Tears in rain as Thais gather for late king’s funeral

Tears in rain as Thais gather for late king’s funeral

Sombre crowds began gathering to pay final respects to Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, braving a tropical downpour to camp…

Spanish tourist shot, killed by police in Rio de Janeiro slum

Spanish tourist shot, killed by police in Rio de Janeiro slum

Police shot and killed a Spanish tourist in a Rio de Janeiro slum on Monday after the car she was…

Locals in Lisbon face eviction with tourism and celebrity boom

Locals in Lisbon face eviction with tourism and celebrity boom

Carla da Cunha has a tight budget with which to find a new home in Portugal’s newly-fashionable capital, Lisbon, or…

Go-go going as Chinese women fuel Thai tourism boomTourism Insight News

Go-go going as Chinese women fuel Thai tourism boom

For decades since the Vietnam war, the scantily clad dancers in the go-go bars of Bangkok’s Patpong red-light district have…

In Kim Jong Un’s summer palace, fun meets guns

In Kim Jong Un’s summer palace, fun meets guns

In the seaside city of Wonsan, North Korean families cook up barbecues on the beach, go fishing, and eat royal…

Wildfires kill 17 people in California wine countryDestinations

Wildfires kill 17 people in California wine country

Firefighters battling wildfires in California’s wine country face the prospect of new outbreaks when dry, windy conditions return on Wednesday…

Las Vegas hotel weighs fate of notorious 32nd floor suite

Las Vegas hotel weighs fate of notorious 32nd floor suite

What will become of the now-notorious Las Vegas hotel suite that a 64-year-old retiree used to stage the deadliest mass…

Thousands protest in Barcelona against Catalan independenceTourism Insight News

Thousands protest in Barcelona against Catalan independence

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia’s capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to…

Tourists trickle back to Tunisia after 2015 militant attacks

Tourists trickle back to Tunisia after 2015 militant attacks

Dozens of tourists pack beach chairs at a Tunisian luxury hotel, where everything from the swimming pool to the wall…

Business as usual for Thai tourism despite royal funeral this month

Business as usual for Thai tourism despite royal funeral this month

It will be business as usual this month for Thailand’s lucrative tourism industry as the country gears up for the…