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Exodus and Tui Care Foundation among Global Responsible Tourism Award winners
Nov 2, 202617:00 GMT by Ian Taylor Península de Llevant Natural Park, Mallorca Exodus Adventure Travels and the TUI Care Foundation were among six winners of the Global Responsible Tourism Awards 2026 announced at the annual Global Summit of…
Geopolitical turmoil highlights contrasting fates of Cyprus and Greece tourism sectors
Cyprus' tourism industry has suffered a sharper setback from the war in the Middle East than Greece's, with revenues falling during the first eight months of 2026 while its larger neighbour recorded double-digit growth in both receipts and visitor…
Gangseo courts Mongolian patients as medical tourism rebounds
Seoul's Gangseo-gu is seeking to attract more patients from Mongolia for fertility, dental and serious illness treatments as its medical tourism sector recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The district office said Tuesday that its delegation…
Tourism needs tales, not undermining
The silence in New Zealand's tourism sector is deafening. There is no reaction to open-cast mining in areas of National Significance, to the further commercialisation of the conservation estate, or to over tourism; a latent threat as it loomed…
City tourism boosted with £230m Farringdon hotel plans
Developers have unveiled plans for a new 350-room hotel in Farringdon, setting up a £230m joint venture to revamp the historic site. Dublin-based aparthotel operator Staycity, which owns the Wilde brand, has founded a partnership with Penta…
Seoul names 19 patient-friendly hotels amid rise in medical tourism
SEOUL – Seoul has selected 19 accommodation facilities catering to foreign patients and their families, the city government announced on Nov 2, as a sharp rise in medical tourism drives demand for comfortable stays before and after…
Greenland opens new international airport to lure tourists as it eyes future independence
ILULISSAT, Greenland (AP) — Greenland has opened a new international airport, seeking to lure visitors from around the world as the Arctic island looks toward eventual independence from Denmark. Thursday's inaugural international flight…
Ocean liner bigger than Titanic to be deliberately sunk off Florida
A legendary ocean liner that once carried world leaders, Hollywood icons and thousands of immigrants across the Atlantic is preparing for a final journey to the floor of the Gulf of Mexico, where it will become the world's largest artificial reef.
Extended Halloween month sparks 34 percent tourist jump, industry calls for year-round events
Extended Halloween celebrations and major events helped draw about 600,000 inbound travelers to Hong Kong over the weekend from Friday to Sunday, marking a 34 percent year-on-year increase. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Dennis Wong Ka-wing, head…
Ahead of ski season, King leads visa push for foreign seasonal workers
Amid anticipated shortages of seasonal and temporary workers this winter across Maine's ski and tourism industries, U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, is leading a bipartisan effort to secure the maximum number of additional H-2B visas for the current…
Canary Islands are 'collapsing' but it's not fussy tourists that are to blame
Canary Islands residents are warning that their communities are being pushed to breaking point as record visitor numbers put pressure on housing, water supplies and sewage systems. 'Tourist, go home!', 'Your paradise, our suffering' and 'Even the…
Ibiza on ice: why is Greenland suddenly throwing open its doors to tourists?
Name: Greenland (or Kalaallit Nunaat, the land of the people in the Greenlandic language). Age: The landmass is believed to have been settled about 2500BC. Appearance: Huge (2,166,086 sq km), almost 80% ice and 100% excited to welcome more…
Zionsville Farm Helps Adults with Special Needs Build a Future
Watch Us Farm has a mission to create employment opportunities while building a future for adults with intellectual disabilities. Janice Agarwal, the founder and Executive Director of Watch Us Farm, says her organization operates as both a…
NYC hotel rooms are pricier than ever - with supposedly budget-friendly hotels out of reach for many tourists
New York City hotel rates are hitting all-time highs ahead of the holidays — with luxury rooms at unprecedented levels and supposedly budget-friendly hotels increasingly out of reach for many tourists, The Post has learned. The biggest hikes…
Are you pursuing MRT as a treatment for infertility?
Over the last eight months, STAT has investigated the ways MRT is marketed as a fertility treatment for older women, despite scant evidence it works. The procedure, popularly called mitochondrial replacement techniques or “three-parent…
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