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Medical tourism booming in Russia
Russia is seeing a steady rise in medical tourism, with millions of foreign patients traveling to the country for treatment ranging from routine procedures to complex surgery. More than 28 million foreign nationals, including over 2 million…
Andy Burnham's tourism tax will stop millions enjoying a cheap holiday
Millions of Brits will miss out on cheap holidays if the Government presses ahead with a new visitor tax, tourism bosses fear. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has confirmed plans to create an “Overnight Visitor Levy”, forcing tourists to…
Tourism growth plan under microscope
Impacts of the government's tourism ambitions on Queenstown will come under the spotlight next Thursday night. Internationally-recognised destination management leader Kiri Goulter, and Destination Queenstown and Lake Wānaka Tourism chief…
Seagrass Beds in Danger - Boat Tourism Threatens Populations
According to scientists, global seagrass beds are declining at a rate of one percent per year. (File photo) Seagrass beds containing Neptune grass, which are vital to the Mediterranean ecosystem, are also coming under increasing pressure in Greece.
Tourism bureau won't seat Page board appointees Ratcliffe, Walton Gray
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Orihuela's autumn tourism programme
Costa Blanca South By Anna Ellis • Published: 29 Aug 2026 • 13:04 • 1 minute read Orihuela Tourist Office. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Orihuela. Orihuela is adding new experiences to its autumn tourism programme, with food, nature…
After decades desilting of AVM Canal commences
The long-pending demand of desilting of Anantha Victoria Marthandam Canal, popularly known as AVM Canal, by the farmers and the fishermen was realised on Saturday as Minister for Tourism S. Rajesh Kumar inaugurated the exercise in the presence of…
No scaling down Dasara festivities despite drought: Karnataka CM
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar categorically ruled out any move to scale down the Mysuru Dasara festivities this year on the grounds of drought, saying the celebrations play a crucial role in promoting tourism and benefiting the hospitality…
IndiGo to launch direct Gaya-Bangkok flight: Check timings, frequency and booking details
Gaya-Bangkok direct flight: IndiGo is set to launch a direct flight between Gaya and Bangkok, improving air connectivity between Bihar and Thailand. It will start on October 26, 2026. IndiGo currently operates more than 140 weekly flights between…
Trump's tougher round-two birthright citizenship strategy hinges on key legal distinction, experts say
Conservative legal experts say President Donald Trump's latest attempts to narrow birthright citizenship and crack down on birth tourism may have stronger legal footing than his first effort. After the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in June that children…
A slow travel success story in Slovenia's secret valley
The drive to Pedrovo is vertiginous, and each hairpin bend has me sending a silent prayer that we won't meet a tractor coming the other way. When we near it, we abandon the car and continue on foot to the hamlet, a scattering of red-roofed…
Delegation seeks direct flights from Hubballi to Ahmedabad, Jodhpur, and Varanasi
A delegation led by Mahendra Singhi, member of the Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities, has urged Union Minister for Education, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi to facilitate direct air…
The Floods Nepal Didn't Cause
Arjun Poudel, a health reporter in Nepal, was commuting to the offices of the Kathmandu Post, in the country's capital, when messages started coming in about a disastrous flood in his home town, close to the border with China. Through panicked…
Fears rural village could be inundated with 'noisy stag and hen parties
Residents in a quiet rural village are concerned noisy stag and hen parties could descend on the area if plans for new holiday cabins are approved. There are worries a proposal to build four new holiday cabins at a countryside site near Newton…
Chinese owner files for Club Med Hong Kong listing
Fosun, the Chinese owner of Club Med, on Friday said it had filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong for the travel operator and its ClubMed Lifestyle and other tourism-focused businesses. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT 'Upon completion…
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