A total of 172 “suicide tourists” travelled to Switzerland in 2012, double the 2009 number, to die with medical assistance — a practice prohibited in many countries, a study said Thursday. German and UK citizens…
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South Africa Tourism say new visa rules may curb visitors
(Bloomberg) — South Africa’s tightening of visa rules to combat child trafficking may also deter foreign visitors, industry groups have told Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom. The restrictions, proposed by the Home Affairs Ministry and due…
London tops Paris as world’s most visited city – or does it?
Strong growth in visitor numbers to London last year may threaten the French capital’s proud title as the world’s number-one tourist destination – a claim some say is politically motivated and impossible to verify. Record…
Congratulations to Winners of the 2013 Eco-Warrior Awards
Winners of the 2013 Eco-Warrior Awards were announced during a colourful dinner held at the Safari Park and Casino, on Tuesday. Launched by Ecotourism Kenya in 2005, the Eco Warrior Awards honour creativity within the…
Beauty Pageant launched to promote Taita Taveta as a tourist destination
Miss Tourism Taita Taveta Beauty Pageant has been launched to boost development in Taita Taveta County by promoting activities that best tell its unique treasures – its people, culture, scenic attractions, wildlife and investment opportunities….
Great news: World tourism shows surprise surge
International tourist numbers surged by 5.2 percent to nearly half a billion people worldwide in the first half of 2013, beating earlier expectations, the United Nation’s World Tourism Organisation said Monday. Some 494 million international…
Tourism in Rwanda: Genocide memorials as well as gorillas
Rwanda, which has staged a remarkable recovery in the years since the 1994 genocide, has opened visitors’ eyes to its past by putting its genocide memorials on the tourist circuit, alongside its iconic mountain gorillas….
Chinese travellers: world’s biggest tourism spenders
Chinese travellers are the world’s biggest tourism spenders, splashing out a record $102 billion (78 billion euros) on trips abroad in 2012, the UN World Tourism Organisation said Thursday. The number of Chinese travellers to…
Surfers ride high on Morocco’s winter waves
Fleeing the gloom of northern Europe in search of warm winter waves, surfers are flocking to a fishing village on Morocco’s Atlantic coast now selling itself as a top surf destination. It may be a…