Bali drowning in trash after landfill closed
Denpasar (Indonesia) (AFP) - Buckets of blooms adorn Yuvita Anggi Prinanda's sidewalk flower stall in Bali, but their perfume can't ...
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Tag: tourism
Tourism plummets in US-blockaded Cuba
Havana (AFP) - Tourist trips to Cuba almost halved since the beginning of the year, Havana's statistics office said Monday, ...
High hopes at China’s gateway to North Korea as trains resume
Dandong (China) (AFP) - Now retired, Wang Meili wants to see the world -- including North Korea, the reclusive nation ...
‘Perfect Japan’ posts spark Gen Z social media backlash
Tokyo (AFP) - Take an everyday video on any suburban transport network, add anime-style music and a rosy filter, and ...
Chinese tourists ditch Japan for third month running
Tokyo (AFP) - Chinese visitors to Japan tumbled 45. 2 percent in February from a year earlier, official data showed ...
Chinese visitors to Japan plunge 45.2% in February
Tokyo (AFP) - Chinese visitors to Japan tumbled 45. 2 percent in February from a year earlier, official data showed ...
‘Dubai is safe’: UAE pushes to contain fallout from Iran onslaught
Dubai (AFP) - Dubai is scrambling to preserve its image as a safe haven despite Iran's onslaught, with influencers rallying ...
Dubai’s low-paid workers on edge as Mideast war hits tourism
Dubai (AFP) - For thousands of workers in Dubai's tourism sector, the Middle East war has brought business to a ...
Viral drone video fuels debate about Rio favela tourism
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - A line of tourists touch up their makeup before strutting across a rooftop in ...
Tourism on hold as Middle East war casts uncertainty
Paris (France) (AFP) - Cancelled flights, postponed trips and a great deal of uncertainty: the war in the Middle East ...
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