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A Breathless Survey of the History of Terrestrial Tourism, and its Relation to Space Tourism
Tourism in some form has been a part of human existence since the beginning of human existence. In 1994, the United Nations Statistical Committee approved a definition of tourism put forward by its World Tourism Organization (WTO): “The activities of … Continue reading
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Tagged “It’s Your Misfortune and None of My Own”: A New History of the American West, Baiae, chaucer, Cleopatra, Epidamnus, Fikret K. Yegul, Francis Parkman, International Space Station (ISS), James Kirk Paulding, Julius Caesar, Mount Everest, national air and space museum, Patricia Nelson Limerick, Richard White, Saint Thomas à Becket, space tourism, The Canterbury Tales, Thomas Cook, United Nations Statistical Committee, World Tourism Organization (WTO)
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