Thai Resort Tries to Regain Its Footing

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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.

Facilities & equipment, Hotels & Motels, Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels, Thailand, Hotels and motels, Shipments data, Labor Distribution by Employer, Statistics, Buildings and facilities, Traffic, Phuket Island, Natural disaster damage, Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami, 2004

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In China, a New Capitalist Beachhead

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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.

China, Government expenditures, Economic policy, Hainan, China

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Canada's Dollar Is Up a Lot. That's Also the Bad News

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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.

United States, Canada, Commodity & service prices, Prices and rates, International aspects, Dollar (Canada), Company pricing policy

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