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| Jul.28 |
 California |
 Branson unveils space tourism jet  Map of Mojave Desert USA| The British business tycoon has unveiled an aircraft in the US that will be used for his project to launch tourists into space | |
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| Apr.19 |
 Spain |
 8 Finnish tourists killed The bus collided with another vehicle and overturned on the AP-7 coastal highway, leaving eight people dead, including a 7-year-old girl
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| Apr.10 |
 Peru |
 Plane crash kills 5 French tourists The tourists visiting Peru's Nazca lines were killed when their small plane crashed after becoming tangled in power lines
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| Jan.22 |
 South Africa |
Tourists trapped in cable cars Map of Cape Town South Africa A power outage trapped tourists in cable cars at landmark Table Mountain, while blackouts in Zambia forced nurses to work by candlelight
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| Jan.2 |
 Chile |
Tourists flee as volcano erupts Hundreds of people fled their homes as a volcano erupted in southern Chile, rocking the area with explosions and spewing lava and ash
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| Dec.16 |
 Tibet |
Tibet tourism 'hits record high' Chinese state media: The number of tourists travelling to Tibet has hit a record high, over 4 million tourists will have visited in 2007
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| Jul.3 |
 Southern California |
Blackstone buys Hilton for $26bn| U.S. private equity group is buying the global hotels chain for $26bn in an all-cash deal, paying $47.50 for each Hilton Hotels Corporation share | |
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| Jul.2 |
 Yemen |
 Bomb kills Spanish tourists Map of Marib Yemen| At least 9 people have been killed after a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into a tourist convoy | | |
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| Jun.26 |
 Australia |
Aborigines threaten tourist ban| The elders are threatening to ban tourists from Uluru, or Ayers Rock, over a plan to curb child sex abuse in Aboriginal communities | |
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| Apr.5 |
 Greece |
1,200 rescued from cruise ship| A ship carrying 1,200 passengers and a crew of 400 was being evacuated off the island of Santorini after issuing a distress signal | | |
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| Mar.20 |
Nevada |
Grand Canyon glass bridge to open Visitors are to get stunning views from a raised glass platform' rising 4,000ft from the canyon's floor, being inaugurated
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Airbus to cut 10,000 jobs
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| Feb.3 |
Chile |
Tourists killed in hotel fire A fire swept through a small hotel in the southern city of Punta Arenas leaving 10 foreign tourists dead
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| Sep.4 |
 Jordan |
1 dead as gunman targets tourists A gunman has shot dead a British tourist in the center of Amman and wounded 5 tourists and a Jordanian police officer
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Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years
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| Apr.18 |
New York |
Damaged cruise ship back The Norwegian Dawn was struck by a freak 7-story-high wave that smashed windows and sent furniture flying
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| Dec.26 |
 Cuba |
 Cuba hits target of 2 million tourists The country is achieving a long-sought-after goal despite U.S. efforts to undermine the main foreign exchange earner
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| Aug.2 |
New York |
Statue of Liberty opening again The Statue reopens to the public for the first time since the 9/11 attacks
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| Jul.6 |
Greece |
Olympics hotels face strike threat Hotel workers in Athens are threatening to go on strike during the Olympic games next month
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| Aug.3 |
 South Korea |
Hyundai tour boss 'jumps to death' Chung Mong-hun has committed suicide by jumping off a building that is part of the company's headquarters
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| Jun.3 |
France |
Strikes hit European travellers 4 out of 5 flights in and out of France have been grounded. Public transport has ground almost to a halt
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| Apr.29 |
 Canada |
 Toronto travel warning lifted The WHO) is saying it is satisfied with local measures to stop the spread of SARS
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| Jan.18 |
 Trinidad & Tobago |
Cruise ships pull out over UK warning British are warning that the island was at increased risk of terrorist attack
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| Aug.12 |
 Rome |
Rome restricts La Dolce Vita City officials passed the new regulations to ban bathing in a world famous city centre fountain
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| Jan.7 |
Moscow |
Intourist Hotel closes
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| Dec.14 |
Italy |
Pisa's leaning tower reopens
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| Sep.29 |
New York |
Empire State Building reopens Building reopens to tourists. It is now New York City's tallest building
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| Sep.23 |
South Korea |
World Tourism General Assembly
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