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Editorial | More work needed to ensure Hong Kong's tourism pie is bigger and better
Being “bigger and better” has become the ethos for Hong Kong's development. This is also the strategy for the tourism industry as the government strives to grow the pie with more offerings. With its first five-year blueprint being…
Greek tourism minister hails Jet2 as company hosts Athens summit
Jun 26, 202615:14 GMT by Samantha Mayling Steve Heapy, second left, with Jet2 colleagues at the summit in Athens Senior executives from Jet2 have hosted travel bosses from the Greek tourism industry at a recent summit organised by the company in…
WATCH: How glamorous was Galway in this 1957 tourism video?
Galway, old and new, is captured in glorious color in this 1957 Bord Fáilte (now Fáilte Ireland) tourism film produced and directed by Colm Ó Laoghaire. You won't want to miss this glimpse of old Galway. We've always known that…
Why Chicago sees LGBTQ+ tourism as a growing economic opportunity
This Sunday, the Pride Parade will draw hundreds of thousands of spectators to Northalsted for one of the country's biggest neighborhood parades. Why it matters: As some states become less welcoming to LGBTQ+ visitors, Northalsted is betting that…
Report highlights discrimination against women in tourism transport
Jun 26, 202608:21 GMT by Ian Taylor Picture by Yakobchuk Viacheslav/Shutterstock UN Tourism and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) have called for action to address the “severe” underrepresentation of women in…
Techno tourism in Detroit - what do visitors owe the city that created the music?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) In 1997, I was one of relatively few tourists in Detroit. Well before #vanlife was a hashtag, I left my home state…
SF adds jobs, but tourism and tech tell a complicated story
Amid the arrival of the foggy summer months and Mayor Daniel Lurie's unceasing social media videos about downtown's recovery, San Francisco's leisure and hospitality industries showed sluggish but consistent job growth over the last year. Tourism…
California Poaches NYC's Tourism Chief Ahead of 2028 Olympics
Julie Coker, currently leading NYC Tourism + Conventions and a veteran of Philadelphia and San Diego destination marketing, becomes Visit California's president and CEO on October 1, succeeding retiring three-decade leader Carolina Beteta.
Techno tourism in Detroit - what do visitors owe the city that created the music?
In 1997, I was one of relatively few tourists in Detroit. Well before #vanlife was a hashtag, I left my home state of California and drove around the country for five months living in a 1982 Volkswagen Vanagon. Though I had few planned stops…
Tourism enters era of last-minute bookings
Cyprus tourism is facing a profound transformation that is reshaping the entire structure of the market. The period when holidays were booked months ahead of summer, allowing businesses to forecast the season with relative certainty, appears to…
Korea Tourism Organization Canada Launches 'Ride to Korea' City-Wide LED Truck Campaign and Flight Giveaway in Toronto
TORONTO, June 26, 2026 /CNW/ - Get ready, Toronto--South Korea is coming straight to your doorstep this summer. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) Toronto has officially launched 'Ride to Korea,' a massive urban takeover running from June 5 to…
Climate extremes threaten Mediterranean agricultural and tourism sectors
Extreme heat waves and droughts are increasingly threatening economic growth across the European Union, with the agricultural sector in regions such as Cyprus facing substantial risks from compounding climate shocks, a new study published by the…
How Vietnam is Redrawing the Southeast Asian Tourism Map
Digital travel platform Agoda has recorded close to a 50% year-on-year rise in international accommodation searches into Vietnam in 2025. The data points to a destination that has moved decisively up travelers' shortlists, likely fueled by a…
Meet The Man Giving A Magic Touch To The Middle East's Theme Park Industry
The man behind some of the Middle East's top water park attractions is bringing his expertise to the region's new theme park body. Few markets have experienced such rapid growth in the theme park industry as the Middle East. In just the past decade…
Heat catches Europe's fashion industry unprepared as models face the sun in fur and wool
PARIS (AP) — The most coveted accessory at the Paris Fashion Week shows this week was not a bag, a sneaker or a watch. It was an ice pack. As a historic heat wave gripped the French capital, fashion houses fought to keep guests cool with…
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