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The tourist may complain of other tourists, but he would be lost without them.

Agnes Repplier

The production of the television feature by the renowned travel journalist was a solid endorsement of Jamaica's tourist industry and an affirmation of the island as a premier destination.

Paul Pennicook

The Civil Guard has frustrated ETA's intention of establishing a command cell in Barcelona, stopping a new campaign in Catalonia against people and possibly tourist interests.

Mariano Rajoy

I've always slightly objected to the word 'tourist,' ... I think the word 'tourist' doesn't do justice to all the work I've put in.

Gregory Olsen

Tourist arrivals could reach 13 million in 2006 at best, or approximately a 12.0 per cent increase from last year.

Apichart Sankary

Knipschildt chocolates are manufactured very differently and can actually be a tourist destination. This particular proposal has been in the works for about six months.

David Waters

I got a few books on tourist attractions, and I studied a National Art Museum book. I saw some of the real paintings. It's neat to see the real-life paintings up close.

Caroline Leland

This money isn't something we should wait to utilize. California is in the unique position of being a tourist attraction. We should be maximizing our money. Should we look at bridges? Should we look at our ports? How do we alert our hospitals?

Juan Torres

Russia's obligations to its US partners will end in the spring. A Soyuz rocket will then take two Russian cosmonauts... to the ISS. The third place will be reserved either for a space tourist or for an astronaut from the European Space Agency.

Alexei Krasnov

They can, in fact, expand the industry as they bring on new capacity. And that's partially a function of the miniscule penetration rate so far in the North American travel or tourist market.

James Winchester

It is true they are private clubs. My experience has been though you can get that membership whether you're a resident or tourist at any one of these places. I personally believe that the private club issue in Utah is outdated. I think that if we want to have a place for people to drink we should let them have a place to drink.

Sen. Michael Waddoups

Asia is an ideal growth environment ... with competitively-priced quality healthcare service in major tourist cities.

Don Birch

LORD, n. In American society, an English tourist above the state of a costermonger, as, lord 'Aberdasher, Lord Hartisan and so forth. The traveling Briton of lesser degree is addressed as 'Sir,' as, Sir 'Arry Donkiboi, or 'Amstead 'Eath. The word 'Lord' is sometimes used, also, as a title of the Supreme Being; but this is thought to be rather flattery than true reverence. Miss Sallie Ann.

Ambrose Bierce

The camera makes everyone a tourist in other people's reality, and eventually in one's own.

Susan Sontag

Imagine that you are a tourist and are trying to weave your way through traffic to try to get there. It is a huge neighborhood amenity and it is really hard to get to.

Lyn Tangen

As the country starts to look more and more like everywhere else, this was about protecting our uniqueness as a tourist destination.

Wendy Hudson

It's obvious from the viewing of the tapes that this was no mere tourist review of the great symbols of the United States. These were tapes that were made to sight paths and approaches for the airplanes that were to be flown into the towers on 9/11.

Jack Cordray

The tourist economy, the fishing economy, the environment - all of that would go.

Larry Lack

It has become apparent they should probably be packaged as one thing when we go to the county for funding, ... I'm very heartened that the [tourist tax] is on the table.

Buddy Dyer

I would hate to see this place become strictly a tourist-based economy. There are other things here that have, have had and will have value.

Steve Parker

We regularly get complaints from tourist guides saying it often is hard for their group to see the mermaid because other tourists constantly are climbing on her to be photographed.

John Pape

It will make people aware of Redondo Beach. (And) it's going to add to the tourist dollar that's spent in restaurants. ... The pier will get a lot of people.

Paul Goldman

It will totally enhance the tourist experience at no cost.

Robert Alexander

We are looking forward to opening of direct flights with major Chinese cities, ... The direct flights and the fact that Kenya has become a Chinese tourist destination will bring more Chinese tourists to Kenya.

Mwai Kibaki

It is, ... Last year, I felt like a tourist. This year, they made it home for me. I'm really thankful for that.

Damien Wilkins

If you can please people's hearts in Africa and Japan, then you're part of the world's family... not a tourist.

Carlos Santana

The whole region is likely to be hit by tourist cancellations, undermining growth to some degree in Q4 (the October-December period).

George Worthington

The British tourist is always happy abroad as long as the natives are waiters.

Robert Morley

The tourist infrastructure is standing up well and will rebound before the rest of the city, ... the great issue is when the city will have basic services back to manage visitors. We will all work hard to make sure the time frame is pushed as early as possible, but only if public safety and basic human issues have been addressed.

Stephen Perry

You can find a lot of entertainment stuff in there, a lot of restaurant reviews that might not necessarily be part of the restaurants that are recommended by hostels or tourist agencies.

Laura Martin

People from around the country still think New Orleans is under water. One of the quickest ways to rebuild the city is through the tourist industry. Fortunately, the tourist destinations were mostly spared.

Sandra Shilstone

Our data confirm that India is rapidly becoming a more mainstream tourism destination, with tourist receipts expected to grow significantly over the next few years.

Paul Dowling

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing."

Daniel J. Boorstin

They should test the sand, they should test the water continually just to have an idea of where it is in a comparative way to other tourist areas.

Todd Camenson

We think ours accomplishes two different things: It protects children against secondhand smoke and continues to ensure our livelihood as a tourist economy.

Lee Haney

The photographs give you a view of these private homes that a tourist may never get to see. The gardens are beautiful.

Phil Weber

As chief executive of the state of New York, one of the governor's responsibilities is to market the state as a preeminent tourist destination.

Mark Weinberg

New York is a shopper's paradise, and people know that you can go to Chinatown or Broadway in Manhattan to buy a knock- off. It's even mentioned in tourist guides.

Barbara Kolsun

Preserving Chinatown -- keeping it a community where people will live and not just a tourist attraction -- is very important spiritually.

Gordon Chin

People don't want to drive downtown into the tourist area to eat dinner.

Justin Hamilton

Gold Rush Days were originally started by the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce to extend the tourist season. Prior to that time, the organization sponsored winter rodeos.

Julie Macias Brooks

Every rest area, historical mile marker and tourist trap between a grocery store parking lot in Mount Union and a hog farm in the alleged center of the United States.

Jeff Daniels

This is a significant opportunity for the community to kick off a tourist season that could make a difference for a good number of years in the future.

Tom Mccarthy

We believe that like Union Station in Washington, D.C., this will become a very significant tourist attraction. We'll have reasons for people to be there day and evening for 365 days of the year.

Cheron Taylor

I see it as something that's going to expand the pie. It's going to cause somebody who's 3,000 (or) 4,000 miles away to look hard at spending the weekend in Kansas City. ... Ideally, it will combine with existing tourist possibilities and cause people to extend their stay for three or four days.

Bob Marcusse

OLYMPIAN, adj. Relating to a mountain in Thessaly, once inhabited by gods, now a repository of yellowing newspapers, beer bottles and mutilated sardine cans, attesting the presence of the tourist and his appetite. His name the smirking tourist scrawls Upon Minerva's temple walls, Where thundered once Olympian Zeus, And marks his appetite's abuse. Averil J.

Ambrose Bierce

I hope I'm not a tourist attraction - I'm sure that they come here really because St. Andrews is just amazing, a beautiful place.

Prince William

These attractions can open in six months, but it's questionable whether there will be any tourists there by then. It's going to be years before the New Orleans tourist industry comes back. Once engineers get inside a lot of those buildings, they'll discover damage that wasn't visible. A lot of buildings will have to be torn down or completely rebuilt.

Steve Baker

It doesn't matter if you stay in a backpackers hostel or in a five-star hotel, the bedbug epidemic, particularly in high tourist areas, is horrifying and a real problem.

Stephen Doggett

We make money on tourist, and if there are no tourists we won't make any money. So should we be concerned about our health or about making money?

Sandy Fong

At six one morning, Will went out in jeans and frayed sweater to buy a quart of milk. A tourist bus went by. The megaphone was directed at him. "There's one," it said. That was in the l960s. Ever since, he's wondered. There's one what?

Renata Adler

We had the grand opening for the visitor center last week. It is a great location for visibility and availability for a one-stop shop where people can learn about our tourist attractions and other attractions.

Terry M. Trevino

This zoning that?s proposed is the death knell of York Beach. I have no doubt in my mind. The concept that anyone could turn York Beach into a year-round tourist destination confounds the logic from the Jersey coast to northern Maine.

Ron Nowell

It has only affected one scene, basically, because people follow the money. This is the number one tourist destination of the city.

Peter Mclaughlin

I just cringe to think what the average tourist would think of our downtown after visiting St. Louis Centre. If I see conventioneers down here asking where to shop, I never send them to St. Louis Centre.

Craig Heller

A lot of the stereotypes went away after Sept. 11 of us being rude and … unwelcoming. For the first time, our police officers and our firefighters were a tourist attraction.

Christyne Nicholas

I'm a tourist this year. Next year I will do the race.

Robert Sorlie

Tourist, Rincewind decided, meant 'idiot'.

Terry Pratchett

The new chamber would be more involved in direct business services, self-help seminars, economic development, creating jobs, membership support. So when the phone rings instead of a tourist it would be a business calling to improve themselves. We wouldn't completely get out of the tourist business.

Duane Wallace

He's a free person. We have no moral obligation to keep him away from here. As far as we're concerned, he's a tourist.

Heinz Jungwirth

Pittsburgh will have a world-class facility to help celebrate the achievements of African-Americans, educate visitors on the contributions of African-Americans to the arts, culture, business and industry. The project will be a showcase for Southwestern Pennsylvania, and a tourist attraction.

Chuck Ardo

The average tourist wants to go to places where there are no tourists.

Sam Ewing

He is a unique individual. He is an attraction. We've had a number of tourist groups come here simply to have the experience of going to the beach with him.

Sandy Pfaff

I miss my family, and I like being a tourist when I go back.

Tim Roth

It's the quintessential New York deli. You eat at these long tables and everything's delicious. It's a huge tourist place, but (diners) get their money's worth.

Sheryll Bellman

We need to keep fishing here as much as possible. But we must diversify, look at other activities. Like welcoming recreation and the tourist industry into this harbor.

Richard Young

The tourist industry has become a lot more robust in recent years.

Francesco Frangialli

Our parks are the No. 1 tourist destinations for every continent where we have a presence.

Bob Iger

We had to make sure we got the right mix of genres and decades to suit all demographics and tastes. We want each Hard Rock Biloxi guest to feel like there is something they can identify with. There is something for everyone whether a local or tourist, young or slightly more mature.

Joe Billhimer

Economists have their own tools to judge how far a dollar goes coming in from a tourist, a skier or a rafter. They can find how long it stays in the county. What this study shows is that we are a significant multiplier.

Dan Larson

One crucial factor in whether or not (visitors) come back to London is the quality of service they receive in hotels, shops, tourist attractions and any other leisure outlets.

Michael Gray

If we don't support that tourist industry, our property taxes are going to go through the roof.

Paul Wolff

Mystic is the Cadillac of southeastern Connecticut's tourist area. This (certificate) has been a long haul.

William Turner

If Pennsylvania decided to give the tourist industry in the state a shot in the arm to build nice destination resorts, I would love to be in Pennsylvania. But right now, it's not where someone can justify a large investment. It's pretty tough to do with a 54 percent tax rate.

Steve Wynn

It's a tourist town and they have a lot of jobs, but it's seasonal. We got to try to go somewhere where we can actually afford to get a job and pay bills and not be struggling.

Johnnie Hayes

They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans, pro or con, over the tourist types who show up in Houston or Montreal and just sit there.

Mike Schmidt

It's a very big part of our history. It has always been music for our tourist industry and that's where it really came out from, this idea of writing songs and performing songs in English so that the tourists could understand.

Vicky Holt Takamine

Mr. Fujimori has a normal tourist visa and any resolution is up to the courts. There is a note from the (Peruvian) embassy that is being turned over to Chilean courts, and they are the ones who must decide what happens to Mr. Fujimori.

Osvaldo Puccio

The idea is to combine adventure travel with community development. I love adventure. I love travelling, but I don't want to do those things without having a positive impact on the people and the environment. I want to show you can be a responsible tourist and have the trip of a lifetime.

Ben Keene

Imagine being a tourist and coming to Hawaii and not having pineapple! We are very much niche players. ... We believe that gives us an advantage over the mass marketers.

Brian Nishida

Hopefully it won't be much more expensive for tourists. But we're trying to accommodate -- I call it -- the Orlando tourist.

Bill Geary

Even without the political threat, we expect only 12.5 million tourist arrivals this year due mainly to high oil prices.

Apichart Sankary

We've gone from a tourist economy to a second-home service economy. No one can afford to live here anymore but the very wealthy people.

Mickey Garcia

An America that paid attention to Natalee Holloway (the teenage tourist who vanished in Aruba) is going to remain interested in real issues confronting millions of their fellow Americans.

Jon Klein

We are optimistic on 2006 sales as Hong Kong's economy continues to do well on improved incomes as well as increasing tourist arrivals.

Alan Chan

There are dramatic numbers of adjustments on a seasonal basis going in and out of a tourist destination like Las Vegas.

Dean Breest

Both domestic and tourism spending remained very robust during the period, consistent with the local consumption picture in Hong Kong and higher tourist arrivals. Despite the volatility in retail sales figures in recent months, the trend is still pretty strong.

Tai Hui

It's an extremely vital tourist attraction. We get calls all the time: 'When are they running again?' I want to see this back on schedule.

Chip Aikens

Pastor's School brings more than a million dollars in tourist money to Northwest Indiana.

Dan Wolfe

The sailfish is a tourist attraction and a big landmark.

Sandy Johnston

Unfortunately in tourism, perception is reality. Because if a tourist or visitor perceives it unsafe they are not going to come. So we've got to deal with both. I think the reality is we have a crime problem and we have to deal with it.

Sandra Miller

A lot of times the things Bubba does, like myself, aren't the wisest business decisions. But if you really look at the motivations they make perfect sense -- just not dollars and cents. There are a lot of locals here who might avoid the larger tourist festivals.

Roger Stole

In the long term, there are many factors that will help the luxury market, the creation of new wealth and the Asian tourist boom.

Dean Stanley

I was working in the local tourist office and I said to the manager, 'We should do something to make Montreux known in America. Let's do a jazz festival!

Claude Nobs

We were the only Iowa tourist destination for 50 years.

Kristie Wetjen

The fact that the tsunami struck a tourist region, and happened right after Christmas, played a role in terms of the generosity. We haven't witnessed that yet with the earthquake. Not at all. We need all the help we can get.

Trevor Rowe

There's 18 million people who pass through Atlanta every year from a tourist standpoint. They might give Atlanta a shot.

Mark Vaughan

In the past, people used to say Hong Kong was an entrepreneurs' playground and a shoppers paradise. But with Hong Kong Disneyland here, there is more culture and entertainment available. Hong Kong will further become a tourist mecca.

Zeng Qinghong