TRAVEL/TOURISM
GEOGRAPHY ARTICLES
Index:
Accommodations
Adventure
Tourism
Culinary Tourism
Cultural,
Historical, Heritage
Economic
Development
Eco/Geotourisms
Political
Tourism
Regional
Geographies
Regional
Tourisms (by world region)
Sex Tourism
Sports Tourism
Study Abroad
Tourism
Conferences, Fairs, Festivals
Tourism General
Tourism and
Climate Change
Tourism and
Sustainability
Tourism and
Travel: Resources
Tourism
Transportation (by transportation type; i.e., air, space, water, etc.)
Travel and Security
Travel Medicine
Virtual Tourism
Women and
Tourism
ACCOMMODATIONS
Beijing to seek experts’ guidance for setting standards for budget
hotels
Hydropolis Underwater
Hotel a Float in Bliss of the Ocean
Istanbul
hotels reach highest capacity in Europe
More
tourist beds needed for 2010 World Cup
The geographical concentration of hotels in Switzerland and the
industry life cycle
World's 'longest' hotel strip to be built
ADVENTURE TOURISM
Adventure Travel World Summit Set for Seattle
Freedom and death atop the French Alps
Geographies of exploration and
improvement: William Scoresby and Arctic whaling, 1782–1822
A Lebanese
chef's vision: Make falafel, not war
Czech beer is renowned world-wide
Guinness
brewery in Dublin to remain open
Tourists and Tasters Take Up Wine in Chile
With arty promotions, alcohol becomes high fashion
'WWI spirits' dug up in Macedonia
CULTURAL,
HISTORICAL, HERITAGE
Americans get advice on how to behave when traveling
abroad
Ancient
writings bring new interest to Timbuktu
Bigfoot exists, Wildlife Society claims
Egypt and US museum in a row over artifact
Egypt defies new 7 Wonders of the World race
eTN guide to “The Da Vinci Code”movie locations
Eurovision winners become tourist attraction
Four young
Americans take a journey into Islam
Malaysia's next attraction: Spiritual tourism
Much ado about hair through the centuries
New Orleans Mardi Gras: The show must go on
New Seven Wonders of
the World unveiled
Old pieces of Tiananmen paving stones sold as souvenirs
'On the
Road': The unadulterated Jack Kerouac
Paris
opens first major museum in 20 years
Public spaces as dance floors for travelers
Sarkozy adds another jewel to France's culture crown
Tourism and the Archaeology of State Facing Challenges:
the Case of Copan, Honduras, by William Fash
Selling Culture without Selling Out: Community
Eco-Tourism in the Global Economy, by David Edeli
Sightseeing: Adventures in art
home to the Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
UNESCO ponders if
World Heritage Sites endangered by mass tourism
World Heritage site under threat of extinction
Afghanistan: Tourism as drive train of the economical
development
Agents losing turf to travel Web sites, travel
association says
Indonesia Tourism Set To Recover This Year Says UNWTO
Jamaica tourism wins big in 2005
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary tapped for ecotourism site model
New Orleans’ Fat Tuesday ushers in less lean months
Small island developing states bent on maximizing
economic benefits and sustaining tourism
The Impact of Travel & Tourism on Jobs and Economy
The Pope launches his own airline
Tourism films compete for travel industry’s “Oscars”
Tourism in Vietnam starts on promising note, increment in
arrivals in January
Winter Olympics boost Turin tourism
Animals-rights group launches Alaska boycott campaign
over wolves
Chiang Mai Night Safari Park inaugurated
From Trek Leader to the Research Track: An Insider's Look
at Tourism, by Robert Faris
How Small Fish Make A Big Splash
Libya
unveils bold ecotourism project
San Francisco gives ‘eco-tourism’ a go
Should tourism to the
Galapagos Islands end?
The Future of Galapagos Tourism
US Navy presence on the Eastern African coast could threaten marine
life
POLITICAL TOURISM
Élysée Palace confirms Sarkozys
on a U.S. holiday
REGIONAL GEOGRAPHIES
A new look
at history as India turns 60
A refuge
from crowds and strict dress codes in Egypt
Break
dancing breaks out again, around the world
Chinese
flocking in numbers to a new frontier: Africa
Emirates
making peace with migrant workers
Quiet
resistance at a Tibetan festival
The rise of
the modern roundabout
Will North
Africa gain from closer ties to Europe?
*REGIONAL TOURISMS*
Africa
Deep in the Valleys of Pharaonic Egypt
Kenya earns
Sh48.9b from tourism sector
Rwanda:
U.S. $16 Million Tourism Project for Kigali
Three
tourists die on top of Mount Kilimanjaro
Tourcom : Africa Needs to Speak Up
Tourism Africa - the way ahead
We will not surrender, Egyptian tourism says
Zimbabwe
tourist arrivals plunge
Americas
2005 U.S. State, City Visitation and Traveler Characteristics Data
Released
2006 Kansas
Visitors Guide Offers a Comprehensive Look at the Sunflower State's Tourist
Attractions
Canada Sends an Open 'Wedding Invitation' to Gay and Lesbian Couples
Crises in small islands nations
Florida
announces record tourism for 2005
Grenada looks forward to the return of American Airlines
Lovely Hula
Hands: Corporate Tourism and the Prostitution of Hawaiian Culture
New
Orleans’ unusual attractions
Missed
opportunities in Jamaican tourism
New Canada
government offers hope to tourism
Peru waterfall to be new tourist attraction
South Dakota abortion ban sparks tourism boycott
Tourists heading to Colombia for plastic surgery
US
Department of Commerce gives New Orleans a chance to rebuild; and immigration
- a chance to build a future in America
US University to work
with TIA on ‘landmark Chinese tourism project’
Asia
Andaman and Nicobar islands set to become a tourism hub
Asia to drive Australian tourism growth
Asian countries lead in balanced development policy, United Nations
says
Campaign
will dovetail popularity of Indian restaurants worldwide
China says no progress in talks with Dalai Lama
Foreign visitors arrival in Korea crossed six million-figure in 2005
Ho Chi Minh
City welcomes double-digit increase
International
Tourism Heads to China Next Month
Malaysian film on Islam’s holy cities for tourism promotion
No plans for Disneyland in Johor yet, Disney says
Pakistan’s Health Ministry calls for curbing transplant tourism
Reproductive tourism gains momentum in India
Russia - A fast Developing & Lucrative Tourism Market
Russia
plants flag on sea floor at North Pole
Russia turns to Stalin to boost tourism
Shanghai
prepares itself for a Disney theme park
Singapore aims to be region's playground
The Taj Mahal
being readied for a major facelift
Tibetan
hunger strikers put the International Olympic Committee in a jam
Australia and Oceania
A$1 billion accommodation boost for Western Australia
Australian gov’t policy hurting tourism
Buh-bye, Australia! Canada has world's friendliest
folk
High fuel cost ‘hurting regional Australia tourism’
New Zealand tourism go for high value
tourists
Philippines hopes to create 400,000 new jobs through tourism
Solomon Islands gov’t announces its tourism
policy
Tourism boom for Fijian community
Europe
Europe welcomes Montenegro vote for independence
Exhibit in Spain Commemorates 600th Anniversary of Death of Great
Muslim Intellectual
For
Americans in Europe, sticker shock
French asked to be
polite to tourists for 24 hours
Globalization
closes in on Swedes' treasured vacation
Greek
wildfires don't deter tourists
Holocaust Memorial proves tourist magnet
Italy and
China, a New Travel Partnership
Montenegro
takes first steps as a new country
Serbia aims to serve up tourism
Spain eyes more Chinese tourists following increment in direct
connectivity
UK gov’t names contenders for super-casino
Venice Slaps Fines on Sloppy, Shirtless Tourists
Middle East
Bahrain unveils US$100m resort master plan
Dubai ports deal tanked in US; Tourism stays afloat
Emirates
gears up to test A380 in Dubai
Handicrafts Help Develop Islamic Tourism: Tunisian Official
In the
desert, where nothing really matters, and everything matters
Iran tourism marketing gets aggressive
Israel and
Palestine: What now?
One owner, two destinations as his baby
Promoting Islamic Tourism Helps Draw the Real Image of Islam
Realizing Dubai’s
tourism dream
Saudi aims to become more tourist-friendly
Saudi Arabia, Switzerland to work jointly in tourism promotion
Series of initiatives to develop the Saudi tourism industry
Stones mystery in Saudi beckons tourists
Tel Aviv
hosts international tourism fair
SEX TOURISM
Boys to sue
over sex suspect's flight
Florida man facing child sex tourism charge
Latvians worried about
sex tourism
Malindi fights to curb sex tourism
Singapore gov't seeking to deter child sex
tourists
The World
Cup and the johns- global sex industry
SPORTS TOURISM
Air Asia Driving Football in Asia with Manchester United
Arkansas Sportsmen Target Global Warming, Call for Action to Confront
Urgent Problem
At World
Cup, little left to chance
Culture
shares stage in Germany during Cup
Doha all decked up for Asian Games
Doha
readies itself for Asian Games
Ecuador 3,
Costa Rica 0: The team from thin air advances
Is China going to far with the Beijing
Olympics?
Sports
Tourism: The First Installment in a Selective Review of the
Literature Regarding Social, Cultural and Economic Impacts of Sports Tourism
UN and World Soccer Cup are alike, Annan says
STUDY ABROAD
Diversifying
the Face of America Abroad
Study-Abroad
Students Gone Wild in Italy?
War in
Kenya Repels U.S. Study-Abroad Programs
TOURISM
CONFERENCES, FAIRS, FESTIVALS
Association
Française pour le Développement de la Géographie
Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles
Cutting
Edge Research in Tourism – Conference
E-Conference:
"The Role of Development Communication in Sustainable Tourism"
Hospitality Information Technology Association
Conference
International Conference on Impact of
Movies and Television on Tourism,
International Conference on Information
Technology and Travel & Tourism
New Frontiers in Global Tourism - Trends and
Competitive Challenges
Regional travel and tourism fair to take place in Tanzania
Tourism - Past Achievements, Future
Challenges
Tourism in
Asia: new trends, new perspectives
Tourism Leadership Summit 2006
Tourism Leadership Summit 2007
XIII Coloquio de
Geografía Rural
TOURISM
GENERAL
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vacation anytime, or maybe none
Corporate
Social Responsibility in Tourism
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Globalization
closes in on Swedes' treasured vacation
Number of
worldwide tourists predicted to grow 4.4 pct in 2006
Rajasthan
to teach students how to welcome tourists
Strength of the industry reflected in this year’s ITB success
When
vacationers decide to stay year-round at U.S. resorts
TOURISM AND CLIMATE
CHANGE
Antarctica's
March of the Tourists
Changing
climate haunting tourism
'Dead-end'
Austrian town blossoms with green energy
How tourism can
contribute to UN’s solutions to climate change
Responding to Climate Change with Concrete Action
Tourism can
contribute to UN’s solutions to Climate Change
UNWTO Davos conference on climate change and tourism to be carbon
neutral
TOURISM AND
SUSTAINABILITY
Could this be the global-warming generation?: the biggest show on earth: eight pop
music concerts spanning 15 time zones and an expected TV, radio, and Internet
audience of 2 billion people.
Conservationists
sound alarm about tourists flooding Venice
Global warming and
tourism: Where do you stand?
Recycling
in the hospitality industry
TOURISM AND TRAVEL: RESOURCES: Source Lists and
Bibliographies in Tourism:
A Few Starting
Points to Consider
*TOURISM TRANSPORTATION*
Air Travel
African
countries risk losing millions in aid over poor air safety
Airbus A380
makes its maiden voyage to the U.S.
Airbus
stumbles in its race with Boeing's Dreamliner
Air
France-KLM warns of "awesome challenge" for industry
Airline complaints range from bad attitudes to bland fruit cups
Airline cutbacks ripple across U.S.
Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights to be Decided this Fall
Airline
philosophies differ in storms
Airline's
first workers ride it to millionaire status
Air Madrid
Signs with Worldspan to Tap into Global Marketplace
Air
Paradise suspends its operations
An analysis of European low-cost airlines
and their networks
Boeing
Celebrates the Premiere of the 787 Dreamliner
Boeing to
pay $615 million to avoid trial
Brazil urged to
respond quickly to crash
British
Airways joins price war on India-UK route
Crisis
looming in Indian low-cost carrier industry
Deeper cuts
to come in U.S. airline service
Emirates aims to redraw world aviation map
Emirates
orders $9.7b aircraft
EU airline
project seeks greener skies
EU and U.S.
reach preliminary accord on Atlantic routes
EU states back accord with U.S. to limit personal data on trans-Atlantic
fliers
EU-US
airline data deal termed as “illegal”
Hong Kong’s
Airport Authority gears up to handle more than 50 million passengers
India and
Italy signed a new air services agreement
Jet crashes into Black Sea killing 113
Middle East
world’s most buoyant airline market
Nepal sets
its sight on tourists from southern India
Now it's
anywhere in the world, nonstop
Open Skies
progress welcomed as far as it goes
'Open skies'
deal hits an air pocket
Opposing
environmental needs tug at world's airlines
Prepare for
takeoff with kids: A 'circus on the fly'
Russia’s only airline using amphibious planes certified
UPS bails
out of contract with Airbus
US Helicopter:
New Scheduled Airport Shuttle Service Launches in New York
TAM Plane
with 170 aboard crashes in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Testing
takeoff for European Aviation Safety Agency
World Air
Traffic Rises Nearly 5 Percent
Road Travel
Bus Accident in Chile Kills 12 American Celebrity Cruise Ship
Passengers
Bus crash
in French Alps kills 26 Polish pilgrims
Mexican tourist bus plunges off cliff, killing 57
Rail Travel
China gets ready for high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai
Chinese Railways promise luxury travel to the "third pole"
China
starts luxury train service for tourists
History, distance and text: narratives of the
1853–1854 Perry expedition to Japan
Indian
Railways to offer “personalized” train ride
Indian trains
and budget carriers compete for passengers
Indonesia
plans steam train tourism in Central Java province
Tibet set to get its first scheduled train connecting main centers in
China
Space Travel
Bahraini to become first Arab space tourist
Entrepreneur Unveils New Tourist Spacecraft
Ras al khaimah launches into space
The race to
blast tourists into space is on
UAE to be a
launching pad for space tourists
Virgin
spaceport to be built in New Mexico
With
thousands signing up as early space tourists, a new race is on
World's Largest UFO Festival Celebrates 1947 Incident
Water Travel
Catamaran ferries to boost tourism
Cruising to
Otherworldly Antarctica
Currents, visions and voyages: historical
geographies of the sea
Major cruise lines plan October return to the Port of New Orleans
Ocean
liners' medical care may not be shipshape
‘Our home on the ocean’: Lady Brassey and the voyages of the Sunbeam ,
1874–1887
Royal
Caribbean orders world's largest passenger ship
Singapore aims to be Asia’s cruise center, first luxury terminal
Strife
deepens over port security
TRAVEL AND SECURITY
American Navy intercepts Somali pirates
Border ID plan worries tourism industry
China calls for safety of its tourists in Thailand
Cruise industry safety topic of hearing
Foreign tourists unfazed by blasts in holy destination of India
Golden Gate
Bridge may get a suicide barrier
Japan to fingerprint and photograph foreign visitors
"Little
Slum Inn" offers priceless views of Brazil
Lost at Sea
for More Than a Month, Couple Finally Flies Home
Malaysia,
Thailand continue to attract tourists despite travel advisories
'Nairobbery' - a dangerous place to be
On
security, it's Congress vs. Bush
Philippines acts to reassure fleeing tourists
Security of tourists in Aruba as tourism minister sees it
Shocking report into London bomb response
Tourist stops suicide attempt at the Empire State Building
TRAVEL
MEDICINE
Diseases
spreading with faster world travel
EU Responds to Bird Flu Outbreak
Lipman: Tourism must be prepared for avian flu
Mix of Traditional, Modern Put Vietnam at High Risk
Travel and Tourism Organizations collaborate for Avian
Flu preparedness
- others invited to join the Tourism Emergency Response Network
UN health chief to Africa: Curb bird flu and chances of
jumping to humans
VIRTUAL TOURISM
Tourists offered Da Vinci Code “truth” tours
WOMEN AND TOURISM
Female tourist ordered to undress at airport
More Than
60,000 Women Logged into Website to Win a Trip to Meet Men in Scotland
The best
(and worst) destinations for women worldwide
Women empowerment tourism initiative gains momentum in India