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 - 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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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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There have been a few setbacks in tourism, the latest being related to the September 11, 2001 attacks and terrorist threats to tourist destinations such as Bali and European cities. Some of the tourist destinations, including the Costa del Sol, the Baleares and Cancún have lost popularity due to shifting tastes. In this context, the excessive building and environmental destruction often associated with traditional "sun and beach" tourism may contribute to a destination's saturation and subsequent decline. This appears to be the case with Sp ...

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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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A pooram (the name coming from the Malayalam language used by the people of Kerala state of India) is a temple festival and there will be at least one elephant in the procession. The most famous Pooram is Thrissur Pooram. Pooram has become very famous in Europe and North America due to tourism. Pooram - Different classification of Poorams. A melam is a classic performance of different musical instruments that are unique to Kerala. The most traditional of all melam's is something called a Pandi ...

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• Pooram - Different classification of Poorams

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The Creative Industries are a set of interlocking sectors, and are a growing part of the global economy. They are often focussed on creating and exploiting intellectual property products such as the arts, films, games or fashion designs, or providing business-to-business creative services. Creative industries - Definitions and context for the sector. The UK Department of Media, Culture and Sports (DCMS) define the Creative Industries as: “those industries which have their origin in individual creat ...

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• Creative industries - Definitions and context for the sector
• Creative industries - Economic contribution
• Creative industries - Wider role
• Creative industries - Success factors
• Creative industries - Measuring performance

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Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. Some are still in production, while others are of historical interest only. These styles are largely (though not completely) independent of a car's classification in terms of price, size and intended broad market; the same car model might be available in multiple body styles. Car body style - Styles in current use. Cabrio coach or Semi-convertible  Style of automobile roof. A car that has a retractable textile cover ...

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• Car body style - Styles in current use
• Car body style - Non-English terms
• Car body style - Alternative names
• Car body style - Historical body styles

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Corsica (French: Corse; Corsican: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily, Sardinia, and Cyprus). It is located west of Italy, southeast of France, and north of the island of Sardinia. Corsica is one of the 26 régions of France, although strictly speaking Corsica is called a "territorial collectivity" (collectivité territoriale) by law. As a territorial collectivity, it enjoys powers slightly more important than other French régions, but for the most par ...

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• Corsica - Geography
• Corsica - Ecology
• Corsica - History
• Corsica - Administration
• Corsica - Economy
• Corsica - Politics

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A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis and especially for tourists. Hotels often provide a number of additional guest services such as a restaurant, a swimming pool or childcare. Some hotels have conference services and encourage groups to hold conventions and meetings at their location. Hotels differ from motels in that most motels have drive-up, exterior entrances to the rooms, while hotels tend to have interior entrances to the rooms, making them safer and more relaxing to peopl ...

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• Hotel - Origins of the term
• Hotel - Services and facilities
• Hotel - Classification
• Hotel - Boutique hotels
• Hotel - Famous Hotels
• Hotel - Unusual hotels
• Hotel - Treehouse hotels
• Hotel - Cave hotels
• Hotel - Ice hotels
• Hotel - Underwater hotels
• Hotel - Other unusual hotels
• Hotel - World-record setting hotels
• Hotel - Tallest
• Hotel - Largest
• Hotel - Oldest
• Hotel - Hotels in fiction
• Hotel - Other usage

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Canterbury is a cathedral city in the City of Canterbury district of Kent in South East England. Canterbury is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the primate of the Church of England, and head of the world-wide Anglican Communion. In this latter role, he is the second most important Christian leader in Europe. Canterbury - History. Canterbury - Early history. There has been a settlement in Canterbury since prehistoric times. Bronze Age finds, and Neo ...

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• Canterbury - History
• Canterbury - Early history
• Canterbury - Religious significance
• Canterbury - Later history
• Canterbury - Demographics
• Canterbury - Government
• Canterbury - Transport
• Canterbury - Railway
• Canterbury - Road
• Canterbury - Educational establishments
• Canterbury - Sundry information

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After several waves of migrations from the Asian continent and nearby Pacific islands, followed by heavy importation of culture from China and Korea, the inhabitants of Japan experienced a long period of relative isolation from the outside world until the arrival of the "Black Ships" and the Meiji era. As a result, a culture distinctively different than other Asian cultures developed, and echoes of this persist even in the modern Japan of today. For example, as Ruth Benedict pointed out in her classic study "The Chrysanthemum and the ...

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• Culture of Japan - Clothing
• Culture of Japan - Creative Arts
• Culture of Japan - Literature
• Culture of Japan - Music
• Culture of Japan - Food
• Culture of Japan - Language
• Culture of Japan - Media
• Culture of Japan - Popular culture
• Culture of Japan - Geinōkai
• Culture of Japan - Sports

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The Challenge 1932 was the third International Tourist Plane Contest (French: Challenge International de Tourisme), that took place between 12 and August 28, 1932 in Berlin, Germany. Four Challenges, from 1929 to 1934, were major aviation events in pre-war Europe. Germany organized the contest, because a German pilot Fritz Morzik won the previous contest Challenge 1930. A number of aircraft that took part in 1932 Challenge was smaller - 43 comparing to 60, because a contest was getting much more difficult with time, dema ...

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• Challenge 1932 - Aircraft
• Challenge 1932 - Technical trials
• Challenge 1932 - Race over Europe
• Challenge 1932 - Maximum speed trial
• Challenge 1932 - Results
• Challenge 1932 - Sources

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This is a list of topics related to the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom category contains a more comprehensive selection of UK articles. List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Geography and the environment. British Isles Great Britain Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland (not part of the United Kingdom) Isle of Man (Crown Dependency)

The Republic of Singapore (Chinese: 新加坡共和国, Pinyin: Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó, Malay: Republik Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு, Ciŋakappūr Kudiyarasu), is an island city-state in Southeast Asia, situated on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of the Indonesian Riau Islands. Its coordinates are 1°17.583′N 103°51.333′E, just 137 km north of the Equator. The name Singapore was derived from the Malay word singaIncluding:

• Singapore - History
• Singapore - Politics and government
• Singapore - Geography
• Singapore - Economy
• Singapore - Tourism
• Singapore - Transport
• Singapore - Demographics
• Singapore - Culture
• Singapore - Footnotes

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Literature is literally "acquaintance with letters" as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary (from the Latin littera meaning "an individual written character (letter)"). The term has generally come to identify a collection of texts. The word "literature" as a common noun can refer to any form of writing, such as essays; "Literature" as a proper noun refers to a whole body of literary work, often relating to a specific culture. Literature - Introduction. Nations can have literature ...

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• Literature - Introduction
• Literature - Terminology
• Literature - Forms of literature
• Literature - Poetry
• Literature - Drama
• Literature - Essays
• Literature - Prose fiction
• Literature - Other prose literature
• Literature - Somewhat related narrative forms
• Literature - Genres of literature
• Literature - Literary techniques
• Literature - Literary figures
• Literature - Literature by country language or cultural group
• Literature - Literary criticism
• Literature - Story elements
• Literature - Themes in literature
• Literature - Other

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Bordeaux (pronunciation ▶ (help·info); Bordèu in Gascon) is a port city in the south-west of France, with 925,253 inhabitants in the metropolitan area at the 1999 census. It is the capital of the Aquitaine région, as well as the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Gironde départementIncluding:

• Bordeaux - Geography
• Bordeaux - Demographics
• Bordeaux - History
• Bordeaux - Wine
• Bordeaux - University City
• Bordeaux - An Architectural Jewel
• Bordeaux - Transportation
• Bordeaux - Miscellaneous
• Bordeaux - Births
• Bordeaux - Sports

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The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België; French: Royaume de Belgique; German: Königreich Belgien) is a country in northwest Europe bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Belgium has a population of over ten million people in an area of thirty thousand square kilometres. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Romance Europe, it is both linguistically and culturally divided. Two major languages are spoken in Belgium: Dutch—sometimes unofficially called Flemish—spok ...

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• Belgium - History
• Belgium - Politics
• Belgium - Communities and regions
• Belgium - Geography
• Belgium - Economy
• Belgium - Demographics
• Belgium - Culture
• Belgium - Notes

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Location in the state of Colorado Colorado Springs is a mid-sized city located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. It has a population of 360,890 (according to the 2000 census) and is the second largest city in Colorado. At elevation 6,035 feet, it is situated near the base of one of the most famous American peaks, Pikes Peak, on the east side of the Rocky Mountains. The capital of Colorado, Denver, is 68 miles to the north. The city is ...

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• Colorado Springs Colorado - History
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Founded as a resort community
• Colorado Springs Colorado - General William Palmer and Spencer Penrose
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Old Colorado City
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Geography and climate
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Geography
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Climate
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Demographics
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Attractions and entertainment
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Tourism and attractions
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Sports teams
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Economy Religious Institutions and Education
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Industry and military
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Religious Institutions
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Education
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Trivia
• Colorado Springs Colorado - Sister Cities

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The word culture, from the Latin colere, with its root meaning "to cultivate", generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical bases for understanding, or criteria for evaluating, human activity. Anthropologists most commonly use the term "culture" to refer to the universal human capacity to classify, codify and communicate their experiences symbolically. This capacity is taken as a defining f ...

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• Culture - Defining culture
• Culture - Culture as civilization
• Culture - Culture as worldview
• Culture - Culture as values norms and artifacts
• Culture - Culture as patterns of products and activities
• Culture - Culture as symbols
• Culture - Culture as stabilizing mechanism
• Culture - Cultural change
• Culture - Propagating culture
• Culture - Cultural studies
• Culture - Sample list of cultures
• Culture - Cultures of contemporary countries and regions
• Culture - Contemporary local cultures
• Culture - Other contemporary cultures
• Culture - Historic cultures

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Aptenodytes Eudyptes Eudyptula Megadyptes Pygoscelis Spheniscus Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are an order of flightless birds living in the southern hemisphere. Penguin - Species and habitats. There are either 17 or 18 known species worldwide, depending on whether the two Eudyptula species are counted as distinct. Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, the ...

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• Penguin - Species and habitats
• Penguin - Evolution
• Penguin - Anatomy
• Penguin - Mating Habits
• Penguin - Gallery
• Penguin - Classification
• Penguin - Name
• Penguin - Penguins in popular culture
• Penguin - Computing
• Penguin - Politics
• Penguin - Comics
• Penguin - Film
• Penguin - Literature
• Penguin - Sports mascots
• Penguin - Places
• Penguin - Audio CDs

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Fujian (Chinese: 福建; Hanyu Pinyin: Fújiàn; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. Fujian borders Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait. The name Fujian comes from the combination of Fuzhou and Jian'ou, two cities in Fuj ...

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• Fujian - Quemoy and Matsu
• Fujian - History
• Fujian - Geography
• Fujian - Subdivisions
• Fujian - Economy
• Fujian - Demographics
• Fujian - Culture
• Fujian - Tourism
• Fujian - Miscellaneous topics
• Fujian - Colleges and Universities
• Fujian - Sources

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