Thai Resort Tries to Regain Its Footing
Article Abstract:
Resorts and hotels on Phuket Island, one of Thailand's most popular tourist destinations, suffered less damage from the tsunami due to development laws that require buildings to be 150 yards from the shoreline. About 90 percent of the island's 14,450 hotel rooms are still open.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2005
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
In China, a New Capitalist Beachhead
Article Abstract:
China had once thought that the island of Hainan would be an industrial powerhouse, but lately policy makers have scaled back their ambitions and decided to focus on turning it into a tourism center.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2005
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Canada's Dollar Is Up a Lot. That's Also the Bad News
Article Abstract:
The Canadian dollars recent climb relative to the U.S. dollar is a cause for concern among tourism and manufacturing industries that depend on American business.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Muhammad Is Guilty of Slaying In Sniper Spree in Capital Area. Death Sentences in Texas Cases Try Supreme Court's Patience
- Abstracts: Firm That Lost 658 in the Towers Finds a New Home on 59th St. TOWERS' INSURERS MUST PAY DOUBLE
- Abstracts: Research environments that promote integrity. Testing a nurse-tailored HIV medication adherence intervention. Lifelines: a life history methodology
- Abstracts: Lessons unlearnt. I see, I see, I see. Working Glass man
- Abstracts: It's more than a war. Can Russia join, too? If NATO is to be about strengthening more democracy, Moscow should get an invitation