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Protests grow over Trump family-linked resort project in Albania

A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, is facing growing resistance from protesters in Albania. The government says the development on the Adriatic coast would be transformational for the former communist nation as it seeks to enter the high-end tourism market and pushes for European Union membership. But the venture, spanning an abandoned island and a nearby stretch of seafront on Albaniaโ€™s southern coast, has drawn opposition...

Devikulam panchayat to impose surcharge for tourist vehicles

Is the US unsafe and unwelcoming? Trumpโ€™s Australia-born tourism chief addresses โ€˜mythsโ€™

โ€œAmerica is open, America is ready for you. We want you to comeโ€. The United Statesโ€™ new tourism chief, Nick Adams, boldly delivered the invitation at last weekโ€™s IPW Fort Lauderdale inbound travel trade show in Florida. โ€œWe can protect our borders and open our doors at the same time,โ€ he insisted. โ€œWe want you to have a great vacation. There is no country like America on Earth.โ€ Australian-born Adams, who obtained US citizenship in 2021, was appointed in March to the newly created position of...

Badly behaving visitors push Thailand to remove 60-day visa entry

Each morning, people in Thailand wake up to the latest viral videos on social media of drunken punch-ups, thefts, scams or acts of public indecency committed by some foreign tourists. After months of warnings, Thailand on May 19 announced the cancellation of its 60-day visa-free entry rules for 93 countries and territories in a bid to curb crime, antisocial behaviour and abuse of the visa privilege by a portion of the tens of millions of tourists who have visited the kingdom annually. Visitors...

Morocco wants tourists to visit Western Sahara. Some say it's tightening its control

The Moroccan government wants more Western holidaymakers to visit the territory it claims to own.

UK launches โ€˜Great British Summer Savingsโ€™ to ease family costs

Families to benefit from reduced VAT to help lower costs at theme parks, theatres, zoos, and museums.

Thailand cuts visa-free stay period for more than 90 countries including UK

Many visitors who have been exempt for 60 days will soon have to apply for a visa after 30 days.

Collector focuses on tourism development initiatives in Anantapur district

Collector calls for new tourism circuits in Visakhapatnam district

Abhishikth Kishore asks officials to study trekking routes, improve tourism infrastructure and evolve policies to increase visitorsโ€™ stay in the city

Munnar panchayat to collect surcharge from tourist vehicles