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Hotels and bed and breakfasts in the souk area are one step closer to imposing a new tax on tourists. The Sooke District will apply for the Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) program, which will fund local tourism marketing activities. But the proposal has faced opposition from some tourism operators who argue that the additional tax is burdensome and could have a negative impact on the local tourism industry. Enacted in the 1980s, the MRDT is a tourist-funded provincial tax program that adds a 2-3% tax to hotel and other lodging rates from Metchosin to Port Renfrew. Sooke is…

Sign up for Simon Calder’s free travel emails for expert advice and great dealsGet Simon Calder’s travel emailsGreece is calculating the toll of an early heatwave that claimed the lives of several tourists in a harbinger of the extreme weather it will face this summer.An urgent warning has been issued for all travellers to the country as record temperatures have left four people dead and many more still missing.Greece, a popular holiday destination for many in Europe, is experiencing its earliest heatwave on record – a heatwave is when temperatures exceed 38°C for three or more days.Scorching heat forced tourist…

A massive search has been launched after a former Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy went missing while hiking on a remote Greek island, and authorities have expressed concern that tourists may not be prepared for the high temperatures sweeping the country.Albert Carivet, 59, is the third tourist to go missing in recent days. Rescuers are also searching separately for a missing Dutch tourist, while British TV doctor Michael Mosley was found dead on the island of Symi, days after being reported missing during the scorching heat.Here are some tips for staying safe in the heat, especially if you’re hiking alone.How did…

Skift Take Americans and Canadians have long thought that winter is a bad time to travel to New Zealand, but New Zealand’s tourism board believes it can dispel that misconception. Dawit Habtemariam New Zealand is eager to get its tourism sector back up and running at full speed after the entire country was completely shut down during the pandemic, and one of the ways to do that is to attract more visitors outside of the popular December to February months. Tourism is generally the country’s largest source of employment, but international visitor numbers are still about 20% below pre-pandemic levels,…

Whistler’s mayor and city council heard an update this week on the city’s long-in-the-making Smart Tourism Strategy, which is highlighted as a priority area in the city’s 2023-2026 strategic plan, along with housing, climate action and community engagement. During an update at the Municipal Resort of Whistler (RMOW) regular council meeting on June 11, RMOW Economic Development Officer Richard Kemble reported on how the municipality has sought to understand smart tourism through community engagement and studying other community approaches. “One of the key lessons that emerged is that success can only be achieved through partnership building and meaningful collaboration,” Kemble…

Listen to this article The setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are nothing compared to the resurgence of Charleston’s tourism industry. Last year, the city saw its highest tourism numbers since before the pandemic, according to a recent study from the College of Charleston. Tourism continues to have a big impact on Charleston-area residents, but not in the way that most would expect: Charleston residents benefit from increased tourist spending, reduced commutes, easier air travel and more hospitality jobs, said Mark Witte, an economics professor at the College of Charleston. According to a College of Charleston study, Charleston’s tourism revenues…

Europe’s tourism industry has recovered from a steep decline caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but mass tourism and overcrowding are straining local communities. After the COVID-19 downturn, tourism across Europe is expected to recover in 2023 and 2024, approaching and in some countries exceeding pre-pandemic levels. According to data released by the European Commission last week, the number of overnight stays in tourist accommodation across the European Union (EU) in the first quarter of 2024 was 452.6 million, up 7% compared to the same quarter in 2023. Foreign visitors accounted for around 45% of all overnight stays in the first…

Annie Pooley RACINE COUNTY — Tourism in Racine County is on track to increase 7.7% over 2022 and generate $525 million in economic impact in 2023, according to a report from the Wisconsin Tourism Office.Tourism generated $25 billion in economic output statewide, surpassing Wisconsin’s previous record of $23.7 billion in 2022, according to the tourism department.According to a release from the Racine County Tourism Bureau, tourism in Racine County supported 3,660 part-time and full-time employees and generated $28.1 million in local tax revenue in 2023. Statewide, tourism generated $1.6 billion in state and local tax revenue.Without tourism revenue, “Wisconsin households…

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SETE President Yannis Parasisis [INTIME] Speaking at the 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Greek Tourism Federation (SETE) on Thursday, Yannis Parasikis noted that the five main priorities of the federation are infrastructure, destination management, investment and competitiveness, employment and sustainability, stressing that “the growth momentum of the strong Greek brand built in recent years shows great resilience.” The head of SETE expressed optimism about the season’s performance but noted that nothing is certain and that overcoming the major challenges facing the industry will require significant efforts from all involved. “As we look towards 2030, it is clear that the…