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Experience Tourism
Diane Dodd

The Songkran festival: Celebrating the Thai New Year

Once a year form April 13 to 15 the Songkran festival takes place to welcome the new year. Throwing of water is a traditional part of this festival and represents the respect and well wishing during the ceremony, which takes place all over the city of Chiang Mai in Thailand.

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Experience Tourism
Diane Dodd

Boost bird-watching as prime tourism product in Taman Negara

Bird-watching, one of the newer types of tourism is increasingly popular, especially in places such as Kuala Lumpur, where many different types of birds can be found. The worlds oldest rainforest in Taman Negara could serve as a destination for bird watchers, as it is home to more than 650

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

Italy hopes tourists take the slow train

Four lines that have fallen to despair in Italy have been renovated and now provide a new experience along picturesque sceneries in the vintage 1920s steam trains. This project is inspired by the slow food movement and promotes a sort of slow tourism bringing tourists to experience the regional history

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