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During a Special Fiscal Court hearing Wednesday evening, it was announced that the Carter County Tourism Bureau had received a warning for insufficient funds in its account.Chris Perry, the commission’s interim treasurer and spokesman, said the commission notified the fiscal court of the former treasurer’s resignation after receiving a call from a local bank on June 20 stating that “the commission’s account had an insufficient balance.”Perry said Kentucky State Police are investigating, and Carter County Attorney Brian Bays said he would not comment further until the investigation is completed, which is expected to be completed “in the coming weeks.”Bays and…
Mr Kajorndet said several airlines, including Thai Airways and Thai AirAsia X, are likely to launch new routes and increase frequency in the remaining six months of the year. Airlines are preparing to launch direct flights to Nagoya. “TAT is currently negotiating with airlines to resume direct flights to Sendai, which were suspended during the pandemic. The goal is to quickly return passenger seat capacity on this route to normal,” he said, adding that accelerating two-way tourism promotion was one of the most important ways of supporting. “If there are no Thais going to Japan, airlines will not…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The number of tourists and travelers is skyrocketing nationwide, and here in Roanoke, the numbers are skyrocketing as well. Holidays typically mean more travelers, but Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport was already seeing an increase in travel even before the Fourth of July holiday. According to the airport, travel numbers are up 7% from the same time last year. “Traditionally the airport has relied on business travelers, but we’re starting to see a rise in tourism,” said Mike Stewart, executive director of the Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport, “both due to local efforts to promote outdoor activities and also because people…
Just a few weeks into Barcelona’s peak summer season, a one-sided dispute between locals and tourists has reached a boiling point. “Mass tourism is killing cities,” read a banner at the head of Saturday’s protest. Foreigners are flocking to Spain like sangria in the sweltering heat of mid-July. A record 85 million tourists visited the country last year, an 18.8% increase over 2022. Tourism has bolstered the Spanish economy and pushed unemployment to a 16-year low, but it has also devastated local housing markets and put longtime residents in the lurch. Perhaps the worst affected is Barcelona, which during the…
Christian Heinrich/imageBROKER/Shutterstock/File Pilanesberg Game Reserve is South Africa’s fourth largest park and a popular tourist destination. CNN — A Spanish tourist was crushed to death by a herd of elephants in South Africa’s Pilanesberg National Park after leaving his car to take close-up photographs of breeding elephants, local police said. Police said the European man, who has not been named, is 43 and visited a game reserve in South Africa’s North West province in his own car on Sunday, said Sabata Mokwabone, a police spokesman for the province. He was accompanied by his fiancee and two other women, he said…
Wednesday, July 10, 2024Reading time: 3 minutesThe Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry held discussions with media experts in Harare on Monday this week in a key effort to boost the local tourism sector. The strategic collaboration comes as the country prepares to host the prestigious United Nations African Culinary Summit and SADC Summit next month, a golden opportunity to attract a surge in tourists and stimulate economic growth.Establishment of the Zimbabwe Tourism FoundationMinister of Tourism and Hospitality, Barbara Lwozi, has advocated for the Zimbabwe Tourism Fund to be run as an independent entity. “The Zimbabwe Tourism Fund should be…
Tourists stand in front of the Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona on July 5. Photo: AFPThousands of protesters marched through Barcelona over the weekend to express anger at the impact of mass tourism on Spain’s most touristy city. In the popular La Barceloneta district, some protesters used water guns to drench passers-by eating at restaurants.In the past few months, there has been growing hostility towards tourists in certain parts of Spain, where anti-tourism graffiti has been painted on buildings and tens of thousands of people have protested against unsustainable mass tourism this year.Police said around 2,800 people marched through Barcelona’s…
In response to a growing need for patients to simplify access to healthcare around the world, Mastercard and the Medical Tourism Association (MTA) announced an exclusive partnership to modernize the end-to-end healthcare experience for patients and healthcare providers around the world. The Medical Tourism Association will leverage Mastercard’s commercial virtual card technology to facilitate not only treatment arrangements, but also fast and secure payments with healthcare providers.This is a first for the medical tourism industry, which has historically relied heavily on cash and wire transfers, leading to a lack of financial transparency and limited payment options for patients undergoing treatment…
Called “Sovereign States Europe,” the new grouping immediately became the most radical force on the right in the European Parliament. advertisementA new far-right group called “Sovereign States Europe” (ESN) has been formed in the European Parliament, bringing together controversial parties that previously lacked political affiliation due to the extremism of their ideologies.This composition includes 25 MEPs from eight member states, enough to establish a formal semicircular group and avoid a non-affiliated category that would significantly reduce MEPs’ importance and speaking time.The party’s structure and name were announced on Wednesday afternoon after its inaugural meeting in Brussels, ending days of growing…
My husband and I love to travel, and now that he’s retired we plan to see more of the world.Next year I’m going to Cambodia and Vietnam, and in 2026 I’m planning a trip to Europe with some relatives.Recent protests targeting tourists have made us more aware of the positive and negative effects of tourism. You should be concerned too.Thousands of Barcelona residents took to the streets recently to protest the economic impact of overtourism in the city, wielding neon-colored water guns to spray diners at outdoor restaurants.Protesters held up signs that read “Tourists go home.”Their primary complaint, like that…