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Sabah tourism industry bracing for impact amidst geopolitical tensions
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah tourism industry is bracing for changes and impacts in view of rising global fuel prices. State Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin said the pinch can already be felt in the tourism industry…
Trump's new tourism envoy once proposed banishing pigeons from Sydney streets
Nick Adams, a conservative influencer self-branded as a Hooters-loving 'alpha male', has this week been announced as US President Donald Trump's new special presidential envoy for American tourism, exceptionalism and values. As he praised Trump for…
Experiential wildlife tourism in India is growing through naturalist-led forest journeys
In his book Man-Eaters of Kumaon, Jim Corbett recounts following the alarm call of a langur — “khek-khek-khekerr” — to track a tiger. Today, almost every naturalist and self-taught wildlife photographer will tell you the…
Date set for full reopening of famous beach struggling with over-tourism
A Gwynedd beach famous for queues and disappearing cars is to fully reopen next week. Morfa Bychan Beach – commonly known as Black Rock Sands – has been undergoing upgrades to cope with over-tourism pressures. The vast beach near…
Market Harborough bids for UK Town of Culture 2028 title
Market Harborough has joined the race to become the UK's first Town of Culture in 2028. The government said the competition would boost local pride and added the winner would be awarded £3m, with two runners-up receiving £250,000 each.
Taiwan defines key industries: sources
By Chung Li-hua / Staff reporter The Executive Yuan has determined 13 strategic industries as the focus of Taiwan's development this year, including key minerals, essential public infrastructure and urban renewal projects, government officials…
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Photo used to advertise Scottish travel removed after it appears to show bus in China
The Scottish government has withdrawn an image from an advert promoting a Highland bus travel campaign after it emerged that the picture actually appears to be of a nature reserve in China. Images of the pilot campaign, advertising cheap bus travel…
Hands of change: A peek inside Thailand's move to overhaul massage industry worth billions
BANGKOK: The room looks like any typical massage space in Thailand; thin mattresses laid out along a wooden floor, with therapists dressed in orange robes warming up their hands. But this is no ordinary spa session. These are beginners: some of…
Inside coastal fishing town with 'World's Smallest Police Station
Florida is known as a hot spot for spring breakers and retirees, but a fishing town in the state's Panhandle is redefining the area for its serene beaches and slow pace. Carrabelle, a city on the Gulf Coast about an hour south of Tallahassee, is…
Alicante airport prepares for busy Easter travel surge with more than 4,200 flights scheduled
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is preparing for a significant Easter travel rush, with thousands of passengers expected to pass through during one of the first major peak periods of the year. Airlines have scheduled more than 4,200…
'Cuba is next': Amidst West Asia conflict, Trump turns his gaze to the Caribbean
Cuba's electricity grid suffered a second blackout last weekend, even as the US continues its blockade of oil and fuel to the country. This marked the second blackout within a week, and the third in a month. Earlier this month, 64% of the island…
Why the US will pay a French company nearly $1 billion to give up wind farm plans
This week, the Trump administration announced it had struck an unusual deal. The U.S. government will pay TotalEnergies, a French power generation company, $928 million to scuttle its plans to build two wind farms off the coasts of New Jersey and…
Archaeologists unearth 1,600-year-old Christian monastic site with paintings, mysterious inscription
Egyptian archaeologists recently unearthed the remnants of a Christian monastic site from the 5th century — some 400 years after the time of Jesus Christ. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities wrote in a translated statement on…
'Canadians don't want to come here any more': anger over Trump squeezes US border businesses
On a warm March weekend in the American border town of Lewiston, New York, bakery owner Aimee Loughran is putting the finishing touches on a special order: a state trooper badge-shaped cake for a local officer's retirement party. It should be the…
HEMISPHERIC HUB
Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief executive officer Chris Dehring unveiled an ambitious plan to position the Caribbean as a hemispheric hub for cricket development, centred around a state-of-the-art high-performance facility in Antigua as the…
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