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thefederalist.com - Jordan Boyd - Hageman: Here's How Trump Can Close Birth Tourism Loopholes
Hageman: Here's How Trump Can Close Birth Tourism Loopholes
The Federalist: Religion, Politics, and Culture

Birth tourism loopholes that allow foreigners to exploit America's rent-a-womb industry and buy their way into birthplace citizenship by commissioning a child abound. According to Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., however, all hope of closing those…

koreatimes.co.kr - Jhoo Dong-chan - Busan to host 2026 Medical Tourism Fair next week
Busan to host 2026 Medical Tourism Fair next week
The Korea Times

Busan Metropolitan City will host the '2026 Medical Tourism Business Fair' at Grand Josun Busan on Wednesday and Thursday, city officials said. The event is designed to promote the strengths of the southern port city's medical sector and expand its…

chitika.com - Michelle Kalahari - Best AI Chatbot for Tourism Websites in 2026
Best AI Chatbot for Tourism Websites in 2026
Chitika: Explore Retrieval Augmented Generation Trends

The best AI chatbot for a tourism website in 2026 depends on what the organization expects the assistant to do. For tourism boards, destination marketing organizations, visitor bureaus, museums, attractions, resorts, and information-heavy travel…

newtimes.co.rw - Michel Nkurunziza - How abandoned mining tunnels could boost tourism
How abandoned mining tunnels could boost tourism
The New Times

Mining operators in Rwanda are proposing plans to transform modern underground mining tunnels into tourism attractions after mineral extraction ends, in a move aimed at preserving the country's mining heritage while creating new economic…

wral.com - WRAL staff - Have money, will travel: Wake County sees record tourism and traveler spending in 2025
Have money, will travel: Wake County sees record tourism and traveler spending in 2025
WRAL News

The greater Raleigh area and Wake County saw yet another year of record tourism in 2025. Visit Raleigh released the numbers on Thursday, saying a record-breaking 19.1 million people visited Wake County in 2025. That's about a half-percent increase…

thehindu.com - Lalatendu Mishra - Domestic tourism cushions India as West Asia crisis, high airfares hit international travel
Domestic tourism cushions India as West Asia crisis, high airfares hit international travel
The Hindu

India's domestic tourism market is emerging as a key cushion for the travel and tourism sector as the West Asia crisis, currency fluctuations, visa challenges and a sharp rise in Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) push up international airfares and…

bbc.co.uk - Seb Noble - Cornwall tourist tax needs 'serious conversation', leader says
Cornwall tourist tax needs 'serious conversation', leader says
BBC

Seb Noble Cornwall political reporter A 'serious conversation' needs to be had about the merits of introducing a tourist tax, the leader of Cornwall Council has said. Councillor Leigh Frost said it could be a way for visitors to contribute to fund…

republicworld.com - Abhishek Tiwari - PM Modi's 'Wed In India' And 'Meet In India' Push Powers 12-14% Growth In MICE And Wedding Tourism, Targets Rs 35 Trillion Market Amid Global Uncertainty
PM Modi's 'Wed In India' And 'Meet In India' Push Powers 12-14% Growth In MICE And Wedding Tourism, Targets Rs 35 Trillion Market Amid Global Uncertainty
Republic World

Mumbai: India's MICE and destination wedding market has emerged as one of the most dynamic engines of the country's hospitality and tourism economy under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government. Over the last decade, targeted policy support…

cyprus-mail.com - Cyprus Business Now: Larnaca tourism, Keve, construction, banking, pensions
Cyprus Business Now: Larnaca tourism, Keve, construction, banking, pensions
Cyprus Mail

Seasonally adjusted production in construction fell by 1.3 per cent in the euro area and 1.0 per cent across the EU in June compared with May, according to Eurostat's first estimate. The figures marked a reversal from May, when construction…

bloomberg.com - Jim Wyss - Latest US Sanctions Hit Cuban Industries and Influence Network
Latest US Sanctions Hit Cuban Industries and Influence Network
Bloomberg

The US slapped more sanctions on Cuba, hitting the construction ministry, state mining, tourism and trading companies, and officials that run the communist government's global outreach efforts. President Donald Trump's administration is steadily…

bbc.co.uk - Kate Jennings - Massive loss' if Chateau La Chaire hotel became private home
Massive loss' if Chateau La Chaire hotel became private home
BBC

The possibility of a luxury hotel becoming a private home would be 'a massive loss' to the island, according to the constable of St Martin, Karen Shenton Stone. The owners of Château La Chaire are seeking permission to turn it into a…

bbc.co.uk - Will Grant - Trump scales up Cuban sanctions targeting state-run companies
Trump scales up Cuban sanctions targeting state-run companies
BBC

Will Grant, Cuba correspondent and Harry Sekulich The US has imposed a new round of sanctions on Cuban officials and companies, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says. Nine state-owned mining, metal and building firms, the Ministry of Construction and…

bbc.co.uk - Will Grant - Trump scales up Cuban sanctions targeting state-run companies
Trump scales up Cuban sanctions targeting state-run companies
BBC

The US has imposed a new round of sanctions on Cuban officials and companies, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says. Nine state-owned mining, metal and building firms, the Ministry of Construction and officials connected to a Cuban-based…

independent.co.uk - David Fischer - A Miami restaurateur was among the 7 people killed in a Kenya helicopter crash
A Miami restaurateur was among the 7 people killed in a Kenya helicopter crash
The Independent

The family of a Miami restaurateur say they are “devastated and heartbroken” after he and six others were killed by a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya. A helicopter crashed Wednesday morning while flying from…

bbc.co.uk - Paul Drury-Bradey - Hull City's Premier League return 'major opportunity' for city
Hull City's Premier League return 'major opportunity' for city
BBC

Paul Drury-Bradey Local Democracy Reporting Service Businesses in Hull have been urged to take advantage of the economic opportunities created by Hull City's return to the Premier League. Council leader Mike Ross said the club's return was a…

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