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As part of its efforts to explore partnerships to further develop Taiwan as a sending market for tourists to the Mariana Islands, the Mariana Islands Visitor Bureau participated in the Taipei Tourism Expo 2024, held at the Taipei World Trade Center from May 31 to June 3, 2024.Taipei Tourism Expo is Taiwan’s second largest travel and consumer fair, and an opportunity for national and state tourism bureaus, airlines, travel agencies, hotels, and other tourism stakeholders from around the world to promote their products in the Taiwanese market. This year’s expo attracted 307,996 visitors. The event featured 250 manufacturers, 800 booths,…
Yuen Tak-kin, third from left, said promoting food heritage can appeal to tourists. Kelly Kong Youth groups have proposed that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government set up a specialised team to promote Hong Kong as a food tourism destination and maintain its reputation as a culinary capital. This was announced after Youth Ideas, a think tank under the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Organizations, conducted a survey of 520 people aged between 18 and 34 from April 11 to 22. It also interviewed 13 young people aged between 24 and 39 working in the food and beverage…
An American tourist was found dead near the Greek island of Corfu on Sunday, local media reports, the latest in a recent spate of tourist deaths and disappearances on the Greek islands. Another tourist spotted the man in the sea near Matraki’s old port and called police, AFP reported, citing local media.The American tourist was reported missing on Thursday. He was last seen alive on Tuesday at a cafe with two female tourists who had since left the island, according to the Associated Press. The victim was on holiday in Matraki with a Greek-American friend, AFP reported, according to the…
Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images f If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Taylor Swift fans flocked to Liverpool last week for the first UK show of her sold-out “Eraser Tour,” but they weren’t just locals in the crowd: Among the more than 55,000 Swift fans who packed Anfield Stadium were thousands thought to be from North America, plus some who traveled from as far away as India, China and the Philippines. While precise booking data isn’t publicly available, travel site Expedia reports that search interest in…
An American tourist was found dead on a beach on the Greek island of Matraki on Sunday, authorities said, the latest in a series of foreign tourists who have been found dead or gone missing in the scenic resort area over the past week.The body of the missing American was found on a beach near Matraki’s old port at about 1:30pm local time, a representative of the Matraki community told ABC News.The cause of death was not immediately revealed.Investigators told ABC News that the man was last seen on Tuesday at a tavern in Matraki, west of Corfu, where he…
Visitor numbers to Goa rose during the just-concluded tourist season, hitting the Rs 10 crore mark, Tourism Minister Rohan Kaunte said, dismissing suggestions of a decline in visitor numbers to the coastal state. (Also Read | Visiting Hawaii’s famous beaches? Here are some tips to avoid getting robbed on your holiday) Goa’s official tourist season ends in June with the onset of the monsoon and restarts in September. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} In an exclusive interview with PTI on Saturday, Kaunte said the number of international tourists has also increased, registering a 150 per cent increase compared to pre-COVID-19 figures.…
Elon Musk would soon be able to offer space tourism flights for a fraction of the cost of Virgin Galactic, but that’s not yet the case. It’s official: Virgin Galactic ( SPCE -6.23% ) is getting out of the space tourism business, at least for the time being. On Saturday, June 8, Virgin Galactic’s “Galactic 07” mission took off without incident, briefly visited space, and safely landed all passengers aboard. It was the company’s seventh revenue-generating commercial flight. Virgin is currently retiring its only operational “Unity” spaceplane, which it will suspend operations while it builds two new “Delta” spaceplanes to…
As the war continues and tourism declines following the COVID-19 pandemic, one of Israel’s holiest cities remains deserted. Safed was beginning to recover economically after COVID-19, but Hezbollah rocket attacks drove tourism and commerce out of the city without compensation from the government. 2 View Gallery Shimon Peretz and his vacant storefront (Photo: Effie Chalil)Every morning for the past eight months, Shimon Peretz opens his Jewish gallery in the heart of Safed’s Old City market, dusts off his artworks and waits for customers. After about two hours, he stands up, adjusts his clothes, closes his book, and leaves the shop…
The Dominican Republic will host the first joint African-American conference on international tourism. The Dominican Republic’s Deputy Tourism Minister Carlos Peguero revealed the proposal to hold the conference in Spain. Giving details of the first-ever meeting between the two regions, Carlos Peguero said the event, titled the “1st Africa-America Bi-Regional United Nations Tourism Conference”, is scheduled to take place on 3-4 October 2024 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Furthermore, the bi-regional conference aims to strengthen African-American cooperation, recognize and leverage the cultural diversity and tourism products shared by both countries, and ultimately promote tourism promotion and development in both regions.…
KATHMANDU, June 16: The two-day Nepal International Tourism Fair, held with an aim to promote tourism at the international level, concluded on Saturday. At the closing ceremony of the fair, which was organised by Summit Events Market with the support of Nepal Tourism Board and Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), Deputy Mayor of KMC Sunita Dangol said that such programmes need to continue to boost tourism in Nepal. She further assured that KMC will always support and help in promoting Kathmandu’s heritage and tourist sites. Dangol urged the fair participants to visit their respective countries and inform people about Nepal’s tourist…