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The Antarctic is left defenceless to tourism

2013-03-17 01:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: Across most of Earth, a tourist attraction that sees 35,000 visitors a year can safely be labelled sleepy. But when it's Antarctica, every footstep matters. Tourism is rebounding here five years after the financial crisis and is now growing fast, with the number of cruise ship passengers visiting doubling in a year. Although the downturn triggered by the economic collapse created an opportunity for the 50 countries that share responsibility through the Antarctic Treaty to set rules to manage tourism,...

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Gourmet Kona coffee inspires Hawaiian tourism

2013-03-06 19:12:54| Airlines - Topix.net

Kona coffee for sale at an outdoor market on the Big Island of Hawaii. The gourmet coffee is grown in a narrow belt of land on the west side of the island.

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New Issues in Polar Tourism

2013-02-12 11:02:35| Springer Environmental Sciences titles

Communities, Environments, PoliticsNew Issues in Polar Tourism traces and analyzes a decade of growing interest in the polar regions, and the consequent challenges and opportunities of increasing tourist traffic in formerly remote and seldom-visited places. The book arises from the recently-formed International Polar Tourism Research Network (IPTRN), and documents the outcomes of its 2010 conference, held at Swedens Abisko ...

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Hawaii Hits Tourism High

2013-02-07 08:00:24| Airlines - Topix.net

A recovering global economy, strong yen, stable oil prices, more flights and marketing campaigns helped bring a record number of tourists to Hawaii last year, the Hawaii Tourism Authority recently annouced.

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