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June 7, 2024 The Hague – The Hotel School The Hague (HTH) and the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) have announced a partnership to promote sustainable practices and innovation across the global tourism industry. The collaboration will expand the reach of the Sustainable Hospitality Challenge (SHC) to the Caribbean region. Donna Regis Prosper Known globally for inspiring students to develop creative solutions to sustainability challenges in the hospitality industry, SHC will bring its impactful competition to the Caribbean. This expansion will leverage the region’s unique cultural diversity and perspectives to enrich the competition and spark new innovative solutions. Through this collaboration,…
June 9, 2024 – With or without the eVisitor system, the tourism industry has been facing the same problem for many years – a chronic shortage of accommodation inspectors in Croatia. As Poslovnj Dnevnik/Ana Roksandić writes, the tourism industry has long been plagued by the problem of illegal apartment renters and a chronic shortage of Croatian accommodation inspectors to control private renters on the coast. With the summer tourist season getting underway, the State Inspection Service has revealed that 83 officials are currently assigned to inspection duties within the scope of tourist accommodation inspections. The apparent lack of Croatian accommodation…
“As well as enhancing the visitor experience, the app encourages residents to explore and appreciate the city’s incredible assets. By embracing digital tourism, we aim to make North Bay more accessible and enjoyable for everyone.” Tourism North Bay is re-launching its Driftscape application, designed to enhance the travel experience for residents and visitors. “The application provides an immersive way to explore North Bay’s natural beauty, rich cultural heritage and vibrant community through the city’s points of interest, self-guided tours and interactive maps,” the news release states. Tourism North Bay has partnered with the City of North Bay’s Economic Development Department,…
TEHRAN – The ancient city of Takht in Yazd province is currently experiencing significant growth in its tourism sector, with 51 tourism projects being implemented.”There are currently 51 tourism projects underway in Takht worth a total of 43 trillion rials ($72 million),” Yazd province’s tourism director said on Thursday. Seyed Mohammad Rastoghari detailed that the project includes various facilities such as a hotel, traditional accommodation, ecotourism facilities and food and beverage spaces, all at various stages of completion, ranging from 10 to 90 percent. “A total of R540 billion in loans has been provided to support tourism in Takht.” Mr…
For many years Southampton was to me little more than a rest stop on the way from my home town on the Isle of Wight to somewhere else.I know the routes to the train and coach stations well and if I’m in the city I just pop into Primark, IKEA and Westquay for a quick visit, and sometimes I also go to St Mary’s with saint-loving family and friends.But spending a weekend in Southampton as a tourist? It seemed incredible and something I’d never considered.But when I was invited to explore the city’s history and sites, I was intrigued.Could I,…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Whether it’s around the state or the country, people are getting ready for the summer travel and tourism season. On this week’s Inside KELOLAND, we take a look at summer travel prospects and learn about the big sporting events that will draw thousands of people to Sioux Falls. Summer Travel Near-record travel numbers were recorded over Memorial Day weekend, which marked the unofficial start of summer. AAA predicted that 43.8 million people will travel more than 50 miles from home during the holiday travel period. Shawn Steward of AAA South Dakota said those numbers are…
The agency is also attracting French tourists looking to escape the crowds at the Olympics next month. Release date: June 8, 2024 21:01 small Moderate big Released in 1999, Nang Nak is one of the most popular Thai ghost stories to be adapted to film in recent years. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has said the country should promote “ghost tourism” for international visitors interested in horror-themed locations, a move that could further boost its “soft power.”Thai ghosts are a soft power asset and ghost-themed films help promote Thai culture around the world, said Siripakorn Cheasamuth, vice president for…
Prices for the roughly 28-kilometer (17-mile) route ranged from HK$228 to HK$278 as of about 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to searches on three different ride-hailing platforms — Uber, Hong Kong Taxi and FlyTaxi.”The health of Hong Kong’s services industry is not only worse than Singapore’s, but also lags behind second- and third-tier cities in mainland China,” the user said in the post.”When I asked the driver about the distance as it wasn’t written on the receipt, he switched to Cantonese to confuse me. As soon as he tried to take my receipt I knew I’d been ripped off,” the…
To the Editor: Is it just me, or does this promotion of “agri-tourism” seem like a backdoor way to let developers do whatever they want on land they otherwise couldn’t build on? The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Library defines agritourism as “a form of commercial enterprise that combines tourism with agricultural production and/or processing to attract visitors to a farm, ranch, or other agricultural operation, and to entertain and educate the visitors while generating income for the farm, ranch, or other agricultural operation.” [agricultural] Business owner.” This definition seems to have been distorted by vested interests to prioritize…
Tourists visit the Jieshi Ruins Cultural Tourism Area in Suizhong county, northeast China’s Liaoning province, June 7, 2024.Suizhong county has rich history and cultural resources, and in recent years has promoted the integrated development of culture and tourism industries. (Xinhua/Zhang Lei)Tourists on a yacht enjoy themselves at sea in Suizhong County, Liaoning Province, northeastern China, on June 6, 2024.Suizhong county has rich history and cultural resources, and in recent years has promoted the integrated development of culture and tourism industries. (Xinhua/Zhang Lei)Tourists visit the Jiumenkou Great Wall in Suizhong county, northeast China’s Liaoning province, on June 7, 2024.Suizhong county has…