Tourism News of the Week

Aug 30, 2023

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Today we have a look at the late summer travel news.

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Today’s Itinerary

USA and China in Talks to Boost Tourism Ties. The U.S. can’t have a full tourism recovery until Chinese tourists return at their pre-pandemic levels.
Austrian town protests against mass tourism. Hallstatt, which is a World Heritage Site, has just over 700 inhabitants - but gets up to as many as 10,000 visitors a day during high season.
Visitors to France to spend record sum in boon for tourism industry. Travellers to fork out as much as €67bn this year in latest sign of post-pandemic rebound in global travel
China Reopened to Tourists, But Few Traveling There
Amsterdam: The European capital fighting bad tourists
Bhutan cuts daily tourist fee by half to lure more visitors
Lebanon is experiencing a tourism boom. But it is disconnected from the reality of everyday life
Flights in and out of Britain will be disrupted for days, the government said, after a technical issue with the country’s air traffic control system.

Climate Change

How climate change will hit holidaymaking. Extreme weather will affect where tourists go and when | The Economist
Where will the tourists go? Europe’s winning and losing destinations due to the climate crisis | El Pais International
Why did tourists keep coming as Rhodes and Maui burned? It’s about far more than denial
Should you visit Hawaii right now? Hawaii has relied on tourism for decades, but since the devastating wildfires, unemployment claims have spiked | Head Topics

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