Slovenia’s Adria Airways grounds flights due to financial issues

Slovenia’s Adria Airways grounds flights due to financial issues

Slovenia-based Adria Airways said on Tuesday it would suspend all flights on Tuesday and Wednesday except for a connection to…

Thai touristic “Tiger Temple” blames gov’t for deaths of rescued tigers

Thai touristic “Tiger Temple” blames gov’t for deaths of rescued tigers

Thailand’s much-criticised Tiger Temple tourist attraction blamed the government for the deaths of scores of its tigers seized by authorities…

Bahamas tourist industry hopes for quick comeback from ‘Category Hell’ stormDestinations

Bahamas tourist industry hopes for quick comeback from ‘Category Hell’ storm

As rescuers search for bodies amid mountains of debris and the stench of death on the Bahamas island of Abaco,…

Ghana cashes in on slave heritage tourism

Ghana cashes in on slave heritage tourism

In a clearing at the turnoff to Assin Manso, a billboard depicts two African slaves in loincloths, their arms and…

“Blindsided by the beauty”: architects struggle to save Cairo’s historic heart

“Blindsided by the beauty”: architects struggle to save Cairo’s historic heart

Alaa al-Habashi was looking for ingredients for a Ramadan feast when he stumbled on an Ottoman-era mansion being used as…

Thailand’s August foreign tourist arrivals up 5.6% y/yTransport

Thailand’s August foreign tourist arrivals up 5.6% y/y

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Thailand rose 5.59% in August from a year earlier, with Chinese visitor numbers…

Hong Kong August visitors plunge 40% y/y, hotels half-full

Hong Kong August visitors plunge 40% y/y, hotels half-full

Hong Kong visitor arrivals plunged nearly 40% in August from a year earlier, deepening from July’s 5% fall, the finance…

Asian cities turn to electric vehicles in anti-pollution drive

Asian cities turn to electric vehicles in anti-pollution drive

Asian cities are switching to electric vehicles in a bid to tackle worsening air quality, cut climate changing emissions, and…

Bangkok tops Paris, London as world’s most-visited city

Bangkok tops Paris, London as world’s most-visited city

Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, edged out Paris and London as the world’s most popular city to visit, according to a survey…

Greece proposes Parthenon marbles swap, says still wants their permanent return

Greece proposes Parthenon marbles swap, says still wants their permanent return

Greece confirmed its readiness to loan treasures to the British Museum in return for being able to temporarily exhibit the…