Outrage in China over tourists detained for not buying at mattress shop – Times of India
NEW DELHI: In a concerning event that has sparked widespread outrage and led to governmental action in China, a group of 37 tourists was reportedly detained inside a mattress store in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, for hours on end because they did not purchase any products. This incident, captured in a viral video by one of the […]
Venice introduces access fee to tackle tourist overcrowding in historic centre
Venice‘s mayor on Thursday promised a light touch “without queues” when the city rolls out a new ticket policy in a few weeks, seeking to cut down on the hordes of visitors who descend on its canalled streets every summer. The new strategy to lower the number of tourists visiting the UNESCO World Heritage site […]
New Speed Limit Rules In UK’s Wales To Affect Tourism? – News18
A good travel destination is one which has repeat value, which means a tourist would visit the place multiple times. But from the looks of it, Wales in the UK is certainly not one of them as a recent ruling has reduced visitor footfall. In Wales, the speed limit for vehicles was reduced to 20 […]
Panama City opens new cruise ship terminal to attract tourists amid Canal drought
AFP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz Panama on Tuesday inaugurated a new cruise ship terminal at the mouth of the drought-hit Panama Canal, hoping to attract more tourists to the Central American nation. Aerial view of the new Panama Cruise Terminal in Panama City. The new port is located in the Amador causeway, at […]
Amid renewed peace, homestays come up for tourists on Indo-Pak border
With peace returning to Indo-Pak border since the renewed truce deal of November 2021 between the two nuke countries, tourists visiting Jammu and Kashmir can now have the feel of border life. Buoyed by the initiatives of the administration, 32-year-old Sunny Choudhary, a B.Tech in computer sciences, has come up with a homestay at Dagh […]
Tourism in Barcelona unaffected by drought restrictions, Easter holiday visitors can enjoy their stay
Tourists arriving at Barcelona‘s airport or gazing at its iconic Sagrada Familia basilica will this Easter holiday be met with large signs in English that read: “Drought alert. During your stay, save water”. Tourists are seen next to a sign at Sagrada Familia Basilica alerting them of severe drought in Spain’s northeastern region and urging […]
Tourism sector will need to go green for growth
The tourism sector is expected to play an integral role in Viksit Bharat preamble. The projections indicate that this sector is poised to generate employment for 137 million people and contribute an additional $250 billion to GDP by 2030. The sector is predicted to grow at an annual rate of 7.8 per cent by 2031 […]
Bihar, Odisha try to draw in TN tourists – Times of India
Chennai: Bihar and Odisha are trying to draw tourists, especially pilgrims, from Tamil Nadu. The two states are taking part in the three-day Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF), which was inaugurated in the city on Friday in Nandambakam. Bihar is participating for the first time, while Odisha has presented a huge stall and roped in […]
How to understand and avoid pitfalls of China’s so-called zero-dollar tourism
This marked a 50 per cent increase from 2023, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. While many travellers prefer group tours for the convenience of having all logistics managed by agencies, however, in a bid to attract customers, some travel tour businesses offer “zero-dollar tours” which claim to cover the cost of transportation, […]
Google map error: Tourists on way to homestay led to wrong house – Times of India
KOTTAYAM: A German couple, who wished to spend a few days in a homestay in a Kerala village close to the forests, were sent to the wrong location by Google Maps.Ending up at the wrong house in Erumely, the tourists found themselves lost and stranded. Though the arrival of the tourists brought local residents to […]