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japantimes.co.jp - Kumamoto's tourism industry hit hard by quake
Kumamoto's tourism industry hit hard by quake
The Japan Times

The major earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture late last month is hitting the local tourism industry hard amid the peak summer holiday season. The Kumamoto Prefectural Government estimates that the industry has suffered losses amounting to…

newsweek.com - Jordan Gunn - In medical tourism, trust begins before the flight
In medical tourism, trust begins before the flight
Newsweek

International healthcare is changing. For years, hospitals competing for international patients focused heavily on affordability. Today, what increasingly sets them apart is how quickly they can reach a diagnosis, coordinate specialist expertise…

thehill.com - Merrill Matthews, opinion contributor - Three cheers for trying to end birth tourism
Three cheers for trying to end birth tourism
The Hill

President Trump has issued an executive order trying to limit or stop the practice of “birth tourism.” Many commentators, politicians and the media tend to conflate birth tourism with “birthright citizenship,” which may…

bloomberg.com - Augusta Saraiva - South Americans Offer US Tourism a Lifeline as Others Stay Away
South Americans Offer US Tourism a Lifeline as Others Stay Away
Bloomberg

When Sebastian Campuzano started planning a summer trip to the US, he focused on Ecuador's World Cup matches. But once things started coming together, he added an extra week in New York City to visit museums, topped off by a road trip with friends…

newtimes.co.rw - Alice Umutesi - Tourism: Rwf23bn to be injected into communities around parks
Tourism: Rwf23bn to be injected into communities around parks
The New Times

More than Rwf23 billion has been invested in nearly 1,300 community projects through Rwanda's Tourism Revenue Sharing Programme, supporting communities living around protected areas, according to the Rwanda Nature Foundation (RNF). The figure…

koreatimes.co.kr - Baek Byung-yeul - GKL, Gangnam Medical Tour Center team up to promote wellness tourism
GKL, Gangnam Medical Tour Center team up to promote wellness tourism
The Korea Times

Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) has partnered with the Gangnam Medical Tour Center to launch the K-Medical Wellness Experience Zone, an interactive showcase aimed at attracting overseas visitors and boosting the local economy through medical and wellness…

trinidadexpress.com - Barry Bidaisee - The strategic importance of the Canadian tourism market
The strategic importance of the Canadian tourism market
Trinidad Express Newspapers

The Tourism Association of Trinidad and Tobago (TIATT) highlights the growing strategic importance of the Canadian tourism market and invites the Chamber's partnership in maximising the significant opportunities it presents. Canada has long been…

lasvegassun.com - Ava Chatlosh  - Dip in Las Vegas tourism traced to Spirit bankruptcy, Canadians' pullback
Dip in Las Vegas tourism traced to Spirit bankruptcy, Canadians' pullback
Las Vegas Sun

Spirit Airlines' closure in May caused a dip in air travel to Las Vegas, an expert told the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board on Tuesday. Air travel to Las Vegas fell 8% domestically and more than 13% internationally in fiscal year…

chinadaily.com.cn - Chinese tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka record 3.5 pct growth in November
Chinese tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka record 3.5 pct growth in November
中国日报网

Chinese tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka witnessed a 3.5 percent growth last month when compared to the same period last year, with over 19,200 visitors arriving in the island country, statistics from the Sri Lanka Tourism Ministry showed here…

thecentersquare.com - Shirleen Guerra - Virginia tourism generates $3.4B in state, local taxes
Virginia tourism generates $3.4B in state, local taxes
The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Tourism generated about $3.4 billion in state and local taxes in Virginia last year as visitors spent a record $36.2 billion across the Commonwealth. Local governments accounted for about $2.1 billion of the tax impact…

idahopress.com - Haadiya Tariq - Visit Boise seeks public input on Treasure Valley tourism impacts
Visit Boise seeks public input on Treasure Valley tourism impacts
Idaho Press

Visit Boise is engaging the public through a survey to assess the perception on how tourism impacts Ada and Canyon counties. Visit Boise is the tourism branch of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce. In a press statement Monday announcing the…

kron4.com - Sponsored: Astro tourism turns vacations into stargazing adventures
Sponsored: Astro tourism turns vacations into stargazing adventures
KRON4

Looking for a vacation that's truly out of this world? Astro tourism is taking off, giving travelers a chance to build their getaways around incredible views of the night sky. Our friend Emily Kaufman, The Travel Mom, shared a unique way to…

breakingtravelnews.com - Solar eclipse fuels boom in astro-tourism
Solar eclipse fuels boom in astro-tourism
Breaking Travel News

On the 12th August millions of people around the world will be spectators to the first solar eclipse visible across Europe in nearly three decades. And if the $1 billion tourism boost seen across America following the 2024 solar eclipse is anything…

skift.com - Bailey Schulz - Spain's Eclipse: A Three-Year Tourism Strategy Built Around Two Minutes of Darkness
Spain's Eclipse: A Three-Year Tourism Strategy Built Around Two Minutes of Darkness
Skift

Spain is deliberately not promoting the August 12 eclipse but is leveraging it to steer tourists toward under-visited interior and northern destinations, easing pressure on the overtouristed Mediterranean coast. Demand signals are strong: hotel…

cyprus-mail.com - Cyprus Business Now: wildfire app, tourism, banks, state workforce, CSE, Freedom
Cyprus Business Now: wildfire app, tourism, banks, state workforce, CSE, Freedom
Cyprus Mail

“The key feature of this year is that of last-minute bookings, and the figures confirm what we said at the end of June,” president of the Limassol branch of the Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) Christos Tsanos told the Cyprus News…

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