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DestinationJapan welcomed about 21.1 million international visitors during the first six months of 2026, a 2.0% decline from the record first half of 2025, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).It marks the first year-over-year decline in first-half arrivals since the pandemic recovery began. However, Japan still surpassed the...
BreakingAir France and Extime Travel have introduced Paris Stopover, a new service that allows connecting passengers to turn a layover into a short vacation in Paris and the surrounding region.With France's peak tourist season now in full swing, Air France and Extime Travel, Groupe ADP's airport retail and hospitality brand...
DestinationMalta's tourism industry continued its strong momentum in 2026, welcoming nearly 1.7 million international visitors during the first five months of the year while generating more than €1.3 billion in visitor spending.According to the latest official tourism figures, Malta recorded 1,673,602 inbound tourists between January and May, up 17.9% year...
DestinationIndia is preparing to enter the high-speed rail era, with its first bullet train service expected to become fully operational by 2028 on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor.The ambitious project, India’s first dedicated high-speed rail line, will connect Mumbai in Maharashtra with Ahmedabad in Gujarat across a 508-kilometer route.The National High-Speed Rail...
DestinationThe Louvre Museum has reopened on July 22, 2026 its Apollo Gallery to visitors, 10 months after one of the most daring museum robberies in modern history exposed major security failings at the world's most visited museum.The Paris gallery welcomes visitors again on Wednesday, but without the display cases or...
AirUnited Airlines is expanding its Newark network with the return of four domestic routes beginning September 24, 2026, restoring links to destinations that have been absent from the carrier's schedule for several years.The airline has reopened reservations for the services, which will connect Newark Liberty International Airport with Charlottesville, Virginia;...
DestinationCanada's hosting of the 2026 FIFA World Cup has delivered far fewer tourism and economic benefits than many industry observers and government officials had forecast before kickoff.Despite investing more than C$1 billion (US$702 million) to stage 13 matches in Toronto and Vancouver, early data from Statistics Canada, Destination Canada, payment...
DestinationMexico’s role as a host of the 2026 FIFA World Cup generated international attention and billions of dollars in economic activity, but the tourism surge widely predicted before the tournament failed to materialize.New industry research suggests Mexico welcomed far fewer additional international visitors than government officials, football authorities and FIFA...
BreakingThe 2026 FIFA World Cup has delivered a significant boost for hotels, short-term rentals and local businesses across the United States, but the much-anticipated tourism boom has been more limited than many industry forecasts predicted.After eight years of preparation, billions of dollars in investment and extensive destination marketing campaigns, North...
Other NewsBali has unveiled its first immigration service center inside a shopping mall, bringing visa and residency services closer to tourists, expatriates and local residents.The new Immigration Lounge has opened at Discovery Mall Bali in Kuta, one of the island's busiest tourism districts. Operated by the Ngurah Rai Class I Immigration...
DestinationSlovenia’s capital Ljubljana has been awarded last February the title of Europe's Best Creative City Destination 2026 at the Creative Tourism Awards. The Creative Tourism Network jury recognized the Slovenian capital for systematically embedding creativity into its identity, tourism strategy and long-term urban development.In its explanation, the jury highlighted Ljubljana’s...
BreakingA tourist excursion boat catching fire off the Egyptian resort of Hurghada is the latest in a growing series of maritime incidents that are raising concerns about safety standards on the Red Sea, one of the country's most important tourism destinations.The Red Sea is one of Egypt's biggest tourism assets,...
