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Sabah Tourism Board to back private tourism industry players
KOTA KINABALU: Private tourism industry players can expect more support from Sabah Tourism Board (STB) this year. STB chairman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai, who disclosed this, said it included enhancing the support of tourism initiatives where the…
Tourism Ireland targeting €10bn in annual overseas tourism revenue
The organisation responsible for promoting the island of Ireland as a holiday destination overseas will undertake a targeted programme of promotional activities in 15 overseas markets. The body has a new strategy to win more tourism from mainland…
Change at the top of Guernsey Tourism Management Board - BBC News
Two business leaders have been appointed to head up Guernsey's Tourism Management Board (TMB). Charlie Walker and Clare Crowson will replace Hannah Beacom whose contract ended earlier this month after three years in the role. Ms Walker is the…
FITUR 2026 brings together global tourism with more than 160 countries and 10,000 companies
Mexico joins FITUR 2026 as Partner Country in an edition bringing together 967 main exhibitors and marking an 11% rise in international participation. The Knowledge Hub, FITUR Experience and the first International Summit on Communication and…
China Tourism Group Duty Free Buys DFS' Greater China Retail Business
LONDON — China Tourism Group Duty Free, the nation's biggest travel retail operator with more than 80 percent of the domestic market share, on Monday said it has agreed to buy DFS's travel retail business in Greater China in cash from its…
Larnaca tourism outlook 'very positive' for 2026
The tourism outlook for Larnaca in 2026 is shaping up as “very positive”, according to the president of the Larnaca Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nakis Antoniou. This assessment is a reflection of growing investor interest…
Cyprus Business Now: tourism, shipping, hotel, scholarship scheme, banks
Tourist arrivals reached 156,959 in December 2025, up from 133,063 a year earlier, marking an 18.0 per cent increase and confirming a strong end to the year for the tourism sector. Over the full January-December 2025 period, total arrivals climbed…
Chinese tourists shun Japan in wake of Taiwan invasion row
Chinese tourism to Japan almost halved in December amid a bitter diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo over the security of Taiwan. The number of tourists from mainland China dropped by about 45% from the same month a year earlier to about…
Costa Blanca targets Nordic travellers at key Helsinki tourism fair
THE COSTA BLANCA, aside from strong participation in the world-renowned tourism fair FITUR in Madrid, also made its presence known in another bustling and busy tourism event, this time in Helsinki. The Matka Nordic Travel Fair, which ran from…
Make It York highlights 2026 events at tourism conference
Sarah Loftus, Managing Director of Make It York, highlighted the promotional body's York's achievements for 2025 and gave a review of the organisation's progress over the past year. The city, she said, received 9.4million visitors in 2024, compared…
SBS Nexus opens flat at 25 sen on ACE Market debut
KUALA LUMPUR: Branding and marketing firm SBS Nexus Bhd made a flat debut on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia today at its initial public offering (IPO) price of 25 sen per share. At the opening bell, the counter saw 5.30 million shares changing…
Record High 42.7 Mil. Visitors Travel to Japan in 2025, Post COVID-19 Recovery Continues, Weak Yen Also Spurs Trips
The government said Tuesday that the number of foreign visitors to Japan in 2025 reached the 40 million mark for the first time, breaking the previous record for the second consecutive year, thanks to recovering demand after the COVID-19 pandemic…
5 Reasons to Visit Abu Dhabi During Ramadan
Abu Dhabi: Ramadan is one of the most special times of the year in Abu Dhabi, with unforgettable experiences filled with discovery, tradition and cultural immersion. It's a time where the emirate takes on an even warmer, welcoming glow shaped by…
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Japan welcomes record 40 million tourists in 2025 - but Chinese visitor numbers crash
Japan welcomed a record number of foreign tourists last year, with arrivals surpassing the 40-million threshold for the first time. In all, the East Asian country received 42.7 million visitors. Announcing the milestone on Tuesday, tourism minister…
All you need to know as work to start on Southport Pier
Work to refurbish Southport Pier is finally set to start in the next few months. The Grade II listed pier, which is the oldest iron pier in the country, was closed by Sefton Council in 2022 on the advice of structural engineers after a period of…
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