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Taiwan, China set to launch historic weekend flights TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and China, political rivals for six decades, will launch direct weekend charter flights on Friday, potentially letting millions of tourists visit the island in a historic move heralding a further warming of relations.   Nations:Taiwan China   People:Ma Ying-jeou   Source:(Reuters)   2008-07-03 Abkhazia's tourism fights to regain fabled legacy Sukhumi, Abkhazia - Abkhazia's richest man, Beslan Butba, is an incurable optimist.   Nations:Russia Israel   Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis   Source:(Christian Science Monitor)   2008-07-03 Experts say tourist overuse threatens Peru's Machu Picchu LIMA, Peru - An influx of tourists to Peru's famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu may prompt UNESCO to add the jungle-shrouded ruins to its list of endangered World Heritage sites.   Nations:Peru   2008-07-01 Arab singers to boycott Jordan festival over Israel AMMAN (AFP) - Arab singers will boycott a music festival in Jordan next month over claims it is being set up by the same company which organised Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations in May, a union leader said on Monday.   Nations:Jordan Israel   People:Diana Krall   Activities:Jordan Festival   Source:(AFP)   2008-06-30 Record tourism could harm Easter Island statues EASTER ISLAND, Chile - It's earth's most-remote inhabited land, a South Pacific speck of volcanic rock so isolated the locals call it "Te Pito O Te Henua," or "The Navel of the World."   Nations:Chile U.S.   2008-06-29 Headlines Taiwan, China set to launch historic weekend flights 2008-07-03 Abkhazia's tourism fights to regain fabled legacy 2008-07-03 Experts say tourist overuse threatens Peru's Machu Picchu 2008-07-01 Arab singers to boycott Jordan festival over Israel 2008-06-30 Record tourism could harm Easter Island statues 2008-06-29 China's famed Shaolin temple kick starts online store 2008-06-25 Eyeing tourism, Haiti battles its violent reputation 2008-06-21 China groups seen as timely boost to U.S. tourism 2008-06-18 Australia hopes Kidman blockbuster will boost tourism 2008-06-16 U.S. considers upscale hotel for infamous Alcatraz 2008-06-15 Quake-hit Sichuan to re-open tourist services 2008-06-15 Hello Kitty is named Japan tourism ambassador 2008-05-20 Garmin is mystery bidder for Raymarine 2008-05-18 Tourist volume shrinks in shortened May Day holiday 2008-05-04 Branson sticks to tried-and-true to beat recession 2008-05-01 Egypt eyes $12 bln in tourism earnings by 2011 2008-04-26 Job winners and losers in hard times 2008-04-07 Morocco: A taste of the Arabic world 2008-04-01 Cruise operators upbeat despite stormy economy, rising oil 2008-03-16 U.S. says foreign visitors set record in 2007 2008-03-10 Tour Atlanta by Peachtree Street 2008-03-10 Arctic adventure: Norwegian archipelago 2008-03-10 South Africa tourism booming 2008-03-10 D.C. cherry blossom fest starts March 27 2008-03-10 Tourism boom darkens Taiwan's Sun Moon Lake 2008-03-07 Yellow Cabs go green in US 2008-03-07 Hawaii wants China, S. Korea tourists 2008-03-06 Hawaii: tourists make lousy neighbors 2008-03-03 NYC's famed Plaza Hotel reopens 2008-03-02 Miami condos are "for sale" for foreign buyers 2008-02-20 Web site recognizes the best hostels 2008-02-20 Schwarzenegger stars in new foodie ads 2008-02-15 St. Louis downtown hotel to get a major facelift 2008-02-10 U.S. economy still ticking, just barely 2008-02-01 Tourists shun crime-hit Mexico beaches 2008-01-06 Navy saves gravely ill girl on cruise 2007-12-18 NYC hotel boom could ease room shortage 2007-12-16 Come to Jerusalem, see the messiah 2007-12-16 World is not flat, academic says 2007-12-15 Record tourism likely in Ireland 2007-12-08 N.M. alien tourism ad stirs controversy 2007-11-26 EU agrees public funding for satellite project 2007-11-24 Stricken ship off Antarctica evacuated 2007-11-23 TomTom launches $4.2 bln bid for Tele Atlas 2007-11-18 Hawaii cruise struck by norovirus 2007-11-14 Big Apple grapples with multiple showbiz strikes 2007-11-13 Infamous Boston jail now a luxury hotel 2007-11-08 Face of King Tut unshrouded to public 2007-11-04 Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice list 2007-10-23 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Eyeing tourism, Haiti battles its violent reputation 2008-06-21 Record tourism could harm Easter Island statues 2008-06-29 Hong Kong has sold its soul, says Shanghai Tang creator 2007-06-29 World Cup had little impact on sex trade 2006-07-05 Arab singers to boycott Jordan festival over Israel 2008-06-30 Quake-hit Sichuan to re-open tourist services 2008-06-15 World is not flat, academic says 2007-12-15 Hong Kong pollution leaves tourists choking 2006-03-20 China's famed Shaolin temple kick starts online store 2008-06-25 Hello Kitty is named Japan tourism ambassador 2008-05-20 Infamous Boston jail now a luxury hotel 2007-11-08 Science trumping tourism in China's "Valley of Kings" 2007-03-14 China says will be world's top tourism spot 2005-11-04 China groups seen as timely boost to U.S. tourism 2008-06-18 Australia hopes Kidman blockbuster will boost tourism 2008-06-16 Yellow Cabs go green in US 2008-03-07 U.S. economy still ticking, just barely 2008-02-01 N.M. alien tourism ad stirs controversy 2007-11-26 American buys slices of South America 2007-06-09 Miss Universe pageant returns to birthplace 2006-07-21 Five-Star Luxury Hotel in Beijing Joins Nikko Chain 2004-12-01 Illness-Plagued Ship Heads Toward Mexico 2002-12-03 Egypt eyes $12 bln in tourism earnings by 2011 2008-04-26 Morocco: A taste of the Arabic world 2008-04-01 NYC's famed Plaza Hotel reopens 2008-03-02

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