21.   Local tourism officials insist they are reining in the thriving whale-watching trade.

22.   Local tourism authorities and businesses were in the act.

23.   MALAYSIA Airlines has no plans to reschedule its flights or reduce domestic fares to boost the local tourism industry in the current economic situation.

24.   Ministers and public servants with travel and holiday allowances could no longer take overseas vacations, to prevent the outflow of funds and to encourage local tourism.

25.   More Australians are traveling overseas and fewer tourists are coming to Australia in a double blow for the local tourism industry, figures released Tuesday show.

26.   Others are travel and tour agents, highway authorities, handicraft centres, shopping centres and related organisations representing a cross-section of the local tourism industry.

27.   Several factors including heavy advertising by other Caribbean destinations and negative publicity prompted by a wave of crimes against tourists last year hurt the local tourism industry.

28.   Snow started to fall Sunday at Winter Olympic sites, a day after local tourism officials prayed at a Shinto shrine for snowfall.

29.   She said the idea for the museum was a response to phone calls from fans to state and local tourism councils.

30.   Some protesters, who argue the megaproject will damage the environment and the local tourism industry, hurled stones at authorities.