Squatters occupy Venice homes in housing protest as tourism surgesDestinations

Squatters occupy Venice homes in housing protest as tourism surges

Squatters are taking over unoccupied buildings in Venice in defiance of what they say are high rents forcing families out…

Abu Dhabi cuts fees to boost tourism, hospitality sectorsTourism Insight News

Abu Dhabi cuts fees to boost tourism, hospitality sectors

Abu Dhabi has reduced tourism-related fees to help the ailing hospitality sector and attract more visitors as the oil-rich emirate…

Congo’s Virunga park reopens eight months after deadly ambush

Congo’s Virunga park reopens eight months after deadly ambush

Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park has reopened after the deadly ambush of a tourist group led to its…

Booming Edinburgh will be first UK city to introduce a tourist taxTourism Insight News

Booming Edinburgh will be first UK city to introduce a tourist tax

Scotland’s capital Edinburgh is to become the first British city to introduce a tourist tax to try to better manage…

Portugal’s tourism boom halted by Brexit, airport problems

Portugal’s tourism boom halted by Brexit, airport problems

Portugal’s long-running tourism boom is set to move decisively into reverse in 2019 due to capacity constraints at Lisbon airport…

Beyonce and Jay-Z help Paris Louvre to record number of visitorsLIFE & STYLE

Beyonce and Jay-Z help Paris Louvre to record number of visitors

 A music video by Beyonce and Jay-Z set in the Louvre helped boost visitor numbers to a record 10.2 million…

Ethiopia overtakes Dubai as top feeder of air traffic to AfricaTransport

Ethiopia overtakes Dubai as top feeder of air traffic to Africa

Ethiopia has overtaken Dubai as a conduit for long-haul passengers to Africa, highlighting the success of the state airline’s expansion…

Tunisia expect record number of tourists, up to nine million in 2019

Tunisia expect record number of tourists, up to nine million in 2019

Tunisia expects tourist visits to reach 9 million for the first time next year, as the country’s tourism industry recovers…

Philippines to rein in visitors to Boracay island, strained by tourism

Philippines to rein in visitors to Boracay island, strained by tourism

The Philippines will limit the number of visitors setting foot on its most treasured island resort each day when it…

Fire in the belly: Bold V&A museum transforms Scotland’s DundeeLIFE & STYLE

Fire in the belly: Bold V&A museum transforms Scotland’s Dundee

An architectural gem on Scotland’s northeastern coast in the angled shape of design museum V&A Dundee has sparked hopes of…