Sentence examples for boost tourist from inspiring English sources

For such a tiny country, the first visit in four decades by a Chinese leader should boost tourist numbers.

The centerpiece of the tourism in that corner of Yunnan is the Tibetan town of Gyalthang, called Zhongdian by the Chinese but renamed Shangri-La years ago by the local government to boost tourist numbers.

The BTA predicts that the millennium celebrations will boost tourist numbers by 3m to 28.3m, and boost revenues from tourism by £2 billion to £14.5 billion.The industry believes that it has at last begun to get its case across to government.

EU rules have opened the skies to budget airlines, boosting tourist numbers by 20% last year.

They accuse those behind the cull of targeting the rodents to boost the tourist industries on the islands, which depend to a large extent on birdspotters.

I roared with laughter, for instance, the first time I read his account of watching a documentary meant to boost the tourist credentials of Lawrence's birthplace Eastwood, but which really only emphasises how much the bearded author "hated" it and everything in it.

Across Britain and Ireland even the smallest places are looking to boost their tourist footfall by exploiting their unique qualities, from the Aberdeenshire fishing town of Portsoy's traditional boat festival to the Charlie Chaplin Comedy Film Festival in Waterville, Co Kerry, where the film star took his family holidays.

He helped boost the tourist industry and thus the economy of the country.

The innkeepers kept a dog on the moor to boost the tourist trade, but assure the investigators they had put it down.

Consider the evidence: we always feature in Lonely Planets best destinations list; Auckland, somehow, is always there or thereabouts when it comes to listing the most liveable cities; and we've managed to boost our tourist intake massively despite convincing the world we're swarming in Orcs, monsters and gangs.

Last July, a government official announced a worldwide campaign to boost tourism, with new tourist offices to be opened in 20 countries.