Thus when they purport to be promoting cultural diversity and the joy of living together, their globalisation has in fact - thanks to world television (such as CNN) the internet and global cyberspace, world tourist operators, credit card companies (Visa, American Express..) (religion-online.org)
The fragile reef, which stretches 2,300 km (1,430 miles) along Australia's east coast, is the centerpiece of a campaign by green groups and marine tourist operators aiming to stop a planned coal port expansion that would require millions of cubic meters of sand to be dredged up and dumped near the reef. (scientificamerican.com)
The decision was retracted on Wednesday morning after tourist operators working with these countries protested to the government. (thetravelmagazine.net)