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A different tourism: Voyages to degradation, exploitation

2015-02-22 15:26:51| Beverages - Topix.net

Tourism normally entails travel for relaxation or leisure, to some scenic spot or a place celebrated for its cultural heritage - and generates some splendid literature. But there are also contrarians who go to the other extreme - visiting the world's most polluted areas, or where fruits of globalisation have conspicuously turned sour - and present vivid but disturbing accounts of what unbridled "development" and rapacious commercial interests seeking to serve the global consumer society's insatiable demand are doing to the planet and luckless communities.

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China Southern boosts NZ flights as tourism booms

2015-02-18 07:33:50| Airlines - Topix.net

China Southern Airlines will move to year round double daily services between Auckland and Guangzhou from August using at Boeing 787-Dreamliner. The move builds on the summer peak season double-daily service on the "Canton route" and could be worth close to $100 million for the New Zealand economy.

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Incheon Airport in South Korea plans $4.6bn tourism project

2015-02-11 01:00:00| Airport Technology

South Korea's Incheon Airport is planning a new tourism project, which will see an investment of approximately $4.6bn in a bid to attract affluent Chinese travellers in direct competition with Singapore and Philippines.

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Weakened dollar 'could boost exports, tourism'

2015-01-29 02:20:23| Logistics - Topix.net

TODAY reports: Export-oriented and tourist-dependent firms could see their goods and services become more competitive, although those reliant on imports could feel the pinch from a weakened dollar. SINGAPORE: Export-oriented and tourist-dependent businesses on Wednesday welcomed the boost from the Monetary Authority of Singapore's unexpected decision to slow down the appreciation of the Singapore dollar.

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