Word: tourisme
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...make the place indistinguishable from the brutally overdeveloped mainland coast." The book shows that when developers turned toward the island at the beginning of this decade, the Vineyard was completely unprepared to hold them back: zoning laws were inadequate, the Vineyard's economy had become dependent on tourism or summer residents, and local governments had not thought to plan ahead. Many year-round Vineyard inhabitants, on the other hand, have been prospering through the boom, and strongly resent the idea of curbing...
Freakishly foul weather has struck so many parts of the world in the past year that some meteorologists discern a complex, long-term change in climates. Others discount the theory. On one point, however, all agree: the impact has been devastating to tourism, to industry, and most especially to the world's already hard-pressed food supplies...
...investment coincides with a surge in Japanese tourism. Since 1970, when Japan Air Lines initiated a $250 round-trip package tour between Japan and Honolulu, the annual number of Japanese visitors has jumped from 130,000 to 235,000. About 12% of all the islands' tourists are from Japan, and within five years, one-fourth are expected to be. Even a local pornography shop has signs in both English and Japanese...
...Pleasure. Korea was happy to provide an alternative. Not all the tourists spend their time wenching: Seoul has a host of scenic and historic attractions. But the main lure still seems to be the sight of hostesses rather than the host of sights. Complains Korea's Director of Tourism Yong Kul Lee: "The Japanese men seem far more interested in unwholesome things...
hotels and flights are jammed, and at least a dozen new hotels are now under construction in Seoul to provide more rooms. The growing emphasis on tourism is backed at high government levels -including President Chung Hee Park...