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UNWTO Member States met at the 35th session of the Joint Committee on East Asia, the Pacific and South Asia to assess the main challenges to tourism development in the region in the coming years. UNWTO Member States from the Asia-Pacific region met as the recovery from the pandemic’s impact on tourism steadily accelerates. According to UNWTO data: Around the world, twice as many people traveled abroad in the first three months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, with global tourism returning to 80% of pre-pandemic levels. Meanwhile, in Asia-Pacific, international arrivals returned to 54% of pre-pandemic…
UNWTO Member States met at the 35th session of the Joint Committee on East Asia, the Pacific and South Asia to assess the main challenges to tourism development in the region in the coming years. UNWTO Member States from the Asia-Pacific region met as the recovery from the pandemic’s impact on tourism steadily accelerates. According to UNWTO data: Around the world, twice as many people traveled abroad in the first three months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, with global tourism returning to 80% of pre-pandemic levels. Meanwhile, in Asia-Pacific, international arrivals returned to 54% of pre-pandemic…
People are disappearing at an alarming rate in America’s national parks, with at least 10 people having vanished since 2016 and never been seen again, according to data reviewed by The Washington Post. One was a hiker whose last message was to tell his son he was on his way to Yosemite National Park. Another man became separated from his group during a nine-day trip through the stifling heat of the Grand Canyon. A young river tour guide, to whom he had entrusted his entire life, also disappeared during a group trip. “No Sign of Man Missing in Colorado River…
usa news Stephanie Pagones Published June 14, 2023 Updated June 15, 2023, 9:06 a.m. ET People have disappeared in U.S. national parks since 2016, and at least 10 are never seen again, according to data reviewed by The Post. One of them was a hiker who, in his last message to his son, said he was on his way to Yosemite National Park. Another was separated from his group during a nine-day trip through the stifling heat of the Grand Canyon. A young river tour guide with his whole life ahead of him also goes missing while on a group…
<\/div><\/div>”],”filter”:{“nextExceptions”:”img, blockquote, div”,”nextContainsExceptions”:”img, blockquote, a.btn, a.o-button”},”renderIntial”:true,”wordCount”:350}”> They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That is mostly true. Outdoor beauty, though, as found in nature, is far less subjective. I don’t think anyone has stood on the lip of the Grand Canyon, peering down 5,000 feet, and thought, Meh. With that sense of scientific objectivity in mind, I’ve developed a list of the 11 most beautiful hikes in our national parks. Lenticular over Great Sand Dunes National Park, in the San Luis Valley, Colorado (Photo: Patrick Myers/NPS) This list is about grand beauty—heart-stopping vistas and otherworldly landscapes that…
CNN — Steve Perillo, CEO and third-generation owner of New Jersey-based tour operator Perillo Tours, said he hasn’t seen a surge in travelers booking trips to Europe since the 1970s. The company, best known for its bespoke tours to Italy, typically sells about 80% of its annual capacity, Perillo said. So far in 2023, about 96% of the company’s 500 annual flights have been booked, including destinations in Spain and Greece, and Perillo said the company will continue to increase the number of flights until it begins marketing for the 2024 season. It expects that number to reach 100% within…
A good book and a great walk have something in common: they both need to have a gripping story, be atmospheric and memorable. A change of pace and dramatic breaks are also important. The hiking destinations below all meet these criteria, so whether you’re following the story of St James along Spain’s Camino de Santiago on your Christian pilgrimage, or immersing yourself in the legends of British authors such as William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Beatrix Potter in the Lake District, our selection of the best hiking holidays in Europe has something for you.You could spend a lifetime on…
There are certain similarities between a good book and a great walk. Both must have a compelling story, create a multi-layered atmosphere, and linger in the memory for a long time. It’s also important to vary your pace and make lots of dramatic pauses. The hiking destinations below all meet these criteria, whether you’re following the story of St. James the Great along Spain’s Camino de Santiago on a pilgrimage to Christendom, or discover the stories of William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and the Lake District. By Beatrix Potter, our selection of the best walking holidays in Europe offers something…
Hong Kong CNN — Every day, countless mopeds criss-cross the congested city of Hanoi, in Vietnam, with commuters traveling to work or motorbike taxis dropping off everything from parcels to cooked food and clients. One of them is Phong, 42, who starts his shift at 5 a.m. to beat the rush hour, navigating the dense swarm of mopeds and drives for over 12 hours a day with little rest. But an unprecedented heat wave that engulfed his country in the past two months has made Phong’s job even more arduous. To get through the heat of the day, he equipped…
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK).The name ‘Silk Road’ evokes images of Marco Polo and endless camel caravans stretching from Beijing to Baghdad and on to the Venetian Lagoon. But the fact is there was no single, definitive trail. Rather, the Silk Road was an umbrella term for a web of trade routes between China and Europe formed over a period of around 1,600 years, from the second century BC to 1450. While these routes wound as far south as India and Southeast Asia, most of their traffic moved overland through the heart of Central Asia, over…