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Canada-U.S. border officially closed; non-essential travel restricted

Canada and the United States finally close agreement and decide to temporarily shut the Northern U.S.-Canada border to non-essential travel and traffic. The decision has been made in mutual agreement between the two countries and its leaders. The United States …

Minnesota Tourism fails to understand copper-nickel mining

Having for a long afternoon planning safely a pair of cross-country skis on the edge of this Lake Superior port, I inclined my truck toward Canal Park as the sun went behind the marque hill of the city, whose vertical …

New York City & Auckland signed a city-to-city tourism agreement

NYC & Company, the official destination marketing organization of New York City and Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development (ATEED) have recently signed a city-to-city tourism agreement. This is hoped to boost up the tourist inflow between the USA and …

In 2019, over 12.8 million tourists from the United States & Canada visited Mexico

In 2019, over 12.8 million tourists from the United States and Canada visited Mexico. It was a 1.4% rise over 2018 numbers.       Tourism Secretary, Miguel Torruco Marqués explained that the data was made up of just over …

Cuban tourism sees drop in US visitors

In the colonial Cuban city of Trinidad, handicrafts shop owners said that they have already reduced prices due to the drop in U.S. visitors after Washington’s tightening of sanctions and they are worried that the situation will deteriorate this year. …

  • USTOA: The Philippines Offers Travelers Sun, Sand, Sea

    Published on : Wednesday, January 2, 2019

    A collection of more than 7,000 islands, the Philippines has quickly become a bucket list island destination for travelers in 2018. The Southeast Asian country boasts more than 22,000 miles of coastline with pristine beaches, cosmopolitan cities, rich history, and …

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  • Jamaica to Host Tourism Resilience Summit of the Americas in September

    Published on : Wednesday, January 2, 2019

    Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has announced that Jamaica will host a resilience summit with key global stakeholders and thought leaders on September 13 at the University of the West Indies, Mona. The date was selected to commemorate hurricanes Irma and Maria, …

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  • Sightseeing plane crashes in Alaska, kills four Polish tourists

    Published on : Wednesday, January 2, 2019

     Searchers on Monday stated that they found four people dead inside a sightseeing plane that was carrying Polish tourists in Denali National Park in Alaska, a day and a half after thick clouds had checked the response to distress calls. …

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  • Brighton and Lewes Downs to receive nearly £500,000 to boost sustainable tourism

    Published on : Wednesday, January 2, 2019

    Brighton and Lewes Downs area, which the council has branded ‘The Living Coast’, is one of four UNESCO listed biospheres’ in the U.K. and France to get E.U. financial boost to develop an environmentally-friendly way of managing tourism.     …

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  • Overseas quad bike accidents put 4.5 million UK tourists at risk: ABTA

    Published on : Wednesday, January 2, 2019

    British toruists who mostly rent mopeds or quad bikes abroad are risking death or life-changing injuries.     Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), a UK travel trade association for tour operators and travel agents issued a warning to all …

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  • New Mexico city near Navajo nation witnesses tourism boom

    Published on : Wednesday, January 2, 2019

    A western New Mexico city surrounded by Navajo culture and Native arts and crafts is experiencing a tourism boom which was not seen since the 1970s. Tourism officials in Gallup, New Mexico, said that the city has seen an increase …

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  • UNWTO: Laying out a Sustainable Future for Urban Tourism

    Published on : Wednesday, January 2, 2019

    Urban tourism and its potential for more sustainable and inclusive cities will be the major focus of the 7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism (16-19 September 2018) in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The Summit aims to set out a vision …

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  • Gallup witnesses a major leap in tourism

    Published on : Wednesday, January 2, 2019

    A western New Mexico city bounded by Navajo culture and Native arts and crafts is a tourism boom not witnessed ever since the 1970s.   Officials in Gallup explain that the city has seen a growth of around 7 percent …

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  • UK’s Dorset receives £226 million from tourism

    Published on : Saturday, December 29, 2018

    Dorset sees record breaking year as tourism bring £226m to the local economy, which boosts both tourism and revenue generation.     Here tourism is a major factor in bringing a record number of visitors to the county.     …

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  • AIANTA celebrates its 20th anniversary

    Published on : Saturday, December 29, 2018

    The only association of the country is all set to promote tourism across America’s native lands will observe this September its 20th anniversary at the annual American Indian Tourism Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The American Indian Alaska Native Travel …

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