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- Asia Pacific, Cruises, Environment, Overtourism, Pacific islands, Shipping emissions, South Pacific, Travel, Vanuatu, World news
Vanuatu Indigenous leaders raise concerns over plans to build resort for cruise tourists
Exclusive: Environmental impact assessments are ‘incomplete’, say leaders, and private beach club could harm f…
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A young girl is knocked over at Tokyo crossing – what’s behind Japan’s ‘bumping’ trend?
Viral video of girl being shoved by fellow pedestrian has reignited debate over butsukari – with experts blami…
- Americas, Cambodia, Colombia, Drugs, Ecuador, Endangered species, Health, Indigenous peoples, Mental health, Plants, South America holidays, Travel, World news
Amazon Indigenous peoples can benefit from ‘ayahuasca tourism’ | Letters
Visitors staying at ‘healing retreats’ bring vital income to the diverse cultures of the region, writes Enrico…
- Air India Ahmedabad plane crash, Air transport, Gatwick airport, India, Plane crashes, South and Central Asia, Travel, UK news, World news
What we know so far about the Air India flight 171 crash – a visual guide
The passenger plane bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly after takeoff from AhmedabadAir India plane crash…
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Holiday bookings to Japan are down – could a 90s manga comic’s earthquake prediction be to blame?
The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel by Ryo Tatsuki, declared a major disaster would occur on 5 July 202…
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Four months after daughters’ deaths, parents of Laos backpackers face ‘horror scenarios’ amid fight for answers
As the UK, Australia and Denmark mount joint diplomatic push, grieving families fear Laos’ investigation into …
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Picture prefect: Japanese city deploys guards to control unruly tourists seeking perfect shot
Overseas tourists are blocking roads or walking onto railway tracks in Otaru to capture its views, stoking loc…
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Japan urges Australians to head off the beaten track as record numbers flood tourist hotspots
About 807,800 Australians visited Japan between January and November this year, nearly 200,000 more than the p…
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Laos bans sale and consumption of vodka and whisky brand following suspected mass methanol poisoning
Ban comes after two Australian teenagers, two Danish citizens, an American and a Briton became ill, and later …
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New Zealand airport causes stir with sign capping goodbye cuddles to 3 minutes
Dunedin airport boss says the move is designed to keep traffic flowing in drop-off zones and enable ‘others to…
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Japan’s magic bullet: 60 years of the train that helped rebuild the idea of a country
Over just a few days in 1964, the launch of the shinkansen and the Tokyo Olympics trumpeted the emergence of a…
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Indonesia puts moratorium on new Bali hotels amid overtourism fears
Concern has been growing in the popular tourist destination about the strain that visitors place on the local …
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New Zealand to nearly triple tourist tax for international visitors
Australian tourists will be exempt from the NZ$100 levy which critics say will deter travellers New Zealand wi…
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North Korea is reopening to tourists after almost five years, but will anyone go?
After the isolated country closed its borders to keep out Covid-19, tour companies are celebrating the resumpt…
- Animals, Asia, Coastlines, Conservation, Endangered habitats, Environment, Global development, Marine life, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Travel, Travel and transport, Wildlife, World news
‘It’s nice to help a life to live’: meet Sri Lanka’s turtle guardians
Volunteers are helping save baby sea turtles as the endangered species’ favourite nesting spots come under pre…