Tourism Quotations

In American military cemeteries all over the world, seemingly endless rows of whitened grave markers stand largely unvisited and in silence. The gardeners tend the lawns, one section at a time. Even at the famous sites, tourism is inconstant.

The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.

Every user of the river down here understands that a healthy river is absolutely vital for a healthy economy and a healthy tourism industry.

The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels.

Nevada once again has shown double digit increases in tax revenue... Nevada continues to show economic stability with its desirable business climate and booming tourism sector.

The thing about tourism is that the reality of a place is quite different from the mythology of it.

Tourism, human circulation considered as consumption is fundamentally nothing more than the leisure of going to see what has become banal.

Tourism is our second biggest industry in terms of the people it employs.

When Peru had a cholera outbreak in 1991, losses from tourism and agricultural revenue were three times greater than the total money spent on sanitation in the previous decade.

Tourism is important because it can create sustainable local economies. I'd much rather have 1,000 tourists going up the Tambopata than 1,000 gold miners.

Gorilla tourism is vital to Rwanda's economy: It's the third highest source of income.

Cultural tourism surveys consistently rate San Francisco's art industry as a core reason for visiting

The situation in Egypt is stable. We are ready for tourism and investment.

Tourism is a very big economic benefit to the Sherpa people, and also, they have very strong ties to their own social attitudes and their own religion, so fortunately, they're not too influenced by many of our Western attitudes.

I hope I'm not a tourist attraction - I'm sure that they come here really because St. Andrews is just amazing, a beautiful place.

I can't tell you how much I love Target and Costco, that kind of culture, because it's something I never felt a part of. I've always felt like a tourist because I have never fit in anywhere.

I miss my family, and I like being a tourist when I go back.

The government should spend more time on promoting tourism in Sydney.

Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.

The tourist transports his own values and demands to his destinations and implants them like an infectious disease, decimating whatever values existed before.

O public road, I say back I am not afraid to leave you, yet I love you, you express me better than I can express myself.

Space tourism is a logical outgrowth of the adventure tourist market.

We are proud to have such an extraordinary addition to Illinois' cultural tourism offerings. The museum does a remarkable job of immersing visitors into the rich history of our country and one of its most respected leaders.

We've already got reports that sales were down this last weekend over last year. I'm sure there's been an impact on tourism as well.

We believe that the direct loss of jobs related to travel and tourism has been close to 3 million.

While looking up news from the North Caucasus on Twitter, I was linked to the sanguinely titled 'Seven Wonders of Chechnya Tour' on the website of Chechnya Travel, the postwar republic's first tourism outfit, founded in 2012.

We remain confident that we will have very strong proposals from the remaining companies and that the Request for Proposals exercise will fulfil our tourism objectives.

We found that $3 billion is likely to be lost from the tourism industry in the region -- but that is turning out to be a conservative estimate.

U.S. travel businesses and organizations must move quickly to realize the value of their industry-exclusive .travel Internet domain in the global context. Protecting our nation's valuable tourism assets can be done by simply registering them with their .travel domain names.

We're not anticipating any sustained impact on tourism as long as gas prices come down to a reasonable level.

Never trust anything you read in a travel article. Travel articles appear in publications that sell large, expensive advertisements to tourism-related industries, and these industries do not wish to see articles with headlines like: URUGUAY: DON'T BOTHER.

The region attracts over 3.3 million holiday arrivals each year that are income-eligible to purchase shared ownership and is expected to be the fastest growing tourism region in the world with an anticipated average annual growth of 7.1 percent until 2020.

Well, it was just, the bars was all just like the bamboo roofs and everything. You know. As I say, to me, it's completely spoiled all, all these places now. Make them all just tourist traps.

Terri and her mother arrived. She was obviously a dedicated stage mother because she was loaded down with camera equipment, looking like a Japanese tourist.

People need to know why we, as the Jewish people, have a right to be here. We need to tell people what we are doing here... My tourism guidebook is the Bible.

There are some similar aspects to all these communities. There is a robust economy in a couple of key areas -- tourism is a key driver as well as professional services. We view this as yet another external validation of the strength of the Florida economy and, therefore, the strength of our strategic plan to develop the economy.

We decided in 2002 to aim to generate $100m in tourism receipts by 2010 by creating high-value and low-environmental impact experiences.

Practiced poorly, tourism can be extremely negative.

We're growing by leaps and bounds on tourism and recreation. These are real important components of the economy of Arkansas and so it offends those of us who value recreation that the Corps places little value on it.

The proximity is still close, and it's still a draw from a tourism aspect. And being at the home of one of our league institutions, whatever team from our league and its fans come here will know the lay of the land.

When there was the tsunami last year, I thought that was the end of the tourism industry but we recovered very fast, in only six months.

We've never done anything like this before. Our mission has always been to bring tourism to New York City. But the time is right for tourists to begin returning to New Orleans, and New Yorkers are always trendsetters.

We're looking at this issue in terms of its broad regional appeal. We're looking at what it does for the region in terms of a draw for a kind of performance facility that brings with it tourism type of dollars.

Many in the wildlife community have encouraged Gov. Fletcher to support this significant tourism project for Eastern Kentucky. It is important to note that the governor has done so only with coal severance money -- money dedicated to the economic benefit of coal counties.

Seventy per cent of Kenya's tourism revenue is wildlife-centred,

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Belize and the Republic of China in 1989, Taiwan has been good to Belize. Over the years, the ties of friendship have been strengthened through a dynamic technical agricultural mission and economic cooperation in the housing and infrastructural development, trade, investment and tourism promotion.

One of the things that makes tourism work is when you create bonds among communities that take visitors from one place to the next. You have to create a visitor experience.

Only a few eccentric, wealthy people will experience space tourism prior to 2020. It (2020) may be a little too soon.

Museums are one of the top tier tourism draws in the country. How well a particular museum does, of course, depends on what is unique about it, what people can see there that they can't see anywhere else.

Nevada and especially Las Vegas has a very strong tourism-based economy and the tourism industry is highly unionized in Las Vegas. As that sector of the economy continues to grow the union density has kept pace.

Nevada once again has shown double digit increases in tax revenue, ... Nevada continues to show economic stability with its desirable business climate and booming tourism sector.

On the Russian side, of course, they have in mind space tourism and propose a certain level of comfort; but the main objective is science,

On one hand we have received more budget allocation for tourism promotion, we will also need skilled professionals to advance its growth. More hotel management institutes will ensure more trained staff to the hotel industry. And that will lead to further growth in the sector.

Only the next few weeks will determine whether tourism will begin rebounding in late October or early November, or whether it is pushed into early next year.

One of the proposals is to link the sites. Another is to exchange information about investment, trade, tourism and business.

If we have only one incident or outbreak in Florida, that would likely trigger national attention and have a chilling effect on the tourism industry.

I am thrilled that we are here to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Planet Hollywood Towers by Westgate. Westgate Resorts is one of the largest and most successful vacation ownership companies in the world, and this incredible building will dramatically increase guest traffic, room count and the overall Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino experience. I could not be more pleased to be working with David Siegel, a pioneer and visionary in the tourism industry. The development of this plot of land, coupled with the complete redesign of our facade and casino, and the agreement with the shopping mall on enhanced entrances, including access to the Planet Hollywood Towers by Westgate, has created a seamless and completely integrated resort complex. I would like to thank David Edelstein and Boulevard Invests for working diligently with us on integrating our collective properties.

Because of the fact that we're under higher education, they don't look at this as an educational priority. We shouldn't be there. We should be under tourism or economic development. We can't compete with the rest of higher education.

China and Japan should strengthen exchanges. It is our common view to boost tourism and therefore we decide to start tourism exchange year from now.

Chris's commitment and attitude in gaining success for Gloucestershire Tourism is inspiring.

I feel this kind of incidents will certainly hit tourism in the state as tourists, especially foreigners take these matters very seriously.

Growing up in Singapore, I wasn't allowed to visit China. So when I was finally able to go there after the country began opening up to tourism in the 1990s, I found it to be utterly astounding.

Given the explosive growth of the global travel and tourism market, the United States could and should be doing even better.

Given that the Commonwealth Games are going to be held in India in 2010, we think the interest in sports tourism that will be generated in India will flow on to the Olympic Games in 2012.

From a multibillion-dollar tourism perspective here in the city, this is one of the most powerful national signals that we can have, because it is the first major sporting commitment since Katrina. It is an event that attracts thousands of people, it has exposure all over the world, and it puts a highlight that weekend on New Orleans as a destination.

From a tourism point of view, we need to maintain a healthy beach that promotes our tourism industry.

For September, October and November, tourism to New Orleans will be crippled for sure.

Furthermore, it provides us with the flexibility of increasing the scope and breadth of our resort attractions and our retail and lifestyle offerings based upon market conditions such as increasing population growth, locals- oriented trends, and continued strength in the tourism and convention markets.

I don't think words could describe what that could do for the city. The city has been ravaged. They need some good news. Tourism is a big part of their whole economic structure. Hopefully they can get it pushed through really soon so people can start making plans for it.

For tomorrow to be successful we're going to need the continued support and growth of our membership and our community. Our vision is that downtown Mount Vernon and the Central Business District will be the choice for shopping, dining, entertainment, recreation and tourism in Ohio.

If it's a good tourism season, there'll be some hiring done at our stores. Tourism drives (hiring) to a larger degree, so yes, we will be doing some hiring for the summer.

Whatever happened to local control? ... This bill is definitely pandering to the tourism industry.

We've been very dependent upon Michigan residents to drive our tourism economy here, and now that the economy is in trouble here in the state and discretionary income is not available as it has been in the past, we are seeing a significant impact in the tourism.

We take it for granted that crime continues to go down, the economy is strong and tourism has grown. Those things weren't assured four years ago.

We are fortunate to have been impacted only by Category 1 conditions. Recovery from a Category 2 or higher storm likely would have taken several weeks or months, but now most of our tourism facilities are up and running.

We are extremely fortunate. With Leonard, we have someone with proven ability to guide our growth, and, at the same time, extend our brand within the Hawaii tourism market.

What we want is to obtain information in real time, to be capable of circulating this information in real time to national tourism authorities and to the private sector so they take the best decisions.

Having been involved with the space tourism movement and industry since the beginning?in the early 1980s?I have seen the evolution of a concept from start to entering into a phase where several very smart billionaires are investing millions of their own dollars into it and the government and media takes it seriously. Space enterprise and tourism is real and growing.

Having Regis and Kelly join us at our beautiful Oakes Garden Theatre is a great promotion for our community, the entire tourism industry and for The Niagara Parks Commission. We are a family-friendly, affordable destination that has much to offer. We invite everyone to be awed by the sights and sounds that only Niagara Falls and Niagara Parks can provide. Regis and Kelly only help to strengthen our message to viewers that there is so much to do and see in Niagara Falls, Canada.

Golf is a centerpiece for the tourism industry in the Gulf Coast region and is responsible for generating millions of dollars in revenues and thousands of jobs. A golf course is no different than a restaurant or movie theater when it comes to hurricane relief.

Historically, we literally have not seen an impact with gas prices. Tourism has actually gone up over the last few summers.

We make no use of Rock Creek right now as an asset for our tourism and economy in general.

I absolutely have to develop a space tourism system that is at least 100 times safer than anything that has flown man into space, and probably significantly more than that.

Joe is one of the most dedicated and hardest working leaders in our state's tourism industry, serving as a catalyst for strong partnerships and new ideas. The governor's recognition of not only his commitment, but his accomplishments, couldn't be more deserved.

Job creation in the 21st century economy can't be business as usual. Competition is global, and it's fierce. We must aggressively support Colorado's economic pillars. Tourism and Agriculture are superb economic generators and we are all proud of these key industries.

I think it's a general malaise and it's affecting all parts of the (Michigan) economy. Tourism will be affected; I think people are being hit and in winter, they will be hit more than their paychecks have grown. I see nothing that will help this economy, short of big tax cuts.

It brings tourism to the city. They eat in our restaurants, stay in our hotels and frequent our businesses.

It could be a very important tourism element for Franklin County. Frankfort's downtown is in jeopardy.

I think the city has wakened up to the fact that tourism is its last great hope.

I think we must do everything in our power to extract practical benefits from that disaster, and extreme tourism in the exclusion zone is one of the measures.

I think we've got the right foundation down to be able to put Best Westerns along that tourism route. It could become an important destination route for world travelers. It runs through the heart and soul of Russia.

It isn't sexual tourism as we know it now -- they want to imagine they are having love affairs. (Ellen) is looking for a dream of being loved, caressed and looked after by someone who gives her no opposition, ... The Damned.

It is hard to promote tourism because so many neighborhoods are suffering. But visitors don't realize how much they contribute to our recovery if they just come and have a good time.

It is an outstanding product. It gets better and better. It's a good addition to the state tourism mix.

Our hope is that the X Prize Cup activities will help bring suborbital tourism operators to the southern New Mexico site for year-round passenger launch operations.

Our city's tourism industry, which is now enjoying record highs, was revitalized with help and support from the many patriotic tourism visitors who traveled to New York following September 11th. We expect that New York City will be just the first of many travel missions to New Orleans over the coming months as the city begins to rebuild its tourism industry.

Overall, we see the year ahead as one with great potential. The tourism infrastructure is growing, and the region is gearing up for events such as the Beijing 2008 Olympics. We hope that national tourism organizations, policy makers, tourism operators and regional merchants will find this information useful in better understanding travelers' concerns and thereby stimulate even more business for this most exciting part of the world.

Our state tourism and hospitality industry professionals and the quality of our product offerings are among the finest anywhere. By providing specialized training and encouraging leadership engagement, the conference serves as a catalyst for increased synergies, innovative thinking and the continued strength and vibrancy of our industry.

Our country will abide by its commitments and further open up domestic markets and open up in a step-by-step manner banking, insurance, telecommunications, foreign and internal trade, tourism and other service sectors.

Our vision is to surpass the success of Sydney and other past host cities and to set new standards of how tourism can be integrated into the Olympics. We really want to demonstrate just what a big part of the Olympic Games the tourism benefit is.