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Editorial | More work needed to ensure Hong Kong's tourism pie is bigger and better
Being “bigger and better” has become the ethos for Hong Kong's development. This is also the strategy for the tourism industry as the government strives to grow the pie with more offerings. With its first five-year blueprint being…
Tourism must shift with technology: new BTA chief
Jan Hutton, the new chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority (Photograph by Sarah Lagan) Understanding the changing nature of how tourists choose where to travel using tools such as artificial intelligence will be critical to success in the…
Greek tourism minister hails Jet2 as company hosts Athens summit
Jun 26, 202615:14 GMT by Samantha Mayling Steve Heapy, second left, with Jet2 colleagues at the summit in Athens Senior executives from Jet2 have hosted travel bosses from the Greek tourism industry at a recent summit organised by the company in…
Techno tourism in Detroit - what do visitors owe the city that created the music?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) In 1997, I was one of relatively few tourists in Detroit. Well before #vanlife was a hashtag, I left my home state…
SF adds jobs, but tourism and tech tell a complicated story
Amid the arrival of the foggy summer months and Mayor Daniel Lurie's unceasing social media videos about downtown's recovery, San Francisco's leisure and hospitality industries showed sluggish but consistent job growth over the last year. Tourism…
California Poaches NYC's Tourism Chief Ahead of 2028 Olympics
Julie Coker, currently leading NYC Tourism + Conventions and a veteran of Philadelphia and San Diego destination marketing, becomes Visit California's president and CEO on October 1, succeeding retiring three-decade leader Carolina Beteta.
Techno tourism in Detroit - what do visitors owe the city that created the music?
In 1997, I was one of relatively few tourists in Detroit. Well before #vanlife was a hashtag, I left my home state of California and drove around the country for five months living in a 1982 Volkswagen Vanagon. Though I had few planned stops…
Cyprus Business Now: banking outlook, tourism, Logicom, Tototheo, fuel, UBS, CSE
The firm said fading geopolitical risks, resilient economic growth in Greece and Cyprus, declining funding costs and the forthcoming transition of Greece to developed-market status should support another phase of outperformance for regional banks.
Korea Tourism Organization Canada Launches 'Ride to Korea' City-Wide LED Truck Campaign and Flight Giveaway in Toronto
TORONTO, June 26, 2026 /CNW/ - Get ready, Toronto--South Korea is coming straight to your doorstep this summer. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) Toronto has officially launched 'Ride to Korea,' a massive urban takeover running from June 5 to…
L.A. Delays Its $30 Hotel 'Olympic Wage' Until After the Olympics
In May of last year, the Los Angeles City Council voted to raise the minimum wage for hotel workers in the city to $30 an hour by 2028. This represented the culmination of over a decade of hotel-specific minimum wage rises in the city, which have…
Heat catches Europe's fashion industry unprepared as models face the sun in fur and wool
PARIS (AP) — The most coveted accessory at the Paris Fashion Week shows this week was not a bag, a sneaker or a watch. It was an ice pack. As a historic heat wave gripped the French capital, fashion houses fought to keep guests cool with…
The Future Of Long Island Wine Is About More Than What's In The Glass
The tasting room at Long Island's Main & Mill House. When the Frankel family purchased Rose Hill Vineyards in 2017, they weren't setting out to build a hospitality portfolio. They simply fell in love—with the North Fork, with wine, and with…
How AI Is Reshaping The Travel Experience In Real Time
Anup Keshan is CEO of Travel And Tour World.Travel Travel is always an experience in change: new places, new people, new experiences. But the entire travel process is transforming faster now than ever before. What used to be a linear process of…
Full restoration of safaris in Bandipur and Nagarahole tiger reserves
The Karnataka Government on Friday announced the full restoration of the jungle safari (park excursion) at the Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserves. Safaris were suspended in Bandipur and Nagarhole since November 2025 in the wake of human-tiger…
World Cup Delivers Early Economic Boost For Host Cities
HOUSTON, TEXAS - JUNE 14: Curacao fans cheer after the first goal by Livano Comenencia #8 during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Germany and Curacao at Houston Stadium on June 14, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann -…
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