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...than a million animals. Officials even considered calling in army sharpshooters to gun down sheep - including newborn lambs and heavily pregnant ewes - in the fields where they grazed. The cost: $10 million and rising in compensation to farmers and an estimated $150 million a week in losses to the tourist industry as visitors heed calls to avoid the countryside...
...seen what these libraries can do as far as the bus tours--I hate to say the AARP," he says. "The AAA, they put this on the touring maps. It's a very large enticement as a tourist attraction...
...That's welcome news to the country's tourist industry. A study carried out at the University of Zurich shows that if temperatures rise by about 2?C over the next 50 years, as some experts predict, ski resorts below 1,500 m may not have enough snow to attract tourists. "In the 1970s it was still possible to ski between 800 m and 1,200 m above sea level," says Professor Hans Elsasser, coordinator of the Zurich study. "Now snow is guaranteed only above 1,200 m. We are forecasting that in the next few decades the snowline will...
...annulled democratic elections a decade ago. Repressive and corrupt, the junta has managed to avoid blanket sanctions by the West. But campaigners are demanding a travel boycott, taking their lead from Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi whose National League for Democracy won the 1990 vote. She maintains that tourist dollars prop up the regime. Another deterrent: International Labor Organization reports say forced labor was used on tourist projects...
Food and lodging are cheap. Low tourist traffic means rooms at upmarket lodges like Trader's go for $50. True luxury such as at the Pansea outside town and the Strand (see Hot Spot) costs more. The Three Seasons ($15) is legendary for owner Mie Mie's helpfulness and invigorating curry breakfasts, but backpackers can find cheaper. In a Burmese restaurant, expect to pay $1-5 for a spread that includes curry, pickled tea, fried vegetables and rice. Try the Green Elephant toward the airport. The 50th Street Bar and Grill, a wood and rattan showpiece, also has delicious fusion...