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scmp.com - Kyodo - Japan's hotels embrace sleep tourism with brain scans and custom beds
Japan's hotels embrace sleep tourism with brain scans and custom beds
South China Morning Post

An increasing number of hotels in Japan are offering “sleep tourism” experiences – stays designed to promote high-quality and restful sleep. The trend, which started gaining popularity overseas several years ago, provides…

theconversation.com - Jorge Gracia Ibáñez - Dark tourism: why do sites of death, crime and tragedy become tourist attractions?
Dark tourism: why do sites of death, crime and tragedy become tourist attractions?
The Conversation

This summer, Laureano Oubiña, a major Galician drug trafficker, launched a “drug trafficking tour” through the Arousa estuary. He offered his clients a boat ride through the places that defined an era and promised the story…

yorkpress.co.uk - Anttoni James Numminen - Concerns raised over economic impacts of North Yorkshire tourism tax
Concerns raised over economic impacts of North Yorkshire tourism tax
York Press

Bosses at North Yorkshire Council have said that problems could arise “particularly for businesses on the coast” from the possible introduction of an overnight visitor levy in York and North Yorkshire.​ David Skaith, the…

cyprus-mail.com - Cyprus tourism had the numbers, but where did they come from?
Cyprus tourism had the numbers, but where did they come from?
Cyprus Mail

Tourist arrivals to Cyprus fell by 1.1 per cent in July, but a 55.8 per cent jump in visitors from Israel kept the overall decline small while nearly every other major market weakened. A total of 582,754 tourists arrived during the month, compared…

khaleejtimes.com - Azza Al Ali - RAK residents can get discounts, benefits by being a tourism ambassador
RAK residents can get discounts, benefits by being a tourism ambassador
Khaleej Times

Ras Al Khaimah is turning its residents and citizens into tourism ambassadors, encouraging them to invite family, friends and business connections from abroad to discover the emirate through a new initiative offering discounted stays, attraction…

livescience.com - Sascha Pare - They don't deserve this beauty and this breathtaking fragility': Former Antarctic tour guides told researchers why they quit the troubling industry
They don't deserve this beauty and this breathtaking fragility': Former Antarctic tour guides told researchers why they quit the troubling industry
Live Science

Despite being one of the remotest places on Earth, more than 100,000 people journey to Antarctica every year. And within the next few years, the number of tourists flocking to the continent each summer could reach 450,000. That's far fewer people…

prnewswire.com - Alaska Travel Industry Association - Responsible Travelers Need to Know These Tips Before Visiting the Great Land
Responsible Travelers Need to Know These Tips Before Visiting the Great Land
Cision PR Newswire

A few tips can go a long way toward being a more responsible traveler in Alaska: 1) Use Adventure Green Alaska's business directory to find sustainable accommodations and tours across the state. ATIA's Adventure Green Alaska (AGA) program, the only…

forbes.com - Laura Sirikul - Highlights From KCON LA 2026: M Countdown, Night Market, And More
Highlights From KCON LA 2026: M Countdown, Night Market, And More
Forbes

WANNA ONE on KCON LA 2026 M Countdown During Friday's M Countdown show, K-pop's celebrity-filled group, Wanna One, reunited at Crypto.com Arena after nine years (they last performed at KCON LA 2017). The group's members, who disbanded in 2019, have…

forbes.com - Brianna Randall - Sister-Owned Company Offers E-Bikes Tours In Finland, Chile, Tanzania
Sister-Owned Company Offers E-Bikes Tours In Finland, Chile, Tanzania
Forbes

Monica and Maria Elena Price have grown their family-owned bike touring company since taking it over from their parents in 2008. The Price sisters got into the bike touring business younger than most. As young girls, Monica Price and Maria Elena…

royalgazette.com - Owain Johnston-Barnes - Cruise arrivals fuel visitor increase from 2025
Cruise arrivals fuel visitor increase from 2025
The Royal Gazette

8b60e3a5-b835-476d-b182-aa23a8bab317 Grand view: the cover of the Bermuda Tourism Authority's Tourism Industry Measures for the 2nd Quarter/1st Half of 2026 Strong cruise ship arrivals helped the number of visitor to the island to rise by more than…

newtimes.co.rw - Protecting wildlife is an investment in the future
Protecting wildlife is an investment in the future
The New Times

The return of endangered wildlife to protected areas is more than a conservation success story. It is a sign that sustained investment, strong partnerships and community involvement can reverse the loss of species once pushed to the brink. The…

independent.co.uk - James Draven - Hiking in Kyrgyzstan's mountains is a TikTok trend without wifi
Hiking in Kyrgyzstan's mountains is a TikTok trend without wifi
The Independent

The fog descends like a sledgehammer, bringing darkness and disorientation. Minutes earlier, we'd been slathering on sunscreen and snapping selfies by the side of an alpine lake, its looking-glass waters reflecting landscapes redolent of the Swiss…

nypost.com - Nina Joudeh - California's water and power supply threatened as Lake Powell hits record low
California's water and power supply threatened as Lake Powell hits record low
New York Post

A critical Colorado River reservoir relied on by California and millions of people across the West has sunk to its lowest level on record — putting both water supplies and hydroelectric power generation under growing pressure. Lake Powell…

koreaherald.com - Park Yuna - Seoul to welcome second-largest incentive travel group from India
Seoul to welcome second-largest incentive travel group from India
The Korea Herald

A 1,400-member incentive travel group from India will arrive in Seoul in three batches between Sept. 6 and 11, marking the second-largest group of its kind from India to visit Seoul, the city government said Tuesday. It will be the largest…

thehill.com - Jared Gans - Future of Florida GOP up for grabs with Donalds in pole position
Future of Florida GOP up for grabs with Donalds in pole position
The Hill

▪ Republicans face off in Florida ▪ CBP pauses border barrier construction ▪ Supreme Court denies Trump appeal ▪ Progressives challenge ‘Donroe Doctrine' Republican eyes are shifting to Florida today as voters…

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