Science news articles about 'tourists'

... .00 airline or cruise ship tax or a tax on tourist entry could provide a funding mechanism for the Caribbean countries ... to his proposal of a $US 1.00 tourist tax, Professor Hotez puts forward several ...

The company that sends wealthy tourists to the International Space Station says that Google co-founder Sergey Brin has paid $5 million to reserve a seat on a future flight.

... not and the spending capacity. The software compares these personal requirements with information from a tourist database and offers the client a tailor-made visit plan excluding all those details ...

An influx of tourists to Peru's famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu may prompt UNESCO to add the jungle-shrouded ruins to its list of endangered World Heritage sites.

Space tourist and former NFL player create sports for space.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The world's next space tourist says he'll be spending the bulk of his fortune to rocket into orbit this fall. Richard Garriott, a computer game wizard, will fly aboard ...

An enormous swath of western Siberia was submerged in darkness Friday afternoon as the moon completely blocked the sun, enrapturing huge crowds of Russians and foreign tourists.

Space tourist Richard Garriott is gearing up for an October launch.

A grounded Japanese space tourist is suing for a refund.

... measures have at least the same or higher impact on trust in the perceived safety of a tourist destination than the absence of such measures has on distrust. Claudia Eitzinger and Peter M. Wiedemann ...

... Space Station (ISS) was successfully adjusted Saturday to accommodate the landing of the world's sixth space tourist in eight days time, Interfax reported citing Russian space programme officials.

The first two-time space tourist snagged his next launch via an elite spaceflyer club.

... trust to a much higher extent than information on positive events increases trust. A new study examines whether this notion holds true with respect to trust in the safety of tourist destinations.

Digital-Age guru Esther Dyson has paid $3 million to be a backup space tourist.

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Richard Garriott, a U.S. space tourist due to travel to space on a Russian spaceship on Sunday, said he was unfazed by the prospect of a bumpy ride back to Earth, ...