Read more tourism stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1034/tourism.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:16:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73677/makeout-movie-heats-up-city-of-light.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA short film by a well-known director of a couple making out in parks, under bridges and on the streets of Paris is the city's latest attempt to seduce tourists. The 3-minute movie, Kisses From Paris , debuts on YouTube today. The quickie film features a smooching woman lamenting to her...http://www.newser.com/story/73677/makeout-movie-heats-up-city-of-light.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 3:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72989/green-joyride-sours-for-paris-rental-bikes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA public bicycle-rental program launched in Paris in 2007 amid green good feeling has found reality to be a rough ride. Locals and tourists alike get unlimited access to Vélib’s fleet for about $1.50 a day, but some 80% of the $3,500 bikes have been stolen or damaged....http://www.newser.com/story/72989/green-joyride-sours-for-paris-rental-bikes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 31 Oct 2009 9:32:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71262/tourists-seek-mythical-lesbian-city-in-sweden.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRumors of a city of 25,000 lesbians have led hordes of men to contact Swedish tourist authorities and swamp the nation's Internet providers. Chinese media especially have spread the tale of “Chako Paul City,” supposedly founded in 1820 in northern Sweden by a man-hating widow who banned males, reports...http://www.newser.com/story/71262/tourists-seek-mythical-lesbian-city-in-sweden.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 13:50:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69978/wash-town-milks-twilight-connection-for-tourist-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAuthor Stephenie Meyer had never even been to Forks, Wash., when she chose it, with a little help from Google, as the setting for her wildly popular Twilight books. But that hasn’t stopped fans of the series and the movies it has spawned from flocking to the town, population 3,...http://www.newser.com/story/69978/wash-town-milks-twilight-connection-for-tourist-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 11:38:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68758/melting-ice-opens-arctic-to-trade-but-us-lags.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagClimate change is melting away the main barrier to business in the Arctic—ice—but the US lags behind other countries seeking to exploit the region, the Anchorage Daily News reports. As receding ice opens the area to shipping, resource exploitation, and tourism, it's Russia and Canada who have established...http://www.newser.com/story/68758/melting-ice-opens-arctic-to-trade-but-us-lags.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Sep 2009 17:34:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68253/2010-winter-olympics-feel-a-chill-in-one-host-town.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhistler Village, Canada, celebrated when it learned it would host many events as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics in nearby Vancouver. But the honeymoon is pretty much over, the Seattle Times reports. Clogged roads, endless construction, and soon-to-be-closed schools have residents ruing the decision. And their ire doesn’t even...http://www.newser.com/story/68253/2010-winter-olympics-feel-a-chill-in-one-host-town.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 15:44:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67890/mob-sewage-closes-capris-blue-grotto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe famous Blue Grotto of the Italian island of Capri has been closed after its striking cerulean waters were fouled by raw sewage believed to be dumped by the Mafia, reports the Independent. La Grotta Azzurra , a favorite haunt of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, is celebrated for its striking waters...http://www.newser.com/story/67890/mob-sewage-closes-capris-blue-grotto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 2:53:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67564/writer-wrestles-with-visit-to-long-necked-thai-tribe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost travel companies refuse to take tourists to Thailand’s Burmese Padaung tribe—whose women wear neck coils that artificially elongate their necks—arguing that the practice is exploitative. But Amit R. Paley, writing for the Washington Post , ultimately found a guide and wrestled down his conscience. "My ability to write...http://www.newser.com/story/67564/writer-wrestles-with-visit-to-long-necked-thai-tribe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 23 Aug 2009 18:06:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67332/us-canada-border-crossings-plummet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFewer Americans visited Canada last month than at any time since record-keeping began in 1972, as new passport controls and a weak US dollar kept tourists away. One-day car trips dropped 26% from May to June, and US tourists in Canada fell to half their number 5 years ago. The...http://www.newser.com/story/67332/us-canada-border-crossings-plummet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 5:42:33 CDT