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thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Delegates discuss the future of tourism sector in the Union Territory at a conference in Puducherry
Delegates discuss the future of tourism sector in the Union Territory at a conference in Puducherry
The Hindu –

Around 200 persons from tourism and allied industries attended a conference on the subject “Future of tourism with artificial intelligence,” at the Alliance Francaise de Pondicherry on Saturday. The participants discussed the future…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Despite AI, personalisation and human touch will remain central to tourism experiences, say speakers at KTM 2026
Despite AI, personalisation and human touch will remain central to tourism experiences, say speakers at KTM 2026
The Hindu –

Speakers at a seminar on ‘Evolving Customer Expectations' held as part of the 13th edition of the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM 2026) here on Saturday (September 26) said that Keralam needs to broaden its tourism offerings beyond its established…

thehindu.com - Siddharth Kumar Singh - Telangana plans 'tourism coupons' to get Hyderabad IT professionals travelling on weekends
Telangana plans 'tourism coupons' to get Hyderabad IT professionals travelling on weekends
The Hindu –

Hyderabad's IT professionals could soon have a new reason to step out of the city on weekends, with the Telangana government considering ‘Tourism Coupons' to encourage software employees to explore destinations across the State. Deputy Chief…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Madurai celebrates World Tourism Day 2026 with historic heritage walk
Madurai celebrates World Tourism Day 2026 with historic heritage walk
The Hindu –

Madurai marked World Tourism Day 2026 with celebrations on Saturday, highlighted by a major heritage walk through the historic core of the temple city. Minister for Energy and Law R. Nirmalkumar inaugurated and participated in the heritage walk…

fortune.com - Catherina Gioino - How Japan went from a rice shortage to a rice surplus in two years, as climate change, tourism, and a U.S. trade fight collided
How Japan went from a rice shortage to a rice surplus in two years, as climate change, tourism, and a U.S. trade fight collided
Fortune –

In 2023, extreme heat and drought damaged Japan's rice crop, and a year later, that damage turned into a national shortage so severe, it forced a government minister to resign. By 2026, Japan had swung so far in the opposite direction that it was…

cornwalllive.com - Olivier Vergnault - Climate change will transform our tourism forever but could cost us all
Climate change will transform our tourism forever but could cost us all
Cornwall Live –

It may sound like the understatement of the year, but Cornwall was certainly busy this summer. Wall to wall sunshine, high cost of travelling abroad, uncertainties due to the Middle East war and temperatures at the Med so high as to be unpleasant…

republicworld.com - Asian News International - India-EU Partnership Gets Fresh Push: Tourism, Hospitality And Transport On Agenda At UNGA 81
India-EU Partnership Gets Fresh Push: Tourism, Hospitality And Transport On Agenda At UNGA 81
Republic World –

New York: India and the European Union have explored avenues to deepen collaboration across the tourism, hospitality, and transport sectors as part of their expanding bilateral partnership. The discussions were held during a bilateral meeting…

scmp.com - Aidan Jones - Thailand has had enough of foreign tourists behaving badly
Thailand has had enough of foreign tourists behaving badly
South China Morning Post –

At a zoo a short drive south of Bangkok, Charoon Youngprapakorn has spent a lifetime taking the pulse of Thailand 's tourism industry from an unlikely vantage point: the open jaws of crocodiles. Handlers at his Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm & Zoo…

dailymail.com - Jo Tweedy - Notswolds set to be England's hot new tourism region
Notswolds set to be England's hot new tourism region
Mail Online –

The East Midlands could one day enjoy the kind of tourism success the Cotswolds has basked in for decades. The overlooked region, which includes South Northamptonshire, Rutland - England's smallest county, as well as parts of rural Leicestershire…

straitstimes.com - Wendy Teo - From BTS to makgeolli: S. Korea's rural tourism push goes beyond Seoul
From BTS to makgeolli: S. Korea's rural tourism push goes beyond Seoul
The Straits Times –

GYEONGGI – On the last full day of their 10-day holiday in South Korea, German tourists Sarah Fiedler and Maria Seidler did something off the beaten path. Instead of squeezing in last-minute shopping for hot-selling K-beauty products like…

traveloffpath.com - Vinicius Costa - This Underrated Eastern European City With 4th-Century Fortresses, $15 Dinners, And 1-Year Visa Free Visits For Americans Is Breaking Tourism Records
This Underrated Eastern European City With 4th-Century Fortresses, $15 Dinners, And 1-Year Visa Free Visits For Americans Is Breaking Tourism Records
Travel Off Path –

If you're tired of hearing well-traveled acquaintances raving about their Paris–London–Rome circuit every year, we have something for you that might actually properly turn a few heads, and that won't burn a hole through your wallet:…

jpost.com - GREER FAY CASHMAN - Grapevine: Lost on the har
Grapevine: Lost on the har
The Jerusalem Post –

FOLLOWING HIS retirement around 10 years ago, Rabbi Joseph Abrams, a former long-term day school principal in the US, came to Jerusalem. In a desire to be useful, he volunteered to teach at a yeshiva in Jerusalem's Old City. “It used to be…

royalgazette.com - Ben Smith - Bermuda needs execution and integrity, Mr Burt
Bermuda needs execution and integrity, Mr Burt
The Royal Gazette –

Search 86ea4e79-a6c5-4cce-bfbe-40bfb11d5159 The site where the Ottiwell A. Simmons International Arbitration Centre was supposed to be built (Photograph by Akil Simmons) Yesterday's Premier's Question Period raised a straightforward issue: how…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - HK restaurant bookings surge for Mid-Autumn Festival as industry eyes Golden Week boost
HK restaurant bookings surge for Mid-Autumn Festival as industry eyes Golden Week boost
The Standard –

Hong Kong's catering sector reported robust business for the Mid-Autumn Festival, with numerous Chinese restaurants seeing their tables fully booked for dinner on the day of the festival itself. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Simon Wong Ka-wo…

koreatimes.co.kr - Jhoo Dong-chan - Jeju Island reinvents itself as haven for paws and passports
Jeju Island reinvents itself as haven for paws and passports
The Korea Times –

Jeju Island is rolling out the red carpet — and plenty of belly rubs — for a new wave of globetrotters: jet-setting pups and the devoted humans who refuse to leave them behind. Tourism authorities in Jeju are betting that attracting…

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