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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...
PM vows action | Health facility upgrades in key towns
The Fiji Times
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August 4, 2025
Government remains committed to improving and enhancing healthcare services in Fiji. In response to a letter to the editor from Joeli Tuiveikau II of Sabeto, Nadi, urging the Government to address the neglected health infrastructure in Nadi and...
Robert Irwin’s $130m pitch to China, US
The Geelong Advertiser
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August 4, 2025
Tourism Australia is launching a $130m campaign to lure in more cash-splashing holiday-makers from abroad, with China’s exploding middle class top of mind. Ads unveiled by Tourism Australia on Monday offered a glimpse of how the government agency...
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...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Visitors Are Losing Trust In Its Roads After Yet Another Collapse
The Travel
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August 3, 2025
With cut funds, national park visitors have concerns over sustaining the beloved locations. Slowly but surely, we are starting to see some red flags across the United States. Mount Rainier was called "unsustainable" by visitors as guests...
Canadians Are Being Told To Stay Away After Beloved Lake Suddenly Disappears
The Travel
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August 3, 2025
Canada boasts an incredible 879,800 lakes, ranking it among the top countries globally with the most lakes. Not only are many of them stunning and visited by thousands of Canadians every year, but some also have a special history hidden underneath...
Ocean Views And Low Taxes: The Hidden Gem Southern City Retirees Love
The Travel
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August 3, 2025
An idyllic haven for retirees in the South Carolina Lowcountry awaits, where the ocean breeze, historic streets, and cultural legacy blend perfectly with the locals' everyday lives. Known as the "Queen of the Carolina Sea Islands," this hidden gem...
Hunter Valley property rebrands to Peppers following multi-million-dollar refresh
Hotel Management
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August 3, 2025
Accor’s popular boutique brand Peppers will make a return to the Hunter Valley, with the rebrand of Grand Mercure The Vintage to Peppers Hunter Valley following a multi-million-dollar refurbishment. Owned by long-standing partners Stevens Group...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Thai-Cambodia Border Tensions Devastate Tourism Industry
Khaosod English
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July 31, 2025
BANGKOK — Thailand’s tourism sector faces severe disruption as border tensions with Cambodia continue to escalate, with 100% booking cancellations reported in several provinces. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Ms. Thapanee...
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...
Airline bans snack as cases of deadliest form of turbulence soar
The Mirror
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August 1, 2025
An airline has banned a hot inflight snack as cases of a deadly form of turbulence soar. A Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam was hit by severe turbulence on Wednesday, resulting in 25 passengers being hospitalised and the...