Word: tourisme
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...height of the SARS epidemic, the city's oft stumbling tourism bureau was running an ad campaign with the unintentionally ironic tag line "Hong Kong: it will take your breath away." Not that there could have been anything that would have inspired tourism then. As overworked medical officials covered in chemical-warfare gear raced to the next hot spot, multinationals were evacuating staff, and international trade fairs were being rescheduled. "It was really scary," recalls Cliff Wallace, managing director of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, which is back to its normal slew of shows...
...wasn't just the decline in tourism that whacked this city. Residents weren't going out, and many restaurants had to temporarily close their doors, lay off staff and hope that the virus was subdued before the beer went flat. Now the clatter of china and the clink of wineglasses can once more be heard around town at establishments like Vong, atop the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, and Kaetsu at the Grand Hyatt...
...Space Tourism Two civilians have each paid $20 million to visit the International Space Station, courtesy of the Russians and booking agent Space Adventures, and a dozen more are in training. On deck: 10-minute thrill rides in suborbital flight...
...haven't been preceded by backpacking squads of gap-year Europeans; there are no sari-clad Swiss ladies or gentle Australian retirees asking directions to the nearest Ayurvedic spa. As a result the touts and taxi drivers are smiling, open-faced na?fs by the rapacious standards of India's tourism hot spots, and the infrastructure is gratifyingly nonexistent. All you get is unmediated India. And an awful...
...Tourism (munnar.com) Brewing Up Comprehensive resource for visitors to the tea-growing town, including historical background, descriptions of local sights and online hotel booking...