"Foreign tourists are ... coming here in their droves, and they're absolutely loving it, " he said.
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Is it just the presence of foreign tourists there that makes these targets attractive to terrorists?
Some believe that full disclosure could cause locals to panic and foreign tourists to stay away.
Also, thanks to low US dollar value, a record 62 million foreign tourists visited USA in 2011.
This year the country is expected to see some 600, 000 foreign tourists, compared with 500, 000 last year.
The city is proving popular with foreign tourists these days but well healed locals have long been fans as well.
Good news for an ailing economy: Greece is expected to welcome 17 million foreign tourists this summer.
Tourism is a major activity in the area with about 1, 5 million national and 3, 000 foreign tourists (1997).
Sales in the New York flagship store increased 24% in the third quarter, due to higher buying by foreign tourists.
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And while Pakistani visitors do still come on public holidays, he says very few foreign tourists visit Mohenjo Daro now.
It is the gateway to a state of amber forts and lake palaces that attracts about 10% of India's foreign tourists.
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AirAsia has delivered huge benefits to Malaysia by bringing in foreign tourists, creating jobs and cutting the cost of air travel.
Indonesia has been battling terrorists since the 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.
Later in the afternoon, the mayor walked down to the beach to chat with the lifeguards and a handful of foreign tourists.
Ginza is usually teeming with groups of foreign tourists, especially cash-rich Chinese.
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He is more often recognized, or at least approached, by foreign tourists than by Japanese, occasionally while he is out walking his dog.
Ternovskiy was supposed to show foreign tourists around the shop, pulling various nesting dolls, lacquered boxes, and kitschy Soviet paraphernalia from the bright vitrines.
While it is not unusual to hear about foreigners being targeted by pickpockets and bag snatchers, violent crime involving foreign tourists is relatively rare.
Selling souvenirs to foreign tourists was an ideal job for Ternovskiy.
The last hot air balloon accident in Luxor occurred in 2009, when 16 foreign tourists were injured after a balloon struck a cell phone transmission tower.
Prime Minister David Cameron has urged attractions in the UK to work hard to encourage foreign tourists to visit, particularly the growing middle class in China.
"In Acapulco, organized crime has carried out violent incidents, although until now they have not affected foreign tourists or the places they frequent, " the agency said.
Surrounding the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Selangor's strategic location boosts its appeal as the preferred holiday destination for the rising middle class Malaysians and foreign tourists.
Passengers in the balloon included 19 foreign tourists: nine from Hong Kong, four from Japan, three from Britain, two from France and one from Hungary, officials said.
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With only 500 days until the Olympics begin, the group is working on ways to get UK and foreign tourists to stay in Norfolk for the Games.
Indonesian police said they were hunting for three Indonesian men in connection with the bombing of Bali's nightlife district that killed more than 180 people, mostly foreign tourists.
The goal is to qualify the reception teams in charge of about 600 thousand foreign tourists that are expected to come to Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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The move was strongly opposed by cafe owners, who said the law unfairly discriminated against other EU residents, and warned that 90% of their income came from foreign tourists.
While Kogelo has changed, with a new recreation center and lodge for foreign tourists, it is still just a rural village some 260 miles (418 kilometers) west of Nairobi, the capital.
Mr. Beg, they argued, helped scout the German Bakery, a restaurant popular with locals and foreign tourists in Pune, an auto and information technology hub located about 100 miles southeast of Mumbai.
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