<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Tourism: News &amp; Videos about Tourism - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Tourism</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Tourism from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:59:36 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Tourism: News &amp; Videos about Tourism - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TRAVEL/08/28/bamiyan.afghanistan/tztop.bamiyan.cnn.jpg</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Tourism</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Tourism from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Afghanistan's Bamiyan province struggles to build tourism</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/28/bamiyan.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/28/bamiyan.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Thursday is "Chinese night" at the Hotel Silk Road in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>With right precautions, Americans can visit Iran relatively safely</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/04/iran.travel.hikers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/04/iran.travel.hikers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Travel warnings from the U.S. Department of State didn't stop Faith Hentschel, 65, from venturing to Iran this May to visit the rustic sites in ancient Persepolis and the colorful bazaars in Tehran.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Keeping it local: Community tourism in Thailand</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/green.communitytourism/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/green.communitytourism/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>From a lush mountain-side overlooking the western beach of Tung Nang Dam on Thailand's Andaman coast, Noi recalls the noise of the tsunami more than the sight of it.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Private space pioneers: We're inheritors of Apollo legacy</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/16/private.space.ventures/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/16/private.space.ventures/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Richard Garriott had more reason than most to dream the Apollo moon landings would rapidly expand space travel. His father was a NASA astronaut, as were many of his neighbors near Texas' Johnson Space Center.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico's battered image yields travel deals</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/26/mexico.tourism.recovery/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/26/mexico.tourism.recovery/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Mexico's tourism industry has endured some brutal punches this year.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 02:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Protests wipe smile from Thai tourism sector</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/thailand.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/thailand.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The "Land of Smiles" is growing grim as the political maelstrom in Thailand threatens to further erode the southeast Asian nation's battered tourism industry.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tibet reopens to foreign tourists, China says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/tibet.travel/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/tibet.travel/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Tibet reopened to foreign tourists Sunday after a month-long suspension, the state-run Chinese Xinhua news agency reported.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Orlando not spared by economic slump</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/orlando.economy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/orlando.economy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Orlando: What first comes to mind? Walt Disney World or Universal resorts, perhaps? The two parks are the nation's biggest tourist draws.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gandhi hails arrival of international flights to Kashmir</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/kashmir.airport.reopens/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/kashmir.airport.reopens/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Srinagar airport opened Saturday to international traffic, part of an effort to encourage tourism and trade.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ease Cuba travel restrictions? Some Americans hope so</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/04/cuba.travel/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/04/cuba.travel/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Growing up in America, Joshu Harris was captivated by the mystique, music and history of Cuba.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Opening the space frontier, one tourist at a time</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/04/30/space.tour/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/04/30/space.tour/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The view will be one unlike any other.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>9 signs of a bad travel agent</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/12/23/travel.agents/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/12/23/travel.agents/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As a rule, most travel agents are well-trained, competent professionals who work hard for you.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Thailand's tourism industry set to suffer</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/thailand.blasts.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/thailand.blasts.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Thousands of tourists have been left stranded after two blasts at Bangkok's giant Suvarnabhumi Airport wounded four people and triggered its closure, dealing another blow to the country's travel industry.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How to take a volunteer vacation</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/11/13/volunteer.vacations/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/11/13/volunteer.vacations/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>"Voluntourism is not about martyrdom," says Christopher Hill, CEO of Hands Up Holidays, a London-based company that arranges high-end excursions that incorporate volunteering. "It's about making a difference, even if you're staying at a luxury hotel."</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Global tourism feels the squeeze</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/11/11/tourism.slowdown/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/11/11/tourism.slowdown/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Turnout for the international tourism industry's most important event is at a record high this year as the sector struggles to cope with the financial crisis sweeping the world.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Going it alone: Avoiding single supplements</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/10/29/single.supplement.tips/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/10/29/single.supplement.tips/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Ivy Peltz is like many people who go on tours or cruises alone: She doesn't like to room with strangers, but she also hates paying a single supplement -- the fee many travel companies levy on singles who want their own two-person room.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>What is eco-tourism?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/green.ecotourism/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/green.ecotourism/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>From treks in the Arctic circle to luxury "eco-lodges" in Costa Rica, there are many types of vacations and holiday companies that like to highlight just how much they care about the environment.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The International Ecotourism Society statement</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/ies.statement/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/ies.statement/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Ecotourism represents a set of principles that have been successfully implemented in various global communities, and are supported by extensive industry and academic research. The following definition of ecotourism, established by TIES in 1990, is the most widely used and recognized definition of ecotourism: "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people" (TIES, 1990). Ecotourism is an important and growing segment of the global tourism industry that is making significant positive contributions to the environmental, social, cultural and economic well-being of destinations and local communities around the world. Furthermore, ecotourism has provided an impetus to assist in greening the tourism industry on many fronts.</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>S. Carolina Huffs Over UK 'Gay' Ads</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823811,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823811,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>An ad campaign aimed to lure gay tourist 
dollars stokes a furor in the Palmetto State </description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>4 ways the travel industry discriminates against singles</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/07/15/solo.travelers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/07/15/solo.travelers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Flying solo? Prepare to pay up.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fewer Tourists Visiting America</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820417,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820417,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description/><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Riots Halting Haitian Tourism Growth</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811168,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811168,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Violence in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is holding back the nation's dreams of building a viable tourism industry, despite its success in neighboring Caribbean nations</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Luring clients and employees to shore</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/28/smbusiness/cruise_trips.fsb/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/28/smbusiness/cruise_trips.fsb/index.htm</guid><description>ShoreTrips' business is booming, so you'd think owners Julie and Barry Karp could relax a bit. The couple developed a niche - arranging land tours for Caribbean cruise ship travelers. While cruise vessels have been disgorging hordes of passengers into ports and onto buses and walking tours for decades, their operators faced increased competition from landlubbers when the Karps founded their firm in 2001.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 16:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>4 secrets for finding the right travel pro</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/05/21/travel.pro/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/05/21/travel.pro/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Who needs a travel agent anymore?</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 16:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Now what? Your tour operator went out of business</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/12/26/tour.operator/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/12/26/tour.operator/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>When tour operators such as Traveland implode, their customers get burned. Here's what to do if ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Thriving African tourism backed by private investments</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/25/morocco.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/25/morocco.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The North African country with the fastest growth rate in tourism sent out a clear message that its own private sector will now play a more prominent role in developing its all-important travel industry, indicating that it is ready to use expertise acquired over several decades of steady growth to spearhead new initiatives that would put a large number of unknown sub-Saharan countries on the map.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>13 ways to save money on a cruise</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/01/15/cruise.tips/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/01/15/cruise.tips/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Thinking of taking a cruise? Then you picked the right time -- and you're reading the right story.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Travel business misses the 'green' boat</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/10/news/travel_green.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/10/news/travel_green.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Travel is the world's biggest business and one of its fastest-growing too. But hotels, resorts, airlines and cruise lines have been slow to grapple with the huge environmental and social consequences of what they do.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>An inside look at European tours</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/09/14/tour.companies/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/09/14/tour.companies/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>I just enjoyed a brainstorming breakfast with a "tour organizer consultant." He's shrewd because tour organizers across the United States think he's smart, hire him, and discuss their situation with him. Therefore he knows everyone's business and can give excellent advice to competing tour companies. Anyone considering booking a tour might enjoy an overview of tour trends and an insight into how organizers sharpen their marketing. Here's a bit of what I learned between the omelet and the English muffin:</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tourism industry wants to use fee to ease border bottlenecks</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/06/15/tourism.terrorism/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/06/15/tourism.terrorism/index.html</guid><description>Tourism industry leaders will propose a $10 fee for visitors from England, France, Germany and 24 other "visa waiver countries" -- money that would be spent to promote travel to the United States and to pay for ways to ease border inspection bottlenecks, it was announced Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Offsetting pain at the pump</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/02/pf/pump_pain.moneymag/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/02/pf/pump_pain.moneymag/index.htm</guid><description>Rising gas prices got you down? The travel industry wants to help.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 18:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dollar slide spurs British invasion</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/20/markets/dollar/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/20/markets/dollar/index.htm</guid><description>The U.S. currency is king no more, but not everyone is spilling tears over the dollar's decline.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Study: California top spot for culinary travel</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/02/23/culinary.travel/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/02/23/culinary.travel/index.html</guid><description>California is the top destination for travelers whose vacation plans include food festivals, wine tours and other culinary pursuits, according to a new study from the Travel Industry Association.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Travel industry: U.S. losing out on international tourism</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/31/international.travel/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/31/international.travel/index.html</guid><description>Travel industry leaders meeting in Washington Wednesday said they want the U.S. government to stop treating tourists like terrorists, and to take steps to reverse a steep decline in overseas travel to the United States that followed the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>See the world with 'green' eyes</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/30/sustainable.travel/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/30/sustainable.travel/index.html</guid><description>Adventure was the goal when John and Karen Lewis liquidated their assets to buy a large tract of Costa Rican rainforest in 1990.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Costa Rica eco-trip: A veggie anniversary adventure</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/10/27/bto.costa.rica/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/10/27/bto.costa.rica/index.html</guid><description>This year, David and Laurie Bergthold, of Oceanside, California, are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary -- surprising to some, considering the couple got engaged after knowing each other only four months, and were married four months after that.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Space tourism: Trip of a lifetime</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/09/25/fsmotion.spacetourism/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/09/25/fsmotion.spacetourism/index.html</guid><description>Who hasn't looked up at the stars and wondered what it must be like to travel through space? Only a fortunate few have made the trip, and at enormous cost. But soon, the excitement and adventure may be within reach of many more of us.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Accelerating into the future</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/09/25/transportation.future/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/09/25/transportation.future/index.html</guid><description>Posted: September 25, 2006</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A growing taste for culinary travel</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/09/01/trips.food.tourism/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/09/01/trips.food.tourism/index.html</guid><description>Travelers seem to have a healthy appetite for culinary tourism, whether it involves making caldo verde or sipping Cabernet Sauvignon.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Four questions on ecotourism</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/07/07/ecotourism/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/07/07/ecotourism/index.html</guid><description>The basics of ecotourism are fairly easy to grasp: Businesses that cater to tourists follow special policies to protect the environment, aid the local community and educate travelers.</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurtling into the space tourism industry</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/30/technology/business2_futureboy0330/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/30/technology/business2_futureboy0330/index.htm</guid><description>A note from Erick Schonfeld: After six years of writing Future Boy, I'm handing the reins to my colleague Chris Taylor to focus on features for the magazine and my B2Day blog, which you can also subscribe to by e-mail or RSS. Taylor shares my interest in the Internet and new media, but he's also interested in other boundaries of technology, like space, the subject of his first Future Boy column.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico resorts getting back in the swim</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/12/16/mexico.tourism/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/12/16/mexico.tourism/index.html</guid><description>Tourism officials in the hurricane-battered Mexican state of Quintana Roo hope to have 80 percent of the accommodations and amenities in the affected Caribbean coast resorts fully operational by February.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Death of the travel salesman?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/11/02/internet.travel/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/11/02/internet.travel/index.html</guid><description>A good travel agent was once a valuable friend to the business traveler, finding last minute plane seats, comfortable hotels and making the frantic calls needed when plans suddenly change.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2005 13:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Wilma deals $800 million blow to Mexican travel industry</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/10/26/wilma.mexico.travel/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/10/26/wilma.mexico.travel/index.html</guid><description>Mexican authorities were still assessing the damage from Hurricane Wilma as they worked to get aid to the storm-ravaged Yucatan Peninsula, but the country's tourism minister said the region stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Voyages of Rediscovery</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/05/01/8257851/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/05/01/8257851/index.htm</guid><description>Libya. Rwanda. Croatia. Nicaragua. We expect to see these names on the evening news, not travel brochures. A war or another well-publicized horror can keep tourists away for generations, but these ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Middle Kingdom 'best under heaven'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/20/eyeonchina.travel/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/20/eyeonchina.travel/index.html</guid><description>On the 83-kilometer ferry journey towards the town of Yangshuo, in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, our guide for the day pulled us aside to introduce the wonders of the Li River.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 03:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Traveling on your stomach</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/06/pf/footloosefeeding/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/06/pf/footloosefeeding/index.htm</guid><description>Fine food has always been a prime reason to leave home. For many tourists, epicurean delights are a main ingredient in their recipes for vacation fun.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Your questions on tourism</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/tourism.viewers.input/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/tourism.viewers.input/index.html</guid><description>CNN International is examining the economic impact of the Indian Ocean tsunami on the region. And we are asking for your questions on how the disaster has affected the vital tourism industry.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2005 18:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Moon trips next, says space tourist</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/10/25/spc.tourism/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/10/25/spc.tourism/index.html</guid><description>One of only two people to pay their own way into space says space tourism will become an integral part of the industry, eventually leading to more trips to the moon.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Man Who's Going Places</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/10/01/8186693/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/10/01/8186693/index.htm</guid><description>Within Barry Diller's online empire, InterActiveCorp, there's no business more vital than IAC Travel—which makes Erik Blachford his most important lieutenant. 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Thanks to the discount airlines, it's the best time to Travel in years</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/04/01/365063/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/04/01/365063/index.htm</guid><description>For travelers, it is the best of times. Discount airlines are rapidly expanding, bringing their low fares, simple pricing, and perks like extra legroom and live TV to dozens of cities and hundreds ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Best Places To Vacation Secluded beaches, fabulous skiing, a desert retreat, estates from the Gilded Age art new and old, space </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/11/01/352264/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/11/01/352264/index.htm</guid><description>WHAT'S THAT CREAKING NOISE? 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I wonder if he's been stretching ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2003 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fliers' Alert</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/05/01/321624/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/05/01/321624/index.htm</guid><description>When Delta announced in March that it would eliminate travel agent commissions, and five major carriers followed suit, you probably figured the move would cost you money. You were right. Expect to ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2002 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The New Travel Landscape Still reeling from the Sept. 11 attacks, the travel industry desperately wants us back. And the deals i</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/12/01/314348/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/12/01/314348/index.htm</guid><description>You've no doubt heard stories about what it's been like to travel since Sept. 11. Interminable lines snaking through airports. Rifle-toting National Guardsmen. Random bag checks and body searches. ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2001 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Final Destinations Why sightseers regard cemetery tours as a worthwhile, ahem, undertaking.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/05/01/278219/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/05/01/278219/index.htm</guid><description>When Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery opened in 1838, it was only the third large, landscaped cemetery in America. As such, it was not an immediate hit with the people of New York City, who were used...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Unwrapping the Package Tour No longer are group tours just for losers, spinsters and Chevy Chase. Here's how to let an expert pl</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/05/01/241574/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/05/01/241574/index.htm</guid><description>Okay, you'd like to travel overseas. And you're weighing the exotic appeal of exploring a foreign country against the daunting task of planning such a trip. You want to get the most out of your vac...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 1998 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>TRAVEL PLANNING IN CYBERSPACE YOU CAN RENT CARS, BUY PLANE TICKETS, AND BOOK HOTEL ROOMS ONLINE. BUT DON'T DUMP YOUR TRAVEL AGEN</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/09/09/216629/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/09/09/216629/index.htm</guid><description>Long before packing his bags for a three-week summer vacation to Europe, Dave Hatunen traveled to the World Wide Web. He downloaded city maps and railway schedules, made plans for the theater in Lo...</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 1996 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>HOW TO AVOID THE VACATION FROM HELL BAD VACATIONS CAN HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE--AS THESE TRAVELERS FOUND OUT. OUR TIPS WILL HELP KE</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/06/01/213220/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/06/01/213220/index.htm</guid><description>So you thought trip traumas explode only in Chevy Chase movies? Well, repack that suitcase. 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The old image of regiments of retirees marching through a dozen European capitals in as many days has ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 1992 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>HOW TO TRACK DOWN A TRAVEL AGENT WHO GETS YOU GREAT DEALS</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/12/18/87001/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/12/18/87001/index.htm</guid><description>Confused and confounded by today's fast-changing travel packages and prices? 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''You must assert yourself,'' says San Francisco travel ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>THE SHREWD TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO THIS SUMMER'S BEST FARES</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/06/01/86593/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/06/01/86593/index.htm</guid><description>An airline war suddenly erupted in March. Overnight, newspaper ads fairly shrieked with come-ons: ROUND TRIP TO LONDON FOR $318 . . . DENVER TO HONOLULU FOR $446. 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Just as you head out the door, your travel agent calls to say he's fo...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1990 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>WHY TRAVEL AGENTS ARE SO CRUISE-HAPPY</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/05/01/85144/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/05/01/85144/index.htm</guid><description>Next time you want to check out a new travel agent, use this simple test. Tell the agent that you and your spouse need a vacation. Someplace warm and relaxing but with night life. 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They're not, and that's the ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 1989 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Avoid Being Fare Game Now playing: new fees, big discounts and a world of gimmicks</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/04/01/83792/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/04/01/83792/index.htm</guid><description>You enter the travel agency to book a budget weekend trip, but the agent won't even talk to you until you pay a $20 service charge. When you express vague interest in a South Seas jaunt later in th...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 1987 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>