Tourist Quotations

The habit of begging, that plague of tourist resorts, is an incessant nuisance on the Alhambra hill.

After I graduated from college, while traveling around Europe, hitchhiking, doing the tourist thing, I went into a church in Dublin.

Harry S. Truman had his moods. His birthplace is the only tourist attraction in America where you don't see Japanese with cameras.

I don't classify myself as the first space tourist because I wasn't as though I paid and had a holiday out of it - although I had a fab time.

In fact, Tibet is one of the most popular European tourist attraction of asia.

China is one of those vast, continental conglomerates that... I mean, if they were to start a tourist trade in China, they'd just bus people in from another province, you know what I mean? They're very self-contained.

The sheeplike nature of travel - being on a beach with thousands of other people is not my idea of fun. I also don't like being a tourist because you don't know what's really going on in a country.

For the general public, my work is sometimes easier than a painting because there is someone addressing you; it can actually be a relief. What's interesting is the idea of a tourist randomly coming in and the experience they'll have.

One of the pleas you get when you're talking to the tourist industry or the energy industry or the whoever is, 'Please, can we just have the same minister for longer than five minutes?'

I've never meditated in my life. I don't practice yoga nor any religion. I'm a tourist on the realm of stillness.

OLYMPIAN, adj. Relating to a mountain in Thessaly, once inhabited by gods, now a repository of yellowing newspapers, beer bottles and mutilated sardine cans, attesting the presence of the tourist and his appetite.His name the smirking tourist scrawls Upon Minerva's temple walls, Where thundered once Olympian Zeus, And marks his appetite's abuse. --Averil Joop

People want to know whether a place is a credible first-world city. What they found in New Orleans was that underneath the gloss and facade of a first-world tourist attraction was a third-world reality. It will take a lot of work to erase that view.

if we don't support that tourist industry, our property taxes are going to go through the roof.

Mr. Fujimori has a normal tourist visa and any resolution is up to the courts. There is a note from the (Peruvian) embassy that is being turned over to Chilean courts, and they are the ones who must decide what happens to Mr. Fujimori.

She has people calling already wanting to rent because there were a lot of things to see and do there before the hurricane hit. It was a tourist destination for many people. The people there are trying to restore those businesses on the bay.

Knipschildt chocolates are manufactured very differently and can actually be a tourist destination. This particular proposal has been in the works for about six months.

Jamaica's a country of great dichotomy. On the one hand you have a tourist industry with great beaches and resorts, but on the other you have such great poverty and the violence that goes along with that.

I don't believe beauty exists without suffering-that's just a tourist picture in a travel agency, which isn't beautiful to me.

Full casinos are tourist destinations. They're not just casinos. They're shows, they're shopping, and dining.

From looking at the tapes, and from the translations that have occurred, and from the findings of the Spanish court, we can determine that this was no mere tourist trip.

I got a few books on tourist attractions, and I studied a National Art Museum book. I saw some of the real paintings. It's neat to see the real-life paintings up close.

Because Putnam and Volusia counties have manatee viewing as a spring and summertime tourist attraction, the need to be safe is imperative and the boaters are very cognizant of them being in the water. We are not big fans of people swimming with manatees, but manatee viewing is something everyone should do before they die. It is that awesome. People have a heightened awareness of manatees after actually seeing them.

Basically, it's the tourist trade that interests China,

I also come from a tourist beach community that kind of knows to cover things up for the sake of tourists, so I'm a little wary for that reason, too.

Mystic is the Cadillac of southeastern Connecticut's tourist area. This (certificate) has been a long haul.

Located in the Inner Harbor area, and well known for its dolphin demonstrations, this is one of Maryland's most popular tourist attractions. The newest exhibit, Animal Planet's Australia: Wild Extremes, depicts survival stories in an extreme environment and features 1,800 Australian animals.

Pittsburgh will have a world-class facility to help celebrate the achievements of African-Americans, educate visitors on the contributions of African-Americans to the arts, culture, business and industry. The project will be a showcase for Southwestern Pennsylvania, and a tourist attraction.

Our parks are the No. 1 tourist destinations for every continent where we have a presence,

Pastor's School brings more than a million dollars in tourist money to Northwest Indiana.

I see it as something that's going to expand the pie. It's going to cause somebody who's 3,000 (or) 4,000 miles away to look hard at spending the weekend in Kansas City. ... Ideally, it will combine with existing tourist possibilities and cause people to extend their stay for three or four days.

It is definitely a tourist attraction. And for Mexico, it is our Number 1 attraction.

It has only affected one scene, basically, because people follow the money. This is the number one tourist destination of the city.

I was working in the local tourist office and I said to the manager, 'We should do something to make Montreux known in America. Let's do a jazz festival!

It doesn't matter if you stay in a backpackers hostel or in a five-star hotel, the bedbug epidemic, particularly in high tourist areas, is horrifying and a real problem.

I think this can become a great tourist attraction because people love to visit old cemeteries. This is a great opportunity to point out the history of Chester.

I think it's become a tourist attraction, which kind of takes away the nostalgia of it, ... I don't like that it's become a tourist attraction and CBGB T-shirts are sold at Urban Outfitters and stuff.

Unfortunately, these are things that happen during a tourist season, ... We want to underline the fact that with fan behavior, we have had no problems.

Unfortunately, these are things that happen during a tourist season. We want to underline the fact that with fan behavior, we have had no problems.

We need to keep fishing here as much as possible. But we must diversify, look at other activities. Like welcoming recreation and the tourist industry into this harbor.

You can find a lot of entertainment stuff in there, a lot of restaurant reviews that might not necessarily be part of the restaurants that are recommended by hostels or tourist agencies,

We never actually slept in the Packard, but we'd stay at these places called tourist homes. Then they got these wonderful things called motels.

We do not believe that a multiemployer group involving Hilton is in the best interest of Hawaii's tourist industry or our members.

The production of the television feature by the renowned travel journalist was a solid endorsement of Jamaica's tourist industry and an affirmation of the island as a premier destination,

There are dramatic numbers of adjustments on a seasonal basis going in and out of a tourist destination like Las Vegas.

We hope to finally re-open around Labor Day this year. We are anxious to finally open our doors after being closed for so long. Once we do, we will be a regional tourist destination and another bright spot for the town of Windsor, offering visitors a chance to learn about the history and technology behind all of our modern communications systems like radio, television, and telephone. Our collection is truly one-of-a-kind and it's high time that we finally get to dust it off and show it to the world.

Traditionally, the third and fourth quarters are the peak for tourism on a higher number of conferences and conventions during that time, ... This, in addition to the Disney effect, will likely lead to stronger tourist spending.

Tourist doesn't do justice to all the work I've put in, or the work that the people at the Gagarin center (outside Moscow) put in preparing us.

We are optimistic on 2006 sales as Hong Kong's economy continues to do well on improved incomes as well as increasing tourist arrivals.

We are named one of the Top 10 tourist trains in the country.

We'd like to get through the tourist season and see who's using it.

The fact that the tsunami struck a tourist region, and happened right after Christmas, played a role in terms of the generosity. We haven't witnessed that yet with the earthquake. Not at all. We need all the help we can get.

We believe that like Union Station in Washington, D.C., this will become a very significant tourist attraction. We'll have reasons for people to be there day and evening for 365 days of the year.

Unfortunately in tourism, perception is reality. Because if a tourist or visitor perceives it unsafe they are not going to come. So we've got to deal with both. I think the reality is we have a crime problem and we have to deal with it.

We're getting rid of all the material we can't use. It's worn out or no good for the tourist railroad and we're also getting our three storage sites cleaned up. One storage site costs us $300 a month, so we won't have to pay that anymore.

We are looking forward to opening of direct flights with major Chinese cities, ... The direct flights and the fact that Kenya has become a Chinese tourist destination will bring more Chinese tourists to Kenya.

every rest area, historical mile marker and tourist trap between a grocery store parking lot in Mount Union and a hog farm in the alleged center of the United States.

The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist see what he has come to see.

The tourist industry has become a lot more robust in recent years.

The tourist infrastructure is standing up well and will rebound before the rest of the city, ... the great issue is when the city will have basic services back to manage visitors. We will all work hard to make sure the time frame is pushed as early as possible, but only if public safety and basic human issues have been addressed.

The whole region is likely to be hit by tourist cancellations, undermining growth to some degree in Q4 (the October-December period),

When you go to Nashville, you know that's the home of country music. New York needed to step up to the plate, to say officially that this is the birthplace of hip-hop. The city was sleeping on it. I discovered that younger visitors who loved rap music were eager for more knowledge, for a different kind of tourist experience that would get them out of Times Square.

The sailfish is a tourist attraction and a big landmark.

You have a chance to actually begin generating tourist traffic, and Downtown has a chance to be a destination place.

What was most annoying to me as I returned as a tourist with my granddaughter is how seriously you all take yourselves. Now, I know it is the capital of the free world and a lot of people there have major important jobs but most don't!

This site has been a popular tourist attraction since right after the battle.

We think ours accomplishes two different things: It protects children against secondhand smoke and continues to ensure our livelihood as a tourist economy.

better reflect the needs of our diverse communities, including tourist sites, population and critical infrastructure.

Both domestic and tourism spending remained very robust during the period, consistent with the local consumption picture in Hong Kong and higher tourist arrivals. Despite the volatility in retail sales figures in recent months, the trend is still pretty strong.

People don't want to drive downtown into the tourist area to eat dinner.

People from around the country still think New Orleans is under water. One of the quickest ways to rebuild the city is through the tourist industry. Fortunately, the tourist destinations were mostly spared.

Two people among them a tourist were killed at around 6:30 a.m. this morning. The two were among the 12 people who were board while viewing animals above the park.

Russia's obligations to its US partners will end in the spring. A Soyuz rocket will then take two Russian cosmonauts... to the ISS. The third place will be reserved either for a space tourist or for an astronaut from the European Space Agency.

Despite my best efforts, word that an American tourist was in town quickly made its way around Grozny. That I had come to Chechnya not for business or NGO work, but to see the sites and meet the people, was notable enough to be broadcast throughout the republic.

One crucial factor in whether or not (visitors) come back to London is the quality of service they receive in hotels, shops, tourist attractions and any other leisure outlets.

At six one morning, Will went out in jeans and frayed sweater to buy a quart of milk. A tourist bus went by. The megaphone was directed at him. "There's one," it said. That was in the l960s. Ever since, he's wondered. There's one what?

A lot of the stereotypes went away after Sept. 11 of us being rude and unwelcoming. For the first time, our police officers and our firefighters were a tourist attraction.

They say tourist dollars turn over in a community seven times, or something like that.

They should test the sand, they should test the water continually just to have an idea of where it is in a comparative way to other tourist areas.

Our data confirm that India is rapidly becoming a more mainstream tourism destination, with tourist receipts expected to grow significantly over the next few years.

There was a Japantown in San Francisco, but after the internment camps that locked up all the Japanese, Japantown shrunk down to just a couple tourist blocks.

The vagabond, when rich, is called a tourist

This is a significant opportunity for the community to kick off a tourist season that could make a difference for a good number of years in the future.

If Pennsylvania decided to give the tourist industry in the state a shot in the arm to build nice destination resorts, I would love to be in Pennsylvania. But right now, it's not where someone can justify a large investment. It's pretty tough to do with a 54 percent tax rate.

If you come here as a tourist in January, you certainly want to see palm trees. But in July in South Florida, you don't want to stand under a palm tree. Let's have a balance here, folks.

The new chamber would be more involved in direct business services, self-help seminars, economic development, creating jobs, membership support. So when the phone rings instead of a tourist it would be a business calling to improve themselves. We wouldn't completely get out of the tourist business.

New York is a much more bourgeois city, more of a tourist attraction than a muscular metropolis. It's lost moxie and a rough energy, while gaining grace and friendliness. I love both versions of the city, but I wish the prosperous Manhattan would become a little easier for young people to afford.

The new visitor center at Big Bone Lick State Park will provide an important cultural attraction in Northern Kentucky that will further establish it as a tourist destination,

It's partly about brand building in areas of high tourist traffic.

The Canadian government embraces, with open arms, the possibility of getting another 700,000 people who want to come to this country and stimulate our tourist industry,

It will make people aware of Redondo Beach. (And) it's going to add to the tourist dollar that's spent in restaurants. ... The pier will get a lot of people.

They can, in fact, expand the industry as they bring on new capacity. And that's partially a function of the miniscule penetration rate so far in the North American travel or tourist market.

I like to go places that are not tourist traps, ... We have enough of those.

I just cringe to think what the average tourist would think of our downtown after visiting St. Louis Centre. If I see conventioneers down here asking where to shop, I never send them to St. Louis Centre.

I look at it as part of the same kind of mind-set that looks at the tourist industry as paramount, and therefore anything that might offend tourists, the powers that be don't want. So they pass these things sometimes forgetting the fact we're not in a private Disneyland here.

In the past, people used to say Hong Kong was an entrepreneurs' playground and a shoppers paradise. But with Hong Kong Disneyland here, there is more culture and entertainment available. Hong Kong will further become a tourist mecca,

He's very in depth, on the dark side. He's interested in structure and how things work. After reading his books you can't just be a tourist in those places, only seeing the sunny side.

It's an extremely vital tourist attraction. We get calls all the time: 'When are they running again?' I want to see this back on schedule.

Asia is an ideal growth environment ... with competitively-priced quality healthcare service in major tourist cities.

As far as the tourist trade is concerned, Gunsmoke has been huge because it put the name of Dodge City in everyone's living rooms for 20 years.

As far as tourist season, we plan our projects to minimize impact ... because you're driving 40,000 to 50,000 vehicles a day through our office,