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Let’s face the facts: the hotel industry is generally quite rightly viewed as downright wasteful. The lighting of unoccupied rooms, the discarded and unread copies of complimentary newspapers, the extra wrapping for the bars of soap, the electricity for mini bars in every room which are rarely used and the endlessly transmitting television sets because the client says to himself ‘I am not paying for the electricity’ are to name just a few of the very non-green aspects of the hotel industry.

Let’s take a typical situation at a typical busy UK airport. You are a business traveller and you no longer have your laptop computer in your belongings: of course, stolen. You do not bother to check if the device has been handed in because it has, of course, been stolen and nobody would do that anyway.

The Caribbean has become an absolute number one destination for tourists who love to cruise the wonderfully turquoise seas. Many of the cruise-packages include trips which take the clients on shore for several days, to specific destinations around the Caribbean. One of the most desired islands is Aruba. The range of activities one may enjoy here is surprisingly wide and exciting.

The tourist industry is one of the most profitable industry branches globally. Each country is fighting to attract more and more tourists every year; what is a key aspect of visiting an appealing destination are the local services. Especially accommodation represents a very important feature the tourists care about. If they like where they are staying, the chances of their being content in general increase to a large extent.

The strikingly diverse Asian country of India has become one of the most attractive destinations on this continent. Its very traditional culture that differs so much from the one of the western world is very interesting for any visitor. There are several must-see places in India, and one of them is the city of Mumbai.

By being the world’s number one industry, tourism does not only mean making masses of cash and helping developing countries to speed up their progress. The industry must, as do the individuals involved, take a slice of the responsibility towards protecting the world we live in.

Entering Royal property without the threat of being arrested or escorted away is not a regular event. However, Edinburgh’s Ocean Terminal in an area called Leith provides visitors to do precisely that. The Britannia, the second Royal ship to have been given such a name is permanently moored on the Scottish coast and gives people the opportunity to enjoy tours around one of Britain’s most famous Royal residences.

Since the most famous terrorist attack of modern times on Sep. 11 2001, the American tourism industry has suffered greatly. Just a handful of cities have shown any sort of improvement in terms of tourism since 2001 and the whole nation has suffered a general 17% decline, accounting for financial damage of around $94 billion and $16 billion in tax revenue.

The travel and tourism industry is not the only line of business where more and more people have been turning to the internet in recent years. The tendency to buy household goods on the internet is at an all-time high and the internet in general has become a part of most people’s lives. However, contrary to common belief, booking holidays on the internet is not necessarily cheaper than dropping into a high street corporate travel agency.

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In recent years, China has become a very important market for many businesses. Tourism industry is no exception. A recent survey has shown that the number of Chinese traveling abroad steadily grows. In the first nine months of this year nearly 30 million Chinese traveled abroad. It is a 17 per cent growth compared to the same period last year.