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...Nikhil G. Mathews, a Psychology concentrator in Mather House, is an editorial editor of The Harvard Crimson. He is not Catholic or Italian, but like any Roman tourist, he wants the world to know that he is one of the billions of people who has seen the Pope...
...majority of Haitians, meanwhile, sink deeper into economic despair. Haiti's annual per capita income is $280, though for 80% of the population it is closer to $100, making Haiti the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. The hard-hit Haitian tourist industry lost $30 million last year, in part because of the high incidence of AIDS in Haiti. The government's often arbitrary imposition of new taxes to fill government coffers has discouraged new investment. Emigration, a traditional relief valve for hard-pressed Haitians, has been closed off as the U.S. and others have cracked down on illegal immigrants...
...German munitions firm long associated with Ne Win. The intention: to manufacture obsolete German G-3 automatic rifles for the Burmese army. During the first decade of Ne Win's rule, foreigners were allowed to enter Burma for all of 24 hours; these days the government issues seven-day tourist visas, though it manages to keep the influx down to a steady trickle of around 100 visitors a day. With a population of 36 million, Burma has more than twice as many citizens as Australia; yet the entire country has only a third as many hotel rooms...
...Francisco-based Pacific Telesis has established a significant presence in several new markets. It owns a small computer retail chain and publishes city tourist guides. A year ago, the firm agreed to buy Communications Industries, which markets radio paging equipment and car phones, for $431 million. It is the most expensive acquisition--some industry analysts have called it too expensive--yet made by one of the Baby Bells. As a result of the purchase, Pacific Telesis should generate $800 million of its expected $9.4 billion in revenues this year through ventures other than local telephone service...
...structure stands at Thingvellir anymore. The place where the ancient Icelandic chieftains met is a field by a lake fed by a stream fed by a waterfall that rolls over black rocks with the sound of enthusiastic applause. In summer, tourists pitch tents out here in hordes. This morning finds a single tourist: there was no car on the road but mine. (Is history my scoop...