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Belarus Says Come Visa-Free. Europe Says Don't Go. Is Minsk Really Dangerous?

US, Sept. 7 -- It is monumental, extraordinarily clean, inexpensive by Western European standards and unlike almost any capital remaining in Europe. Stalinist boulevards run through an immaculately ma... Read More


Dubai Hotels Are Struggling. Why Is Burj Khalifa Developer Mohamed Alabbar Betting on Zimbabwe?

US, Sept. 6 -- Mohamed Alabbar, founder of Emaar Properties and the developer behind Dubai's Burj Khalifa, is exploring luxury hotel investment in Zimbabwe as Dubai's high-end hospitality industry str... Read More


WTTC 2026: How Tourism's Most Powerful Leaders Are Shaping What Comes Next

India, Sept. 5 -- From trillion-dollar investment figures and new government alliances to an expanding membership and a gathering of more than 200 global tourism leaders in Malta, August and early Sep... Read More


Is Le Meridien Grand Hotel Nuremberg Worth It? One Room Detail You Should Know

US, Sept. 4 -- Le Meridien Grand Hotel Nuremberg has style and an unbeatable location opposite the main train station. After staying there, I'd happily return-but I'd choose my room differently. One s... Read More


Nepal Is Open: Tourism Leaders Challenge Tripadvisor, Trip.com Travel Warnings

US, Aug. 31 -- Nepal Tourism Pleads: Don't Let Blanket Travel Warnings Destroy an Industry Former Nepal Tourism Board CEO Deepak Raj Joshi issues an urgent appeal to global tourism leaders and booking... Read More


Kristijan Curavic Takes His Plastic-Free Beach Mission to the Seabed in a World-First Challenge

US, Aug. 30 -- Kristijan Curavic, founder of the White Flag initiative and Ocean Alliance Conservation Member (OACM), is taking his campaign for plastic-free tourism beaches and marine areas to a new ... Read More


Myanmar Has Everything Tourism Needs - Except the One Thing Travelers Cannot Do Without

US, Aug. 26 -- Myanmar Tourism Is Missing While Its Neighbors Boom Thailand is welcoming millions. Vietnam is breaking tourism records. Malaysia is expanding. Cambodia is competing for visitors, and e... Read More


Dolly Parton Made America Great: The Voice That Made the World Fall in Love With America

US, Aug. 25 -- Dolly Parton died today at the age of 80. With her passing, the United States has lost far more than one of the greatest voices in country music. America has lost one of the people who ... Read More


Africa Tourism Investment in 2026: Visas Are Opening, So Where Are the Investors?

US, Aug. 22 -- A major academic review of tourism investment in Sub-Saharan Africa raises an uncomfortable question: Why does a continent possessing some of the world's greatest wildlife, landscapes, ... Read More


Agoda Confirmed His Istanbul Hotel. He Arrived and Found It Closed

US, Aug. 21 -- There are certain things a traveler reasonably expects after a long international journey. The airplane should land. The taxi should have four wheels. And when a global hotel booking p... Read More