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A year after travel restrictions were lifted, authorities are straining to cope with millions of visitors, especially those who don’t respect the environment and local customsAt the height of the Covid pandemic, the restaurateurs and shopkeepers of Tsu…
Read MoreAs tourists cancel trips to Gulmarg amid an unprecedentedly warm season, thousands of Kashmiris who rely on snowfall face ruinAs evening draws near, Bashir Ahmad Bhat is still waiting for his first customer of the day. Seven years ago, Bhat, 34, gave u…
Read MorePractical ways to minimise your carbon footprint when travelling to Pacific islands without compromising your trip The price of paradise? Read our series on the environmental impact of tourism in the Pacific and how new approaches can make a difference…
Read MoreNew push to attract visitors focuses on environment and culture, as experts call for better monitoring of sustainability pledgesThe resort lies on the fringes of one of the world’s largest barrier reefs. Powered by solar energy, in an effort to reduce …
Read MoreWhite Island/Whakaari volcano exploded in 2019, prompting debate over natural hazard tourismThe landowners of a New Zealand volcano that fatally erupted in 2019 have rejected arguments from the country’s workplace safety regulator that they ultimately …
Read MoreContrary to a Guardian article, the island is more of a day trip destination for Hongkongers than a forbidding outpost, writes John WeaverJungle-filled island? Seriously? I thought I was reading about a different island from the one I’d lived on for ei…
Read MoreBusiness groups fear cost could damage tourism sector still recovering from effects of pandemicIndonesia is considering imposing a tax for tourists after a series of incidents in which badly behaved foreigners have violated laws or customs, according t…
Read MoreTourists and locals join mass water fights across Thailand to mark new year after three years of Covid restrictionsAfter three years of Covid restrictions, Songkran celebrations marking the Thai new year have returned in full swing, with water fights a…
Read MoreThe government has a ‘masterplan’ for the coastal province of Preah Sihanouk, with tourist meccas built on land given to elite families while the poor and powerless face the bulldozersPhotographs by Cindy Liu for The GuardianSitting on the veranda of a…
Read MoreWhich language immigrant parents should speak at home has been endlessly debated. For now, we have not passed Urdu onto our childrenAs a second-generation British Pakistani growing up in Bradford, I was surrounded by Urdu and smatterings of Punjabi. En…
Read MoreDespite being less than a two-hour flight from Australia, fewer than 80,000 people visited the country in 2019. Here’s why you should make the tripLast June, I spent four days snorkelling in crystal clear water, swimming with dolphins, and learning to …
Read MoreSouth-east Asian nations avoid rules targeting China visitors despite Covid risks, and hope the influx will revive battered tourism sectorsAfter almost three years of little to no business, Thai tour guide operator Anchalee Vittayanuntapornkul is more …
Read MoreSteve Brine said the restriction on people arriving from China to England was only required because Beijing was not ‘upfront’ about its dataThe requirement for travellers from China to England to provide a negative Covid test before departure could hav…
Read MoreTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says WHO officials stressed to Beijing the importance of sharing data ahead of easing of travel restrictions on 8 JanuaryThe World Health Organisation again urged China’s health officials to regularly share specific, real-tim…
Read MoreIn Kyoto, local shop owners are ready to welcome back tourists but there is a way to go before a return to pre-Covid daysAfter more than two years of near-total isolation, Japan has reopened its borders to overseas visitors – but the road back to the p…
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