‘Stationmaster’ Cat Brings $10 Million in Tourism to Japanese Town 11-17-2008 7:52 am   -  CNN

"It's a chance to take a break from the problems facing Japan."

Come to Kazakhstan: Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Borat’ Films Tourism Ad 11-12-2008 1:17 pm   -  YouTube

"Discover the land called Kazakhstan."

WhiteKnightTwo: Branson’s Virgin Galactic Unveils ‘Space Tourism’ Plane 07-28-2008 5:52 pm   -  Fox News

AFP: The high-altitude aircraft, also named "Eve" in honor of Branson's mother, will act as the mothership for the spacecraft SpaceShipTwo, which in turn will launch in midair and send two crew and six passengers hurtling into space. NOTE: In there related link there is a video depiction of what the SpaceShipTwo segment of the journey might be like.

Honeymoon Over for Iraqi Tourism 07-22-2008 2:51 pm   -  AFP

AFP: After a flurry of tourist activity in Iraq's relatively stable Kurdish north, it's now business as usual in the region as security clamp-downs and continuing violence force potential visitors to look further afield.

New ‘So Gay’ Tourism Campaign Draws Criticism in Certain Cities 07-16-2008 9:23 am   -  WFXT-TV

The State: The campaign, tied to gay pride week celebrations in London, included ads that proclaimed “South Carolina is so gay.” A handful of other U.S. destinations joined the campaign, including Atlanta, Boston and New Orleans.