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Inside Elizabeth Gilbert’s Creative Capitalism: How Her Storytelling Empire Transformed Self-Help into Cultural Business Phenomenon
Business Upturn
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August 2, 2025
By converting personal storytelling into a multi-million dollar creative economy, Elizabeth Gilbert has emerged as a uniquely American symbol of narrative-driven capitalism. Her transformation from magazine writer to global brand is not just a...
Najaf tourism hit hard by hotel closures
Shafaq News
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2025-08-02T13:05:52+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Najaf At least 100 hotels in Najaf have shut down over the past five years, resulting in the layoff of 5,000 workers, a local tourism official revealed on Saturday. The...
PM orders separate airport immigration counters for foreigners to boost tourism, investment
Pakistan Today
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August 2, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered the establishment of separate immigration counters at all international airports to facilitate foreign passengers and boost tourism and investment. A press release from the Prime...
Open visa policy – key to winning global tourism race
People's Army Newspaper
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Cornerstone of tourism recovery Vietnam's visa policy has made remarkable strides in recent years, with one of the most significant milestones being the approval of the law on amending and supplementing several articles to the Law on entry, exit,...
Mining tourism now in India: Underground treasures are ready to be rediscovered, not for extraction, but for experience
Financial Express
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Recently, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren launched the country’s first mining tourism initiative. While the state government inked a pact with Coal India arm Central Coalfields (CCL), the move comes after Soren recently visited the Gava...
Sunshine Coast Tourism requests support for tourism tax increase
Coast Reporter
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August 2, 2025
If successful, the non-profit group will see a rise from two to three per cent on the Municipal and Regional District Tax, which is a charged on accommodation on the Coast. Sunshine Coast Tourism successfully asked the District of Sechelt for a...
UK tourists flying to Europe face two airport changes including £17 charge
Birmingham Live
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August 2, 2025
UK tourists flying to Europe face two changes for including an increased £17 charge. Travellers heading to Europe and the Schengen Zone in the European Union will have their passport stamped in addition to their biometrics taken. There will be a...
NIAGARA DISCOVERIES: Tourist camps along the way to Niagara Falls
Niagara Gazette - New York
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Today's installment of Niagara Discoveries was originally published in 2014. Back in the 1920s when the automobile was becoming a regular sight on roadways and the economy was in high gear, people took to the road with a newfound...
AHP Hospitality Excellence Awards 2025 Celebrates Industry Trailbla...
First India
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New Delhi: The capital came alive with celebration as the AHP Hospitality Excellence Awards 2025 honored the most outstanding individuals and institutions in India’s hospitality and tourism sector. Hosted at The Suryaa, New Friends Colony, New...
Vic Falls records brisk business during COP 15
Zimbabwe Independent
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In an interview with Southern Eye, the tourism city’s spokesperson Leonard Ncube said hotels were fully booked such that the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority had to ask residents in the city to offer their properties to cater for more accommodation. THE...
Prehistoric bones breathe new life into NE China city's modern tourism
People's Daily Online
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(Xinhua) 15:36, August 02, 2025 SHENYANG, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- In a mimic paleontological paradise, a five-year-old boy grips a tiny brush and gently brushes away sand to uncover what appears to be a giant prehistoric claw. It's just a simulated...
How this Pacific paradise is protecting its white-sand beaches
AS
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August 3, 2025
For some towns, cities and even countries, the tourism industry is a vital part of the economy and central to many people’s livelihoods. That often comes with a cost, but one remote chain of islands in the Pacific is proving that doesn’t have to...
Maldives records 1.29 million tourist arrivals as of July, 9.5% y-o-y hike
Hotelier Maldives
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August 2, 2025
A total of 1.29 million tourists visited the Maldives as of Wednesday, reflecting a 9.5% increase compared to the same period last year, according to figures released by the Ministry of Tourism on Friday. Data from the Ministry show that 180,438...
WeRide expanding Robotaxis to six countries
China Daily Global
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WeRide is operating an autonomous taxi service in Saudi Arabia in partnership with Uber. CHINA DAILY Chinese autonomous driving technology provider WeRide announced that its Robotaxi has received the first approval for autonomous driving in Saudi...
ICYMI: Five Jaw-Dropping Alberta Destinations That Will Transport You Right to the Desert
St. Albert Gazette
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August 2, 2025
HOT SUMMER GUIDE: Alberta is home to many areas that might make you think you’ve landed in California. Here’s what you need to know. Alberta is a wild place. This province has every type of terrain you could possibly imagine. From mountains to...
PM Shehbaz orders separate airport immigration counters for foreigners to boost tourism, investment
Dawn
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August 2, 2025
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered the establishment of separate immigration counters at all international airports to facilitate foreign passengers and boost tourism and investment. A press release from the Prime Minister’s Office...
Tourism agencies using technology to help Adirondacks
Spectrum News NY1 - New York
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August 1, 2025
Remember the days of opening a magazine and seeing an advertisement for a big city or destination? Someone would buy the ad and hope people saw it. It’s not like that anymore. Today, both tourism companies and businesses are now using real-time...
Selangor promotes water tariff awareness and proxy business ban
The Sun Daily
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August 2, 2025
SEKINCHAN: The Selangor government has proposed that Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) hold regular briefing sessions with local authorities, traders, and community leaders to explain recent water tariff adjustments and promote public...
Zimbabwe's tourism sector declined in early 2025
Bulawayo 24 News
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August 2, 2025
Zimbabwe's tourism sector has experienced a significant downturn in the first quarter of 2025, with both receipts and investment sharply declining as global travel demand weakens and domestic economic activity remains subdued. Finance, Economic...
Somerset's 'prettiest pub' fed and watered 50 tourists seeking 'classic British experience'
SomersetLive
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August 2, 2025
A Somerset pub became the gorgeous backdrop for a tourist photoshoot when it was visited by a group of 50 visitors from China seeking a "classic British experience". The Red Lion in Babcary is one of 50 pubs across the county nominated in...