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After a rough 2025, gaming and tourism should have a mixed '26
For the gaming and tourism industries, news will be a mixed bag coming up in 2026. The construction outlook is weak — but the city could still have its best convention year in history. Air passenger traffic is down — but Harry Reid…
Acadia Parish Tourism nominates Rayne for America's Favorite Small Town
The Acadia Parish Tourism Office nominated the City of Rayne to participate in the nationwide contest America's Favorite Small Towns, presented by Parade magazine and travel platform Steller. The contest honors towns across the United States with…
Transform Telangana into a Global Tourism Hub: Jupally Krishna Rao
Minister for Tourism and Culture Jupally Krishna Rao on Tuesday called for a paradigm shift in the State's tourism sector, urging officials to adopt international standards to position Telangana as a premier global hub. Addressing a brainstorming…
Lack of Targeted Focus Holding Back Tourism's Full Potential: Crisil Intelligence
'Alongside cultural richness and natural diversity, India has the entrepreneurial base and domestic demand to emerge as a global tourism powerhouse. With focused reforms to strengthen supply-side foundations and unlock high-value demand, tourism…
Exclusive: Terry Hasseltine exits Maryland Sports Commission after 17 years leading sports-tourism push
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Maryland Sports Commission executive director Terry Hasseltine has left his position after more than 17 years leading the state's efforts to attract major sporting events, according to three sources with…
Thai tourism faces decline amid strong baht, China fears
BANGKOK – Thailand, famed for its fantastic food and wild nightlife, is poised for its first annual drop in tourist arrivals in a decade outside the pandemic after multiple crises hurt the confidence of holidaymakers. The country had…
Russia's domestic tourist trips up 5 pct in first 11 months of 2025
MOSCOW, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russia recorded 82.9 million domestic tourist trips from January to November in 2025, up 5 percent year on year, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said Tuesday. The steady growth brought the country…
Hotel occupancy hits 80-90% in Himachal Pradesh ahead of New Year
With tourists making a beeline to key hill stations of Himachal Pradesh, occupancy in hotels have increased to about 80 percent in spite of dry weather. Tourism stakeholders and allied trades are upbeat over snowfall forecast on New Year eve and…
India's water crunch brews risks for beverage giants
Foreign companies operating in India have long grappled with complex regulations and confusing tax laws. In the northwestern state of Rajasthan, some of the world's biggest beverage firms face the additional challenge of securing and managing…
Cyprus Business Now: tourism, housing, property, marine pollution, remote work, Eurobank
In his New Year message, Stavrou said that “the Cypriot economy had shown resilience, adaptability and dynamism in recent years, despite an unstable international environment shaped by geopolitical tensions, energy crises, inflationary…
Egypt uncovers ancient industrial workshops in Beheira
CAIRO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Tuesday the discovery of several industrial workshops dating back to the Late Period (747-332 BC) and the early stages of the Ptolemaic era (332-30 BC) in…
Holiday spot dubbed 'little Paris' to introduce tourist tax in 2026
READ MORE: Tourists to pay £2-a-night charge under new English holiday tax plan Nicknamed 'Little Paris', there's a popular European destination known for its mixture of communist-era architecture, medieval charm and vibrant nightlife in the…
Spanish Woman Scorned, Then Loved, for Botched Fresco Restoration Dies at 94
|Spanish Woman Scorned, Then Loved, for Botched Fresco Restoration Dies at 94 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/europe/spain-jesus-fresco-restoration-painter-gimenez-dead.html Cecilia Giménez, an amateur painter in Spain whose attempt…
Rich tourists suddenly flooding into new parts of UK thanks to big TV shows
Downton Abbey was filmed at Highclere Castle in Berkshire Britain is set to attract record-breaking numbers of international tourists thanks to the popularity of TV shows. Cash rich overseas visitors are being lured to the UK after watching smash…
Stars flocked to N Ireland in 'another fantastic year for film and TV industry'
Stars flocked to Northern Ireland during 2025 in what has been termed “another fantastic year” for the local film and television industry. Hugh Jackman was spotted during filming of The Death Of Robin Hood in Ballycastle and Holywood…
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