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Germany sees tourist boom in August amid record overnight stays
October 11, 2024
[ad_1] Germany's tourist sector saw a record number of overnight stays in August, the national statistics agency said on Friday.Destatis recorded 59 million overnight stays in the country, finally surpassing...
Maldives president visits India amid trouble in tourist paradise
October 6, 2024
[ad_1] Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu is expected to seek a bailout during his visit to India this week as the archipelago nation stares at an economic crisis with fears of...
Italy weighs steep tourist tax as European backlash against visitors grows
August 30, 2024
[ad_1] Aug 30, 2024, 12:37pm EDTThe NewsItaly is weighing a steep increase in tourist taxes to counter the impact of overtourism, the latest European country to take steps against unmanageable...
Tap water in parts of this drought-stricken tourist hot spot is now too salty to drink
August 27, 2024
[ad_1] Tap water in parts of a Spanish tourist hot spot is now so salty it’s become undrinkable, with residents and visitors having to line up for bottled or tanked-in...
TUI tourism group head: Take Mallorca tourist concerns seriously
August 18, 2024
[ad_1] The head of the huge TUI tourism group has expressed understanding of protests against mass tourism on the Spanish island of Mallorca in remarks published in the Sunday edition...
Venice to keep tourist entry charge, with higher rates at peak times
July 12, 2024
[ad_1] Venice wants to keep charging an entrance fee for day visitors when a trial period for the charge - the world's first such scheme - ends this weekend.The city...
American tourist dies after sudden illness during excursion on Sicily’s Mount Etna, rescuers say
July 12, 2024
[ad_1] ROME (AP) — A 55-year-old American tourist died after being taken ill during an excursion on the southern side of Mount Etna, in Sicily, Italy's alpine rescue service said...
‘It’s Tourist Hunting Season’: The Street Art That’s Seething About Mass Tourism
July 11, 2024
[ad_1] The writing is on the wall across Spain.Residents who are becoming increasingly frustrated with the negative impact of mass tourism on their daily lives ― including but certainly not...