Now, the nonprofit group hopes to soon be welcoming visitors who can understand and appreciate all the accomplishments and ideas envisioned by the inventor.

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"We've been asked to recruit people to help with stewarding, marshalling, market research, manning events inspired by the tour and welcoming visitors to Cambridge, " Mrs Colwell said.

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But today, the former fishing village known mostly to backpackers is seeing an influx in visitors, thanks to the welcoming social scene that accompanies the unbroken surf.

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From 10 to 21 June, the transformed Cinema Paradiso will be the biggest drive-in ever seen in a capital city, welcoming up to 1, 000 visitors per movie to the 12, 000sqm space, with a programme that will show cult films ranging from Taxi Driver to Back to the Future to The Big Lebowski on a huge 25sqm screen.

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He had been welcoming at the hall door, although he had examined his visitors closely before he invited them into his house.

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U.S. Travel puts forward a three-pronged approach to welcoming international travelers to the United States: promoting the U.S. to international visitors, easing the process for getting visas and making the entry experience a smooth one.

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But the administration of it has to be business-like, supportive of economic growth and welcoming to genuine visitors.

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After a 9.4 billion peso renovation, the fire-besieged former jail of Parque Cultural is now a major cultural institution, welcoming 170, 000 visitors per year.

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At Art Athina, the capital's international art fair, a few dozen volunteers perform a range of functions, including welcoming visitors and providing information about enigmatic paintings.

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