New Zealand nearly triples levy on international tourists
WELLINGTON - New Zealand will nearly triple entry fees for tourists, the government said on Tuesday, spurring criticism from the key...
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Aug 272 min read
Deadly Alaska landslide upends life in tourist town of Ketchikan
Emergency crews in the Alaska tourist hub of Ketchikan braced on Monday for more landslides after a large, rain-drenched slope gave way...
Jul 252 min read
Mallorcans live in caravans as tourists snap up housing
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain - Pilar Hernando lives in a caravan on the outskirts of Palma de Mallorca and showers in the local sports...
Jul 241 min read
Locals hope Croatian bay becomes world's smallest sea
GORNJI KARIN, Croatia - Residents of a beautiful bay on Croatia's Adriatic coast are hoping that the place they have always called the...
Jul 122 min read
Pressure grows in Lisbon for referendum to tackle holiday rentals boom
LISBON - Rosa Santos has lived in Lisbon's historic neighbourhood of Castelo for decades but a boom in holiday rentals has made her feel...
Jul 114 min read
Housing crisis in Spain's cities drives rise in homelessness as tourism booms
MADRID - Francisco Carrillo sobbed with relief as he lay on the bed in his new apartment in Madrid provided by a charity after three...
Jul 93 min read
Greek islands face water crisis as tourist season peaks
NAXOS, Greece - The biggest reservoir on the Greek island of Naxos has dried up, useful only to the turtles that cruise its muddy...
Jul 42 min read
Spain to crack down on holiday rentals to address housing crisis
MADRID - Spain's government announced a crackdown on Wednesday on short-term and seasonal holiday lettings amid rising anger from locals...
Jul 12 min read
Japan imposes new fees on Mount Fuji climbers to limit tourists
FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year's climbing season about 90 minutes before...
Jun 211 min read
China, Australia to issue five-year visas to citizens for tourism, business
BEIJING - China and Australia will provide each other's citizens with multiple-entry visas of up to five years for tourism and business...
Jun 201 min read
Railways conduct trial run on world's highest rail bridge in J&K
Srinagar, June 20 - Indian Railways on Thursday conducted a successful trial run of an eight-coach MEMU train on the newly electrified...
Jun 181 min read
Another tourist dead in Greece, others missing as heat toll rises
ATHENS - A 55-year-old American has been found dead on the Greek island of Mathraki, the police said on Monday, the third tourist death ...
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