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There are 10 US National Park sites that are the most visited
The Badlands National Park in South Dakota was the last place to get a million visits in 2022, according to National Park Service. The National Park of American Samoa in the South Pacific had the least visits, with 1,887 visits in 2022. According to the National Park Service, 30% of people visit nature parks.
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A hallway is found inside a pyramid
The Scan Pyramids Project, an international programme that uses scans to look at unexplored sections of ancient pyramids, has discovered an unfinished corridor near the entrance of Egypt’s Great Pyramid. It was credited with the discovery by the Ministry of Tourism and the Egyptian archaeologists. It may provide knowledge about the purpose of the gabled…
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Tourists steer clear of luxury hotels as inflation goes up
Holiday travel has come back as strong as ever, Scott Keyes, Founder of travel site Scott’s Cheap Flights said. However, hotel prices are still 8% higher than this time last year. Economy fares originating in UK are up 36% from the same time last year, according to data from Flight Centre UK, which includes domestic…
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What is it like to travel to Afghanistan now?
A New Zealand-based company called Untamed Borders, which sells tourism packages to Afghanistan, has said the Taliban 2.0 world isn’t safe despite the first day of the new government. “As far as security is concerned in Afghanistan, the major anti-government group is now the government,” it added. Untamed Borders also said that women have their…
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Overrun Amsterdam is trying to get sex and drugs tourists to stay away
The general manager of the Mvenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Center has said that cities should get rid of sex, drugs and rock and roll in order to attract tourists. The Mvenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Center further said that 10% to 15% of Amsterdam’s tourist industry is located in the Red Light District. The city’s tourism…
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The world’s most sustainable ski resorts
The Courchevel ski resort in France’s Val d’Isere has said that half of its carbon footprint comes from travel to the resort. “It’s a worldwide responsibility to do something,” said Gilles Delaruelle, the head of tourism for Courchevel. Save Our Snow claims that 58 ski resorts are powered completely by green energy and 56 of…
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There are top flight searches of 2022.
A report by Euromonitor International has rated Paris as the world’s “best-performing destination” in its Top 100 City Destinations Index for 2022. The report stated that the French capital is “the world’s best-performing destination” due to its “exceptional performance across the Tourism Policy and Attractiveness, Tourism Infrastructure and Tourism Performance pillars”. Paris was followed by…
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Indonesia’s new sex laws will affect tourists.
Indonesian tourism industry said that the country’s new criminal code, which bans adultery, cohabitation before marriage and apostasy, will put foreigners off visiting and hurt the country’s global reputation. Indonesia’s largest tourism group, the Association of The Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies, said that the law will be “very counterproductive” in regards to the tourism…