Much of the tourist industry was opposed and a petition signed by more than 20, 000 opponents was gathered.
Analysts believe the final figure, including losses in the tourist industry, will be much higher.
They claimed the delay has allowed the tourist industry to get away without facing its responsibilities.
In the meantime the economy - apart from the tourist industry - has gone into freefall.
More than 1, 000 people were hospitalized in that outbreak and the tourist industry was temporarily crippled.
The benefits to the park, the wildlife, the local people and the tourist industry are already visible.
Tien says some exporters are already reporting canceled orders, while the tourist industry remains mired in a slump.
And the delegates discussed boosting the tourist industry by allowing more foreign investment in golf courses and marinas.
Equally assured is the fact that Disneyland Hong Kong will bring a vital new element to the tourist industry.
Black firms in the tourist industry, one of the few sectors enjoying a modest boom, have made little impact.
Many of the plum jobs in the tourist industry already go to mainlanders.
He also urged the government to introduce interest-free loans for rural businesses damaged by the epidemic, notably the tourist industry.
The obligation to pay more for work on Sundays is to be removed to make life easier for the tourist industry.
Magna opens at a time when many in the tourist industry are questioning whether such large-scale projects have enough visitors to go round.
Other sectors of the tourist industry - from hotels to shops and conventions - are also suffering as travellers opt to stay at home.
The press, Gulf Coast politicians, and all sorts of people from fishermen to the tourist industry, want some action, any action, and damages paid.
Particularly worrying for the tourist industry is Pattaya's high mortality rate.
Partly all this was in the interests of the tourist industry: not every visitor to Singapore wanted to spend all his time in a shopping mall.
Dr Schulton said that the demands of the tourist industry - fearing television pictures of oil-filled beaches - meant that "sound" planning in environmental terms was not carried out.
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In addition to the environmental costs, Spain is counting the cost to its fishing fleet, a vital part of the Galician economy, and to the tourist industry in the region.
He told the House of Commons that a delay in the local polls would damage the tourist industry, giving an impression to the outside world that Britain was "closed for business".
The team of volunteers, set up two years ago, is touring the resort of Pattaya, bringing free medical care to the growing number of elephant encampments that cater to the tourist industry.
Such a fund should also be available to help those in the tourist industry who could be put out of business, through no fault of their own, as a result of foot-and-mouth.
In 2012, the company cut 100 jobs blaming it on a decline in the tourist industry and closed all its businesses for two weeks in December 2008 after the island elected its first fully democratic government.
Samoan Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi said he expected to see immediate benefits from the change, particularly for the tourist industry, as Samoans would now have five working days of continuous contact with counterparts in New Zealand and Australia.
Most of the thematic areas support the development of the tourist industry and some are related to food, languages (English, Spanish and French), sales and customer services, receptionist duties, leisure and entertainment, tourist guide activities, environmental education, community development and computer programmes, among others.
The tourist promotion industry is gearing up to serve the growing flow of tourists from emerging economies.
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