“Expats go home”: Amsterdam’s visitor boom angers localsDestinations

“Expats go home”: Amsterdam’s visitor boom angers locals

Dutch politicians gave each other high-fives when they won a contest to host the European Medicines Agency last month, but…

U.S. appeals courts to consider legality of Trump’s latest travel banDestinations

U.S. appeals courts to consider legality of Trump’s latest travel ban

Federal appeals courts in the states of Washington and Virginia are set to hear arguments this week on the legality…

Cyclone kills 19, most under landslide, on Indonesian island of JavaTourism Insight News

Cyclone kills 19, most under landslide, on Indonesian island of Java

A tropical cyclone killed 19 people on the Indonesian island of Java, officials said on Wednesday, with most of the…

China partly lifts ban on group tours to S.Korea while online curbs stay

China partly lifts ban on group tours to S.Korea while online curbs stay

China will allow travel agencies in Beijing and Shandong to partly resume sales of group tours to South Korea, in…

Balinese offer prayers as rumbling volcano threatens tourism lifeblood

Balinese offer prayers as rumbling volcano threatens tourism lifeblood

Bali’s rumbling Mount Agung is starting to impact the economy of the holiday island and, if the eruptions and volcanic…

Xi wants China to spruce up toilets to boost tourism, quality of life

Xi wants China to spruce up toilets to boost tourism, quality of life

China must keep up efforts to “revolutionize” its toilets until the task is completed, state media quoted Chinese President Xi…

Thousands travel to Yangon for Pope’s diplomatically fraught trip

Thousands travel to Yangon for Pope’s diplomatically fraught trip

Thousands of Catholics gathered in Yangon on Monday after journeys by train and bus, excited to get a glimpse of…

Thousands stranded as Bali volcano alert raised to highest level

Thousands stranded as Bali volcano alert raised to highest level

Indonesia raised its warning for Bali’s Mount Agung volcano to the top level four alert on Monday, closed the holiday…

Chinese officials told not to incite “religious crazes” to boost tourismTourism Insight News

Chinese officials told not to incite “religious crazes” to boost tourism

Beijing has ordered local governments across China not to fuel “religious crazes” to boost tourism and grow their economies. Sites…

Donors pledge $2 billion to help hurricane-hit Caribbean recover

Donors pledge $2 billion to help hurricane-hit Caribbean recover

With thousands left homeless by hurricanes in Caribbean island farming and fishing communities, international donors have pledged more than $2…