President Obama on Boosting Travel and Tourism
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Speaking from Disney World, the President unveils plans to establish a new national tourism strategy focused on creating jobs. January 19, 2012.
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January 20, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Speaking from Disney World, the President unveils plans to establish a new national tourism strategy focused on creating jobs. January 19, 2012.
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- -: Billy Collins - Consolation
December 27, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/07/04/An_Evening_of_Poetry_with_Billy_Collins Former United States Poet Laureate Billy Collins reads "Consolation," a poem about the joys of (not) traveling abroad. ----- "An Evening of Poetry with Billy Collins" at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival. Some of...
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- -: China's Olympics Best-Case Scenario - James Miles
July 30, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/09/Earthquakes_and_Games_The_Economist_Covers_China China correspondent for The Economist James Miles outlines what would be the best possible scenario for China during the 2008 summer Olympics. ----- The Economist Covers China: Earthquakes, Demonstra...
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- -: Mumbai Attacks: "These Weren't Just Terrorists"
December 16, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/12/08/Making_Sense_of_the_Mumbai_Attacks Counterterrorism expert Bruce Hoffman describes the November, 2008 attacks on downtown Mumbai, India as "more like a military operation than a terrorist attack," and examines what implications the incident may have f...
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- -: Recession Travel Tips from Arthur Frommer
May 19, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/12/Travel_in_Troubled_Times_Arthur_Frommer Arthur Frommer, of the renowned Frommer's Travel Guides, suggests traveling on airlines based in Ireland and Iceland, two economies hit extremely hard by the current financial crisis. ----- Arthur Frommer has ...
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- -: Sex Slave Changes Activist's Life - Kevin Bales
September 24, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/09/RIGHTS_Kevin_Bales_on_Ending_Slavery_and_Human_Trafficking Kevin Bales, author of the Slave Next Door, recalls a life-changing epiphany that occurred over a meal of "jumping shrimp" with a young Thai sex worker. "She opened up a window on horror and t...
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- -: History Comes Alive When You're a Traveler - Rick Steves
November 6, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/28/Rick_Steves_Travel_As_a_Political_Act Travel guru Rick Steves introduces one of his favorite parts of travel: incorporating history into tourist activities. Steves argues that many tourists are shielded from history by a travel industry that makes mor...
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