Jersey saw a boom in tourism during the post World War 2 years.

These are further sanctified by the recent additions to the architectural excellence of buildings, a fusion of the traditional and modern architecture which are mostly post 1962, after Thimphu became the Capital of Bhutan and opened up for tourism under various Five Year Developmental Plans.

Yungaburra's economy today revolves around tourism, and the town contains a primary school, post office, library / telecentre and a range of businesses and services for the use of residents and visitors.

For years the post has been directly appointed by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham and in modern times, with the existence of the police force, the position is entirely ceremonial and sustained to boost tourism due to the legendary connection with the fictional Sheriff of Nottingham in the tales of Robin Hood.

Their support for Singlish stems from the belief that Singlish can forge social cohesion and according to some, “ It may be the only thing that makes us Singaporean Likewise, celebrity STOMP blogger, Leow Ju Len says in this blog post: I mean, our tourism slogan is ' Uniquely Singapore ', and what could be more uniquely Singaporean than Singlish ?".

He resigned the post following police investigations into allegations about tourism grants.

The death of Diana had quite an effect on the village-the village pub was renamed from " The Fox and Hounds " to the " Althorp Coaching Inn " and the previously sleepy post office gained currency exchange facilities following the large increase in tourism to the area.

The post is currently at Parliamentary Under Secretary of State level, The position of Minister for Sport was previously at the more senior Minister of State level, covering both the sport and tourism portfolios as Minister for Sport and Tourism.

Today Western Australia's economy mainly relies on mining, agriculture, and tourism, with the state supplying 46 % of Australia's exports.

Because the ecotourism experience is marketed to a different lifestyle from large scale ecotourism, the development of facilities and infrastructure does not need to conform to corporate Western tourism standards, and can be much simpler and less expensive.

The D & H Canal was eventually superseded at the close of the 19th century by the New York, Ontario and Western Railway, more commonly known as the O & W or NYO & W, which opened up a significant tourism and hospitality industry, including dozens of hotels, inns, boarding houses, and bungalow colonies.

Although Dubai's economy was built on the oil industry, the emirate's model of business drives its economy, with the effect that its main revenues are now from tourism, real estate, and financial services, similar to that of Western countries.

Dental tourism has become popular as local dentists offer Western standards with much lower prices.

However, foreign tourism was outlawed and Western tourists were allowed to visit Albania only as part of Marxist-Leninist organizations.

As recently as 1985, some 85 percent of Rotumans voted against opening the island up to tourism, wary of the influence of Western tourists.

During Kádár's rule, international tourism increased dramatically, with many tourists from Canada, the USA, and Western Europe bringing much needed money into Hungary.

The Western world, having witnessed Sufi whirling through tourism, have described the various forms of dhikr as " barking, howling, dancing, etc.

According to people involved in the tourism industry in northwestern Laos, while Western tourists were arriving in increasing numbers, tourists from neighbouring Thailand and China often pass only through Laos on their way to Boten on the Chinese border, where there are a large casino and a market.

Niblock was an early promoter of tourism in the Rockies and influenced the naming of some of the CPR stops in Western Canada.

In urban areas in Western New York, education, business, light manufacturing and tourism have replaced heavy manufacturing which left the area at the end of World War II.

* Official Western Cape and Cape Town tourism guide

According to the Glossary of Tourism Terms, jungle tours have become a major component of green tourism in tropical destinations and are a relatively recent phenomenon of Western international tourism.

Rally Australia is an automobile rally event which was held in and around Perth, Western Australia from 1988 until 2006, when that state's tourism commission severed its collaboration with the event.

The township has recently seen a marked increase in tourism due to the opening of the Freeway 5, ( Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Freeway ,) linking it with the Western area of Taipei.

* National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum info, photos and videos on TravelOK. com ( official travel and tourism website for the State of Oklahoma )

Critical Western academic observers have noted that the superimposition of the Fragrant Concubine myth on the preexisting tomb has effectively commercialized and trivialized what was once a major functioning Sufi shrine through the influx of tourism.

Beach vacations and Blue Cruises, particularly for Turkish delights and visitors from Western Europe, are also central to the Turkish tourism industry.

Nonetheless, the Western Cape Province's Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Minister, Alan Winde, says he is resolved to keep this heritage tourism asset operational.

The Western Province is considered the tourism mecca of the Solomon Islands, and is by far the most accommodating area, with multiple hotels and resorts, dive shops, ecotourism attractions restaurants, and boat tours.

It provides a single tier of local government with responsibility for almost all local government functions within its area including local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection, recycling, cemeteries, crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism. It is also responsible for education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning, although fire, police and ambulance services are provided jointly with other authorities through the Avon Fire and Rescue Service, Avon and Somerset Constabulary and the Great Western Ambulance Service.

Gnaraloo is a working pastoral station and wilderness tourism business adjacent to the Ningaloo Marine Park, 150 kilometres north of Carnarvon, in Western Australia.

Agritourism is a form of niche tourism that is considered a growth industry in many parts of the world, including Australia, Canada, the United States, and the Philippines.

Industries include agricultural support services, tourism, a medium density fibreboard factory, Thales Australia ammunition factory and aviation.

The airing of this series around Australia and internationally revitalised Echuca's tourism economy.

Naracoorte Caves is a national park near Naracoorte in the Limestone Coast tourism region in the south-east of South Australia ( Australia ).

Popular seafoods of local origin include barramundi, flathead, and the balmain bug, while the popularity of Australian prawns led to a successful tourism campaign in the 1980s in which actor / comedian Paul Hogan invited Americans to come to Australia where he would " throw a shrimp on the barbie for ya ".

The Festival has hosted over 1800 artists from across Canada's north, and from as far away as Japan and Australia over 22 years and is the largest annual tourism event in the Beaufort Delta.

Tourism employed 513, 700 people in Australia in 2010-11, or which 43. 7 % of total tourism employed persons were part-time.

* Asia & Australia: tango in trade, tourism and transport by Tim Fischer, University of New England Press, 2005.

In 2010 on Australia Day, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for service to the Parliament of Australia, and to the community of New South Wales through a range of business, tourism and welfare organisations.

On 26 January 2011, Parmenter was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the food and tourism industries as an event director, author, journalist and broadcaster.

The Sunshine Coast is a centre for tourism, containing attractions such as Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo, UnderWater World marine park, Aussie World with the Ettamogah Pub, The Buderim Ginger Factory, The Big Pineapple and the Majestic Theatre at Pomona.

King Street Wharf covering approximately five hectares, is a former maritime industrial area on the eastern shore of Darling Harbour, an inlet of Sydney Harbour, Australia, that has been redeveloped into a mixed use tourism, commercial, residential and maritime development as part of the extensive redevelopment in the general area.

The main economic activity in Phonsavan is based on government administration, mining companies from China and Australia, tourism and the work of NGOs related to UXO clearance.

On 9 December 1954, Mount Gambier was officially declared a city, and is now an important tourism centre in south-east South Australia.

This is because of an overall weakness in domestic tourism across Australia at present.

In Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia have a more liberal approach to marijuana use, promoting interstate drug tourism, particularly from Victoria and New South Wales.

The Goondiwindi Town Council petitioned the Federal Government, which responded ( through Environment Australia ) by funding the National Heritage & Water Park, to make available skiing and boating facilities and to provide a focal point for tourism and recreation in the town and district.

The location for the event, planned to run there every second year until roughly 2020, was agreed upon between Rally Australia directors, local mayors and representatives from Events NSW, a state government tourism body.