1.   Although outlet shops have been a godsend for Reading, some tourism officials regard them as a mixed blessing.

2.   Although tourism officials say the travel business has not been hurt, tourists cannot help but notice some skimpiness.

3.   Among Vietnamese tourism officials, the hope is that the agreement will inspire new confidence in this country among Americans planning to travel to Asia.

4.   An informal survey of tourism officials, hotel concierges, and a few cab drivers reveals some facts, some common ground, and a few vagaries.

5.   And mall executives are meeting with Fort Worth tourism officials to figure out how to market North East Mall to tourists.

6.   And they are making the trip north in record numbers so far this year, according to Canadian tourism officials.

7.   Antiguan tourism officials acknowledge that hotels like Trade Winds, Runaway Beach and Galley Bay suffered heavy damage and will not reopen until at least next summer.

8.   As a result, tourism officials in neighboring countries now complain that the entire region has been unjustly tarred by the travails of a relatively limited area.

9.   As federal parks workers geared up Tuesday for the evacuation, tourism officials in New Braunfels prepared for the arrival of thousands of Memorial Day vacationers.

10.   As for safety, cycle tour operators and tourism officials say that no tourist has ever come to harm in Northern Ireland.