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Ghosts, vampires and witches are anything but scary to Louisiana's tourism boosters
Morgan Black used to be a social worker in Los Angeles. Then, in 2024, during one of her frequent visits to New Orleans, she had an epiphany that led her to change careers and switch hometowns all at once. 'I was walking around the French Quarter…
Gangnam expands medical tourism footprint from US to Southeast Asia
Long celebrated as the bustling heart of K-pop and luxury fashion, Gangnam District in southern Seoul is rapidly establishing itself as a global hub for medical tourism. Home to the world's highest density of cosmetic procedure centers —…
South Korea bets on five regional airports to spread its tourism boom beyond Seoul
South Korea plans to develop five new tourism hubs around regional airports, as the country tries to spread a record-breaking travel boom beyond the capital. The country drew 18.9 million foreign visitors in 2025, surpassing the previous high of…
Cyprus tourism recovery picks up momentum with strongest September on record
Cyprus recorded its strongest September for tourist arrivals on record, with visitor numbers rising by 1.8 per cent year-on-year as increased arrivals from Israel, Britain and Greece helped offset steep declines across several European markets. A…
This Safe Italian City With Moated Castles, $15 Pasta, And Zero Crowds Is Breaking Tourism Records
Forget Rome and its jam-packed Trastevere, Naples with its graffiti-splattered center, and Milan's cathedral-anchored main square, where you practically have to wade through an indiscernible mass of bodies. If you're looking to experience Italy…
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Approach Entertainment bags PR mandate for Inkspell Insight Ignition 4.0
Approach Entertainment & Communications has been named the PR and communications partner for Inkspell Insight Ignition 4.0, organised by Inkspell Media. Scheduled for October 28, 2026, from 3pm to 6pm at The Auditorium, DLF Cyber Park, Gurugram…
AIC Hotel Group Names Alliance Connection to Lead the Future of Hospitality Influence
The appointment signals a bold next chapter in how hospitality brands are built, discovered, and experienced, expanding a relationship that began 16 years ago when AIC Hotel Group became Alliance Connection's first client. Building on its work in…
Russia Expands Visa-Free Access for Vietnamese Visitors as Arrivals From Europe Lag
Russia began allowing Vietnamese ordinary-passport holders to visit visa-free for stays of up to 30 days, broadening access as tourism-purpose arrivals from European countries remain far below 2019 levels. The decree took effect Oct. 15, 2026. It…
Branching out into tree puns
Saturday's No Kings event at The Commons in downtown Minneapolis brought hundreds together once again, but with a different emphasis this time around: getting out the vote. Although many speakers were critical of the current administration, the…
Israeli woman attacked in Istanbul mall
Claudia Medina Halfon, an Israeli citizen who assists Israelis traveling to Turkey for hair transplants, was involved in a confrontation with a group of protesters at the Istinye Park shopping mall in Istanbul. According to Turkish media reports…
Stay home!': Tourists find themselves in a France convulsed by protests
'Stay home!' the 73-year-old pensioner told AFP on Monday outside the world's most visited museum, after a weekend of unrest that rocked some of the French capital's most iconic streets and squares. She was one of thousands of visitors scrambling…
The housing crisis is now global. It shows just how undemocratic our nations have become | Leilani Farha
In the summer of 2021, I visited a homeless community in a park in Toronto, Canada, and spoke to one of the residents. He was living in a tent in the shadow of brand new skyscrapers, and had been homeless for about five years. At one point he…
Blue Rhine Industries Wins Sphere Abu Dhabi LED Display Subcontract
Blue Rhine Industries has won the subcontract to install Sphere Abu Dhabi's exterior LED display, giving a UAE company a prominent role in a $1.7 billion venue project planned for Yas Island. ALEC Engineering and Contracting selected Blue Rhine to…
France and Albania rocked by riots. Trump's team is only talking about one
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have blamed immigration for violent unrest in France, but have not publicly addressed a separate wave of anti-government protests in Albania, where demonstrators have targeted a controversial…
Second minister visits Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival
Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tatsunori Ibayashi on Monday became the second minister to visit war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its autumn festival this year, following growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi on…
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