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Kumamoto's tourism industry hit hard by quake
The major earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture late last month is hitting the local tourism industry hard amid the peak summer holiday season. The Kumamoto Prefectural Government estimates that the industry has suffered losses amounting to…
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…
South Americans Offer US Tourism a Lifeline as Others Stay Away
When Sebastian Campuzano started planning a summer trip to the US, he focused on Ecuador's World Cup matches. But once things started coming together, he added an extra week in New York City to visit museums, topped off by a road trip with friends…
Tourism: Rwf23bn to be injected into communities around parks
More than Rwf23 billion has been invested in nearly 1,300 community projects through Rwanda's Tourism Revenue Sharing Programme, supporting communities living around protected areas, according to the Rwanda Nature Foundation (RNF). The figure…
GKL, Gangnam Medical Tour Center team up to promote wellness tourism
Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) has partnered with the Gangnam Medical Tour Center to launch the K-Medical Wellness Experience Zone, an interactive showcase aimed at attracting overseas visitors and boosting the local economy through medical and wellness…
The strategic importance of the Canadian tourism market
The Tourism Association of Trinidad and Tobago (TIATT) highlights the growing strategic importance of the Canadian tourism market and invites the Chamber's partnership in maximising the significant opportunities it presents. Canada has long been…
Dip in Las Vegas tourism traced to Spirit bankruptcy, Canadians' pullback
Spirit Airlines' closure in May caused a dip in air travel to Las Vegas, an expert told the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board on Tuesday. Air travel to Las Vegas fell 8% domestically and more than 13% internationally in fiscal year…
Chinese tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka record 3.5 pct growth in November
Chinese tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka witnessed a 3.5 percent growth last month when compared to the same period last year, with over 19,200 visitors arriving in the island country, statistics from the Sri Lanka Tourism Ministry showed here…
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…
Visit Boise seeks public input on Treasure Valley tourism impacts
Visit Boise is engaging the public through a survey to assess the perception on how tourism impacts Ada and Canyon counties. Visit Boise is the tourism branch of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce. In a press statement Monday announcing the…
Sponsored: Astro tourism turns vacations into stargazing adventures
Looking for a vacation that's truly out of this world? Astro tourism is taking off, giving travelers a chance to build their getaways around incredible views of the night sky. Our friend Emily Kaufman, The Travel Mom, shared a unique way to…
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…
Cyprus Business Now: wildfire app, tourism, banks, state workforce, CSE, Freedom
“The key feature of this year is that of last-minute bookings, and the figures confirm what we said at the end of June,” president of the Limassol branch of the Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) Christos Tsanos told the Cyprus News…
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