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UK 'tourism deficit' growing, analyst tells industry conference
Apr 1, 202613:45 GMT by Ian Taylor Image: Shutterstock / Nigel J. Harris The UK runs a growing “deficit” in travel and tourism, leaders of the inbound and domestic travel and hospitality sectors heard last week. Alexander…
Richard Branson Is Still Trying to Make Space Tourism Happen, Selling Tickets at $750,000
Virgin Galactic is once again open for bookings for suborbital trips above Earth's surface, reigniting a vision for space tourism that never fully developed. The company, founded by billionaire Richard Branson, is resuming its space tourism…
Trump admin tells Supreme Court birth tourism is evidence birthright citizenship needs to end
A lawyer for the Trump administration during arguments at the Supreme Court leaned hard on his claim that so-called birth tourism is strong evidence that the U.S. policy of automatically giving citizenship to babies born in the country needs to…
Sauer cites 'striking' figures on secretive birth tourism in high-stakes SCOTUS case
Birth tourism in the U.S. remains notoriously difficult to measure, but Solicitor General John Sauer on Wednesday pointed the Supreme Court to what he called 'striking' figures as the justices weighed President Donald Trump's effort to curb…
Iran war impacts Swiss fuel pumps, tourism and economy
Unleaded 95 petrol rose by 11% to CHF1.82 and unleaded 98 petrol rose by 10% from CHF1.77 to CHF1.95, according to the Touring Club Schweiz (TCS), which monitored price developments at petrol stations in Switzerland. The analysis involved 3,500…
Thousands lost to cancellations as fuel crisis bites southern Qld tourism sector
Rising fuel prices are costing southern Queensland tourism operators in more ways than one, while fuel availability is a concern for tourists. Ripple effects of the Middle East conflict are being felt right across the globe, with the federal…
In Camiguin, tourism is hit hardest by the Middle East crisis
CAMIGUIN, Philippines — Benjamin Cablay, 57, calls himself a boat captain. Every day for the last 17 years, he has been bringing tourists aboard a small four-seater motorized pump boat docked along the coast of Mambajao, Camiguin. It would…
Scottish tour operator nominated for two world tourism 'Oscars
Widely regarded as the ‘Oscars of tourism', the World Travel Awards was introduced in 1993 and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of tourism, hospitality and travel. Rabbie's was founded by Robin Worsnop in Edinburgh in 1993 and…
Tourism minister backs Ontario Place plan, saying Therme went through 'proper checks'
The tourism minister says he stands firmly behind the government's deal with a company to operate a private spa and waterpark at Ontario Place, stressing they “passed all the financial tests.” New emails unearthed by the Ontario NDP…
Kanniyakumari constituency: Where agriculture is on the decline and tourism awaits growth
The Kanniyakumari assembly constituency which has the largest number of electorates in the district, has a total of 2,86,968 voters, including 1,41,230 men,1,45,643 women and 95 others, following the recently conducted Special Intensive Revision…
Cyprus Business Now: tourism, shipping, hotels, VAT, cost-of-living
In a written statement, Nikolettos welcomed the government's recently announced support measures, but said additional steps could still be taken so that assistance is applied more broadly across the tourism industry. He said the district's economy…
Tourism Whitsundays and Zhik partner to cement the Whitsundays as Australia's home of sailing
by Tourism Whitsundays 2 Apr 00:57 PDT Tourism Whitsundays and Zhik partner to cement the Whitsundays as Australia's home of sailing © Tourism Whitsundays Tourism Whitsundays has announced a corporate sponsorship partnership with Zhik, the…
Nepal guides accused of poisoning trekkers to trigger costly helicopter rescues in $20 million insurance fraud
Nepalese authorities have charged 32 people, including trekking company owners, helicopter operators, and hospital officials, with organized crime and fraud in a scheme that allegedly defrauded international insurers of about US$20 million by…
Mount Everest climbers 'secretly poisoned' in alleged £15m plot
Mount Everest climbers were poisoned by fraudster guides as part of a sinister eight-figure plot to reap insurance money, investigators have alleged. Police in Nepal, the world's biggest mountain's home nation, have handed down organised crime and…
Sauer cites 'striking' figures on secretive birth tourism in high-stakes SCOTUS case
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Birth tourism in the U.S. remains notoriously difficult to measure, but Solicitor General John Sauer on Wednesday pointed the Supreme Court to what he called “striking” figures as the…
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