Locals take tourists hostage in Lakshadweep
Intervention by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi helped rescue some 135 tourists in Lakshadweep after they were held hostage by the local people, according to an official spokesman.
Hurricane Rina Approaching Yucatan Peninsula
Mexican authorities have set up emergency shelters and cruise ships have shifted course after Hurricane Rina strengthened into a Category 2 storm off the Caribbean coast.
Singapore Tourist Spending Grows
SINGAPORE - Tourists to Singapore spent an estimated S$5 billion in the second quarter of this year, registering an 18 per cent year-on-year increase.
Dubai Tourism Continues To Grow
DUBAI - With international visitors to Dubai continue to grow beyond eight million by the end of 2011, hotels in the emirate are expected to see revenue per available room surge by eight to nine ...
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority's (ZTA) annual fair
By Cheryl Robertson, eTN Zimbabwe
(eTN) - Travelers who say they do not want to visit Zimbabwe because their dollars will swell Mugabe's coffers are actually contributing to the detriment of the environment, many of Zimbabwe's ...
Rugby World Cup tourism
Maori tattoos are a permanent reminder of New Zealand for many Rugby World Cup tourists.
Sri Lankan Tourism
A stream of visitors arrives from London or Dubai, Frankfurt or Hong Kong. They meet their tour guides or drivers and are whisked out in air-conditioned vehicles into the tropical greenery.
Donimican Republic: Tourist arrivals from Europe decline
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Of the three million visitors to Dominican Republic last year, 1.2 million were Europeans, a figure higher than Cuba and the Mexican Caribbean, and confirms ...
New Zealand Closes Beaches Over Oil Spill
Popular tourist beaches in northern New Zealand have been closed after oil leaking from a stranded cargo ship began washing up on the shore.
Romantik Hotels & Restaurants Continues European Expansion
FRANKFURT, Germany and PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain - Romantik Hotels & Restaurants continues its European expansion and has now arrived in Spain.
Irish Bed and Breakfasts
DUBLIN, Ireland - B&B Ireland have launched an exciting new initiative in which their Bed and Breakfasts are categorised into 9 specialist services provided by the B&B owners.
Icelanders Become the World's First to Invite Tourists Into Their Homes
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - In an unprecedented and historic move, the President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, will make a momentous speech this afternoon in which he will invite tourists into his ...
Access blocked to Masai Mara Game Reserve
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Dozens of tourists were reportedly blocked for some time on Saturday, October 8, 2011, enroute to the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya as incensed locals demonstrated against the continued ...
Developing destinations for green travel
Vienna, VA – List of top 10 emerging eco destinations as the next “best bets” to take folks off the sometimes beaten green path.
Sample local "fast food" in Brazil, Germany, China, India or Russia
We know you don't want to fly halfway around the world to eat a Big Mac. But how about steamed cod with mustard sauce and chives, mixed vegetables, and parsley baby potatoes?
Monaco Wants Saudi Tourists
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – Michel Bouquier, President of Monaco’s Tourism and Convention Authority, has said his country gives Saudi Arabia special importance when it comes to tourism.
Adventure Tourism In Belize
BELIZE CITY, Belize - Belize, considered to be one of mother nature's best kept secrets, today announces exciting adventure travel packages for the fall season.
US Gulf states see visitors return
Visitor numbers for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida dropped in the wake of the disaster that caused 205.8m gallons to spill some 18 months ago.
Tourism In Jordan
PETRA, Jordan // Business is slow at the Indiana Jones Snack Shop near the main entrance to the ancient site of Petra, once described by the BBC as "one of the 40 places you have to visit before ...
Another Foreign Tourist Abducted In Kenya
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
A range of sources in Mombasa and Nairobi report that a second tourist kidnapping has taken place, this time at the Manda Bay Resort near Lamu.
International Tourism
Mention the word “tourist” and you can be forgiven for recalling the expectorations, feeble linguistic skills and criminally small swimming briefs of this homogenous traveler “race.”
New Jordanian campaign
A promotional campaign urging visitors from the Gulf to visit Jordan appears to be paying off for the Hashemite Kingdom, whose hotels and attractions have been struggling with a drop in tourism ...
No tourists harmed
THIMPHU, Bhutan – A powerful earthquake hit Sikkim on September 18, 2011 and fairly powerful tremors were also experienced in Bhutan at around 1840 hours.
LA landmark tourists irk residents
To a certain enterprising visitor to Los Angeles, the cluster of narrow winding streets above the Cahuenga Pass are the charming gateway to the city's single most recognisable landmark, the ...
Goa Tourism
PANAJI - Tourists visiting Goa without any photo identity proof, henceforth, will not be able to check-in at any hotel or guest house in the state.
7 ultimate travel fashion gaffes
The question of whether it is possible to look good while exploring the globe is one that has long vexed the more fashion-inclined traveler.
Transport crisis in Phuket
PHUKET, Thailand - Despite a great deal of press coverage and international diplomatic pressure, altercations between foreign tourists and tuk-tuk drivers are increasing, both in frequency and ...
Foreign travelers on board overloaded ferry question tourism and travel safety in Tanzania
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - News broke earlier today but took a while to confirm and fully ascertain, that a ferry with reportedly over 600 people on board between Unguja, commonly referred to as Zanzibar and Pemba, ...
Egypt to require visas from all travelers
Two tourism officials have criticized the new government's policy of halting issuing
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Kurdistan Tourism Booming
ARBIL, Iraq - Kurdistan, the semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq, expects to attract more than five million tourists by 2015, according to government sources.
