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Schweizer: There's 'Massive' Birth Tourism Industry
Saturday on FNC's “Ingraham Angle,” Breitbart News senior contributor and author of The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon Peter Schweizer discussed birth tourism Schweizer said…
BTS comeback concert sparks tourism boom in Seoul
Seoul is bracing for a massive influx of international tourists as BTS' upcoming comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square triggers a major demand shock, with downtown hotels hitting full capacity and travel searches for the capital skyrocketing. The…
China's visa-free waivers spark Korean travel boom, underpin tourism revival
For Choi Yu-jin, a 31-year-old Seoul-based fashion designer, the perfect getaway requires three elements: value, spotless streetscapes and unforgettable flavours. And Shanghai, she says, delivers on all counts. Three visits since 2024, with a…
FM Sitharaman proposes 'East Coast Industrial Corridor', 5 tourism destinations in 'Purvodaya' States in Union Budget
The government on Sunday (February 1, 2026) proposed the development of an 'East Coast Industrial Corridor' with a well-connected node at Durgapur in West Bengal, and creation of five tourism destinations in five 'Purvodaya' States. Presenting the…
Japan Tourism Agency Calls for Strengthening Measures Against Overtourism
The Japan Tourism Agency plans to increase the number of regions taking steps to address overtourism from the current 47 to 100 as a new effort to strengthen measures against overtourism. The numerical target will be included in the agency's basic…
Blue Origin Pauses Space Tourism Flights to Chase Moon Ambitions
Manuel Mazzanti/Nurphoto Via Getty Images Blue Origin is pausing its New Shepard suborbital flights for at least two years to redirect resources into its lunar lander program The move effectively shutters the company's high-profile space tourism…
Japan Tourism Agency calls for strengthening measures against overtourism
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published Feb 01, 2026, 10:05 AM TOKYO – The Japan Tourism Agency plans to increase the number of regions taking steps to address overtourism from the current 47 to 100 as a new…
Chinese space tourism startup eyes 2028 for 1st crewed mission, signs celebrity for future flight
A Chinese space firm is booking passengers for its suborbital tourism flights and has now signed up a celebrity for an early flight. Commercial company InterstellOr unveiled a full-scale experimental version of its CYZ1 (ChuanYueZhe 1) crew capsule…
Blue Origin Pauses Space Tourism Program to Focus on Return to the Moon
If heading up to space was on your bucket list, you might have to wait a little while longer. Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin has paused its space tourism program, dubbed New Shepard, to focus on accelerating the development of the company's human lunar…
Budget 2026: From heritage sites to medical hubs and eco trails, Sitharaman announces measures to boost tourism sector
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Union Budget speech Sunday that the tourism sector has the potential to play a large role in employment generation, forex earnings, and expanding the local economy, as she announced a slew of measures…
In Sudan's old port of Suakin, dreams of a tourism revival
'It was called the 'White City',' for its unique buildings made of coral stone taken from the seabed, said mayor Abu Mohamed El-Amin Artega, who is also the leader of the Artega tribe, part of eastern Sudan's Beja ethnic group. Now the once-booming…
Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Big Boost To Eco, Medical Tourism And Nature-based Travel
Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2026–27 on the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas. This marked the ninth budget tabled by the finance minister. In her speech, Sitharaman laid emphasis on India's…
Kerala for All conclave: State working on comprehensive plan for gender-inclusive tourism
Asserting that Kerala is perhaps the only State in the world willing to openly acknowledge shortcomings in the gender inclusivity of its tourism destinations, Sikha Surendran, Director, Kerala Tourism, said the State is working on a comprehensive…
Budget 2026: Sitharaman bets big on biopharma, Ayurveda, medical tourism to power India's health future
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made major announcements to promote India as a hub for biopharmaceutical manufacturing, medical value tourism, and the manufacturing of Ayurveda drugs in the Budget 2026 on Sunday. She also announced the…
Las Vegas resort execs optimistic for tourism turnaround in '26
Top executives of two Las Vegas casino companies are confident Las Vegas visitation will rebound this year and Southern Nevada will get back to doing what it does best — provide a superior hospitality experience for people wanting an escape.
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