Advertising: U.S. Cities Put on the Charm for Foreign Tourists
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As the weak dollar makes shopping sprees in America a bargain for international visitors, individual cities and states are stepping up their global promotional efforts.
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You're in the back of a taxi cab or walking down the street when you catch sight of a green-leather passport. Maybe you're a good citizen. Maybe you're in it for the cash reward. Either way, New York shop Cossette Post is betting you'll open it and find yourself looking at an ad for Carlsberg beer.
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Some companies are reviving travel, with options on destinations, as bonuses for their best workers.
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Will tourists accustomed to free attractions in the U.S. capital be willing to spend their money to see wax figures of politicians such as Bill and Hillary Clinton?
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Las Vegas tourism officials plan to reveal an outline this week of their strategy to attract foreign visitors who have shied away from the United States since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Officials are to present the vision Tuesday to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board, which is aiming to boost the share of visitors who come from other countries to 15 percent, up from the current 13 percent, by 2010. The destination's percentage of visitors from abroad have fallen from 18 percent before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, buffeted by tougher visa restrictions, wariness of travel and customs checks. Read more
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A weaker U.S. dollar is fueling  pent-up demand for overseas travel to the United States,  helping to pad the bottom lines of hotels and tourist  attractions.
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There's more to Argentina these days than tango, tourism and tasty beef. Lured here as tourists, adventuresome foreigners are increasingly deciding to stay &#151; launching businesses that offer everything from English tea to pad Thai and even California-style burritos topped with guacamole and spicy salsa.
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Paris launched a charm offensive Monday aimed at foreign visitors after a survey showed that while the French capital was the most visited city in the world it was also one of the rudest.
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Cities across the country are building new convention centers, or adding to old ones, with an eye for distinctive designs and amenities.
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Beijing is making a big push to market itself, similar to the way the U.S. promoted its culture and values during the cold war.
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Arts & entertainment: Guardian foreign correspondents explore the hottest night scenes in their adopted home cities.
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Currency's slide is being felt in ways as small as the rising price an American tourist pays for a meal in Rome, and as large as the decisions by foreign companies to build factories in the U.S.
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An American bestseller, much of it set in Paris, has given the French tourist industry an unexpected boost as readers flock to the places mentioned in it to see for themselves the paintings and buildings in the book.
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The same Internet that's making so much of the world just a virtual click away is revolutionizing the way the US tourism industry entices people to come visit in person.
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In some quarters, they were seen as outside intruders trying to tell the United States how to run its affairs. They were welcomed and honored in others, even asked to pose for souvenir photographs.
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Many visitors to Spain gravitate toward the cities of Madrid, Barcelona and the more Mediterranean-flavored south.
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Online travel agencies, eager to  expand their reach in an increasingly electronic world, have  set their sights on international markets where travelers are  not yet accustomed to booking trips online.