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Delegates discuss the future of tourism sector in the Union Territory at a conference in Puducherry
Around 200 persons from tourism and allied industries attended a conference on the subject “Future of tourism with artificial intelligence,” at the Alliance Francaise de Pondicherry on Saturday. The participants discussed the future…
Despite AI, personalisation and human touch will remain central to tourism experiences, say speakers at KTM 2026
Speakers at a seminar on ‘Evolving Customer Expectations' held as part of the 13th edition of the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM 2026) here on Saturday (September 26) said that Keralam needs to broaden its tourism offerings beyond its established…
Telangana plans 'tourism coupons' to get Hyderabad IT professionals travelling on weekends
Hyderabad's IT professionals could soon have a new reason to step out of the city on weekends, with the Telangana government considering ‘Tourism Coupons' to encourage software employees to explore destinations across the State. Deputy Chief…
Madurai celebrates World Tourism Day 2026 with historic heritage walk
Madurai marked World Tourism Day 2026 with celebrations on Saturday, highlighted by a major heritage walk through the historic core of the temple city. Minister for Energy and Law R. Nirmalkumar inaugurated and participated in the heritage walk…
How Japan went from a rice shortage to a rice surplus in two years, as climate change, tourism, and a U.S. trade fight collided
In 2023, extreme heat and drought damaged Japan's rice crop, and a year later, that damage turned into a national shortage so severe, it forced a government minister to resign. By 2026, Japan had swung so far in the opposite direction that it was…
Climate change will transform our tourism forever but could cost us all
It may sound like the understatement of the year, but Cornwall was certainly busy this summer. Wall to wall sunshine, high cost of travelling abroad, uncertainties due to the Middle East war and temperatures at the Med so high as to be unpleasant…
India-EU Partnership Gets Fresh Push: Tourism, Hospitality And Transport On Agenda At UNGA 81
New York: India and the European Union have explored avenues to deepen collaboration across the tourism, hospitality, and transport sectors as part of their expanding bilateral partnership. The discussions were held during a bilateral meeting…
Thailand has had enough of foreign tourists behaving badly
At a zoo a short drive south of Bangkok, Charoon Youngprapakorn has spent a lifetime taking the pulse of Thailand 's tourism industry from an unlikely vantage point: the open jaws of crocodiles. Handlers at his Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm & Zoo…
Notswolds set to be England's hot new tourism region
The East Midlands could one day enjoy the kind of tourism success the Cotswolds has basked in for decades. The overlooked region, which includes South Northamptonshire, Rutland - England's smallest county, as well as parts of rural Leicestershire…
From BTS to makgeolli: S. Korea's rural tourism push goes beyond Seoul
GYEONGGI – On the last full day of their 10-day holiday in South Korea, German tourists Sarah Fiedler and Maria Seidler did something off the beaten path. Instead of squeezing in last-minute shopping for hot-selling K-beauty products like…
This Underrated Eastern European City With 4th-Century Fortresses, $15 Dinners, And 1-Year Visa Free Visits For Americans Is Breaking Tourism Records
If you're tired of hearing well-traveled acquaintances raving about their Paris–London–Rome circuit every year, we have something for you that might actually properly turn a few heads, and that won't burn a hole through your wallet:…
Grapevine: Lost on the har
FOLLOWING HIS retirement around 10 years ago, Rabbi Joseph Abrams, a former long-term day school principal in the US, came to Jerusalem. In a desire to be useful, he volunteered to teach at a yeshiva in Jerusalem's Old City. “It used to be…
Bermuda needs execution and integrity, Mr Burt
Search 86ea4e79-a6c5-4cce-bfbe-40bfb11d5159 The site where the Ottiwell A. Simmons International Arbitration Centre was supposed to be built (Photograph by Akil Simmons) Yesterday's Premier's Question Period raised a straightforward issue: how…
HK restaurant bookings surge for Mid-Autumn Festival as industry eyes Golden Week boost
Hong Kong's catering sector reported robust business for the Mid-Autumn Festival, with numerous Chinese restaurants seeing their tables fully booked for dinner on the day of the festival itself. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Simon Wong Ka-wo…
Jeju Island reinvents itself as haven for paws and passports
Jeju Island is rolling out the red carpet — and plenty of belly rubs — for a new wave of globetrotters: jet-setting pups and the devoted humans who refuse to leave them behind. Tourism authorities in Jeju are betting that attracting…
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