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Vietnam plans one-bln-dlr hotel and golf resort in Laos: report
Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 (EST)
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 A Vietnamese developer is planning a one-billion-dollar hotel and golf resort in Laos in what would be the country's largest ever foreign investment, state media reported Thursday.
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Myanmar sees 25 pct fall in tourists in 2008: airport figures
Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2009 (EST)
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 Myanmar received nearly 25 percent fewer tourists through its main airport in 2008, official figures showed Tuesday, in a year when a deadly cyclone laid waste to vast swathes of the military-run nation.
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China aiming to lure three million tourists to Tibet: state media
Posted on Monday, January 05, 2009 (EST)
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 China has launched a campaign to attract three million tourists to Tibet this year, after deadly unrest saw a huge drop-off in visitors in 2008, state media reported on Monday.
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French ski resorts get a lift in business
Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2009 (EST)
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 Buoyed by major snowfalls and French families seeking to spend their euros closer to home, France's ski resorts are reporting a boom in business.
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Vilnius, a 2009 European capital of culture
Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2009 (EST)
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 Lithuania's capital Vilnius has rung in 2009 as a European Capital of Culture, sharing the title this year with the Austrian city of Linz, with plans for 12 months of concerts, art and multi-media events.
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Bumper year for Nepal tourism in 2008: official
Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 (EST)
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 Two years after the end of Nepal's brutal civil war, more tourists than ever visited the Himalayan country in 2008, officials said Friday.
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Tourism in tiny Gambia takes a hit from financial crisis
Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 (EST)
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 The young waitress waved at the empty tables as a clutch of idle cooks bided time in a corner of one of the Gambian capital's trendy restaurants, all eyes fixed on the front door.
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Australia faces a slump in tourism: figures
Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 (EST)
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 Australia's famous coral reefs, beaches and outback are facing a decline in tourism as cash-conscious globetrotters tighten their belts, analysts warned Tuesday.
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Topless tanning sparks Aussie beach row
Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 (EST)
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 Topless tanning on Australia's iconic beaches could soon be outlawed if a conservative lawmaker wins a battle to force women to keep their breasts under wraps.
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Japan's Cat Island fights not to go to dogs
Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 (EST)
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 The elderly residents of a small Japanese island swarming with cats are hoping that their trademark animals will attract something they've been missing for years -- people.
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