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North Korea Tourism Wants the World Back, but Tourists Stay Away

US, Aug. 11 -- North Korea may have one of the world's most unusual tourism problems. It has a brand-new beach resort capable of accommodating thousands of vacationers, one of the world's most recogni... Read More


Indonesia Speeds Up Cruise Tourism as Ports, Environment and Regional Competition Face the Test

US, Aug. 10 -- Indonesia is accelerating its push into marine and cruise tourism, betting that the world's largest archipelagic nation can turn its thousands of islands, beaches, reefs, cultures and m... Read More


Cuba Is Tired: U.S. Sanctions, a Tourism Crisis and the Human Cost the Travel Industry Cannot Ignore

US, Aug. 9 -- There are photographs that document a destination, and there are photographs that tell us something much more uncomfortable about the people living there. A young Cuban woman, visibly e... Read More


Oman Oil Disaster Threatens Tourism as Russian Shadow-Fleet Tanker Sinks

US, Aug. 8 -- An environmental emergency developing off the coast of Oman is rapidly becoming a regional travel, tourism, maritime and economic story. The Caroline Bezengi, a 274-meter sanctioned oil... Read More


Ebola, Travel Warnings and Tourism: Is the World Punishing the Entire DRC for a Crisis in the East?

US, Aug. 7 -- Africa CDC and WHO say countries should avoid unnecessary restrictions on travel and trade and focus instead on surveillance, laboratories, preparedness and cross-border coordination. If... Read More


Favignana Tourism Boom: How The Odyssey Is Transforming Sicily

US, Aug. 6 -- The small Mediterranean island of Favignana is preparing for an unprecedented surge in international visitors after serving as a key filming location for Christopher Nolan's blockbuster ... Read More


Tourism's Quiet Diplomacy: Iran Says "We're Back" While Israel Welcomes Holiday Flights

US, Aug. 5 -- It is a crazy world. On one side, public rhetoric between Washington, Tehran, and Jerusalem remains among the harshest heard in decades. Threats, military posturing, sanctions, and poli... Read More


Authentic Tourism: Sao Tome and Principe: Africa's Last "Leve Leve"

US, Aug. 4 -- In an age when many destinations are struggling with overtourism, Sao Tome and Principe has quietly chosen a different path. This tiny two-island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, often call... Read More


Can the 2027 Indian Ocean Games Transform Tourism in Comoros?

US, Aug. 3 -- The Comoros Islands have long possessed the ingredients of an Indian Ocean tourism success story: volcanic landscapes, largely undeveloped beaches, coral-rich waters, a distinctive blend... Read More


BREAKING NEWS: 13 Killed After Tourist Plane Crashes Over Peru's Nazca Lines

US, Aug. 1 -- A sightseeing flight carrying tourists over Peru's world-famous Nazca Lines has crashed, killing all 13 people on board, including 11 passengers and two crew members, authorities confirm... Read More