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The East Lancashire finalists in this year's Lancashire Tourism Awards - full list
The annual awards celebrate the best of the county's tourism and hospitality sector and are a stepping stone to the national VisitEngland awards for excellence. The 2027 ceremony will be held at King George's Hall in Blackburn on Wednesday…
Global Sustainable Tourism Council's New Food and Beverage Standard Sets 30% Plant-Based Benchmark
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) wins praise for its new Food and Beverage Standard, a significant milestone in advancing sustainability across F&B operations in the global hospitality and tourism industries. Among other provisions…
Crackdown at four North Wales tourism hotspots plagued by irresponsible parking
A crackdown on irresponsible parking is to get underway at four over-crowded tourism spots in Gwynedd. It follows concerns that visitors are hampering local traffic or using roadsides as unofficial campsites. A total of 20 Traffic Regulation Orders…
Cyprus Business Now: CBC, venture capital, technology, AI, tourism, euro notes
FinSight Ventures, which operates internationally while being anchored in Cyprus, has built a portfolio spanning generative AI unicorns such as Databricks and Scale AI, alongside fintech investments in markets including Uzbekistan and India. The…
Tear Gas Containers And Hope For A Better Future: The Duality Of Protest
Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel stand guard near Delhi's Rajiv Chowk Metro station. Helmets strapped on, bulletproof jackets secured, and tear gas containers hanging from their shoulders, tens of Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel stood guard…
How Gen Z Used Instagram To Shape The CJP Protest Narrative
The CJP protests showed that public demonstrations weren't limited to the streets. 'We are Gen Z, we can do it,' 21-year-old Alice, a UPSC aspirant, said at Delhi's Jantar Mantar with the flat certainty of someone stating a fact rather than making…
Puducherry government setting up Industry Facilitation Centre: Chief Secretary
The Puducherry government is in the process of establishing an Industry Facilitation Centre to further strengthen the single-window ecosystem in the Union Territory, Chief Secretary Sharat Chauhan has said. Speaking at the Government of…
Major city launches harsh tourist crackdown as locals revolt over massive crowds
As European destinations continue their crackdown on overtourism, a popular city has declared, 'Not one tourist more.' Barcelona, Spain, has emerged as one of Europe's most forceful opponents of mass tourism in recent years. Now, the commissioner…
How English-speaking Colombian islands have been caught up in Trump's 'drug war' airstrikes
Officially, the islands of San Andrés and Providence belong to Colombia – but the language spoken by most of the local Afro-descendant population is not Spanish. Walking among brightly painted wooden houses raised above the ground and…
Most people are lovely, but we do get irresponsible visitors
Richard Edwards, North Yorkshire political reporter and Mabel Record 'We want people to come and enjoy the Dales - it's the most beautiful place - but please just be respectful and stick to the rules of the Yorkshire Dales National Park', says Lisa…
Most people are lovely, but we do get irresponsible visitors
'We want people to come and enjoy the Dales - it's the most beautiful place - but please just be respectful and stick to the rules of the Yorkshire Dales National Park', says Lisa Bowerman, one of the business owners and community leaders in North…
Demand for Coimbatore-Madurai Vande Bharat service voiced in Parliament
MP L.K. Sudhish, in Parliament on Friday (July 25), sought to know if the Railway Ministry was considering the introduction of Vande Bharat trains between Coimbatore and Madurai, considering the growing passenger demand, tourism development, and…
Citizen Science Reveals A Hidden Map Of Sharks And Rays In Mozambique
A manta reef ray (Mobula alfredi) swimming in the Indian Ocean. (Photo by Alexis Rosenfeld/Getty Images) Many of us have done it or seen someone do it. Sometimes, seeing the lush life below the waves is not enough for our own consumption —…
Our beautiful Cotswold village is being destroyed by tourists, say furious residents
Once heralded by JB Priestley as the quintessential English village and known as the ‘Venice of the Cotswolds ', Bourton-on-the-Water is at breaking point. Residents warn that the historic Cotswold destination is being destroyed by an influx…
This picturesque California town is overwhelmed by tourists - but can't afford to lose them
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA — On a recent afternoon in this wealthy beach community, dozens of cars crawled along Ocean Avenue in search of curbside parking. Horns blared. A parking-enforcement officer ticketed vehicles that had overstayed a two-hour…
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