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Intrepid Travel invests in Indigenous Canadian tourism industry
Intrepid Travel has announced it will commit more than a quarter of a million pounds to support Indigenous tourism across Canada. The world's largest adventure travel company announced it had signed a landmark partnership agreement with the…
TRAVEX 2026: ASEAN tourism industry shifts focus to quality
CEBU, Philippines – Travel has changed significantly post-pandemic, with tourists now looking for quality in experiences rather than quantity. That's what tourism officials and entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia aim to address at the…
Sweat Jetting, Pet Tourism, and More are Major 2026 Travel Trends
Japan's Akira Akasaki celebrates placing second in the 51st edition of the Berlin Marathon in Berlin, Germany on September 21, 2025. If you're planning to travel to exercise, bring your pet on vacation, or see a DJ out of town, you're very on trend…
Las Vegas's death spiral deepens after last year's tourism plunge
Las Vegas 's long‑rumored tourism collapse has erupted into full public view, with new data revealing that 2025 was the year the desert empire finally stumbled. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) confirmed that the city…
Rio favelas are hot new spot - but critics say it's 'poverty tourism
READ MORE: The most popular destination for a Christmas holiday revealed - and it's NOT in Europe Trending destinations are often those boasting incredible natural scenery, impressive historical monuments, cultural hubs or world-class food. But…
Deadly Crans-Montana fire sends chills through Swiss tourism with safety in spotlight
VERBIER, Switzerland, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A New Year fire that killed 40 people at a Swiss ski resort bar has shaken a lucrative tourism industry that long had an impeccable reputation and has piled pressure on the country to tighten safety…
In the Year of the Red Horse, experts tie Korea's tourism strategy to AI, sustainable travel
Korea's tourism industry will be reshaped this year by a stronger focus on sustainability, wider use of artificial intelligence (AI) and more customized travel experiences, the Tourism Sciences Society of Korea (TOSOK) said Wednesday, unveiling its…
Medical, wellness tourism market seen doubling by 2030: Industry estimates
India's medical and wellness tourism market size is estimated to double by 2030, according to industry estimates cited in the Economic Survey 2025–26. Accordingly, industry estimates indicate that the market size of $8.7 billion in 2025 is…
Mali's troubled tourism sector crosses fingers for comeback
Mali's once robust tourism sector has dried up in recent years after an iron-fisted junta came to power in back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021 and as Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists waged a campaign of attacks. 'Under my fingernails, it's no longer the…
Just 1 visa to rule them all? How European-style pass could help Asean tourism
As Asean tourism leaders met this week to discuss regional matters, observers say a common visitor visa for the bloc and aligned digital connectivity will even out tourism growth and help lagging countries like the Philippines catch up. The 63rd…
FITUR 2026 reinforces its leadership as a driver of global tourism
The International Tourism Trade Fair has once again confirmed its role as a key driver of Madrid's economy, generating an economic impact of €505 million and reaffirming its strong convening power with more than 255.000 attendees. MADRID…
China eyes space resources, space tourism and on-orbit digital infrastructure
HELSINKI — China's main space contractor says it will push into new commercial space domains in the coming years as the country formulates its latest Five-year plan. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the…
Solheim on carbon-neutrality in sustainable tourism
Kandalama, Sri Lanka – 25 January 2026 An exclusive Symposium on Sustainable Tourism was successfully held on 25 January 2026 at Amba Yaalu – Kandalama, Sri Lanka's first all-women-led hotel, operated by Thema Collection. The…
U.S. scrutiny of visitors' social media could hammer tourism: trade group
A U.S. plan to step up scrutiny of foreign visitors' social media use threatens to cut tourist spending by up to $15.7 billion this year as people decide to stay away, an industry group said Thursday. A survey of potential travellers to the United…
How China supercharged 'birth tourism' and scammed American citizenship for up to 1.5 million babies
“Birth tourism” — where pregnant women have their child on America soil to become citizens — has been happening for decades. But Chinese elites have “weaponized” the practice, says author Peter Schweizer…
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