Oil Spill Has a Price Tag and It’s High

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2010 The cost to the Gulf states' tourism industry alone could be $22.7 billion, according to a study commissioned by the U.S. Travel Association. The outlook for the region's fishing and drilling industries is also pretty bleak. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kenyan Poverty Tourism

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2009 Poverty has apparently become a kind of spectacle: Places such as Brazil's favela slums and India's shantytowns have become part of a "poverty tour" industry. Now Kenya has jumped on the bandwagon, with several organizations selling guided trips through the wretched Kibera slum in Nairobi. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

I Am Robama, and I Come in Peace

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2009 Number 44 has been spotted in Orlando, in the form of an animatronic addition to Walt Disney World's Hall of Presidents. And it speaks with the president's actual voice. It's as creepy as it is amazing, and easily worth a quick look. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Slumdog Millionaire’: The Tour

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2009 As "Slumdog Millionaire" continues to rack up critical accolades (not to mention awards-season promotional blitzes), the film has also drawn crowds to its setting in the slums of Mumbai, India. But does this kind of attention represent a welcome boon for tourism or a form of exploitation -- "poverty porn" -- for a city still recovering from last November's terrorist attacks? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Political Crisis Puts Thailand on Hold

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2008 The Thai army is debating whether or not to intervene in a political standoff it helped launch some two years ago when it ousted then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Opponents of both Thaksin and the current PM have seized and shut down Bangkok's two airports, a devastating blow to a country dependent on tourism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

South Carolina Back in the Closet

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2008 A tourist-targeted advertisement announcing that "South Carolina Is So Gay" caused one state employee to lose his job after Gov. Mark Sanford caught wind of the ad, which was featured in London during Gay Pride week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

India Snubs the Dollar

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2007 The dollar has simply fallen too low for India, which will no longer accept the greenback at its many tourist sites, including the Taj Mahal. Tourism ministry officials said they had to move quickly in order to protect Indian revenues from the dollar's free fall. Remember when the dollar was like gold in the developing world? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Not Exactly the Happiest Place on Earth

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2007 The Minnesota airport men's room where Sen. Larry Craig tapped toes with an undercover policeman has become a tourist attraction, complete with gawking visitors -- including women -- posing for photos in front of the infamous stall. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Joy of Snooping

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2007 Truthdig's James Harris and Josh Scheer speak with Harry Helms, author of "Top Secret Tourism: Your Travel Guide to Germ Warfare Laboratories, Clandestine Aircraft Bases and Other Places in the United States You're Not Supposed to Know About." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

How Cubans Make It Work

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2007 Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 removed much of the padding from Cuba's economy, Cubans have found some creative ways to alleviate the financial hardships of life under the communist system. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pat Robertson To Build Biblical Theme Park In Israel

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2006 Televangelist and other fundamentalists negotiating with Jewish tourism officials to erect complex by Sea of Galilee. story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )