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Thai authorities down want to make things more expensive, they just want travelers who have more money to come and spend as much of it as possible.
Skift | 12 years ago
Turkey and Greece were the winners as visitors chose to avoid conflict spots yet still seek out culturally rich destinations along the Mediterranean coast.
Haiti needs to find a compelling way to both ignore the walled gardens of private cruise line beaches and expand beyond feel-good tourism in order to create a real culture of tourism in the country.
With stunning architecture, great restaurants, rich cultural life, and a great outdoors scene Chicago's is easily one of the U.S.'s top cities. But it won't get 50 million visitors if it allows its citizens to keep murdering one another.
While it still lags behind France and the U.S., Australia is tops with Chinese tourists and has become a preferred destination for vacation homes.
Hilton and other brands have identified the possibilities in Russia but they, like others, are cautioned by not only a poor infrastructure, but red tape, high prices, and poor customer service.
Ethiopia's rich cultural history is a draw, but its current political challenges make it a destination that is often only attractive to less stable countries like Sudan.
Everyone on the list's gearing up for an upsurge in tourist interest, though heritage conservation is a tricky balance to build tourism with.
