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WITT and Wellness Tourism Association Announce the Core Wellness Standards for Hotels
Hospitality Net
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August 20, 2025
WITT (Wellness in Travel & Tourism) and the Wellness Tourism Association (WTA) have partnered to launch the Core Wellness Standards for Hotels, a first-of-its-kind global initiative designed to help hotels integrate authentic, holistic and...
De Lille dissolves SA Tourism board amid leadership crisis
IOL
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Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, has dissolved the board of directors of the South African Tourism (SA Tourism) after it failed to convince her as to why it should remain in office. This drastic move comes on the heels of the board's...
Street View: Downtown Homelessness and a New Business Improvement District
Nashville Scene - Tennessee
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August 20, 2025
Street View is a monthly column taking a close look at development-related issues affecting different neighborhoods throughout the city. In July, Metro Council discussions about expanding downtown Nashville’s Central Business Improvement District...
The Tourist Tide Turning: Why Europe’s Most Beloved Cities are Beginning to Revolt
EUToday
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August 20, 2025
6The image of Europe as the world’s playground is one its leaders have cultivated for decades. From the tapas bars of Barcelona to the cobbled streets of Montmartre, the continent’s cities have built their reputations – and much of their income –...
Jeju Buses Now Accept Visa Cards: A Complete Guide for Foreign Tourists
TripZilla
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August 20, 2025
If you’ve ever visited a new country and found yourself fumbling with local transportation cards, Jeju Island has just made your life a whole lot easier. Starting this month, foreign tourists can hop on buses across the island using their own Visa...
The telltale signs a tourist is American, according to Europeans
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 20, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
I live in Edinburgh – I’m sick of festival tourists weeing in our stairwells
The i paper
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August 20, 2025
Edinburgh resident Katharina Bandmann doesn’t like this time of year. The busy August festival season sees the population of the Scottish capital temporarily double to around one million people. The 27-year-old charity worker moved from Newington,...
China, India To Restart Direct Flights, Resume Tourism Visa Issuance, Boost Trade
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) China and India announced they would restart direct flights in a string of diplomatic breakthroughs, state media reported Wednesday, as Beijing's foreign minister wrapped up a visit before heading to Pakistan. Following...
Maritime Safety Agency rejects accusation of discriminating between tourists and migrants
Majorca Daily Bulletin
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August 20, 2025
Salvamento Marítimo, the Maritime Safety and Rescue Agency, has denied applying any form of discrimination in its rescue operations. The agency has responded to the association for the Guardia Civil saying that the coordination centre (and not the...
Sri Lanka–Maldives Business Council hosts 17th AGM
Daily FT
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Executive Committee 2025/2026 Seated from left: The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Secretariat Pasandi Senara, Immediate Past President Sudesh Mendis, High Commissioner of Maldives in Sri Lanka Masood Imad, President Sanjeewa Perera, High Commissioner...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 5:50 a.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Sharp rise in airfare and food costs pushed UK inflation higher in July, denting rate cut hopes LONDON (AP) — Higher food and airfare prices pushed U.K. inflation above expectations in July. The development has tempered market expectations that...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 3:06 a.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Minnesota sues TikTok, alleging it preys on young people with addictive algorithms ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota has joined a wave of states suing TikTok, claiming the app uses addictive algorithms that harm young people's mental health. The...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 5:06 a.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Minnesota sues TikTok, alleging it preys on young people with addictive algorithms ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota has joined a wave of states suing TikTok, claiming the app uses addictive algorithms that harm young people's mental health. The...
Listen up, y'all: How tourism, Gen Z shape the Nashville accent
The Tennessean
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Nashville's part of a region called the southern dialect zone. While Tennessee has seen an influx of new residents from states like California and New York, that's not all it takes to shift an area's accent. If you say the word "rat" aloud, does...
Mountain Home Chamber seeks advertisers for 2026 Tourism Magazine
Mountain Home Observer - Arkansas
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August 20, 2025
Share This Article The Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking advertisers for its 2026 Vacation, Relocation & Retirement Magazine, offering businesses a unique opportunity to reach thousands of visitors at Arkansas Welcome Centers...
Luxury tourism in Africa often fails to benefit locals, new research shows
MyJoyOnline
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August 20, 2025
Efforts by some African nations to attract luxury tourism have yielded limited benefits for local communities, with new research by the University of Manchester saying on Tuesday that it often causes more harm than good. Rising business and...
Primary sector and tourism driving growth
Southland Express
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August 20, 2025
The South has had some great news recently, with Southland and Otago emerging as the top-performing regions in the country in Kiwibank’s recent report. Much of this success can be attributed to the primary sector and tourism, which are driving the...
Uganda Consulate-General in Mombasa Launches 4th Uganda-Kenya Coast Tourism Conference, Exhibition and Fam Trip
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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August 20, 2025
The Consulate-General and key tourism stakeholders in Uganda and Kenya this morning launched preparations for the 4th Uganda- Kenya Coast Tourism Conference, Exhibition and Fam trip. Under the theme “Leveraging Youth, Innovation & Technology for...
Greece tourist hotspot so overcrowded there are sunbeds in the sea
The Mirror
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August 20, 2025
It seems businesses are still flouting the rules on the popular tourist island of Rhodes - despite promises made two years ago by local authorities to clamp down on illegal beach operations. The citizens' group Ombrella has reported that...
Hotter Summers and Overcrowding Threaten Europe’s Tourist Economies
Financial Post
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August 20, 2025
Tourism has underpinned economic growth and development in the European Mediterranean for decades. Across the region, it employed more than 8 million people in Spain, Greece, Portugal and Italy in 2023 and 2024, according to the World Travel and...