year in a row for the number one spot, Canada is one of 50 ...South Africa Sees Nearly 20 Percent Increase In Tourism In 2012
Sep 16th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Earlier this week South African Minister of Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk told a diverse crowd that gathered at AMARIDIAN, a prestigious New York gallery, that his country is on pace to break previous records for international arrivals. The Minister said that there has been a 19.2% increase in tourism overall since the start of the year, putting arrival numbers well ahead of the record set back ...Kiwi Cool: Saving Money While Traveling In New Zealand
Sep 10th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Last month, I spent three weeks traveling through New Zealand, focusing mainly on the cities and culture. After living in Istanbul for two years, it wasn't the culture shock, the jet lag, or the seasonal switch that was hard to adjust to, it was the prices. While I knew New Zealand wasn't cheap (though their dollar is slightly weaker than ours), I was unprepared for the sticker shock. Dinner and ...How To Not Look Like A Tourist In Santa Fe
Sep 5th, 2012 at 9:00AM: Although I was 26 before I visited New Mexico, I've always felt a strange kinship with the state. I suspect it's because much of my childhood was spent traveling to see my grandparents in Arizona (where my dad grew up). We'd attend pow-wows, visit local museums, and explore the high desert landscape, and I always yearned to cross the state line, and delve deeper into the Southwest.
On my first ...Photo Of The Day: White Tiger
Aug 12th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
It's rare to get up close and personal with an elusive animal like the white tiger, so I was intrigued when I saw today's photo choice by Flickr user toffiloff. Taken at Bali's Safari and Marine Park, the shot captures this magnificent cat as it appears to stare at its own reflection in a mirror. I love the fearsome growl, the piercing blue eyes and the interesting perspective from behind. ...Maldives Social Media Campaign Backfires
Jul 13th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
When the Maldives Tourism Board urged fans of the islands to help make their tourism slogan, "The Sunny Side of Life," a global trend on Thursday, the campaign backfired. Instead of spreading positive words about the tropical paradise, tweets about police brutality and political illegitimacy spread like wildfire.
The social media campaign, which aimed to make the hashtag #SunnySideofLife a ...Haiti tourism revival underway, in spite of itself
May 1st, 2012 at 12:00PM:
Haiti is one of the most fascinating destinations in the Caribbean but travelers still stay away, more than two years after an earthquake nearly destroyed much of what they came to see in 2010. Now, conditions are beginning to improve in Haiti and a revival of tourism is underway.
A construction development now in progress in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince includes a recently-completed ...
