Mr. Rowley remembers how people once flocked to his former programming base, the Regency, without any need for incentive.

Philadelphia's elite once flocked to opulent vacation homes built in the lush fringes bordering the city.

Perhaps these tourists aren't so different from the settlers who once flocked to this frontier outpost.

It is true that tourism in Kashmir, where visitors once flocked for its seductive landscapes, has vanished.

Over the years, he said, business executives who once flocked to Mount Vernon for its easy commute to Manhattan moved to smaller, more exclusive suburbs.

And as the refugees' cause has faded from public notice, most of the supporters who once flocked to their defense have moved on.

But the owner sold to a frugal man, and the seagull-like horde that once flocked there for supper has moved on.

The young families and just-marrieds who once flocked here now balk at the soaring housing prices, high taxes and monochrome of suburban life.

I decided to stay until then, in no doubt why people once flocked to Tangier, simply delighted to have it more or less to myself for the time being.

Lawmakers once flocked to the bars and restaurants near the Capitol for dinner, or drinks, or tomfoolery.