Hurricane-hit Dominica hurries to prepare for next storm season

Hurricane-hit Dominica hurries to prepare for next storm season

The Caribbean island of Dominica, still reeling from Hurricane Maria last September, is on the “frontline of the war on…

WWF urges action against ski area expansion in Bulgarian parkDestinations

WWF urges action against ski area expansion in Bulgarian park

Conservation group WWF stepped up pressure on Bulgaria last Monday to withdraw a decision to allow more construction of ski…

Cuba tourism slides in wake of Hurricane Irma and Trump administrationTourism Insight News

Cuba tourism slides in wake of Hurricane Irma and Trump administration

Tourism to Cuba, one of the few bright spots in its ailing economy, has slid in the wake of Hurricane…

Cambodia charges 10 foreigners for producing porn over dance partyTourism Insight News

Cambodia charges 10 foreigners for producing porn over dance party

A Cambodian judge is investigating whether to pursue pornography charges against 10 foreigners arrested after organising a party which featured…

Mexico to send troops to stem violence after record 25,000 murders

Mexico to send troops to stem violence after record 25,000 murders

Mexican officials said yesterday the government was set to unleash a new wave of troops to crack down on criminal…

Coral reefs get sick from plastic wasteDestinations

Coral reefs get sick from plastic waste

Billions of bits of plastic waste are entangled in corals and sickening reefs from Thailand to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef,…

Mexico minister backs marijuana legalization in major beach resorts

Mexico minister backs marijuana legalization in major beach resorts

Marijuana should be legalized in two of Mexico’s main tourist hot spots, Cancun and Los Cabos, in order to reduce…

North Korea trumpets “world-level” tourist project ahead of Olympics

North Korea trumpets “world-level” tourist project ahead of Olympics

North Korea advertised a new “world-level” tourist project in coastal Kangwon province , a statement that coincides with plans by Winter…

Italy evacuates dozens from Alpine hotel threatened by avalanche

Italy evacuates dozens from Alpine hotel threatened by avalanche

Italy used helicopters on Tuesday to airlift almost 100 tourists and staff from an Alpine hotel near the border with…

Afghan hotel attack stirs fresh debate on private security firms

Afghan hotel attack stirs fresh debate on private security firms

A bloody Taliban raid on a high-end hotel guarded by a private company in the Afghan capital has stirred fresh…