Words like "attraction," "tourist destination" or "entrepreneurial" are not uncommon in the professional lingo these days.
More obvious and well-known than the above factoid is that Chicago's downtown is a major international tourist attraction and destination due largely to its incredible beauty.
Find the history, go to museums and state parks; research online the possibilities in your city that you don't know about, as well as the attractions and destinations within about 100 to 150 miles (160 to 240 km).
"We needed a unique destination attraction here that would set Charlotte apart," Tim Newman, the chief executive of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, which operates the museum, said recently.
Overseas tourists commented this week that as a "living museum" it added hugely to Britain's attraction as a destination (thus boosting the revenue of hotels, restaurants, public transport and indeed the taxman).
"I think a lot of new museums have tried to emulate the Guggenheim Bilbao," said Harry Philbrick, the director of the Aldrich, "where the building is the attraction and a destination for viewers.
Britain's attraction as a destination for EU workers is expected to wane over the next year as the impact of the falling pound, a weaker economy and a degree of negativity about migration from some quarters act as a deterrent.
One of the motorcycling world's magnet cities and the host of the Bike Week rally every March, left, Daytona will gain a new cornerstone attraction this summer, when Destination Daytona makes its debut.
Based on these data, the profile of vehicle production from any origin zone and that of vehicle attraction to any destination zone were thus estimated.
Fenton also touches on a few other big issues in the rise of San Francisco's new attraction as a destination for tech companies and startups, including this new government policy and focus on innovation, a microcosmic reflection of the growing national trend of re-urbanization as workers move back to cities to live and raise families, as well as a growing depth of the talent pool in SF.
