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Qantas lay-offs show tourism industry grappling with influence of AI
Qantas has a long history of connecting Australians. Founded in outback Queensland more than a century ago, it began as a way to link isolated outback communities across a vast country. From those bush beginnings, it grew into Australia's national…
From NYC to Tokyo: aespa, RIIZE lead Seoul's international tourism push
Seoul is taking its tourism pitch to some of the world's busiest streets, with K-pop stars leading an international advertising campaign spanning seven cities, including New York, Tokyo and Bangkok. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul…
WTTC Introduces Three Tourism Benchmarks Across 184 Economies
The World Travel & Tourism Council has introduced three benchmarks for 184 economies, giving governments and investors a way to compare tourism's economic weight, environmental performance and employment outcomes. WTTC developed the measures with…
New framework launched to measure travel and tourism success
For many years, tourism boards chased one thing, and one thing only: Increased arrival numbers. It didn't matter how long visitors stayed, or how much they spent, only that the number kept going up and up. In a world seeing locals pushed out of…
New platform to be set up to discuss tourism development plan for Keralam's Kasaragod
Updated - November 10, 2026 08:01 pm IST - KANNUR Subscribe to The Hindu @ Just ₹1* Subscribe to The Hindu @ Just $4.99 *Offer only for new subscribers Tourism Minister P.C. Vishnunadh has said that a platform will be established to discuss…
Siargao's tourism boom: Are local Filipinos being priced out of paradise?
SIARGAO, Philippines: For professional surfer John Mark Tokong, better known to his peers as Marama, the waters surrounding Siargao have always been more than a surfing paradise. Growing up on the southeastern Philippine island, fishing was part of…
Paradise under pressure: Can Philippines' Siargao sustain its tourism boom?
SIARGAO, Philippines: For professional surfer John Mark Tokong, better known to his peers as Marama, the waters surrounding Siargao have always been more than a surfing paradise. Growing up on the southeastern Philippine island, fishing was part of…
Fashion should be considered strategic pillar of creative economy -Tourism Minister - The Ghanaian Chronicle
Ghana's Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called for fashion to be recognised as a “strategic pillar of the country's creative economy.” Speaking at the 2026 Black Star Fashion Summit at…
A legal guide to investing in Rwanda's car rental industry
Rwanda's expanding meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) and tourism industries, growing private sector and increasing demand for executive mobility have created significant opportunities for investment in private car rental…
Hong Kong to stage largest-ever WinterFest as A Symphony of Lights prepares for final bow
Hong Kong is preparing to stage its most extensive winter tourism campaign to date, featuring multi-district festive installations, citywide retail promotions, and an upgraded New Year's Eve fireworks showcase themed around the 30th anniversary of…
Airport Authority, Yacht Club de Monaco sign MoU on SKYTOPIA Yacht Bay
Airport Authority Hong Kong has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Yacht Club de Monaco to support the development of the planned SKYTOPIA Yacht Bay and promote growth in the regional yachting sector. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The…
Seoul's Namdaemun Market to host K-food night festival with star chefs
Namdaemun Market, one of Seoul's oldest and most bustling traditional markets, is opening its doors after dark for an eight-day night food festival starting Saturday, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday. Running daily from 6 p.m. to 9…
Off-season travel: Where to go and when around the world
As more and more of us prioritise travel, destinations around the globe are getting ever busier. Aside from the positives of not having to constantly battle crowds, travelling off-season helps those working in the tourism industry earn a decent…
This small Alaska town is swamped by cruise ship visitors every summer. But what happens when they all go home?
October comes to the small Alaska coastal town of Skagway like a sigh. The shops that were bustling throughout the crazed tourist season are reducing their opening hours or beginning to close. The hordes of employees sleeping in overcrowded…
Seoul says Hangang Bus has not hurt private cruise passenger numbers
The introduction of the Hangang Bus ferry system has not reduced passenger numbers for private cruise ships on the Han River and their overall ridership has increased this year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday. 'Contrary to some…
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