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Luxor is at the heart of Egypt's medical tourism push
Travel writer Lucie Duff Gordon was among 19th-century Europeans who spent long periods of time in Luxor. Famed for its Pharaonic sites, the Egyptian city's dry air — warm even in winter — was recommended as respite for a range of…
Korea expands fast-track visas to spread medical tourism beyond Seoul
Korea is expanding its roster of government-certified medical tourism facilitators to 112 agencies starting Oct. 1, seeking to channel a record-breaking surge in foreign patient visits into regional economies beyond the capital. The Ministry of…
4-day heritage tour for Kalaburagi students to mark World Tourism Day
The Karnataka Tourism Forum is organising a four-day educational heritage tour for students from September 21, in association with the Department of Tourism, the Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KKCCI), and the Indian National…
Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway boosts tourism in China's Yan'an
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 14, 2026 shows the Yan'an Museum in Yan'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At the end of 2025, the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway began operation, formally integrating Yan'an into the national…
Cyprus tourism recovery gathers pace after spring slump
Cyprus' tourism downturn is expected to ease further by the end of the year, with arrivals forecast to finish around 5 per cent below 2025 levels, Tourism Deputy Minister Kostas Koumis said at the weekend. The latest figures from the statistical…
This Underrated Mediterranean Riviera With Turquoise Beaches, 75F Autumns, And $35 Oceanfront Hotels Is Breaking Tourism Records
Everywhere I look right now, travelers are obsessing over fall foliage and planning leaf peeping trips. I see the flannel shirts coming out, the pumpkin spice signs popping up, and the chilly morning forecasts rolling in. BUT, I am just not ready…
This Safe English-Speaking Caribbean Island With Uncrowded Beaches, 84°F Winters, And $5 Rum Punches Is Breaking Tourism Records
When the cabin doors open on the tarmac at Maurice Bishop International Airport, you aren't hit with the smell of exhaust or generic terminal air—you are hit with the faint, warm scent of sea salt. You step down the metal stairs, look up at…
Beer, boards and free caves: Rincon's Tourism Day weekend
By Adam Woodward • Published: 20 Sep 2026 • 15:22 • 1 minute read World Tourism Day and OktoberFest Rincon de la Victoria Credit: Ayto Rincon de la Victoria is lining up a busy three days from Friday 25 to Sunday, September 27…
Relocation, reconstruction project brings better lives to residents in E China's Yellow River floodplain
A drone photo taken on Sept. 17, 2026 shows a view of Xingdong New Village of Dongming County in Heze, east China's Shandong Province. The Yellow River, dubbed the Mother River of China, has long nourished the land in Heze, east China's Shandong…
Badenoch pledges to bring back tax-free shopping for tourists
News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Kemi Badenoch has pledged to bring back tax-free shopping…
Exclusive: Conflict isn't slowing deals for Gulf's fastest growing investment firm
With drones and missiles still being regularly intercepted overhead, BlueFive Capital founder and CEO Hazem Ben-Gacem cooked up a play in the defense industry, over a Ramadan meal with companions with ties to a Gulf sovereign fund. Six months…
London business leaders back Tory pledge to restore tax-free shopping
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Badenoch pledges to bring back tax-free shopping for tourists
Kemi Badenoch has pledged to bring back tax-free shopping for tourists by reversing a post-Brexit rule change. The decision to scrap the VAT refund scheme for international visitors in 2021 left the UK “less competitive” than many…
Tyre's ruins survived the strikes. Now divers are finding their way back underwater
Beneath the Mediterranean waters off the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, divers swim past stone walls, ancient structures and a submerged road — remnants of parts of a city that once stood above the water. With a shaky ceasefire in place…
Beyond Botox: S. Korea's traditional medicine gains ground among tourists, including S'poreans
SEOUL – As a child, Morgan Awyong dreaded the taste of Chinese medicinal remedies. Thin and sickly, the Singaporean was made to down bitter concoctions every other day by his parents, leaving him with an aversion to medicinal herbs, such as…
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