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Hundreds of protesters in Lanzarote turned out on Sunday evening to show their support for tourists, following a mass protest against the influx of holidaymakers. The pro-tourist protest came just hours after locals hounded British holidaymakers, forced them to flee, and ordered them to “go home” during an anti-tourist march. An estimated 10,000 people took part […]
Hoshino Resorts plans to expand into North America by opening an onsen ryokan (Japanese hot spring hotel) in New York State in 2028. This announcement was made by Yoshiharu Hoshino, CEO of Hoshino Resorts, during an online press conference on October 17. It will mark the first time a Japanese hotel company opens an onsen […]
The “results-oriented” government Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has vowed to run seems to be having a few hiccups. Six key performance indicators (KPIs) could not be ticked off the list in time for Lee’s third policy address last week. While the six tasks span various departments and Lee explained that the delays were due […]
Thousands of flag-waving demonstrators hit the streets across Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday to demand restrictions to the mass tourism they say is overwhelming their Atlantic archipelago. Rallying under the slogan “The Canary Islands have a limit”, demonstrators began marching at midday in tourist hotspots across all of the archipelago’s seven main islands. Protesters gathered […]
Rallying under the slogan “The Canary Islands have a limit”, demonstrators began marching at midday in tourist hotspots across all of the archipelago’s seven main islands. Protesters gathered outside a convention centre in Maspalomas on the island of Gran Canaria, the only water park on the island of Fuerteventura, and the nightlife district in Playa […]
Taxi drivers will not be encouraged – but not required – to learn Arabic, Hong Kong’s commerce minister has said. It came after taxi fleets were urged to provide service information in the language as part of a push to cater to Muslim visitors from the Middle East and Southeast Asia. A taxi driver calculates […]
Some 90 percent of the economy in this coastal California region relies on visitors. But overtourism, the high cost of living and most worrisome, the effects of global warming, create a future of uncertainty. Source link
Italy’s parliament has made it illegal for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy – a pet project of the prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s party that activists say is meant to target same-sex partners. Since taking office in 2022, Meloni has pursued a highly conservative social agenda, looking to promote what she […]
Hong Kong’s leader has said his third policy address to be unveiled on Wednesday will focus on reforms aimed at enhancing the city’s development and improving people’s livelihoods. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu shared about the annual blueprint at a weekly press briefing on Tuesday, unveiling the theme of this year’s address: “Reform for Enhancing […]
Known for its Belle Epoque architecture, museums and beaches, Barcelona receives an average of 170,000 visitors per day according to municipal figures, and tourism accounts for roughly 13.5 percent of the city’s gross domestic product. At the same time, tourism is now the third most worrying problem for Barcelona’s 1.6 million residents according to a […]