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As 'grocery tourism' soars, experts reveal what to buy on holiday
READ MORE: 'Supermarket tourism' revealed as the latest travel trend - with over 70% of travellers adding grocery stores to their holiday itinerary Forget wandering the Sistene Chapel or ticking off Sydney Harbour Bridge, there's a new sightseeing…
Chinese officials visit N. Korean tourism zone for Lunar New Year
China's Ambassador to North Korea Wang Yajun and other embassy officials have visited a beach resort area in North Korea on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, state media reported Sunday, raising views on whether Pyongyang is seeking to attract…
Concern over staffing levels for tourism jobs
9d5fb757-c381-4bbb-b594-266e41c445b3 Officials are meeting to discuss recruitment challenges in some areas of the hospitality industry (File photograph) On the eve of the start of a crucial tourism year, participants at a Government-convened…
Open house showcases tourism appeal at Verdmont Museum
Search 924b8477-3f7b-4090-adbc-14bf0cc0fbb4 Verdmont Museum in Smith's (Photograph supplied) The Bermuda National Trust will host an open house next month at its Verdmont Museum to boost tourism. The BNT said the Cultural Tourism Ambassadors Open…
Apollo Hospitals redraws medical tourism map as Bangladesh share dips
The share of Bangladesh in its overseas patient volume has now been replaced by other regions, including Africa, West Asia and South East Asia. According to company data, this diversification led to a dip in the share of Bangladesh patient inflow…
Road widening at popular North Wales beach to relieve over-tourism
Infrastructure is being upgraded at a popular Gwynedd beach that's notorious for drowning cars. The improvements aim to relieve the impacts of over-tourism rather than mitigate the dangers of vehicles being claimed by the sea. Morfa Bychan Beach…
Santa Pola promotes active tourism at Dutch cycling fair
THE SANTA POLA Town Council's Department of Tourism participated, over the weekend of February 13, 14, and 15, in the Fiets in Wandelbeurs fair held in Utrecht, Netherlands, an international event focused on active tourism. The fair specialises in…
The Melbourne suburbs where the most part-time workers live
Stark differences in employment trends exist throughout Melbourne, with enclaves of part-time workers on the coast contrasting with clusters of full-timers in the city. Almost half of all workers who live in Parkville (48.6 per cent), Clayton (48…
Is global warming dooming snow sports and the Winter Olympics?
Michele Comi is a geologist, mountain guide and Alpine skiing instructor from Chiesa in Valmalenco, a town 900 meters above sea level that sits at the mouth of a valley in the central Italian Alps, a region renowned for its skiing. Comi recalls…
Looking for Disney magic elsewhere: Canadians lead declines in travel to U.S.
More Canadians this year are seeking out Disney magic across the Atlantic Ocean, as fewer foreign visitors come to the United States even though worldwide travel trends remain robust. Travel agencies and companies that specialize in Disney…
Climate change in the Alps: five ways Swiss ski resorts are fighting for survival
Swiss ski resorts are mainly owned by cable car and lift companies, in which local communities often hold a stake but do not have majority control. In autumn 2025, the municipalities of Flims, Laax and Falera, in canton Graubünden, made…
Veteran cop sounds alarm on serial killer network striking across US
A highly decorated homicide detective is sounding the alarm on what he believes is a sinister network of serial killers operating in plain sight across America, including in Texas, where police repeatedly say there's no threat. Almost 200 bodies…
Chinese New Year to lift Milford Sound tourism numbers
After a record December and January, another upswing of visitors to Piopiotahi Milford Sound is expected over Chinese New Year, which begins on Tuesday and runs through to March 3. Market intelligence from Great South suggests the Chinese market…
Hold your horses: AFL's Origin revival was real, but its long-term future is not
PERTH, Australia -- Entering Saturday night, the question wasn't whether AFL Origin would be an entertaining spectacle. It was whether it would end up being what the sport truly needed. To the surprise of many -- including myself -- the answer…
How the Romans are helping fund social care for people in Bath
Bath's Roman heritage is helping the council to balance its budget and deal with the increasing cost of providing social care. Built in the mid-first century AD for the health and wellbeing of what was then known as Aquae Sulis, the Roman Baths may…
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