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The sluggish economy and high unemployment rate mean that many of us won't be splurging on exotic vacations this year. But a staycation doesn't have to mean a boring bout with cabin fever. The key to being a successful local tourist lies in looking at your region the way an outsider would.
The Japanese are the world's most voracious consumers of luxury goods, from Louis Vuitton handbags to Cartier jewelry to Hermes high fashion. So purveyors of those luxury goods are justifiably worried about the effect of the Japanese quake and tsunami on their bottom lines.
Five Scams to Avoid When Traveling Abroad
10:25AM 3/02/2011
Online and other tech-based travel scams might get a lot of attention these days, but the Better Business Bureau is warning overseas tourists to watch out for certain low-tech, longtime ruses that play upon our learned behavior and lowered-guard while traveling for pleasure.
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Coming to America: U.S. Cities Attract More Global Tourists
10:00AM 1/16/2011
Nearly 60 million foreigners visited the U.S. in 2010. Where did they go? The most popular destinations included New York, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Big Apple is particularly appealing, drawing a record 48.7 million big-spending foreign travelers.
Norwegian Cruise Line's newest ship, the Epic, made national television by serving as the setting for NBC's coverage of the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular on New York City's Hudson River, with appearances by Justin Bieber, LeAnn Rimes, a couple of cast members of Eclipse, and Nick...
Lottery tourists descend on Italy for $194 million jackpot
8:00AM 8/14/2009
It's nothing for die-hard lotto fans in the U.S. to travel to a neighboring state when a triple digit jackpot makes headlines, but would you fly to another country just for a chance to buy lottery tickets? That's what's happening in Italy, thanks to a record-setting $194 million dollar jackpot in...
How to save on tourist attractions' admission tickets
8:00AM 7/01/2009
Amusement parks, museums, and other tourist attractions often cut senior citizens and students a break on admission fees, but you don't necessarily need to be a cash-conserving retiree or a scrappy college undergraduate to take advantage of those deals. That's because the elderly threshold is...
Congress is soon to vote on a new law that would make every foreign visitor to the United States pay $10. Why? To encourage them to come!That's right. The government, in a bipartisan effort, wants to create a public relations branch that works to convince international visitors to come spend their...
The tax man cometh...to wherever you plan on visiting this summer
10:00AM 6/16/2009
Obviously, increasing taxation on leisure spending is a stupid idea when leisure spending is down. The goal is to stimulate more travel, not to discourage it by making it more expensive. But that's the way government works: The people who balance the books are often the ones controlling the...
Ship of fools: Shore excursions can sink your cruise
4:30PM 6/03/2009
For years, whenever anyone has asked me for my advice about port excursions on a cruise, I have had the same advice: Don't pay for them. You can usually see a port more cheaply, quickly, and in more depth if you steer away from the clots of tour groups and do everything yourself. Never pay $100 and...
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