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Cuba: The Priority Is to Invest More in the Tourism Industry
Havana Times
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August 1, 2025
The terrace of the Inglaterra Hotel, in Havana, completely empty. / 14ymedio Economist Pedro Monreal believes the government doesn’t care about hotels, but rather about the real estate business of leasing them. By 14ymedio HAVANA TIMES – María,...
Live Music Drives Increase In Nashville’s Summer Tourism
MusicRow - Tennessee
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August 1, 2025
“Let Freedom Sing!” 2025 in Downtown Nashville. Nashville saw a strong summer tourism season marked by record-breaking attendance and visitor spending at both “Let Freedom Sing!” Music City July 4th and CMA Fest, while major concert tours filled...
Africa's most visited country by tourists where flights cost less than £20 in August
Daily Express
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August 2, 2025
Africa is fast becoming one of the world’s most exciting tourist destinations, with around 75 million people travelling there in 2024. This can’t come as much of a surprise because the world’s second largest continent has a lot to offer. But there...
Khareef business gets boost with over 600 work permits
Oman Observer
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August 1, 2025
SALALAH, AUGUST 1 The Ministry of Labour, through its Dhofar Directorate, has issued more than 600 temporary work permits since the start of the Khareef Dhofar Season 2025, as part of efforts to facilitate commercial activity and support...
Foreign tourists to pay to visit key NZ sites
Otago Daily Times
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August 2, 2025
The government has announced plans to "unleash growth" on conservation land, granting more business opportunities and introducing entry fees for international visitors at four popular sites. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Conservation...
'Wave' of Conservation Act concessions, foreign visitor charge for high-volume DOC sites
RNZ
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August 2, 2025
The announcement was made at the National Party annual conference. Photo: Samuel Rillstone / RNZ The government has announced plans to "unleash growth" on conservation land, granting more business opportunities and introducing entry fees for...
Abdel Aziz Tazi: Poor Transportation, Infrastructure Hindering Tourism Growth in Africa
This Day
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August 2, 2025
Manager of Casa del Papa Resort, Abdel Aziz Tazi, speaks about tourism in Benin Republic, the upgrade of the resort to international standards, among others. Charles Ajunwa brings excerpts: Can you tell us about your resort? It’s a beachfront...
Olanma Ojukwu: Collaboration Between Nigeria, Benin Tour Operators Spurs Tourism
This Day
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August 2, 2025
The co-founder and Managing Director of GOTA International Group, a travel and tourism company, Dr. Olanma Ojukwu, speaks on how collaboration between tour operators in Nigeria and Benin has started yielding results for both countries. She also...
‘Glorious’ sisters showcase Auckland’s Polynesian experiences for tourists
Asia Pacific Report
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August 1, 2025
By Torika Tokalau, Local Democracy Reporter The sisters running Auckland’s first authentic Polynesian show for tourists say it’s not just for visitors, but also to help uplift Pacific people. Louisa Tipene Opetaia and Ama Mosese’s Glorious Tours...
HOTELEX Shanghai 2026 to connect global brands within hospitality industry
Australian Leisure
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HOTELEX Shanghai 2026, one of Asia's leading hospitality and catering trade shows, will be held from 30th March to 2nd April 2026 and will connect global brands with hotel chains, F&B groups, and procurement leaders across China's evolving...
Shadows of freedom: Caribbean grapples with the unfinished business of Emancipation
St. Vincent Times
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August 1, 2025
Despite Formal Independence, Economic and Cultural Chains Still Bind Many Caribbean Nations August 1st marks Emancipation Day across many Caribbean nations, a day to commemorate the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1834. Celebrations...
PETA investigation shows camels beaten, tied up, slaughtered in Moroccan tourism industry
Travel Daily News
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August 1, 2025
PETA exposes severe abuse of camels in Morocco’s tourism industry, revealing beatings, neglect, extreme heat conditions, and eventual slaughter after use. RABAT – A first-of-its-kind PETA investigation into the tourism industry in Morocco reveals...
Visa-Free Suspension Would Deepen Tourism Crisis – Irakli Chigladze
Business Media Gerogia
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August 1, 2025
The possible suspension of Georgia’s visa-free travel with the EU would worsen the already difficult situation in the tourism sector, says Irakli Chigladze, founder of hotel management company KA Group. “We agree that tourism is already facing...
Beyond Borders Tourism Coalition urges action as new tariffs and political instability stall recovery for tourism industry
Travel Daily News
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August 1, 2025
The Beyond Borders Tourism Coalition urges U.S.-Canada policy clarity as tariffs, fees, and instability threaten jobs, bookings, and cross-border tourism recovery. The Beyond Borders Tourism Coalition, a unified alliance of US and Canadian...
Commercial boat owners say Kelowna city fees unfair, bad for tourism
Global News
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August 1, 2025
Boating is one of the Okanagan’s s most popular summer attractions, but those in the business of renting watercraft are urging the City of Kelowna to rethink a policy they say not only unfairly targets them but hurts local tourism. “I just feel...
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...
Business News | India's Garments Sector Faces Tariff Challenge, Country Needs Bold Reforms: GTRI's Ajay Srivastava
Latestly
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August 1, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): With the US administration under President Donald Trump imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Indian goods plus an unspecified 'penalty', India's textile and garment sector is likely to face stiff competition from...
Fxexpress Publications, Inc. Names Industry Leader Awards
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) For the fourth year, the publishing company awards travel industry leaders YARDLEY, Pa., Aug. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- FXExpress Publications, Inc., the family of publications including Global Traveler, trazeetravel and...
Telangana’s surrogacy scam: The business of selling babies
The Hindu
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August 1, 2025
The Secunderabad railway station in Telangana is a noisy transit hub. Thousands of people enter and exit the concourse every day. Ad jingles in Hindi, Telugu, English, and Bengali, about the various medical procedures offered by hospitals across...
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...