This reclusive and secretive country is now officially open for business — the tourism business, that is. It has mountains, rivers, waterfalls and pine forests. Pyongyang, the capital, boasts 70 parks, water so clean you can drink from the tap, wide boulevards uncluttered by traffic or neon signs, beautiful traffic policewomen at nearly empty intersections, and a plethora of soaring monuments and memorials. Read full article > >

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Reclusive North Korea opens its door a crack for tourists

The number of people travelling to London on sight-seeing holidays could drop dramatically during the 2012 Olympics, the tourism industry is warning.

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Egypt’s former Tourism Minister Zuhair Garranah is jailed for five years on charges of corruption, an Egyptian judicial source says.

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Egypt tourism minister ‘jailed’

IN NOME, ALASKA They wander the streets of this chilly city just steps from the arctic tundra, native people who have little money and nowhere else to go. Some come from villages without plumbing. Others drift among the city’s bars or hold down low-wage jobs. Wearing flannel shirts and tennis shoes,… Alaska – United States – Travel and Tourism – Politics – Business and Economy

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In Alaska, a promise unmet