Wealthy people have always travelled to distant parts of the world to see great buildings or other works of art; to learn new languages; or to taste new cuisine. As long ago as the time of the Roman Republic places such as Baiae were popular coastal resorts for the rich. The terms tourist and tourism were first used as official terms in 1937 by the League of Nations. Tourism was defined as people travelling abroad for periods of over 24 hours. Tourism - Health t ...

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Tourism, Tourism - Tourism Classification, Tourism - Required factors, Tourism - History, Tourism - Health tourism & leisure travel, Tourism - Winter tourism, Tourism - Mass travel, Tourism - International mass tourism, Tourism - Recent developments, Tourism - Special forms of tourism, Tourism - Trends

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Belgium is one of the most densely populated countries of the world, especially Flanders. Many Dutchmen call Belgium a "planological disaster". But the nature is unique, resembling that of the Netherlands and northern France for Flanders, but very different for Wallonia. Belgium has 67 km of coastline along the North Sea, in the province of West Flanders. Nice places to visit here are De Panne, Ostend, De Haan and Knokke-Heist. Accommodation is very good, and there is plenty of choice, as the whole coastline is one big city, so to spe ...

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Tourism in Belgium, Tourism in Belgium - Cities, Tourism in Belgium - Brussels, Tourism in Belgium - Flanders, Tourism in Belgium - Wallonia, Tourism in Belgium - Bicycle Racing, Tourism in Belgium - Food and drinks, Tourism in Belgium - Relaxation and special events, Tourism in Belgium - Nature and Natural History

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Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. A tourist is someone who travels at least eighty kilometres (fifty miles) from home for the purpose of recreation, as defined by the World Tourism Organization (a United Nations body). A more comprehensive definition would be that tourism is a service industry, comprising a number of tangible and intangible components. The tangible elements include transport systems - air, rail, road, water and now, space; hospitality service ...

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• Tourism - Required factors
• Tourism - History
• Tourism - Health tourism & leisure travel
• Tourism - Winter tourism
• Tourism - Mass travel
• Tourism - International mass tourism
• Tourism - Recent developments
• Tourism - Special forms of tourism
• Tourism - Trends

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The World Tourism Organization (WTO) is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. Its headquarters are in Madrid, Spain. It compiles the World Tourism Rankings. World Tourism Organization - History. The World Tourism Organization originated as the International Congress of Official Tourist Traffic Associations, which was set up in 1925 in The Hague. After World War II, it was renamed the International Union of Official Travel Organisations (IUOTO) and moved to Geneva . IUOT ...

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In ancient geography, Cappadocia (spelled Kapadokya in Turkish) (Greek: Καππαδοκία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) was an extensive inland district of Asia Minor (modern Turkey). In the time of Herodotus the Cappadocians occupied the whole region from Mount Taurus to the Euxine (Black Sea). Cappadocia, in this sense, was bounded in the south by the chain of Mount Taurus, to the east by the Euphrates, north by Pontus, and west vaguely by the great central salt lake. But it is impossible to defin ...

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• Cappadocia - History
• Cappadocia - Tourism in Cappadocia

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Ulleung-do is a Korean island in the Sea of Japan (East Sea). Known as Dagelet to the Europeans, Ulleung-do is about 120 kilometers from the mainland of the Korean peninsula. Volcanic in origin, the island is rocky and steep-sided. Its natural beauty makes Ulleung-do a popular tourist site. The other main source of income is fishery, including the harvest of cuttlefish, which can be seen drying in the sun in many places on Ulleung-do. The main city of Ulleung-do is the port of Dodong, which serves as the main ferry ...

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Youghal (pronounced [jɔːl] or [ˈjɒhəl]; Irish Eochaill [ˈɔxəʎ]) is a seaport in County Cork, Ireland. Youghal is located on the estuary of the River Blackwater, and in the past was militarily and economically important. Being built on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a distinctive long and narrow layout. The name of the town derives from the yew woo ...

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• Youghal - Famous people
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Aude is a département in south-central France named after the Aude River. Aude - History. The Roman road Via Domitia crossed Aude in classical times. Aude was the center of the Cathars, a 10th-century Gnostic Christian sect. The present department was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc. Aude - Geography. Aude is located between t ...

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• Aude - Miscellaneous topics

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Aveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River. Aveyron - History. Aveyron was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The first historical inhabitants of the region were the Rutene tribe, but the area was inhabited more anciently and boasts many prehistoric ruins. Aveyron - Geography. The département is part of the current Midi-Pyrénées région. It ...

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• Aveyron - Geography
• Aveyron - Demographics
• Aveyron - Tourism

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Creuse is a département in central France named after the Creuse River. Creuse - History. Creuse was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of la Marche. Creuse - Geography. Creuse is part of the current region of Limousin and is surrounded by the départements of Corrèze, Haute-Vienne, Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cher, and Indre. It is ...

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• Creuse - Tourism
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Ain is a département named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France bordering Switzerland. Ain - History. The département was one of the 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from four former provinces: Bresse, Bugey, Dombres, and Gex, and part of a fifth: Franc-Lyonnais. The area was originally part of the ancient kingdom of Burgundy, before it was ceded to France by the dukes of Savoy in 1601. From 1798 to 1814, ...

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Amasya (formerly Amaseia or Amasia from Greek: Αμάσεια) is a town in northern Turkey, the capital of Amasya Province with approximately 80,000 inhabitants. It is the home of Strabo the geographer. Amasya - Geography. Situated between the Black Sea and inner Anatolia in a region of fertile plains irrigated by the Tersakan, Cekerek and Yesil rivers, the town itself is situated on the Yesil River (Iris river), at 390 metres above sea level. It lies in a naturally beautiful tight river valley, bou ...

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For the cheese, see Cantal. Cantal is a département in south-central France. Cantal - History. Cantal was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Auvergne. List of the communes of the Cantal département Cantal - Geography. The department is part of the current région of Auvergne and ...

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Capri (Italian pronunciation Cápri, usual English pronunciation Caprí) is an Italian island off the Sorrentine Peninsula. On the south side of the Gulf of Naples, it has been a celebrated beauty spot and resort since the time of the Roman Republic. The features are a litany of postcard views: the Marina Piccola (Small Harbor), the Belvedere of Tragara, which is a high panoramic promenade lined with villas, the limestone masses that stand out of the sea (the 'Faraglioni'), Anacapri, the Blue Grotto ('Grotta Azzurra'). Above all ...

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• Capri - In Roman times
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Ceará is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. Ceará - Geography. Ceará has a varied environment, with mangroves, caatinga, jungle, scrubland and temperate forest. However, it is hot almost all year round. This environment and temperature attracts many tourists, especially ecotourists. The temperature in the state varies from 22°C to 36°C with the lowest temperatures not being typical in the capital Fortaleza but in the innumerous mo ...

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Amman (Arabic عمان ʿAmmān), the capital of the Kingdom of Jordan, is a city of more than 1.6 million inhabitants (2000), and is the commercial and administrative centre of Jordan. Amman - History. Throughout history, Amman has been inhabited by several civilizations. The first civilization on record is during the Neolithic period, around 6500 BC, where archaeological discoveries in Ain Ghazal, located in eastern Amman, showed evidence of not only a settled life but also the growth of art ...

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Data from Statistics Norway Vardø is a city and municipality in the county of Finnmark in the extreme northeast of Norway. Vardø - Geography and Climate. Vardø is the easternmost town in Norway, and is actually east of Istanbul. The eastern part of Finnmark is in the same time zone as the rest of the country, even if it is more than an hour at odds with daylight hours. The port of Vardø, on the Barents Sea, remains ice-free all year round thanks to the effect of the warm North Atlantic dri ...

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• Vardø - Economy and Tourism
• Vardø - The Globus II Radar
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Épernay is a town and commune of northern France. Population (1999): 25,844. Épernay - Administration. Épernay is a sous-préfecture of the Marne département, and the chief town of the arrondissement of Épernay. Épernay - History. Épernay (Sparnacum) belonged to the archbishops of Reims from the 5th to the 10th century, at which period it came into the possession of the counts of Champagne. It suffered severely during the Hundred Years' War, and was b ...

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Lhasa (Tibetan: ལྷ་ས་; Wylie: lha-sa; Simplified Chinese: 拉萨; Traditional Chinese: 拉薩; pinyin: Lāsà), sometimes called Llasa, is the traditional capital of Tibet and the capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is also the traditional home of the Dalai Lama. Lhasa literally means "Place of the gods", although ancient Tibetan documents and inscriptions demonstrate that the place was first called Rasa, which literally means 'courtyard place' or 'goat place'. ...

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