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Much of the coastal land and the offshore islands are claimed by area tribes, which have helped keep the environment pristine. To minimize the impact of tourism, the operators use floating lodges to accommodate guests. I stayed at Rosewood Hotels' King Pacific Lodge: 17 comfortable, wooden guest rooms erected on an oversize barge. The lodge is towed down to a small, sheltered cove 85 miles south of Prince Rupert in April and then towed back up to the city in November, leaving nothing but a wake in the water...
...global standards, the pageant would be a catastrophe, but Wangyal has gained the press coverage he sought. Most importantly, he has procured a slot for the winner?19-year-old receptionist Dolma Tsering?at next month's Miss Tourism World contest in Colombia. "Our Miss Tibet will stand alongside a Miss China," he says. "That's when we will really get our message out that Tibet is an independent country." The sponsors have waived the entrance fees, but he still has to find money for airfare and hotel. He shrugs his shoulders with the optimism that has already gotten...
...Yang secured land for the project. In July, the Guangzhou-based newspaper Southern Weekend published a story suggesting that Yang got the go-ahead to break ground at Holland Village under false pretenses. The article said the business plan submitted to Shenyang authorities called for high-tech farming and tourism, and Yang paid a much lower price for the land than if he'd declared he intended to use it for home construction. Says a manager at one of Yang's Shenyang companies: "As far as I know, building apartments was never part of the original plan. I left town...
...ruins jostle next to trendy clubs and restaurants. Just around the corner from a five-star hotel is one of the city's cacophonous street markets. For most Turks, Istanbul will always be the capital. The port city boasts Turkey's best arts, culture and entertainment. Since the 1980s, tourism has been booming - it quickly rebounded from a brief slump after Sept. 11 - and the country's rapid economic liberalization has multiplied the options for visitors. Deluxe accommodation ranges from meticulously renovated Ottoman mansions to modern luxury hotels. A classy evening meal can be enjoyed at the renovated Maiden...
...Kuta hotel employee named Ketut, this October has been unusually busy. There has never been an attack like this in Bali, he explains. There have been rare tribal disputes in the past, but nobody has ever targeted foreigners. A tragedy like this, explains Ketut, will be devastating for the tourism industry in Bali and the rest of Indonesia. "We are going into bankrupcy," said Ketut. For Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, already facing criticism for not pulling her weight in the war on terror, the attacks reveal the horrible human cost of delaying a crackdown on domestic terrorism...