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Japanese prefectures showcase tourism and food culture in New York
Japan's National Governors' Association held an event in New York on Thursday to promote famous sights and food cultures in six prefectures in the Asian country. The six were Toyama, Shizuoka, Mie and Nagano, as well as Miyagi in the country's…
Boston tourism attractions expected a summer boon. It never came.
Boston-area tourism attractions usually perform best in the summer. Not so much this year. The big picture: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu called it the 'best summer ever' thanks to a trio of major events, treating it as a model for how to stimulate the…
Cyprus Business Now: income inequality, Limassol forum, tourism, wage disclosure, BoC
Addressing this year's Limassol Economic Forum, Keravnos said wars, geopolitical tensions, disruptions to international trade, energy challenges, technological advances and climate change were creating an unprecedentedly complex international…
Madrid approves new tourism law
Planning a trip to Madrid or travelling through central Spain by motorhome? The region has approved a new tourism law that formally recognises hostels and dedicated overnight sites for campervans and motorhomes. Approved on Thursday, October 22…
Cyprus to use big chunk of €59.4m tourism budget on promotion and product enrichment
Cyprus tourism arrivals fell by 5.6 per cent in the first nine months of 2026 compared with the previous year, recovering from a much sharper decline earlier in the year, Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis said on Friday as he presented the…
Kashmir's chrysanthemum garden opens to boost autumn tourism
Amid the gentle autumn chill, a riot of colours welcomed visitors as Asia's largest chrysanthemum garden opened to the public on Friday. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurated Bagh-e-Gule-Dawood, with authorities expecting a large turnout of…
Call for council's dedicated tourism committee to be reinstated
Calls have been made to reinstate dedicated overview of tourism matters within the council amid claims the important regional sector is being “overlooked”. A motion signed by Conservative councillors Ruraidh Stewart (Skye and Rassay…
Wayne Brown rallies supporters to join Tourism Funding Charter
Auckland's Mayor has taken out a full-page advert in Saturday's newspaper calling for a fairer way to support tourism. Wayne Brown has rallied around 114 supporters to join a Tourism Funding Charter, calling for a long-term national approach to…
Former PM Liz Truss calls for fracking in Lincolnshire
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has called for fracking to be introduced in Lincolnshire claiming the county 'is one of the best places to exploit our energy reserves'. Truss was speaking at the Great Exhibition event at the Lincolnshire…
The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough named Ontario's Attraction of the Year
The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough has been named Attraction of the Year at the 2026 Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence. The award was presented Thursday night (October 22) at the Westin Ottawa during the Ontario Tourism Awards of…
What next for France as riots rattle markets? Three questions facing investors ahead of more protests
Unrest in France is adding to investor worries over the country's public finances and longer-term growth outlook. With more demonstrations planned for Saturday, President Emmanuel Macron vowed there would be no repeat of last weekend's violence.
NYC lost 30K private sector jobs in just 2 months as comptroller sounds alarm on 'concerning' trend
The Big Apple's private sector lost more than 30,000 jobs in the last two months alone — in what the city comptroller called a “concerning” downward trend. Private-sector employment dropped by 23,000 in September after losing…
UK-Oman joint statement on Omani State Visit
During the State Visit of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Sultan of Oman, to the United Kingdom as the guest of His Majesty The King on 20-22 October 2026, the United Kingdom and the Sultanate of Oman reaffirmed the enduring friendship…
Export push seeks to breathe new life into Korea's hollowed-out mining towns
Deep in the rugged, forested mountains of Gangwon Province, the hollowed-out shafts of abandoned anthracite mines stand as quiet monuments to Korea's industrial birth. During their mid-20th-century heyday, these bustling towns fueled the nation's…
Refused Sunderland Doxford Park college plans allowed at appeal
Plans for a college campus on a business park have been allowed after a planning inspector overturned a council decision. Sunderland City Council previously rejected the proposals for turning a vacant building at Doxford International Business Park…
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