This week's podcast looks at a recent report from the Economist on tourism and terrorism in Bali. I then discuss a few other travel and tourism news items and transition into a discussion of the Middle East, which I extend to include the geographic regions of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and even Central Asia. Note that the inclusion of Central Asia as part of the broader Middle East is not widely accepted -- yet. But there are some good reasons, which I outline in the pocast.I want to mention that countries the Middle East (Southwest Asia and the eastern part of North Africa) receives about 3% of all international tourist arrivals in the world, with Egypt reciving a quarter of those. see: InfoPlease - World Tourist Arrivals by Region and Country.
Here are links to websites mentioned in the podcast:
Indonesia industry: Tourism takes another hit -- EIU (Economist Intellgence Unit) ViewsWire
Travel News Wire
- Earthquake devastates portions of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan Quake toll at 18,000+ -- Police said "hundreds" of people were trapped after a landslide in the northern Kaghan Valley area, a popular tourist haunt
- Guatemala slide toll may hit 1,400 - Landslide buried several communities near the popular tourist destination of Lake Atitlan
- Mexico set to break tourism records again this year
BBC
- Quake's terrible toll is revealed (Pakisatn & India)
- Guatemala villages 'mass graves' (Guatemala)
- India readies for shopping mall boom
World's Largest Malls Compared
Dubai - The Palm Islands
Wiki Travel
- WikiTravel (English version)
- My entry for the Shan State of Myanmar
- Golden Triangle blog -- my summer 2005 conference and trip to China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos (for an hour or so)
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