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How Bhutan Avoids Being Overrun by Tourists
The Himalayan kingdom has managed to avoid the crowded, tourist-infested fate that befell many other picturesque destinations.
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‘Overtourism’ Worries Europe. How Much Did Technology Help Get Us There?
A rising chorus blames Airbnb, Uber and other internet-enabled travel conveniences for a boom that threatens a sustainable balance.
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Tourists skinny dipping at Rome monument cause outrage
Police hunt English-speaking pair who frolicked in fountain at Altare della Patria. Only the statues are allowed to be naked?
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North Korea Suspends Tourist Visas
North Korea has suspended issuance of tourist visas until September 9th. In North Korea, 9th September is “Day of the Foundation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”. This year marks 70 years since the state was founded. Whilst the reason for the halt is currently unclear, there are a few theories floating around the internet.
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Tourists vying for the best selfie spot start a fight at Rome’s Trevi Fountain
All selfies lead to Rome.
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Lakshmi Narayan Temple Jammu: Location, Photos | Tourmyjk.com
Jammu which is famously known as ‘The City Of Temples’ where in distance of every 10-15 you will find a temple of various gods. Lakshmi Narayan Temple in Jammu is also a very famous temple. People comes here with all their love and worship god with happiness and joy.
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Ticket Sales Dry Up for Noah's Ark Tourist Attraction
They were supposed to come two by two, or better yet, stuffed into minivans and tour buses, but tourists to Kentucky’s life-sized Noah’s Ark attraction so far seem fine being left out in the rain. The Ark Encounter has sold just over 860,000 tickets in the past year, according to the (Louisville, KY) Courier Journal, which obtained the numbers via a Freedom of Information request.
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'A love-hate relationship': Egypt's tourists return after years of instability but not without danger
"I love the history and it's really beautiful," said the 23-year-old South Korean who studies in neighbouring country Jordan and came to the diving town Dahab in South Sinai during a break in her course. But constant verbal sexual harassment, security dangers, and general hassles from touts during her multiple vacations to the country have left her with mixed feelings of visiting Egypt.
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Manda Zoo in Jammu: A Must Visit Zoo in Jammu | Tourmyjk.com
Manda Zoo in Jammu: A Zoo is one of such places which help us in bringing out the child inside us. But when it comes to finding a zoo in Jammu then Manda Zoo in Jammu is the only zoo in the whole province to get in touch with the beauty of nature’s best creations.
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An Alaska National Park as Big as Connecticut. Annual Visitors? 23,000.
You can get to gorgeous Lake Clark National Park and Preserve only by boat or plane. That’s kept the hordes away.
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Why Australia might be at risk of 'overtourism'
Overtourism is driving a backlash among residents of many European cities, and concerns are rising in Australia, too.
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'Huge step': Tourist industry wakes up to reef's climate risks
Tourist operators on the Great Barrier Reef are shifting their stance on climate change, with the peak industry body opposing Adani's "mega coal mine", and acknowledging fossil fuel use has to be phased out. In an unprecedented declaration, a year in the making, the Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators (AMPTO) and Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) called on "all our political leaders...to fight for the future of our reef".
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7 reasons Hartwick Pines is a Michigan summer must-see
Ever wonder what Michigan looked like before logging? Here's your chance.
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Norwegian crew member who went overboard found alive 22 hours later by Carnival ship
A Norwegian Cruise Line crew member who went overboard near Cuba Saturday was found 22 hours later by a Carnival Cruise Line ship. “This is nothing short of miraculous,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “Kudos to the Carnival Glory team for this amazing effort to rescue a fellow seafarer.”
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China will partly lift internet censorship for one of its provinces to promote tourism
China plans to lift some internet censorship on the southern tropical island of Hainan to promote tourism. Visitors to select areas of Hainan will be able to access Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, according to a new plan authorities have put together to turn the province into a free trade port by 2020. It’s not clear if other banned platforms will be uncensored. The three-year action plan was published on Thursday, but removed from the local government website by Friday, as spotted by the South China Morning Post.
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A weekend guide to Europe's most underrated city.
Artists, musicians and urban thrill seekers have begun to make their new creative homes in the former decaying, East German industrial city of Leipzig.
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Tourism Is Much Worse for the Environment Than We Thought, and It's Not Just About Your Plane's Carbon Emissions
It’s been known for years that air travel is one of the worst things a person can do for the environment. In fact, just one round-trip flight from New York to California emits 20 percent of the greenhouse gases produced by the typical passenger vehicle over the course of an entire year. However, in even worse news for travel-lovers, a recent study found that tourism accounts for a full 8 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. This includes not only plane transit, but food production for tourists; hotel construction, maintenance and cleaning; and the manufacture and sale of souvenirs.
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Prehistoric Reptilian Leatherbacked Nocturnal Beach Layers in Trinidad & Tobago |
I recently witnessed several Prehistoric Reptilian Leatherbacked Nocturnal Beach Layers crawling on to our shores late at night. Relax! There's no need to be afraid, this 100 million year old species pose absolutely no threat. In fact, it needs our protection. Still wondering what they are? I'm talking about Leatherback sea turtles. Leatherback Turtle at dawn after nesting Now After several drafts of this post I let a friend read it before publishing, his exact responses were, "I know that you like facts but, dig deep for your feelings" and "you're like a turtle!" I laughed and frowned. I then went back to the old keyboard, hopefully I was...
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Missing Latvian tourist's body found mutilated, without head along riverbank in Thiruvananthapuram
Latvian tourist Liga Skromane who went missing from an Ayurveda resort in Kerala was found dead on the banks of Karamana river today. The 33-year-old was undergoing treatment and vanished from the resort in Pothencode on March 14. According to P Praksh, Thiruvananthapuram city police commissioner, the beheaded and mutilated body of a foreigner woman was found on the riverbanks and police were yet to identify it.
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14 killed in bloody 36 hours as violence rocks tourist hot spot Cancun
Violence rocked Mexico's most popular tourist town, leaving 14 dead and five more injured in a 36-hour span, Noticaribe reports. The deaths and injuries were the result of six separate incidents between the morning of April 4 and the evening of April 5. Nine people were killed on April 4.
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