Tourists Face Long Queues, Hours-Long Waits for Koh Lanta Ferry

KRABI — Tourists traveling to Koh Lanta in Krabi province have complained through media outlets about having to endure long queues with traffic jams stretching several kilometers and waiting for several hours before receiving ferry services to...

Tourism ministry, Carnival in talks to boost visitor traffic beyond Celebration Key

By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper said his ministry is exploring ways with Carnival to encourage visitors to venture beyond Celebration Key and increase spend at local businesses after...

Tourist tax raises over €662,000 for Mogan Council in first seven months

06-11-2025 Business Canarian Weekly Photo Credit: Shutterstock The Municipality of Mogán in Gran Canaria has announced that it has collected more than €662,000 in the first seven months of applying its tourist tax, despite the ongoing legal...

Tourists die from swarm of wasp stings while ziplining in Laos

An American man and his teenage son died last month after they were swarmed by wasps while ziplining at an adventure camp in Laos and stung many dozens of times, a hospital official said Thursday. Dan Owen, the director of an international school...

Tourism from Mexico increases, despite new visa requirements

Visas cost more, and there are new requirements for visitors, including checking their social media for comments critical of the U.S. or the Trump administration. Neighboring Canada and Mexico are usually the top countries for international...

Transport minister, Bahraini counterpart launch Qatar-Bahrain maritime linkage for passengers

DOHA: Minister of Transport HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani and Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications of the Kingdom of Bahrain HE Dr Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa have launched the regular maritime linkage...

Tourism in Coventry at an all-time high

TOURISM in Coventry enjoyed a record-breaking year in 2024. More than 400,000 additional visitors flocked to the city last year, taking the value of the city’s visitor economy to £922.9million as the sector saw strong growth for a fourth...

United Airlines Overturns Its Own Rules To Give Full Refunds To All Passengers As Government Shutdown Forces Mass Cancellations From Friday Onward

It has been over a month since the U.S. government shutdown began. All sectors are now affected, including the tourism sector, as national parks continue to struggle to remain open despite rangers' advice to the contrary. Air travel has also been...

Southwest Airlines' Busiest Airport Has Been Added To The FAA's List Of Flight Reductions

The Federal Aviation Administration is currently working with airlines to reduce flight schedules at 40 major U.S. airports. This will result in thousands of flight cancellations. Additionally, airports also announced TSA checkpoint closures....

In a UK Parliamentary debate, experts have said the government needs to implement a joined-up food policy free from influence from the food industry

The UK's Health and Social Care Committee has been discussing obesity Broadcaster and author, Professor Chris van Tullekan, was among the experts to give evidence He said that food has been engineered to be addictive by geniuses using brain...

American Airlines Impacted As Major U.S. Airport Closes TSA Checkpoints

Major flight changes continue across the United States as the government shutdown drags on. The Federal Aviation Administration warned that airspace closures were looming. Shortly after the announcement, U.S. airports cut thousands of flights as...

Awards Honor Excellence in Centre County Hospitality and Tourism

Photo by Geoff Rushton | StateCollege.com The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau on Wednesday honored standouts in the Centre County hospitality and tourism industry. The fourth annual Happy Valley Hospitality Awards welcomed more than 300 hospitality...

Africa loses five to seven billion dollars annually to medical tourism:NMA

Chancellor of the Ekiti State University, Dr Tunji Olowolafe, has said Nigeria and Africa cannot reverse medical tourism without deliberate investments in knowledge production, research, and medical education to strengthen local capacity....

Controller Paycheck Turbulence in the US Could Affect Caribbean Tourism.

- Advertisement - The US government shutdown is starting to affect air travel. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said up to 10% of domestic flights will be cut at 40 major airports starting Friday if the shutdown continues. The decision was made...

Groups welcome proposed tourism accommodation policy, but say its ‘too little too late’

Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar together with the Sliema Residents Association, Residenti Beltin and the Malta Tourism Society said that they "welcome the proposed new policies intended to regulate the tourism accommodation market which has grown out...

WTM: Greece Sets Sights on Sustaining Record Tourism Momentum

Greece presented its 2026 tourism strategy this week at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, one of the world’s most influential travel and tourism events. Speaking during a special session on Greece, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said...

Spirit Airlines Just Launched Fort Lauderdale–Key West Flights

The Sunshine State just got a little easier to explore. Spirit Airlines has officially touched down at the Southernmost Point, launching the only nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Key West International...

Vietnam welcomes nearly 17.2 million foreign tourists in Jan-Oct

Hanoi (VNA) – Foreign arrivals in Vietnam neared 17.2 million during January-October, up 21.5% year-on-year, signaling momentum heading into year-end peak season, the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism reported on November 6. October alone drew...

Commission unveils nearly €3bn to scale up green fuels for aviation and maritime transport

Published on 06/11/2025 - 15:56 GMT+1 The European Commission announced a €2.9 billion plan to scale up investments in green fuels by 2027 to curb carbon dioxide emissions from aviation and maritime transport, which together account for roughly...

UK Envoy Hails Sri Lanka’s Tourism Revival amid Global Partnerships

By: Staff Writer November 06, Colombo (LNW): The UK Trade Envoy for Sri Lanka, Lord John Hannett, has issued a strong endorsement of Sri Lanka’s tourism sector and its potential as a major global travel destination. Speaking at the launch of the...