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Friendliest and most unfriendly countries for tourists
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It might be time to rethink that stereotype of the French being grumpy to tourists. A new report from the World Economic Forum ranks Bolivia as the least friendly country for travelers, at least in terms local attitudes toward visitors.
In the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013, the landlocked South American country gets the cranky honor just above Venezuela and Russia.
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Read more »Revel Atlantic City to debut HQ Beach Club
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Grab your swimsuit and your dancing shoes, because the team at Revel has big plans for Atlantic City this summer.
Though the luxe hotel and casino, home to hot spot HQ Nightclub, is in the midst of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy less than a year after its opening, Angel Management Group and EMM Group are not slowing down.
Taking cues from Las Vegas and Mykonos, they're taking the party...
Read more »Cancun ups security as spring breakers flood in
College spring break season started Friday, and thousands more sun-seeking partiers are headed to Cancun, Mexico, than last year.
Some major tourist agencies are expecting as many as 43,000 spring break visitors, according to Cancun tourism director Maximo Garcia Rocha, and it's not just the bikini contests and swim-up bars drawing them in.
Cancun officials say many spring breakers are...
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