International Business News - Tourism http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif In a cramped control room, a bright yellow sticker cautions workers about critical radiation alarms. Now a novelty stuck on a wall between dials that haven't spun in decades, the sign hints at the enormity of the plant's mission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/tours-of-hanford-nuclear-waste-site-draw-interest.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 08:37:03 EDT Florida tourism increased by 3.4 percent during the first three months of 2008 compared to the same time last year. The total for the quarter was 23.8 million visitors. That's according to Visit Florida, the state's official tourism marketing corporation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/fla-tourism-increases-by-3-4-percent.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 13:37:06 EDT Forget the Empire State Building. Some New York tourists are eager to see the city's other landmarks: Carrie's stoop, Charlotte's gallery and that restaurant where Samantha threw a martini in a boyfriend's face. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45102-sex-in-the-city-tour.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/fans-flocking-to-see-sex-and-the-city-_-in-the-city.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/fans-flocking-to-see-sex-and-the-city-_-in-the-city.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 15:17:44 EDT Forget the Empire State Building. Some New York tourists are eager to see the city's other landmarks: Carrie's stoop, Charlotte's gallery and that restaurant where Samantha threw a martini in a boyfriend's face. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45094-sex-in-the-city-tour.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/fans-flocking-see-sex-and-the-city-the-city.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/fans-flocking-see-sex-and-the-city-the-city.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 15:17:44 EDT Cuba announced Wednesday that its crucial tourism industry appears to be recovering from a two-year slump, with a 15 percent increase in visitors during the first quarter of the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/cuba-says-tourism-industry-appears-to-be-recovering-from-slump.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:53:14 EDT Cuba announced Wednesday that its crucial tourism industry appears to be recovering from a two-year slump, with a 15 percent increase in visitors during the first quarter of the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/cuba-foreign-tourism-up-15-percent.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:50:55 EDT Tourism officials on Tuesday unveiled a $5.7 million advertising campaign with the message that hurricane-ravaged New Orleans is fun again. The campaign is aimed at bolstering visitation during the ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/new-orleans-tourism-officials-tout-city-as-being-fun-again.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:58:36 EDT The number of tourists who visited New Jersey and the amount of money they spent here both increased by nearly 6 percent last year. Figures released Thursday by the state Division of Travel and Tour... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/nj-tourism-spending-up-6-pct.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:51:47 EDT A string of new, 50s-style cottages with cheerfully shaded shingles line the southeast shore of Osoyoos Lake, a long finger lake straddling the U.S.-Canada border. The vacation village brings to mind... http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/38275-a-sign-advertises.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080405/canada-tourism.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080405/canada-tourism.htm Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:13:51 EDT Entrepreneurs of the new commercial space age plan to start test flights in 2010 of a practical four-engine rocket ship that will take people on Mach 2 thrill rides up to 200,000 feet and which also has the interest of the Air Force. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/36568-space-tourism.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/new-rocket-aims-for-space-tourism-market.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/new-rocket-aims-for-space-tourism-market.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:29:50 EDT A California aerospace company plans to enter the space tourism industry with a two-seat rocket ship capable of suborbital flights to altitudes more than 37 miles above the Earth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/2-seat-rocket-planned-for-space-tourism.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:47:06 EDT A California aerospace company plans to enter the space tourism industry with a two-seat rocket ship capable of suborbital flights to altitudes more than 37 miles above the Earth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/new-entry-in-space-tourism-industry.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:01:33 EDT Hawaii tourism officials are looking to China and South Korea to help offset continuing declines in the number of visitors from Japan, the state's largest source of foreign tourists. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080305/hawaii-seeks-chinese-s-korean-tourists.htm Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:13:57 EST Hawaii tourism officials are looking to China and South Korea to help offset continuing declines in the number of visitors from Japan, the state's largest source of foreign tourists. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080305/hawaii-turns-to-china-for-tourists.htm Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:48:51 EST Record numbers of tourists flocked to South Africa last year and visitor numbers are expected to reach 10 million in 2010 when the country hosts the soccer World Cup. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080304/south-africa-reports-record-tourism.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:11:11 EST Florida's economy, already staggered by a stagnant real estate market and tight credit conditions, suffered another blow Friday when officials said tourism fell by 1.5 million visitors in 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080222/fla-tourism-fell-by-1-5m-visitors.htm Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:19:50 EST His head wrapped in cloth and wearing black head-to-toe, Michael Studte throws darts, turns summersaults and twirls lassos in a ninja class for foreign tourists in Japan. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/28992-japan-tourism-boom.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080220/travelers-flock-to-japan-as-yen-weakens.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080220/travelers-flock-to-japan-as-yen-weakens.htm Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:37:41 EST