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Carlingford Lough ferry suspension means tourism 'will suffer'
The suspension of the Carlingford Lough ferry service will mean a significant loss for tourism on both sides of the border, neighbouring business owners have warned. The cross-border service carries foot passengers and vehicles between the villages…
Checklist tourism trends as travellers go for selfies over 'real stories'
Flamingos are not native to Aruba, but that does not stop throngs of tourists from flocking to the island in the southern Caribbean Sea to pose with them every year. The privately-owned Flamingo Beach is artificially populated with the pink birds…
Morocco boosting tourism to tighten its control of Western Sahara
Back in March, an email landed in my inbox from Irish airline Ryanair asking me if I was ready for my 'next Moroccan adventure'. Sprawling along a windswept peninsula where the Sahara meets the Atlantic, the city of Dakhla certainly looked…
Rep. Brandon Gill Goes After Birth Tourism Agencies Operating Across U.S.
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) is leading a House Oversight Committee investigation into birth tourism agencies that help foreign nationals deliver their children in the United States for the sole purpose of securing them birthright American citizenship.
Central Seoul district candidate pushes foreign tourism tax
The increasing number of international tourists visiting Korea has prompted calls to review the introduction of a tourism tax to cover local government expenses to address problems resulting from overtourism. The idea was floated recently by Lee…
Travel industry worries after Trump administration reiterates threat to sanctuary city airports
The travel industry is on edge after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reiterated his threat to withdraw U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in so-called 'sanctuary cities' in a move that could jeopardize…
Antichi Cammini d'Italia: an integrated initiative to enhance five major pilgrimage routes through Lazio
Five historic and religious walking routes become a unified tourism and cultural system. The pillars of the project: easing pressure on traditional tourist circuits, extending the season, slow tourism, sustainability and technological innovation.
Badly behaving visitors push Thailand to remove 60-day visa entry
Each morning, people in Thailand wake up to the latest viral videos on social media of drunken punch-ups, thefts, scams or acts of public indecency committed by some foreign tourists. After months of warnings, Thailand on May 19 announced the…
'Projector, loft bedroom': Indian vlogger shares glimpses of a Rs 1,100 China 'duplex' hotel room
3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google An Indian travel vlogger recently shared glimpses of his ‘duplex-style' hotel room in Chengdu, China, priced at just Rs 1,100 per night. The video stunned social media users with the…
The pretty little seaside town named 'UK's best' - full of 140 independent shops
Sidmouth is a pretty seaside town in Devon A pretty little seaside town with 140 independent businesses has been named one of the best places to live, with locals saying it's “incredible” and has a “real sense of…
Will ensure safety of investors: Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary at business conclave
3 min read Patna Make us preferred source on Google A two-day state-level business conclave organised here by the Bihar Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCCI) brought together investors, entrepreneurs, business associations and government…
Top 4 sectors driving jobs in UAE and 5 future professions set to dominate labour market
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Skills Platform, launched by the Ministries of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Human Resources and Emiratisation, has revealed a new map of the country's labour market needs, including the most in-demand…
Daily Briefing: Express investigation reveals the real villain behind Delhi's air crisis
On that note, let's get to the rest of today's edition. 👇 Delhi 's most ignored pollutant Delhi's pollution crisis may have found its most neglected villain: dust. An Indian Express investigation reveals that while every winter debate…
At least 3 dead and 17 missing after hotel collapses in Philippines
Three people died and 17, mostly construction workers, were missing after a nine-storey hotel under construction in northern Philippines collapsed over the weekend. Rescuers pulled two workers from the immense pile of rubble in Angeles City…
Hotel costs in Spain climb 7.5% ahead of summer travel season
Hotel and accommodation prices in Spain increased by 7.5% in April compared with the same month a year earlier, according to Eurostat data on the harmonised index of consumer prices for hotels and similar accommodation. The rise is around double…
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