51.   Fueling the growth are the climbing interest in environmental tourism, more direct flights to New Zealand and heavy promotion of the country as a tourist destination.

52.   Gaylord is betting that a mix of retailing and country-oriented entertainment will make Nashville more a leading tourist destination than the current Opryland theme park.

53.   From the Pacific to the Caribbean, tourist destinations are reporting sizable reductions in visitors and receipts.

54.   Glance at a map of the hot Mexican tourist destinations and Morelia is nowhere to be seen.

55.   He appeared when Britain was at its most impotent, having slid from Churchillian splendor into a tourist destination on the fringe of the superpower struggle.

56.   He said the state will pay cash -- rather than borrow money -- to fix up tourist destinations, cultural centers, environmental retreats and historical sites.

57.   Here, there are three main tourist destinations -- Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Negril -- all boasting a plethora of all-inclusive resorts along stunning coasts.

58.   His neatest trick was to slip a fine restaurant into a tourist destination.

59.   Hopsewee Plantation, birthplace of a Declaration of Independence signer, is open as a tourist destination south of Georgetown toward Charleston.

60.   Hickman, however, said his proposal is big enough to turn the Stockyards and Fort Worth into a world-class tourist destination.