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In medical tourism, trust begins before the flight
International healthcare is changing. For years, hospitals competing for international patients focused heavily on affordability. Today, what increasingly sets them apart is how quickly they can reach a diagnosis, coordinate specialist expertise…
Three cheers for trying to end birth tourism
President Trump has issued an executive order trying to limit or stop the practice of “birth tourism.” Many commentators, politicians and the media tend to conflate birth tourism with “birthright citizenship,” which may…
Wolf Populations Are Soaring Across Europe, And So Is Wildlife Tourism
At my home in the hills of Umbria in central Italy, the wolves usually begin howling after dark. There is a pack in the hills behind my house, and when they call out, another pack often answers from farther away. I have never seen a wolf in all the…
Virginia tourism generates $3.4B in state, local taxes
(The Center Square) – Tourism generated about $3.4 billion in state and local taxes in Virginia last year as visitors spent a record $36.2 billion across the Commonwealth. Local governments accounted for about $2.1 billion of the tax impact…
Solar eclipse fuels boom in astro-tourism
On the 12th August millions of people around the world will be spectators to the first solar eclipse visible across Europe in nearly three decades. And if the $1 billion tourism boost seen across America following the 2024 solar eclipse is anything…
Spain's Eclipse: A Three-Year Tourism Strategy Built Around Two Minutes of Darkness
Spain is deliberately not promoting the August 12 eclipse but is leveraging it to steer tourists toward under-visited interior and northern destinations, easing pressure on the overtouristed Mediterranean coast. Demand signals are strong: hotel…
More Canadian Tourists Visited U.S. Last Month-But New 50% Tariffs Could Deter Travel
The number of Canadian visitors to the U.S. was up 10% in July compared to a year ago—the fourth consecutive month of improvement—but tourism leaders warn the Trump administration's new round of 50% tariffs could reverse the trend. A…
Pakistan Unveils $10 Billion Plan to Become Global Health Tourism Hub
The government is preparing an ambitious plan to turn the country into a regional hub for global health tourism, targeting up to $10 billion in annual revenue within five years. The initiative, developed by the SIFC, Ministry of Health, and Health…
Cyprus Business Now: banks, housing, tourism, Jumbo, shipping, trade deficit
The lender executed the share buyback transactions at an average purchase price of €4.4739 per share, resulting in a total outlay of €4,919,628.39. The share buyback was carried out through the bank's investment firm, Eurobank…
Brazil ranks fourth globally in international tourism growth between 2019 and 2025, says OECD
Brazil is among the countries that have most significantly increased international tourist arrivals in the post-pandemic period. This information appears in the OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2026 report by the Organisation for Economic…
Coolcation Cruises Are Becoming The New Normal
'Celebrity Beyond' will return to Europe for the 2027-28 season, as part of Celebrity Cruises' most extensive Northern Europe program to date. For several summers, “coolcations” have been treated as one of travel's more fashionable…
Brett Kavanaugh Opened the Door for Trump's Latest Supreme Court Defiance
Sign up for Executive Dysfunction, a newsletter that highlights one under-the-radar story each week about how Trump is changing the law—or how the law is pushing back. You'll also receive updates on the latest from Slate's Jurisprudence…
Port strike leaves cruise ships stranded at sea in Western Australia's north
Strike action is set to continue for two weeks at the Port of Broome, affecting cruise ship arrivals to the popular tourist town. Workers walked off the job after failing to reach an agreement with the Kimberley Ports Authority over wages and…
Forget Tourist Taxes: Europe Is Rewarding Sustainable Travel
Market Square (Kauppatori) at the Old Town pier in Helsinki, Finland Tourist taxes have long been used to tackle overtourism. This year, Venice, rather controversially, introduced a charge for day visitors. This tax ended in July 2026 but it could…
'Youth are the future': Removing the barriers to success for young people in the Maldives
MALÉ, Maldives – “What worries me about the future is that everything is becoming less and less affordable,” said Aishath Shaima Shihab, 20, from the Maldives. “Rent is rising and the cost of food and hygiene…
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