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One small price for man: City banker pays ?50,000 to become world's first 'affordable' space tourist (Daily Mail)

A banker is set to become the world's first 'affordable' space tourist. Per Wimmer will tomorrow be announced as the first customer of private space tourism company Xcor.

Uganda: Gifted By Nature Rejected at London Tourism Exhibition (AllAfrica.com)

UGANDA outshone her regional competitors at the recently concluded London World Tourism Market fair, registering over 7,000 tourists in three days, the Uganda Tourist Board (UTB) marketing and public relations officer Edwin Muzahura, has said.

Hotel Review: Hilton London Tower Bridge (New York Times)

Few urban renewal projects have triumphed like London ’s South Bank, where a rough locals-only zone has been transformed into a must-see destination for tourists. The only thing missing is a proper range of hotels.

Cutbacks threaten Olympic athletes’ dreams of going for gold (Times Online)

Tony Blair and Lord Coe might have picked a sport other than basketball to illustrate their claim that the London Games would inspire a new generation of Olympians.