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Sunday 11th May

Buddhist Travelers Become More Active

For many years Buddhist travelers visiting New Delhi were rather passive. According to the latest statistics, Buddhist travelers made around 10-12 percent of the total of 4.63 million tourists who visited India in 2006-7. Interest in Buddhist tourists, however, is … Continue reading →

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Friday 11th April

China Reverses Decision On Tibet Tourism

Travel agencies have been ordered to stop arranging trips to Tibet for foreigners in order to apparently “secure safe passage” for the Olympic torch to Mount Everest in May. The decision reverses last week’s announcement by tourism officials that Tibet … Continue reading →

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Thursday 10th April

Vatican Airlines Targeting Catholic Piligrims

In August last year, the Vatican created the world’s first airline for catholic pilgrims. Flying to Fatima in Portugal, Santiago de Compostela in Spain, Mount Sinai, the Holy Land and, eventually, Guadalupe in Mexico and Las Vegas in the United … Continue reading →

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Thursday 3rd April

Tibet Tourism Industry Suffers Post-Lhasa Riots

Last month’s deadly riots in Tibet, a wonderful region known for it’s majestic scenery and exotic religious culture, has had its impact felt on an otherwise fast-growing tourism industry as the government bars foreign visitors. Because the ban on inbound … Continue reading →

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