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Maryland Horse Industry Plan Targets Jobs, Tourism, Welfare
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland's first statewide horse-industry strategic plan recommends expanding career training, coordinating tourism promotion and developing a system to track racehorses from breeding through retirement. Gov. Wes Moore…
Lake Tuzkan - life and tourism around Jizzakh's desert lakes
The landscape of Jizzakh region changes quickly. Dry earth and sandy stretches dominate much of the Mirzachul area, until a large body of water appears on the horizon. Lake Tuzkan is part of the Aydar-Arnasay lake system, one of the largest inland…
Missoulians feel positive towards tourism, according to Destination Missoula survey
MISSOULA — Anyone who has lived in Missoula for the past several years may know that tourism, by the numbers, has been increasing across the state. And with that sometimes comes a lot of opinions. Destination Missoula recently set out to…
Malta Tourism Authority and Trip.com Group Sign Strategic Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Malta as a Global Destination
VALLETTA, Malta, Oct. 12, 2026 /CNW/ -- On the sidelines of the 2026 WTTC Global Summit held in Malta, Carlo Micallef, CEO of the Malta Tourism Authority, met with Edison Chen, Vice President of Trip.com Group, for talks on China–Malta…
Egypt tourism chief urges agents to look beyond traditional hotspots
Oct 12, 202616:00 GMT by Robin Murray Egypt's tourism chief has urged UK agents to broaden the way they sell the destination as it targets longer stays, repeat visits and more multi-centre holidays. Dr Ahmed Youssef, chief executive of the Egyptian…
World leaders discuss economics and politics of tourism
Overtourism, lack of government regulation, politics pose challenges to ever-changing environments VALLETTA, Malta ― Overcrowding, sustainability, and the politics of tourism took center stage at the World Travel and Tourism Council Summit…
Thailand eyes $30 departure tax for tourists in revenue push
Thailand is looking to travelers for more revenue, testing a tourism industry that has yet to fully recover from the pandemic. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's government is considering an outbound tax of about 1,000 baht ($30) on Thai and…
Denia Spain's top food tourism destinations
Dénia is stepping up its efforts to attract food-loving visitors from across Spain and beyond after taking part in a national gathering focused on the future of gastronomic tourism. The Costa Blanca town was represented at the annual…
England's Northernmost City With Roman Ruins, $5 Pints, And City-Center Castles Is Breaking Tourism Records
Double-decker bus rides and Big Ben selfies are an English classic, for sure, but they're not all that England has to offer. As much as I love London myself—hey, that city quite literally raised me—my on-and-off years of living there…
Northern Michigan fall tourism grows to support local businesses
NORTHERN MICHIGAN — Autumn leaf peeping season is drawing visitors to Northern Michigan, boosting the regional tourism economy during a historically slow time of year. Fall tourism across the region has grown in popularity over the last…
Corinthia Founder & Chairman, Alfred Pisani Honored with Prestigious WTTC Icon Award
Mr. Pisani's journey in hospitality began in 1962 with the opening of a restaurant in Malta. Six years later, he opened the Corinthia Palace Hotel, establishing the foundations of what would become an internationally recognized luxury hospitality…
UK holiday demand may have peaked amid cost of living squeeze, says travel industry
The UK's cost of living squeeze means fewer people plan to ringfence money for holiday abroad next year, the travel industry warned on Tuesday. Despite war, wildfires and EES border checks, the numbers of Britons taking holidays climbed back to…
Port of Aberdeen reports best ever cruise ship season
The Port of Aberdeen has reported its best ever cruise ship season, with 54,000 people visiting the city. The number of tourists rose by 26% compared with last year, with 71 vessels arriving during 2026. Port of Aberdeen chief executive Bob…
Japanese municipalities with over 5% foreign nationals up more than twofold
The number of Japanese municipalities whose foreign residents account for over 5% of the population climbed 2.5 times from 53 in 2020 to 132, according to 2025 census data released by the internal affairs ministry. The data show increases in…
When will the SS United States be sunk? November date set to turn ship into world's largest artificial reef
DESTIN-FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- The S.S. United States is now one step closer to becoming the world's largest artificial reef. Officials have now set a date to sink the ship off the Gulf Coast of Florida. Leaders in Okaloosa County, Florida, say…
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