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New York looks to reinvent city’s payphones
Dec 6, 2012
In the cellphone era, what’s the value of a payphone? New York sees advertising and Internet hot spots as the future for its 11,000 payphones.
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China's biggest tourist destination looking forward to conclusion of party congress
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Rob Schmitz
Nov 13, 2012
Closed tourist sites and enhanced security for China's historic leadership transition means less revenue for Beijing's thriving tourism industry.
Ghost hunters fuel year-round business
Oct 31, 2012
Promoting the paranormal is turning into big business as reality ghost-hunting shows have consumers hungering for a paranormal experience of their own.
Daniel Huebbe
Nashville tries to capitalize on TV spotlight
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Blake Farmer
Oct 9, 2012
The new ABC drama "Nashville" is shot in and around the Tennessee city, and local tourism officials are basking in the TV spotlight.
Dry year boosts fall foliage
Oct 8, 2012
New England tourism could get a boost this fall foliage season because dry weather will mean brilliant reds and purples as leaves change color.
Endeavour space shuttle finds home in Los Angeles
Sep 20, 2012
The museum where the Space Shuttle Endeavour will retire is banking on it being a big attraction.
Rare hantavirus hurts tourism around Yosemite
Sep 11, 2012
The famous national park has eight cases of the rare pulmonary virus with three deaths so far -- and is alerting tens of thousands of summer visitors they may be at risk. Campsites were easy to get over the Labor Day weekend.
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40 years later, 'Deliverance' causes mixed feelings in Georgia
Aug 22, 2012
It's been 40 years since "Deliverance" was filmed in Rabun County, Ga. Tourism in the region has boomed in that time, but not everyone welcomes the attention.
London businesses tally up sales after Olympics
Aug 14, 2012
Now that the Games are over, small businesses in London are complaining of losses in their books.
A summer resort adjusts to new vacation rhythm
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Eve Troeh
Aug 7, 2012
Lake Arrowhead was developed nearly a century ago as a mountain summer resort for Southern Californians. The activities are the same, but how and when vacationers come to the resort has changed.