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cnbc.com - Sam Meredith - Nepal's mountain tourism industry faces 'serious warning' after Himalayan flood disaster
Nepal's mountain tourism industry faces 'serious warning' after Himalayan flood disaster
CNBC

Nepal's devastating floods have raised fresh concerns for the country's vital adventure tourism industry ahead of its peak travel season. Tour operators and hostel owners say tourists are cancelling bookings, with one Kathmandu hostel forecasting…

koreatimes.co.kr - Hankookilbo - Nepalis in Korea mobilize to support flood-stricken homeland as tourism industry faces fallout
Nepalis in Korea mobilize to support flood-stricken homeland as tourism industry faces fallout
The Korea Times

The catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China has sent reverberations through Korea, with Nepali residents mobilizing to support their flood-ravaged homeland by sending relief funds and arranging memorial spaces. Meanwhile, tour operators are…

japantimes.co.jp - David Shepardson - Trump meets with travel industry CEOs on push to boost foreign tourism
Trump meets with travel industry CEOs on push to boost foreign tourism
The Japan Times

U.S. President Donald Trump met with major travel company executives on Wednesday including representatives from American Airlines, Marriott, MGM Resorts and Carnival to discuss ways to reverse a decline in international visitors. U.S. tourism got…

nbcmiami.com - Congress scrutinizes birth tourism industry with South Florida ties
Congress scrutinizes birth tourism industry with South Florida ties
NBC 6 South Florida

The chief medical officer of “Have My Baby in Miami” declined to answer lawmakers' questions as Congress examines birth tourism in the U.S.

cnbc.com - Warren Masilamony - Why Hilton calls this Asian country the fastest-growing tourism market
Why Hilton calls this Asian country the fastest-growing tourism market
CNBC

Hilton's Asia Pacific President Alan Watts says one country is 'the most exciting market for travel and tourism globally' and will be for the next decade. The hotel company is also seeing strong momentum in Southeast Asia and Japan, even as China…

cnbc.com - Luke Fountain - Trump to meet with travel industry CEOs as White House touts World Cup tourism boost
Trump to meet with travel industry CEOs as White House touts World Cup tourism boost
CNBC

President Donald Trump will meet Wednesday with leaders from major airlines, hotels and travel companies after a men's FIFA World Cup-fueled summer tourism boost. Travel spending rose 6.2% in June, but prices climbed 8.1% and overseas arrivals…

independent.co.uk - Natalie Wilson - Spain sets new tourism record with 58.1m visitors up to July
Spain sets new tourism record with 58.1m visitors up to July
The Independent

Spain has broken tourism records with almost 60 million international arrivals by July this year. According to Frontur figures, a monthly statistical survey by Spain's National Statistics Institute (INE), Spain saw more than 58.1 million arrivals…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Kyung-min - AI set to transform tourism in Hadong
AI set to transform tourism in Hadong
The Korea Times

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has selected six technology companies to test artificial intelligence (AI) services at major tourist sites in Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province, including Ssanggye Temple and Hwagaejangteo Market. The project…

redstate.com - Ben Smith - Birth Tourism Doctor Has One Answer for Congress' CCP and MS-13 Questions: The Fifth
Birth Tourism Doctor Has One Answer for Congress' CCP and MS-13 Questions: The Fifth
RedState

The founder of a Miami company that markets maternity services to foreign nationals invoked the Fifth Amendment eleven times Tuesday when Congress asked him about his birth-tourism business, including whether it had helped Chinese Communist Party…

iol.co.za - Tracy-Lynn Ruiters - Greatest Rivalry gives Cape Town tourism a global showcase
Greatest Rivalry gives Cape Town tourism a global showcase
IOL

Springboks lock Eben Etzebeth takes a lineout ball against the All Blacks. Image: Henk Kruger / ANA Studio Cape Town tourism officials say Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Tour offered the city valuable international exposure and could benefit businesses…

independent.co.uk - Thomas Suen - Russians, sex tourism and 5,000 US sailors: USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Pattaya
Russians, sex tourism and 5,000 US sailors: USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Pattaya
The Independent

US Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln has steamed into Thailand's Laem Chabang on Wednesday ⁠with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines who have spent 286 days at sea. They arrive amid reports of mental health concerns and deteriorating…

royalgazette.com - David Fox - Watch: Outgoing BHA CEO highlights tourism's challenges
Watch: Outgoing BHA CEO highlights tourism's challenges
The Royal Gazette

8cbfbbc7-1239-4dee-af15-76e695715177 Stephen Todd, set to retire as CEO of the Bermuda Hotel Association Bermuda needs to improve its marketing and double down on promoting the autumn and winter months. But it will never see the heydays of a…

newrepublic.com - Hafiz Rashid - Trump, 80, Totally Garbles Attempt to Brag About Tourism in U.S.
Trump, 80, Totally Garbles Attempt to Brag About Tourism in U.S.
The New Republic

President Donald Trump appeared to short-circuit Wednesday during a meeting with travel executives in the Oval Office. “On 11 separate days, more than three million travelers flowed through the American flies, they, they, uh ……

skift.com - Bailey Schulz - Travel Execs to Meet With Trump to Push Inbound Tourism
Travel Execs to Meet With Trump to Push Inbound Tourism
Skift

The meeting comes on the heels of the World Cup tournament and follows four consecutive months of inbound travel declines. Executives from the U.S. Travel Association, American Airlines, Hilton, and other travel brands are set to meet with…

nbcwashington.com - Mark Segraves - America250 events drive DC tourism bounce back from down 2025
America250 events drive DC tourism bounce back from down 2025
NBC4 Washington

Tourism in D.C. seems to be bouncing back from a down year in 2025 thanks in large part to events celebrating America250, and D.C. officials hope sports will help the District keep that momentum. The first year of President Donald Trump's second…

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