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Thursday, July 18, 2024Reading time: 2 minutesUzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the resolution titled “On Approval of International Agreements.”The document formally approves the agreement between the governments of Uzbekistan and Qatar aimed at strengthening cooperation in tourism and business events. The agreement was signed in Doha on October 2, 2023.The Tourism Commission has been appointed as the competent authority responsible for the implementation of this international agreement.Once the agreement comes into force, the Council of Ministers and the heads of the relevant ministries and agencies will be empowered to oversee the implementation of the agreement in accordance with established procedures.Purpose…
Huy Toai/Shutterstock PropertyGuru’s real estate news roundup also shares that Vietnam’s southeastern region is working to boost tourism. Also, the Greater Bay Area (GBA) is proving successful as more Hong Kongers “head north” across the border in search of shopping and entertainment. Finally, prices of Housing and Housing Board (HDB) resale apartments rose 2.1% in the second quarter of 2024. Southeast Vietnam region looks at ways to boost tourism competitiveness The southeastern region, consisting of Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Tay Ninh, Binh Phuoc and Binh Duong provinces, is striving to boost tourism through developing strong products, improving…
Latinx Files periodically features guest writers. This week, we asked De Los columnist Alex Zaragoza to write for us. If you haven’t already, you can subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.Recently, a white friend of mine headed to Mexico City for vacation and met up with another friend who’s been living there for a month as one of the “digital nomads” taking the city by storm. I told her to have fun, but to be aware that there is a fierce and, frankly, understandable backlash against American tourists in the country’s capital.Over the years, gentrification has created untenable conditions for…
Skift Take It is the latest in a series of multi-billion-dollar deals for Alabbar, best known for setting up Dubai’s Emaar. Josh Corder One of the Gulf region’s most prominent property developers is partnering with the Indonesian government to boost the country’s tourism sector. Eagle Hills, whose chairman is United Arab Emirates billionaire Mohamed Alabbar, has signed a $3 billion deal with Indonesia to build a new airport, hotels and wider tourism infrastructure. According to Indonesian state news, Indonesia’s Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises and Eagle Hills plan to jointly build a $3 billion “cooperation.” It is unclear how much money…
The UGT, CCOO and STEI trade unions today called on ordinary citizens of the Balearic Islands to take part in Sunday’s protests, to protest against tourist overcrowding and to demand a tourism model that does not generate “instability”. This was stated at a joint press conference by CCOO Secretary General José García, UGT Balearic Spokesperson Xisca Galli and STEI Secretary General Miquel Gelabert, who also called on people to take part in demonstrations to “change direction and limit tourism”. They called for an economic model that “does not create job insecurity” and argued that tourist overcrowding impoverishes citizens, increases workload…
By Climate Champions | July 18, 2024 An interview with: Cheunjit ‘Chuen’ Chuaysong, community-based tourism guide & entrepreneur Country & Region: Khao Sok, Thailand Breakthrough: Coastal Tourism Beneficiaries / Impact: Thailand aims to generate tourism revenue of 3.5 trillion baht (around US$95.45 billion) in 2024, with an expected 40 million foreign visitors this year, up from 28 million in 2023. That said, tourism plays a significant role in their economy, employing 4.1 million people, over 10% of the population. In 2023, Khao Sok National Park in southern Thailand attracted approximately 347.32 thousand tourists. Here, Andaman Discoveries— a leader in community-based…
Listen to this article Following a busy Fourth of July weekend, New Jersey officials are confident the state is heading for a strong summer tourism season. The state tourism office said the Jersey Shore region reported a “noticeable increase” in tourism in the days surrounding the holiday, with hotels in Monmouth and Ocean counties seeing up to 95% occupancy and Airbnb bookings reaching 100%. The department noted that apart from the beaches, there were several other events around the Fourth of July that attracted tourists. The Meadowlands has hosted Copa America games at MetLife Stadium and the Meadowlands State Fair,…
BARCELONA — It was easy to sigh and cringe on a recent sun-drenched afternoon in Barcelona, Europe’s top summer destination, when local protesters squirted water guns at bemused tourists dining at a sidewalk cafe. But the anti-tourism demonstration here was also a striking snapshot — and a warning — of rising tensions on the continent and beyond, as record travel levels this summer collide with climate change, social inequality and the capacity of even the most tourist-friendly cities to accommodate them.If you thought the world’s tourist destinations were already saturated, think again — especially the hitherto largely untapped markets of…
land Thursday, July 18, 2024, 4:15 PM (GMT+7) Ho Chi Minh City authorities have decided that developing the night economy can be a “strategic solution” to boost the city’s tourism industry, said Bui Thi Ngoc Huu, deputy director of the city’s Tourism Department. She made the remarks during a dialogue between businesses and city officials organised by the Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism on Wednesday. Bui Thi Ngoc Hieu, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, speaks during a meeting of businesses…
Anti-tourism activists in southern Spain may have reached a new low after a lockbox outside a tourist apartment was found smeared with excrement. ABC reports that several padlocked boxes containing keys to Airbnb-style rentals were found covered in feces in Seville this week. The incident reportedly happened outside a tourist apartment building in the Alameda district of the city center. Read more: British tourists called a ‘plague’ in southern Spain The historic city of Seville has seen a series of protests this year but this is the first time that such properties have been directly targeted. It is not clear…