21.   When Odio resigned in September, Merrett Steirheim, the respected head of the area tourism bureau, stepped in on a temporary basis.

22.   Across the square, in the tourism information bureau, three employees were enjoying a quiet breakfast and a fourth scanning the morning newspaper.

23.   Zhang Qinghe, head of the Heilongjiang tourism bureau, said the increase was directly attributable to the growing popularity of cross-border trips.

24.   The Australian national tourism bureau has appointed Thorpe as the first Australian Holiday Ambassador for Japan to promote his country as a tourist destination.