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Jeju tourism hit by safety concerns after mishandled missing person cases
Jeju's reputation as a safe travel destination is coming under strain after police prematurely closed a missing person case and several missing people were later found dead. With domestic visitor numbers falling, concerns are growing over safety on…
Thailand proposes $17 fee to fund tourism upgrade
BANGKOK – Thailand is reviving its proposed 450-baht (S$17) fee on foreign visitors as a long-term source of funding for insurance, destination renewal and a shift towards higher-quality tourism, with officials warning that continued…
S. Korea's medical tourism continues double-digit growth
SEOUL – Foreign card spending on medical services in South Korea jumped 66.5 per cent in July from a year earlier, extending a rapid expansion in the country's medical tourism industry. Foreign nationals spent 213 billion won (S$197 million)…
Korea's medical tourism continues double-digit growth
Foreign patients spend more across Korea, but most money still flows to Seoul Foreign card spending on medical services in South Korea jumped 66.5 percent in July from a year earlier, extending a rapid expansion in the country's medical tourism…
Andy Burnham's tourism tax will stop millions enjoying a cheap holiday
Millions of Brits will miss out on cheap holidays if the Government presses ahead with a new visitor tax, tourism bosses fear. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has confirmed plans to create an “Overnight Visitor Levy”, forcing tourists to…
Tourism growth plan under microscope
Impacts of the government's tourism ambitions on Queenstown will come under the spotlight next Thursday night. Internationally-recognised destination management leader Kiri Goulter, and Destination Queenstown and Lake Wānaka Tourism chief…
Korea puts trekking on K-tourism map
Korea is pitching its mountains as its next tourism destination, and 11 French hikers on Bukhansan were the first to test. Members of France's largest hiking federation walked Bukhansan in Seoul on Sunday, the opening stop of an 11-day itinerary…
Illegal trekking, 'hidden spot' tourism raise alarm in Karnataka's Western Ghats
Residents and environmentalists across the Western Ghats, particularly in Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru districts, have raised concerns over the growing trend of private groups and tour operators promoting hidden and remote natural spots for commercial…
Orihuela's autumn tourism programme
Costa Blanca South By Anna Ellis • Published: 29 Aug 2026 • 13:04 • 1 minute read Orihuela Tourist Office. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Orihuela. Orihuela is adding new experiences to its autumn tourism programme, with food, nature…
What To Know Before Booking A Wellness Trip To South Korea
Seoul attracted a record 2 million foreign patients last year for medical and wellness tourism. South Korea makes wellness look easy. Perhaps too easy. A record 2 million foreign patients visited the country last year, and 173,000 of them were…
The missing in Nepal-Tibet flash floods
More than 3,000 people were listed as missing Sunday, with another 750 confirmed dead, after the flash floods and landslides that hit the Nepal-Tibet border. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The figures are likely to change, which is not uncommon in…
The World's Most Unexpected Destination Trends You Didn't Know Existed
Travel has always been about exploration, but today's trends are shifting away from crowded hotspots toward destinations that surprise even the most seasoned adventurers. From abandoned ghost towns reimagined as eco-retreat villages to floating…
Why foreign tourists are trading palaces for peaks in Korea
Overseas visitors to Korea are increasingly choosing mountain peaks over historic palaces. On Sunday, the trend was highlighted when 11 members of France's Fédération Française de la Randonnée hiked in Bukhansan National…
After decades desilting of AVM Canal commences
The long-pending demand of desilting of Anantha Victoria Marthandam Canal, popularly known as AVM Canal, by the farmers and the fishermen was realised on Saturday as Minister for Tourism S. Rajesh Kumar inaugurated the exercise in the presence of…
Nepal floods latest: Rescue efforts enter fifth day with more than 2,400 missing after flash flood
Throughout Saturday, Nepalese energy minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha provided updates on rescue efforts at hydroelectric facilities in the flood-hit area. At the Trishuli-3 'A' hydropower site rescuers have managed to drill a hole into one of the…
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