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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…
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…
Turkey hailed as tourism 'island of stability' amid regional conflict and rising costs
Nov 2, 202606:10 GMT by Phil Davies The UK remained Turkey's third largest source market with 3.2 million visitors in the first nine months of the year despite ‘exceptional challenges' facing international travel. The average length of stay…
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…
Seoul names 19 places to stay as medical tourism surges
11 facilities are in Gangnam, with options ranging from two- to five-star hotels Seoul has selected 19 accommodation facilities catering to foreign patients and their families, the city government announced on Monday, as a sharp rise in medical…
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.
Sea Link cable project 'an act of vandalism' - campaigner
A campaigner has described the government's decision to approve a new undersea electricity cable project as 'an act of environmental vandalism and community vandalism'. The Sea Link project involves a nearly 90-mile (144km) cable linking the…
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…
Rideshare hours extended after 'early success'
In demand: a rideshare vehicle (File photograph) Residents will have “greater flexibility” for transportation options with the Government's extension of the ridesharing scheme, which will run 24/7 from this month through December 31.
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…
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…
Seoul names 19 'medical-friendly' hotels for foreign patients
Seoul has designated 19 hotels and accommodations as “medical-friendly” lodgings tailored for international patients and their families, part of an effort to capture a growing global market traveling to Korea for health care, the city…
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