Marrakesh in two minds over tourism boom
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With its snake charmers,  storytellers and palm trees against a backdrop of snow-capped  mountains, Marrakesh was once an offbeat destination for rich  or adventurous Europeans.
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Israeli tourists flock to this idyllic stretch of coastline between Taba, on the Egyptian-Israeli border, and Dahab to the south. Small seaside camps
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Many visitors to Spain gravitate toward the cities of Madrid, Barcelona and the more Mediterranean-flavored south.
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Increased tourism and nearby development could irreparably harm Jordan's ancient sandstone city.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH - The number of tourists visiting Egypt has fallen by just under 5% since the deadly car bomb attacks on Red Sea resorts last month, the deputy tourism minister said.
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Maybe "freedom fries" taste better in France. After political squabbles over the Iraq war soured U.S.-French relations, more American tourists are visiting Paris this year, tourism officials say.
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&quot;Given the increase in attacks since April and in the context of an elevated terrorist threat, travelers planning to go to the kingdom are advised to delay their trip for the moment except for imperative professional reasons,&quot; the French Foreign Ministry
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By Karen Vigil, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 11--Travel and tourism comprise the world's largest industry and one of the fastest growing economic sectors.
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A sizable growth in tourism has had a sizable effect on the fragile ecosystem of the GalÃ¡pagos Islands, the globeâs first World Heritage Site.
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Foreign tourists stroll in Suk El Muscir Market on the second day of the holy month of Ramadhan, Oct. 16, in Tripoli, Libya. Libya is hosting a summit on Sunday about the Darfur crisis in western Sudan.
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SAIDIA, Morocco  - Ecologists say a tragedy is unfolding in north Africa where construction firms are moving in on some of the last unspoilt stretches of Mediterranean coastline in the search for profits.
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Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk says South Africa has become a meeting place of note and a business tourism destination of distinction.
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Hoping to replace images of violence with those of hospitality, countries once torn by war are seeking to boost tourism.
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CHITRAL, Pakistan -- In April 2005, when Paul Aurdic drove up from Pakistan's dusty plains to the crystalline air of mile-high Chitral, he seemed to be what people here want more than anything: a foreign tourist eager to explore their beautiful valley.
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Last summer it was Israeli airstrikes and Hezbollah rockets. This year, it's al-Qaida-inspired militants and explosions keeping tourists away. This small, trouble-plagued country is once again set to lose millions of much-needed tourism dollars because of unrest.
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Web sites promising to find the best travel deals have online travel agents wondering if they have a new friend or enemy. For consumers, however, choices are rising
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Qatar will invest 335 million dollars in tourist development schemes in the northern Moroccan city of Tangiers, a news agency has said.