Travel Stories and News for 4/3/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/3/2009

Tibet Will Reopen to Foreign Tourists on April 5 – via ABC News
China said it plans to reopen Tibet to foreign tourists next week in a sign of Beijing’s growing confidence after several sensitive anniversaries passed without any apparent major disturbances.

Louvre Is 2008’s Most Visited Museum In The World – via The Expeditioner
Almost as anticipated in the art and travel worlds as the Forbes 100 Richest list is in the financial world, the Top Five Most Visited Museums list was released today, with the Louvre topping the list with over 8.5 million visitors who descended beneath the world’s most famous pyramid (okay, most famous outside of Egypt) in 2008. Second was the British Museum, followed by D.C.’s National Gallery, the Tate Modern, and then NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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