Israel aims to entice Christian tourists
Israel is inviting tourists to retrace the footsteps of the Virgin Mary, officials said Tuesday, in the latest campaign to bring Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land.
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The sacred beauty of New Zealand’s Bay of Islands
New Zealand’s Bay of Islands was much fought over but is now a beautiful haven of calm.
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Iraq tourism hangs in balance at Babylon
The words “tourism” and “Iraq” don’t often get used in the same sentence these days, but if a new project to help preserve the historic ruins of Babylon pays off, archaeologists and officials say the country could soon be back on the international travel map.
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