A new survey shows North America dominating British travelers' top destinations. New York City topped the top 10 for British tourists seeking one-week or longer holidays, says Travelscene.co.uk. The travel firm's survey also named Boston, Toronto, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Montreal and San Francisco among the favorite spots for Britons, whose currency, the pound, competes with the U.S. dollar as one of the world's strongest currencies. Egypt's Cairo, the United Arab Emirates' Dubai and Jordan's Amman. Terra Lycos is headquartered in Spain and operates in 42 countries.
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Yet advertising revenue in the country is slight at best, experts say. The buyer was a Beijing software company. See the story. An FTMarketWatch poll this month concluded that investors were split on which way the markets were headed. Yet Eric Tyson, a San Francisco-area financial consultant, says the results may indicate trouble ahead.