DO YOU LIVE IN A TOURIST TOWN?

Yeah I live in Hodgenville, Ky where Pres Abe Lincoln was born. But how really wants to see Lincolns birthplace? It's a very small town and the very limited tourists that come here probably effects jobs, ect very little. Mostly it's school field trips. There's also a little historic museam about Lincoln 'down town' at the square where there is also a lovely statue of him too. If you want to drive 5 miles or so down the road then you can also see his boyhood home. Which is actually in a quiet beautiful area (see my pic below). And about 20 minutes or so from here is Elizabethtown. That's right - the very same Elizabethtown from the movie "Elizabethtown". Very exciting huh?!

I live in Geelong (or have recently moved just out) but I think it is a tourist town. We have a great waterfront, and in January we have Skandia where yachts from all around arrive and there are celebrations. We also have great beaches near by Torquay, Jan Juc and the great Bell beach. There is also the Great Ocean Road that goes to Lorne. Then there is the Ferry from Queenscliff to take you across to Sorrento. We do have a great shopping centre that you can see the waterfront from, and nice places to eat! Oh and the best football team! lol

I live in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Faisalabad is my city and Pakistan is my country. My city is called "Manchester of Asia" and "backbone of Pakistan" due to its textile products. My city is a basically industrial city. Many outsider merchants have to visit my city for bussiness of textiles. Agriculture University of Faisalabad, Pakistan is the second biggest university of Asia and is in my city. Many foreign people and from people from other cities of Pakistan come here for studing. Many foregin students and other people come around the World for Annual functions of this University every year. Clock Tower of my city resembles clock tower of London. I told u the basic feature of my city and i am sure that plenty of tourists visit my city around the world but usually, people visit Northern areas of my country.

I live in LA, we've got mann's chinese theater, the pantages theater, hollywood blvd, universal studios, disneyland, malibu, santa monica,Downtown LA, Little Chinatown (downtown LA) jewelry district also down town. We've got alot of things! =o)

I live in a state that is 100% dependent on tourism. We do not have a state income tax since tourism brings in so much in sales tax. Of course, even though tourism provides many jobs in our state, they are low-paying service-industry jobs, so it all evns out in the end.

I live in Florence, Italy, I think is one of the most attractive place for tourism in Europe. The problems are related to the services offered to the tourists. The level of hotels and restaurants is too low compared to other towns in Europe, like Paris, London, Barcelona.The artistic offer is enourmous as the rest of Italy, with a better care would be one of the best places in the world. It's a shame, we could do better

I live in Masaya, Nicaragua and it is a tourist attraction. Many tourists stop here to buy souvenirs of Nicaragua. There are many craftsmen displaying their goods at a marketplace for that. This city is famous for making a colorful high quality hammock that are very desirable. There is a guitar maker, marimba makers (like a xylophone), beautifully hand-crafted clay pots and pitchers, there are paintings and various other crafts. It is near a volcano where parakeets nest and some other volcanos. There are two large lakes here and it is very near Granada, one of the oldest cities in Central America. In November and December there is some kind of attraction just about every weekend here, such as Marimba Dancers doing a traditional Nicaraguan dance and wearing very colorful costumes.

no, i don't live in a tourist town but i live in the tourist province, north sumatra, indonesia exactly. so i can tell you a little about the tourist attractions in the place. there is a great lake in my province called danau toba/toba lake. if i am not mistaken the lake is the second biggest lake in the world. it has an island in the center which is called samosir island. you can find so many resorts there. many foreign tourist visit the lake every year.

I live near Melbourne airport, so our suburb isn't a tourist attraction but we have LOTS of tourists go through. LOL. Melbourne is the capital of the state of Victoria in Australia. Melbourne is a fabulous city for tourists. Lots of attractions from museums and theatres, thousands of restaurants and cafés, nightclubs, lots of good shopping places. It's a very cosmopolitan city and in the top ten of the best places to live. I personally love it here.

i live in Visakhapatnam, AP state, India, its a beautiful city with wide roads, on the sea side, with beautiful beaches in and around the city, there are a total of 4-5 beaches, Ramakrishna, rushikonda, bheemili, yerrada, and there is steel city which is famous for its iron and steel export all over the world...steel city is the township for only the people who work in the steel industry, but is beautiful in the way of its design and construction...and there is a hilltop view of the whole city, a breathtaking picnic spot with gardens and park from where we can see the sea and the sky, the city and valleys on the other side... India is famous for its rich heritage...likewise, there are some famous temples in Vizag which are tourist attractions, and there are parks and theme parks in the city. but most famous of all, there is a hillstation near to vizag called Araku which is famous haunt for all those who love, hills and deep valleys, cold climate, and flowering gardens, and shooting spots for the films and ideal for holidays and enjoyment rides...there are also some naturally formed caves called Borra caves where even more no. of people come... this is all about our beautiful city...

I'm from Brisbane Qld Australia 1st point of call to the Sunshine State, from here there is a number of places to visit. Going North Sunshine Coast, Steve Irwin's (or should I say Bindi's) Australia Zoo, Big Pineapple & Golden Beaches just to name a few. Going south The Gold Coast, Movie World, Wet & Wild, Dream World, & Sea World.. More to see & do than can be mentioned...

montreal is a place where a lot come to visit, theres lots to see, most come though for the night life, the clubs etc, but theres the old port, biodome, the shopping malls,the underground city, and much much more

I live in a Town called Arroyo de la miel, which is on the Costa del sol, Southern Spain. Its only 5 mins from the beach, and attracts a lot of visitors every year. It has many many restaruants, chinese, english, german, and even some spanish. Cable cars will take you to the top of a lovely mountain with views along the whole coast. A small theme park, a beautiful park, lots of ex pats.

I live in Brisbane Queensland and work in the tourism and hospitality industry. I have to say that here, yes, tourism makes a difference. Here for new years we have fireworks up and down the whole river along with music. Attractions galore all over the city. The biggest picture theatre in Queensland, a fake beach made just next to the river that fills with people every holidays, a great walk along the river. Lots of great restaurants and nightclubs. It's not a very scary place at night either unlike some cities. We have the RNA showgrounds for Easter, The Convention Centre (where I work) for most of the exhibitions and conventions. It's always growing here in the way of tourism, apparently there are more people moving to Brisbane in the last few years than ever b4. I just have one complaint and it's only a little off the subject but the public transport system isn't very good here. It's good for the tourists but not for the people who work in tourism. Even though Brisbanes main revenue comes from tourism hospitality most of the trains and buses finish at 10:30-11:00pm on weeknights. I don't usually finish work on weeknights till 12am-2am

I am also from a small city in Ohio. We are known for an amusement park. ((Is your town a place tourists visit?)) Yes. Springtime and Summertime are our busy seasons. ((Do you think that your town/district gains a lot out of tourists? )) Sure, the businesses thrive. As for the town, NO! The majority of our businesses offer discounts to the employees of the park and it seems rude to the locals, I think. Truth is, they would only have a seasonal business if it weren't for us, right? ((Has tourism in your town/district seen higher employment?)) The only problem I have is that the amusement park hires mostly foreigners to staff it. Nothing against the foreigners themselves... but if you are a resident of the city, you are less likely to be accepted for employment : ( More on the park... It doesn't offer the locals ANY discounts for ANYTHING; parking (which I believe we pay some taxes on), admission, season passes, games, shops or even a lil 10% on eatery. I think every other amusement park and most zoo's offer some discount for the locals. I mean we have to deal with the crazy traffic and rise in hotel prices and we can't even understand the language of 90% of the employees when we do visit.((which is great for the The prices are outrageous too! It's $10 for parking and costs to pick up and drop someone off too! So, if I wanted to drop my nephew off, it would cost me to pick him up and drop him off, even if he had a season pass... yes, it's seperate, unless you purchase a parking pass ((which you almost have to and it's not cheap either)) And as I mentioned before, there are no discounts for the pass-holders, who are going to be visiting and spending regularly throughout the seasons and are most likely RESIDENTS! Sorry, but as you can see... I'm not all that excited to be living in a tourist city. Great Discussion! Keep 'em coming ossie!

Yes I live in Ohio We have the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Football Hall of Fame. happy Holidays.

I live in NYC. Sooo many tourists here. I like to whip out my camera and take random pictures when I'm walking to class, and I always joke with my friends that I'm being such a tourist. I think it's funny that many of these tourists go to places that many New Yorkers have never even visited. All the things NYC is famous for are not central to our lives here. I've never been to the empire state building. I've seen the Statue of Liberty once, from a boat. I do think that people make a lot of money off unsuspecting tourists here. I went to Rockafeller Center once, and my friend and i were hungry so we stopped at a pizza place. The guy wanted $5 for one slice! It's about $1.5 in other places. Such a tourist trap. I said "Even if I'm a New Yorker?" I actually haggled with him, for the first time ever. I got the price knocked down to $5 for TWO slices. Not bad, eh? :P

I'm from Niagara Falls Canada which is a very touristy place....I actually love it there..not to live anymore though but I love goin back to visit and hangin out on Clifton Hill with the kids etc...

I live in Davao City, Philippines.There are a lot of places to see here in Davao City. There's the Eden Nature Park, Paradise Island. A lot of tourists go there for a vacation especially during Summer and Holidays.I see quite a lot of foreigners here. Our local government has boosted our tourism through holding of Araw ng Davao where all provinces in Region XI perform their native dance.REgion XI is composed of Davao City, Davao Del Sur, Davao Oriental, Compstela Valley and Davao Del Norte. On this day, streets are filled with dances, games, parades of beauties..They also showcase their province delectable goods.ex. native products, fruits (durian, mangoes, mangosteen)

I live in GOA (India)...one of the most beautiful tourist destinations located in India. It's a place where you try to meet your soul. And I bet you will certainly meet it...:-)