Visitors to Kyoto have gone down, with sites like the Arashiyama bamboo forest totally devoid of people.   Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto is one of Japan’s best-preserved areas, with 17 UNESCO world heritage sites attracting thousands of tourists to …

Dam tourism would soon be launched in Iran with the Energy Ministry finally announcing readiness to create and develop required infrastructure in association with the private sector.   “Until the yearend (March 19, 2020) a select of dams will be …

With a warm Mediterranean sea in summer, great winter skiing, vast Saharan deserts, lofty Roman ruins and prehistoric art of global acclaim along with an intriguing modern Arab culture, Algeria makes a top travel destination!   However, conflicts left the …

Youth and devotees visit the Kanchanagiri hills in crowds during weekends, bell rock being the central attraction.   Residents of Lalapet, Ammur and Mukundharayapuram in the newly created Ranipet district are demanding that tourism needs to be promoted in the …

According to the European Travel Commission’s (ETC) latest ‘European Tourism Trends and Prospects’ report, in 2019, Europe witnessed a healthy 4% increase in tourist arrivals compared to 2018. While the rate of expansion was slower than previous years across certain individual …

Earlier this week, although infections of the novel corona virus seemed to be going down, the effects of the epidemic on the global tourism industry were speeding rapidly.   The impact of the pneumonia-like disease caused by the virus, known as Covid-19, is already …

The tourism industry in Kerala has been badly hit after the scare of novel coronavirus (nCoV). However, the cruise tourism in the state has remained unaffected as cruise vessels continue to reach Cochin Port.   India’s ground zero in terms …

Terry Dale, president and CEO of United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA), announced today that Tenon Tours, specializing in customized itineraries to Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Italy and Iceland has joined USTOA as its newest Active Member. This brings the …

Most of the Chinese tourists are starting to cancel their trips to Indonesia over fears of an acceleration of the spread of a deadly coronavirus in Asia and around the world, as the World Health Organization declared it as an …

On Monday, the highly anticipated Arab Health opened its 45th edition in Dubai. It witnessed involvement of more than 55,000 healthcare and trade professionals and around 5,000 companies from around the world.   His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al …