Originally settled in the early 1800s, Lake Villa was once a resort town where the affluent and many other tourists came to relax.

Fort Lauderdale now attracts a more sophisticated and affluent tourist, while largely ignoring the dwindling college crowd.

To help avoid becoming a target, do not dress in a way that could mark you as an affluent tourist.

Hotel standards go up, more affluent tourists arrive, the staff get more money; everyone benefits.

Even so, with affluent tourists around, there are incidents in which beach belongings are stolen.

So far, the government's snooty policy - making it easy for affluent tourists to visit, but blackballing all the rest - has worked.

The government hopes that the new museum will attract affluent art-loving tourists to Portugal.

Jimbaran, about three miles away, is a more spacious area, with five-star hotels and new luxury condominiums, that appeals to more affluent tourists.

The area of Africa that is cordoned off for the benefit of affluent tourists who want to gawp at gazelles is far larger than reasonable.

The goal is to draw affluent tourists, people who work in the center, and, especially, New Yorkers.