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...independent nation, though at a terrible price. In 1999, when Timorese voted to cut their ties with Indonesia, militia proxies of the Indonesian military went on a murderous rampage that left the country in ruins. Few foreigners have been able to forget the scenes of bloodshed and burning; tourists in East Timor are practically nonexistent. But it's time now to forget. The men who caused the destruction have fled, leaving behind a people basking in freedom and peace. They have also left behind one of the most beautiful countries in Asia. "I was hoping this place would be unsullied...
...supervision of the camptown bar owners association is the responsibility of the Culture and Tourism Ministry. But Choi Byung Goo, a ministry director, says he does not know if there is any prostitution in the camptowns. "The bars are tourist restaurants for foreigners," he says. "There is no way we can know how they operate their businesses." If he had gone to Tongduchon last week, he might have heard about the four Filipinas who say they escaped from one of the clubs, where they were forced to dance naked and got a day off only if they sold an impossibly...
...change planes in Vienna. Now, with one-way fares starting as low as 315.66, British holidaymakers are discovering the beauties of the Renaissance-style Carinthian capital. Traditionally the nearby lakeside towns of P?rtschach and Velden have been prime holiday destinations for wealthy Austrians and Germans, but few other tourists made it to the region's beautiful lakes, mountains and alpine valleys. In the first three weeks of July the Carinthia tourist office's English-language website had nearly as much traffic as it did in the whole of last year. Before the Ryanair service began, tourism spokeswoman Martina Skrube...
Seeking a different kind of holiday has meant that British visitors to Denmark's second city, Aarhus, have multiplied six-fold since Ryanair started its regular service and have become the second-largest group of foreign tourists, after Swedes. Local businesses are delighted to see the newcomers, since they occupy about 25,000 bed-nights a year, spending an average of 3177 a day. "They come because they want to experience Denmark," says Steen Berg, head of the Aarhus tourist board. "They enjoy walking around the old streets, watching the cyclists, visiting the cathedral and museums. It is pure pleasure...
...Tourist boards are seizing on these new links with glee, planning big promotional campaigns. Italy's Le Marche region around Ancona, which is pushing the area as "Italy's best-kept secret," has put big ads in British newspapers and launched two English-language websites. Regional promotion-office director Paolo Galli proudly says, "We are on 200 London doubledecker buses." With a coastline of breathtaking seascapes and jewel-like towns the area has much to promote...