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British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic plans to fly tourists into outer space at $200,000- a-ticket from Spaceport America, near the community of Truth or Consequences. A 2010 state law shields Virgin Galactic from being sued in most cases for damages by passengers or their families if there was an accident.
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HARTFORD, Conn.-- Connecticut's tourism advertising campaign has been honored by an international marketing group. The Hospitality, Sales and Marketing Association International gave the campaign three Adrian Awards announced Tuesday night, including a gold for television creativity.
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MADRID, Jan 29- Global tourism is proving resilient in the face of an economic slowdown, with tourist numbers growing at close to pre-crisis levels in 2012 and expected to increase by almost as much this year, the UN World Tourism Organisation said on Tuesday.
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CHARLESTON, S.C.-- A new South Carolina tourism season is approaching, and the director of the state tourism department predicts this is the year the $15 billion industry returns to pre-Great Recession levels.
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Jan 28- Visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in December rose 15.1 percent from a year earlier to 4.78 million, data from the Hong Kong Tourism Board showed on Monday.
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New Mexico has spent more than $200 million to develop a spaceport in southern New Mexico that British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic plans to use to take tourists into outer space for $200,000- a-ticket.
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Even as the South Korean economy struggled in 2012, there was one bright spot-K-Pop sensation Psy's "Gangnam Style" video–that helped bring a record number of tourists boosting revenues to a new high.
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Virgin Galactic plans to fly tourists into outer space at $200,000- a-ticket from Spaceport America near the community of Truth or Consequences. Top House and Senate leaders said an agreement to limit the liability of parts suppliers was negotiated by trial lawyer representatives and officials of Virgin Galactic at the prodding of lawmakers.
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HELENA, Mont.-- The Montana Department of Commerce says it is awarding grants to 17 local tourism-related events in 12 communities around the state. The agency's tourism office says that a total of $200,000 is going to events in Big Sky, Chinook, Ekalaka, Glasgow, Great Falls, Hamilton, Hardin, Helena, Kalispell, Missoula, Polson and Virginia City.
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NEW YORK, Jan 16- Healthy hotels, wellness tourism and the holistic medicine system Ayurveda are expected to be the among the top spa trends in 2013, according to a report that tracks the $73 billion global industry.
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A fuel leak forced a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines to return to the gate at Boston's Logan International Airport Tuesday, canceling its scheduled takeoff in the second mishap in as many days with the new jetliner.
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The wealthy and regimented city-state has enjoyed a windfall of tourism, jobs and revenue since Las Vegas Sands Corp and Genting Singapore Plc opened casino complexes in 2010, in part by linking their licences to how well they develop attractions that are not related to gambling.
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First, NerdWallet tackled the job of simplifying personal finance. Now, they're trying to take some of the aggravation out of air travel with a new venture -- TravelNerd.
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CAIRO, Dec 25- Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil said on Tuesday that political stability was crucial to luring back foreign investors and tourists to help plug a yawning budget deficit and heal the country's ailing economy.
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Dec 24- Visitor arrivals in Hong Kong in November rose 18.7 percent from a year earlier to about 4.22 million, data from the Hong Kong Tourism Board showed on Monday. The figure brings cumulative arrivals for the first 11 months of 2012 to about 43.84 million, up 16.1 percent from the same period last year. Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May 18.7 11.9 18.8 20.5 13.8 19.3 12.7.
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As ancient doomsday predictions draw near, hotels and restaurants are launching tongue-in-cheek promotions to profit from the fiery apocalypse forecasts surrounding Dec. 21, one Mayan Calendar's end date.
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David Scowsill, president and CEO of World Travel and Tourism Council, tells CNBC that most of the future tourism growth is coming out of China, 'a market which is exploding'.
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Eduardo Santander, CEO, European Travel Commission tells CNBC new travel destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean are taking tourists away from Europe
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*South Carolina city fears impact of Washington's intransigence. *Charleston is symbol of potential pain should talks fail. Charleston, a beautiful city steeped in history and awash in tourist dollars, would seem at first glance a world apart from the harm that could be caused by the combination of spending cuts and higher taxes.
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*City fears impact of Washington's intransigence. *Charleston is symbol of potential pain should talks fail. Charleston, a beautiful city steeped in history and awash in tourist dollars, would seem at first glance a world apart from the harm that could be caused by the combination of spending cuts and higher taxes.