Nepal’s tourism industry took a major hit during the decade of Maoist insurgency. Now Nepalese officials want to make 2011 the year of tourism. And they’re billing Nepal as a destination for gay and lesbian visitors. Habiba Nosheen has more.
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Violence in Mexico is not just taking a toll along the border. It’s impacting tourism to the country’s interior.The World’s Jason Margolis has more from San Miguel de Allende, a popular tourist destination in central Mexico. Download MP3
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Safari tourism in Africa is changing. Tracking down big game is still central, but more and more tourists are also involved with conservation and helping local communities. Correspondent Jake Warga reports. Download MP3
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Tourism is big business: It generates Close to a trillion dollars a year. How can nations get ahead in the tourism game? Why do tourists flock to one beach over another? And what does a nation give up when it becomes a tourism destination? These questions and others explored on this edition of The World’s Global Economy podcast.Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
After almost a month of soccer, we’re down to four remaining teams in the World Cup. Many say the real winner of the 2010 tournament, however, is the host nation itself – South Africa. Lonely Planet’s Tom Hall helps us take stock of what the tournament means for South African tourism, today and tomorrow. It’s our Talking Travel podcast. (Photo: ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd).Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
The problem with a good stretch of beach is that once word gets out, the word is out. You have to fight for waves or a patch of sand. That won’t happen for a while in Liberia. The West African nation was torn apart by 14 years of Civil War. The country has been peaceful since UN peacekeepers arrived in 2003. But before Liberia descended into war, the country was a West African travel hotspot: five-star hotels, beautiful beaches, and a rich cultural history. Today, tourism dollars would certainly help that country with its economic recovery. But is Liberia ready to re-open for tourists? The World’s Jason Margolis had a look. Download MP3
The West African nation of Liberia suffered through an on-again, off-again civil war for 14 years from 1989 to 2003. The country was economically devastated: Roads were destroyed, sewage and water largely ceased functioning, and electricity was knocked out throughout the entire country. A generation of young people, many of whom were child soldiers, never received a formal education. Many were psychologically traumatized by a brutal and at-times bizarre war. The World’s Jason Margolis spent two weeks in Liberia to examine the challenges of rebuilding a war-torn nation.
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In this episode of our Talking Travel podcast, Lonely Planet’s Robert Reid talks about his recent trip to the Gulf Coast in Florida. Reid went down to assess the short-term and potential long-term damage to the region’s tourism industry. Each year, people from across the globe come to the area. Reid advises to not be too hasty in canceling your trip. (Photo: US House of Representatives)
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Relations between mainland China and Taiwan have been complicated for decades. When Mao Zedong’s Communist Party defeated Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang (KMT) in 1949, the KMT government fled to Taiwan. Since then, Beijing has vowed to take over the island. At the moment tensions appear to be easing, though, and many tourists from the mainland have made the trip to Taiwan. Sandy Hausman our story. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
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In this episode of Talking Travel, we talk about Haiti’s past, present and future as a tourist destination. Lonely Planet Haiti guide author Paul Clammer talks about just how much the earthquake has affected the country’s status as an up-and-coming tourist destination, and what role tourism might play in the recovery. (Photo: ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
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A video promoting tourism in Denmark has been removed from YouTube after complaints it promoted promiscuity. The three-minute clip shows a young blond woman trying to find a man whom she had a one night stand with, who fathered her child “August.”Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
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In the Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the country with the world’s highest ratio of nuclear fallout shelter space to national population. Now, tourists can experience what life is like inside one of those nuclear shelters.
Today’s Geo Quiz asked you to name the country with the most nuclear fallout shelter space per citizen. The answer is Switzerland. Now tourists can get a taste of life inside one of these shelters in the form of the the Null Stern Hotel. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the man behind the [...]
