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Aroostook planners brainstorm ways to boost outdoor tourism
ISLAND FALLS, Maine – Southern Aroostook planners are pulling out all the stops to make towns off I-95, like Island Falls, Patten and Houlton, more than just visitor pitstops en route to more northern Maine outdoor recreation locations. The…
Tourism takes hit as visitors cancel NZ trips due to war
By Lauren Crimp of RNZ Tourism operators are being hit with international visitor cancellations due to flight disruptions as the Middle East war continues, an industry survey shows. The Tourism Export Council's 'rapid snapshot survey' of tourism…
Poverty Tourism? Fine. But Don't Forget Your Mask, Comrades - Taylor Lorenz's Latest Take
Obviously, all of the poverty tourism on the Left is so gross, but Taylor Lorenz has a totally different gripe. She thinks they should continue to go to all these impoverished Communist nations, with one caveat... they should wear a mask. Yes…
Seoul to expand medical tourism interpreters tenfold 서울시, 의료관광 통역사 10배 증원 계획
Seoul to expand medical tourism interpreters tenfold 서울시, 의료관광 통역사 10배 증원 계획 The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it will expand its…
Major events help lift Brisbane's tourism economy to record $17 billion
Brisbane's visitor economy reached a record $17 billion in 2025, driven by a surge in international spending and strong domestic demand, according to new tourism data. Tourism Research Australia figures for the year to December show international…
Seaweed invasion: Which beaches will be hit hardest by sargassum in 2026?
Related video above: Fishermen talk about the impact of sargassum in May 2025 (NEXSTAR) – The amount of sargassum seaweed blooming in the ocean has reached record volumes, researchers said, and there's more where that came from. The floating…
VMY2026 targets still on track, tourist arrivals up 30% as of Feb, says deputy sec-gen
SEPANG: Visitor arrivals to Malaysia have surged by more than 30% up to February this year compared with the same period previously, bolstering confidence that the country is on track to meet its Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM2026) targets despite global…
China developing first tourist submersible for trips 1,000 metres under the sea
Chinese engineers have designed the country's first tourist submersible equipped to venture as deep as 1,000 metres (3,280 feet) below the ocean surface, giving eventual new momentum to the luxury travel industry. Engineers at the China Ship…
Luxury brands bet on growth as well-heeled tourists flock to Hong Kong events
More than 60 new brands, mostly luxury labels, will move into K11 Musea as part of a revamp to boost the shopping centre's offerings, but an analyst has warned of a complicated external environment weighing on the retail sector's prospects. These…
A Netflix cooking show is changing how people travel - and restaurants are seeing bookings jump 303%
Reservations and waitlists for featured restaurants in the Netflix show 'Culinary Class Wars' increased by an average of 303% after the premiere of its second season. Culinary tourism is rising in Singapore and Japan and is becoming more important…
Letters | How Hong Kong can prepare to bring its transport blueprint to life
Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at [email protected] or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words The government's Transport…
Latest Foreign Office travel advice for Turkey, Greece and Dubai
Air travel continues to be disrupted by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Although the disruption is not as severe as it was at the start of the war, a number of airlines are continuing to offer limited services. Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar…
Malaysia scales down annual forest harvest to 890,000ha
PETALING JAYA: The annual allowable cut (AAC) in permanent reserved forests (PRF) has been reduced to 890,000ha under the 13th Malaysian Plan to further protect the forests. Down from 1,165,300ha in the previous plan, the move reflects Malaysia's…
The King's Warden' fans flock to historic sites in rural Korea
With “The King's Warden” surpassing 14 million moviegoers over the weekend, rural areas in South Korea are seeing a boost to their local economies as tourists flock to historical sites tied to the real-life events depicted in the…
International Cities of Gastronomy Fest Macao launches 10-day celebration
Macau's culinary identity is a deliciously unruly map of the world: a centuries-old laboratory of creative fusion where spices, techniques and stories collide. Long before “fusion cuisine” became a trend, Macanese cooking was already…
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