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Saturday, October 30, 2010
The most beautiful places in the world-
Walt Disney flew over the Orlando site (one of many) in November 1963. Seeing the well-developed network of roads, including the planned Interstate 4 and Florida's Turnpike, with McCoy Air Force BaseOrlando International Airport) to the east, Disney selected a centrally-located site near Bay Lake.
To avoid a burst of land speculation, Disney used various dummy corporations to acquire 27,443 acres (11,106 ha) of land. Some of these names are memorialized on a window above Main Street, U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom.
In May 1965, major land transactions were recorded a few miles southwest of Orlando in Osceola County. Two large tracts totaling $1.5 million were sold, and smaller tracts of flatlands and cattle pastures were purchased by exotic-sounding companies such as the Latin-American Development and Management Corporation and the Reedy Creek Ranch Corporation. In addition to three huge parcels of land were many smaller parcels, referred to as "outs."
Much of the land had been platted into 5-acre (2.0 ha) lots in 1912 by the Munger Land Company and sold to investors. In most cases, the owners were happy to get rid of the land, which was mostly swamp. Yet another problem was the mineral rights to the land, owned by Tufts University. Without the transfer of these rights, Tufts could come in at any time and demand the removal of buildings to obtain minerals.
After most of the land had been bought, the truth of the property's owner was leaked to the Orlando SentinelEPCOT, the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, which was to be a futuristic city (and which was also known as Progress City). Plans for EPCOT would drastically change after Disney's death. EPCOT became EPCOT Center, the resort's second theme park, which opened in 1982. Concepts from the original idea of EPCOT would be integrated into the community of Celebration much later. newspaper on October 20, 1965. A press conference soon was organized for November 15. At the presentation, Walt Disney explained the plans for the site, including
Tourism-
19th Century English tourists in the Roman Campagna, painting by Carl Spitzweg.
"Tourist" redirects here. For other uses, see Tourist (disambiguation).
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than twenty-four (24) hours and not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited."
Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. In 2008, there were over 922 million international tourist arrivals, with a growth of 1.9% as compared to 2007. International tourism receipts grew to US$944 billion (euro 642 billion) in 2008, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 1.8%.
As a result of the late-2000s recession, international travel demand suffered a strong slowdown beginning in June 2008, with growth in international tourism arrivals worldwide falling to 2% during the boreal summer months.
This negative trend intensified during 2009, exacerbated in some countries due to the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus, resulting in a worldwide decline of 4% in 2009 to 880 million international tourists arrivals, and an estimated 6% decline in international tourism receipts.
Tourism is vital for many countries, such as Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Spain and Thailand, and many island nations, such as The Bahamas, Fiji, Maldives, Philippines and the Seychelles, due to the large intake of money for businesses with their goods and services and the opportunity for employment in the service industries associated with tourism. These service industries include transportation services, such as airlines, cruise ships and taxicabs, hospitality services, such as accommodations, including hotels and resorts, and entertainment venues, such as amusement parks, casinos, shopping malls, music venues and theatres.
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The inca city of Machu Picchu
country : Peru
place : near Cuzco
The inca city of Machu Picchu
country : Peru
place : near Cuzco
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The Iguazu waterfalls
country : Argentina - Brazil
place : borders between the two countries
The Iguazu waterfalls
country : Argentina - Brazil
place : borders between the two countries
The carnaval of Rio
country : Brazil
place : Rio of Janeiro
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The Tadj Mahall
country : India
place : Agra, south-west of Delhi
The Tadj Mahall
country : India
place : Agra, south-west of Delhi
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The pyramids and the sphinx
country : Egypt
place : Giseh, south-west of Cairo
The pyramids and the sphinx
country : Egypt
place : Giseh, south-west of Cairo
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The great canyon of Colorado
country : United States of America
place : south-west of the country, Arizona state
The great canyon of Colorado
country : United States of America
place : south-west of the country, Arizona state
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Migrating animals in the Serengeti park
country : Tanzania
place : north of the country, east of Victoria lake
Migrating animals in the Serengeti park
country : Tanzania
place : north of the country, east of Victoria lake
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The Nabatean city of Petra
country : Jordania
place : south-west of the country, near Israel
The Nabatean city of Petra
country : Jordania
place : south-west of the country, near Israel
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The big wall of China
country : China
place : north-east of the country, along Inner Mongolia
The big wall of China
country : China
place : north-east of the country, along Inner Mongolia
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The Victoria waterfalls
country : Zimbabwe - Zambia
place : border between the two countries
The Victoria waterfalls
country : Zimbabwe - Zambia
place : border between the two countries
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The great coral reef
country : Australia
place : offshore, north-east of the country
The great coral reef
country : Australia
place : offshore, north-east of the country
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The city of Angkor
country : Cambodia
place : Siem Reap, north of the Tonle Sap lake
The city of Angkor
country : Cambodia
place : Siem Reap, north of the Tonle Sap lake
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The amazonian virgin forest
country : Brazil - Peru
place : around the Amazonia river and its affluents
The amazonian virgin forest
country : Brazil - Peru
place : around the Amazonia river and its affluents
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The Niagara waterfalls
country : Canada - United States of America
place : Niagara, near Toronto
The Niagara waterfalls
country : Canada - United States of America
place : Niagara, near Toronto
The Walt Disney World Resort, sometimes shortened to Walt Disney World or Disney World, is the world's largest and most visited recreational resort, covering a 30,080-acre (47.00 sq mi; 121.7 km2) area just southwest of Orlando, Florida, USA and encompassing four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels (excluding 8 that are on-site, but not owned by the Walt Disney Company), including a campground, two health spas and fitness centers, and other recreational venues and entertainment. It opened on October 1, 1971 with only the Magic Kingdom theme park and has since added Epcot (October 1, 1982), Disney's Hollywood Studios (May 1, 1989) and Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park (April 22, 1998).
This world famous resort was inspired by the dreams of Walt Disney and his creation of Disneyland in California. Its original theme park, Magic Kingdom, is designed similarly to Disneyland. Walt Disney created "Disney World" in order to have a vacation resort that was much different from Disneyland's one-day visit; this includes a much wider variety of sports, recreation, uniquely-themed resort hotels and entertainment.
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