Word: touristic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cape Town and longtime political activist. Her killing, said A.N.C. Spokesman Tom Sebina, was part of a "new campaign by South African death squads." In Paris French leftists organized a parade of 5,000 marchers in September's honor and led a window-shattering attack on Pretoria's tourist office...
...last month when officials decided to save water by adding an extra week to the dam's annual 21-day maintenance period, when water flow is sharply reduced. The results downstream were dramatic: parts of the Nile's muddy bottom in Cairo were exposed for the first time, and tourist boats cruising between Aswan and Luxor suddenly confronted midstream sandbars, making passage impossible...
Travel magazines flock to separate the despised tourist from the preferred traveler and to cash in on a taste for vacation indulgence...
...Square has changed a lot in 10 years," said Peter Kermand, manager of the successful Urban Outfitters store. "It's become a major tourist center, especially with the completion of the Red Line. Also, the rent is so much higher now that retailers have had to become much more upscale...
...attibuted much of the Square's success to the market provided by Harvard University. "Harvard Square has a captive audience," said Alcorn. "This includes not only the student population but also the large staff and faculty." She also cited the expansion of the MBTA Red Line and the resulting tourist market as a major cause of the Square's economic boom...