Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:50:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Tourists take a ride in a convertible along the Malecon in Havana January 26, 2012. The Arab Spring, changes in U.S. policy and economic reforms at home are driving a tourist rush that is giving communist-run Cuba one of its best seasons ever and stretching its ability to accommodate demand. Cuba just completed its best year for tourism with 2.7 million visitors in 2011, and experts say current bookings suggest it will almost certainly beat that number in 2012. To match story CUBA-TOURISM/ REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
Tourists take pictures in front of the Ministry of Interior ...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Tourists take pictures in front of the Ministry of Interior (MININT) building displaying an image of revolution leader Che Guevara, in Havana's Revolution Square January 24, 2012. The Arab Spring, changes in U.S. policy and economic reforms at home are driving a tourist rush that is giving communist-run Cuba one of its best seasons ever and stretching its ability to accommodate demand. REUTERS/Enrique de la Osa (CUBA - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)
Motorists sit in their cars on a main road during a heavy traffic ...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:20:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Motorists sit in their cars on a main road during a heavy traffic period in Beijing January 10, 2012. China is rapidly becoming a country on wheels, and its crowded driving schools are racing to churn out licenses drivers as fast as autos roll off the assembly line. But judging by the daily smash-ups and blatant disregard for even basic traffic rules on China's roadways, quantity seems to have trumped quality at many schools. China surpassed the United States in 2009 to become the world's largest auto market, and just as newly affluent Chinese are snapping up expensive cars in staggering numbers, driving schools are bursting at the seams. Picture taken January 10, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS TRANSPORT)
Tourists walk on a footway of the step well of Nahargarh fort ...
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Tourists walk on a footway of the step well of Nahargarh fort in Jaipur, capital of India's desert state of Rajasthan January 23, 2012. Nahargarh fort, one of the major tourist attractions of the city, was built by Sawai Raja Jai Singh in 1734. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain (INDIA - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)
Tourists watch the Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground ...
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:10:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Tourists watch the Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off the west coast of Italy on Giglio island January 22, 2012. Diving crews recovered the body of a woman aboard the ship on Saturday, bringing the death toll to at least 12. Twenty people are unaccounted for and hopes of finding anyone alive have all but gone. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (ITALY - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT)
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