Sustainable Tourism Stewardship Council Closer to Reality
Valere - Jul 22, 2026
The creation of a Sustainable Tourism Stewardship Council (STSC) moved a step closer to becoming a reality recently as a…
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Vroom! Vroom! I’m ready to race
Ian Jarrett - Jul 22, 2026
by Yeoh Siew Hoon First, the taxi driver got lost, even when I had given him a full-coloured map of…
Dubai is cross with cross-dressers
Ian Jarrett - Jul 22, 2026
DUBAI - Dubai has banned cross-dressing in public places after complaints of dozens of "transvestite tourists" in the city's shopping…
Yemen claims to be Cultural Capital of Arabia
Linsey McNeill - Jul 22, 2026
Yemen is claiming to have ousted Jordan as the cultural capital of Arabia after UNESCO awarded the Socotra Archipelago World…
New clean energy helps tourism in Caribbean
Linsey McNeill - Jul 21, 2026
The discovery of renewable geo thermal energy in the volcanic mountain range of Nevis is expected to transform the small…
UK operator puts Tibet tours back on sale
Phil Davies - Jul 20, 2026
Specialist China operator Wendy Wu Tours has resumed sales of tours which include Tibet. The move comes following Tibet being…
Travel Writers – Attend the Exotic Erotic Ball Free
Reader Contribution - Jul 19, 2026
The 29th annual Exotic Erotic Ball, the “The World’s #1 Wildest and Sexiest Party,†according to E! Entertainment TV, takes…
Qantas to shed 1,500 jobs
Phil Davies - Jul 18, 2026
Soaring fuel costs and changing economic conditions have forced Qantas to cut 1,500 staff from its 36,000-strong global workforce. The majority…
AITO warns on impact of UK visa clampdown
Phil Davies - Jul 18, 2026
Countries penalised through planned new UK visa rules could force tit-for-tat action that would hit international traveller numbers. The Association…
Schools out – so 2m head abroad on holiday
Phil Davies - Jul 18, 2026
The summer holiday rush starts this weekend with ABTA predicting more than two million people will be travelling abroad. The…
Europe’s ‘fragmented’ air traffic control blamed for soaring costs
Phil Davies - Jul 18, 2026
Creating a single European air traffic control system could lead to airline’s cutting fuel consumption by up to 12%, Lufthansa…
Pinnacle Travel acquires inbound operator
Phil Davies - Jul 18, 2026
Specialist group ski firm Pinnacle Travel has acquired inbound operator Barton Hill Travel. The deal, for an undisclosed amount, will…
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