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Financial discipline: FTI wants to pay hoteliers more punctually again: Following the announced takeover by the US investor Certares, the FTI Group has ...
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Ancient and beautiful, it is sometimes referred to as an open air museum and now visitors to Venice will have to pay for an entry fee after the Italian city ... Show more www.nbcnews.com/news/world/venice-italy-tourist-entrance-fee-world-first-canals-rcna149289
Quick Glance: Venice pioneers payment system for managing tourism influx
- Venice will become the first city in the world to introduce a payment system for tourists in an attempt to reduce the crowds during peak seasons.
- Visitors not staying overnight must pay a 5 euro entry fee online before entering the city on April 25, with random checks and fines for those who fail to register.
- The city may consider charging higher fees at certain times of the year to discourage arrivals in the future.
- Measures include banning large cruise ships, limiting tourist group sizes, and addressing the impact of mass tourism on Venice's fragile ecosystem.
Reinforcement for the management team: Andreas Weber moves from Aldiana to Derpart
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Paid articlePaid Holding with 32 agencies: Suedwest Touristik wants to take over more travel agencies
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The AfD's top candidate for Europe is now canceling his own party's election campaign launch: www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/spionagevorwurfe-gegen-mitarbeiter-wie-afd-spitzenkandidat-maximilian-krah-seine-freunde-verlor-11565569.html
Quick Glance: Investigation of Possible Payments from China and Russia to Maximilian Krah
- The General Prosecutor's Office in Dresden has officially initiated investigations against Maximilian Krah due to potential financial flows from Russian and Chinese sources.
- The AfD lead candidate for the European Parliament elections, Maximilian Krah, is the subject of two preliminary investigations at the General Prosecutor's Office in Dresden.
- Towards the end of last year, Krah was questioned by the FBI about possible payments from Kremlin-related sources, allegedly carrying a four-digit sum of money at that time.
- On Monday evening, German authorities arrested Jian G., a close associate of Krah, who is suspected of spying for the Chinese intelligence service in Germany.
Venice begins charging day-trippers to enter city: Venice has begun to charge day-trippers looking to enter the historic Italian city, a world-first intended to ...
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Quick Glance: Venice: Protests Over New 5 Euro Fee for Day-Trippers
- Hundreds of locals protest against the new entry fee
- City aims to reduce overcrowding and restore balance
- Introduces tickets required on specific days and times
- City plans further measures to combat mass tourism
Nestle misses sales estimates after hiking prices across the board: Nestle on Thursday missed first-quarter organic sales growth estimates, as the world's ...
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Thailand Pitches to Host Formula One Race to Bolster Tourism: Thailand is staking claim to host a Formula One race, with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin pitching ...
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Paid articlePaid Canoe queen Carrington looks to add to New Zealand record haul in Paris: Canoe sprint champion Lisa Carrington became New Zealand's most decorated Olympian at ...
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Venice to make day trippers buy entry tickets from Thursday, a world first: Venice will this week begin requiring day trippers to pay for entry ...
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Quick Glance: New Entry System in Venice
- Venice's city government initiates an experiment to manage visitor influx.
- A 5 Euro entry fee required on 29 days a year, QR code and ticket necessary.
- Exceptions for locals, children under 14, and specific groups.
- Debates on the plans, criticism of the measures, and approval from hoteliers.
Niners Chemnitz win the European Cup: These are the heroes of Istanbul: Niners Chemnitz win the European Cup: These are the heroes of Istanbul
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Tanzania tourism: World Bank suspends funding for Ruaha National Park project: It follows allegations of evictions and other rights abuses during the expansion ...
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Thailand Extends Longer Visa-Free Stay for Russians Until July to Boost Tourism: Thailand’s cabinet approved a plan to allow Russian tourists who enter the ...
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OC woman falls to death while hiking with family on Bear Mountain in Sedona, Arizona
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Explore a digitized collection of doomed Everest climber’s letters home: Collection includes three letters found on Mallory's body in 1999 ...
arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/everest-mountaineer-george-mallorys-letters-have-been-digitized-for-posterity/
Dertour Group Manager: Laura Steden joins the Futouris Board: The board of the Futouris initiative has a new member, Laura Steden, Director of Corporate ...
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Paid articlePaid Fosun’s Fidelidade Says It Plans to Carry Out an IPO in 2025: Fidelidade-Companhia de Seguros SA, a Portuguese insurer controlled by China’s Fosun International ...
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Thousands rally in Spain's Canary Islands against mass tourism: Protesters demand curbs on tourists numbers and uncontrolled development in the Spanish ...
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EU's 2050 net zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks: The EU needs to rethink its policies to make a 2035 ban on new petrol car sales feasible as ...
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Fines for Bremen's tourism magnets: The ships at the Schlachte are part of the maritime flair of the strolling mile. Accordingly, they are not missing from any ...
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Thousands of people protested in Tenerife, calling for the Spanish island to temporarily limit tourist arrivals to stem a boom in short-term holiday rentals ... Show more www.reuters.com/world/europe/thousands-protest-spains-canary-islands-over-mass-tourism-2024-04-20/
Annual conference in Turkey (with gallery): This is how TLTU wants to advance mobile advice
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Only two years after promotion: And the Eisbären Regensburg have won the DEL 2 Cup
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She went from taking photos of celebs like Tony Leung to making cycling accessories by hand
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Comment - Holstein Kiel can say the word "promotion"!: Holstein Kiel are finally on the verge of the first Bundesliga promotion in the club's history ...
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Visiting Saudi Arabia's AlUla Illustrates the Kingdom's $1 Trillion Tourism Bet
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Women from TuS Hinte make their second promotion in a row perfect: Incredible success story: Two years ago, the former Kickers women moved to TuS Hinte as a ...
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'Quiet life travel' is the new viral trend going around: A new Pinterest report identified what travelers are searching for in 2024.
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Tourism in Africa: Hotel chains have big plans: International hotel chains are planning more than 500 hotels in Africa. Tourism is becoming increasingly ...
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Photo of men standing on rock sparks outrage: A group of young men have been branded “ignorant and disrespectful” after they were seen standing on top of a rocky ...
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Parisians struggle to cash in on Olympic Games rentals: A glut of apartments available in the French capital this summer is pushing down prices
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Fight against mass tourism: Tens of thousands of people demonstrate on the Canary Islands
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A tow truck tows a tourist van which it slid off the muddy section of Kabale -Lake Bunyonyi road in Kabale District, Western Uganda this morning ... Show more #MonitorUpdates
Posing for a photo:Tourist dies after falling into volcano: The 31-year-old woman fell into the crater of the Ijen volcano in Indonesia in front of her husband ...
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Cooperation with E-Confirm: My travel agency 24 introduces smart search: The stationary online platform Mein Reisebüro 24 announces the introduction of the ...
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AirPods, Rolex watches, Louis Vuitton bags: A company selling lost luggage items attracts worldwide fans
cnbc.com/2024/04/22/unclaimed-baggage-sells-items-in-lost-luggage-at-steep-discounts-.html
HOAXILLA: The Knights Templar: The Skeptical Podcast
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Tourism with rationed water and jerricans: “The tourism sector has to adapt to the situation we are experiencing, which is absolutely abnormal ...
ekathimerini.com/opinion/1236925/tourism-with-rationed-water-and-jerricans/
Türkiye (with pictures): Side reinvents itself as a cultural holiday destination: The historic core of the holiday resort on the Turkish Riviera ...
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Paid articlePaid Due to staff shortages: Holiday Land wants to hire “counter seniors”: Tourism companies have been looking for solutions to stem the shortage of skilled workers ...
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Singapore kayaker Stephenie Chen qualifies for Paris Olympics: Geraldine Lee was the first Singaporean to compete in the sport (K1 500m) in London 2012.
straitstimes.com/sport/singapore-kayaker-stephenie-chen-qualifies-for-paris-olympics
Timo Kohlenberg: USA tourism - what if Trump becomes president?: Timo Kohlenberg, USA expert and managing director of America Unlimited, says that after Donald ...
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Paid articlePaid Dr. Fried & Partner: Study examines German travel sales: The management consultancy Dr. Fried & Partner is launching a large-scale study on travel sales in ...
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Tourism players fault Mutua over hotel classification: Stakeholders in the tourism industry have hit out at Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua ...
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Meet The Billionaire Betting Big On An Idyllic Island Retreat In The Philippines: Inside Andrew Tan's $720 million eco-tourism project in the country’s pristine ...
forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/04/20/megaworld-billionaire-andrew-tan-720-million-eco-tourism-palawan-philippines/
Careers with Fake Lives: Parable of the Trump Era: Republican George Santos is not the only fabricator on Trump's trail. Will lying by authoritarian characters ...
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Too Many Tourists? Barcelona Is Throwing Them Under the Bus: No one likes overcrowding, but cities should be careful not to make things too difficult for ...
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Lisa Carrington to lead Kiwi canoe sprint team at Paris Olympics: New Zealand's most successful Olympian Dame Lisa Carrington will contest all three disciplines ...
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Here are 3 key sectors for growth with deepening China-Gulf relations: As China-Gulf ties tighten, focusing on renewable energy, financial markets ...
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Traditional club facing "ruins": Hamburger SV threatens new, inglorious "Dino" title
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Even Steffen Baumgart can't save Hamburger SV: Steffen Baumgart wanted to move up with Hamburger SV. However, almost two months after joining the second division ...
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May 7th | Counter Place Live Talk: How do you attract future tourism professionals from Gen Z?
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Thai PM urged to tackle overtourismWith opposition to overtourism arising in many countries, Thai tourism operators are urging the government to seriously ... Show more www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2780329/premier-urged-to-tackle-overtourism #BangkokPost #thailand #tourism
Championing regenerative tourism on Earth Day: As the global community celebrates Earth Day on April 22, our commitment at Red Sea Global to developing new ...
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Cuba Sees Tourism Boom with Global Interest Surge: Cuba marked a significant uptick in tourism this year, welcoming 809,238 international visitors in the first ...
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Interview: VisitAarhus CEO Eyes ‘Considerable’ Growth Potential: As Routes Europe 2024 gets underway in Aarhus, VisitAarhus CEO Pia Lange Christensen outlines ...
aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/interview-visitaarhus-ceo-eyes-considerable-growth-potential
New role in Saudi Arabia: Alessandro Dassi leaves Casa Cook Hotels: After ten years at Thomas Cook in Great Britain and China as well as at the Casa Cook Hotels ...
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Paid articlePaid Not worth it: Green City Trip is giving up its TUI night trains: The Dutch operators operated a night train for the travel company TUI called “Ski Express” ...
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Paid articlePaid The Better Travel Bureau for More Conscious and Sustainable Tourism: Our new monthly column shows why prioritizing people and the planet is good business.
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Need A Vacation From Your Vacation? Enter The 'Sleepcation.': Travel experts break down this growing industry trend and what you should know before you attempt ...
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California teacher dies in 140-foot fall at Arizona hiking trail: A California teacher died in a hiking accident on a steep and difficult mountain trail near ...
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Japan Record Tourist Numbers Are Clogging Up Kyoto's Public Transport: As more visitors head to Japan’s ancient capital, public anger is rising and ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/japan-record-tourist-numbers-are-clogging-up-kyoto-s-public-transport
Kokoda Track in 'worst condition' in more than 30 years amid falling tourist numbers
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Thousands of people are taking to the streets of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, angry at the impact mass tourism is having on the Spanish archipelago ... Show more
Data roaming offer: Fraport launches global service with E-Sim Go: The airport operator Fraport and the start-up E-Sim Go are cooperating. Passengers traveling ...
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OpenAI shrugs off Meta’s Llama 3 ascent with new enterprise AI features: OpenAI, is shrugging off the rise of nearly equally powered open source rivals by ...
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E-car prices need to halve to win over mass market - ECA: The European Court of Auditors has said that electric car prices would need to halve to ensure they are ...
rte.ie/news/europe/2024/0423/1445081-electric-cars/
There was no alternative to sacking the Dynamo coach, but it comes too late: In order not to jeopardize the promotion goal for the season, Dynamo Dresden should ...
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Tunisian Jews scale back annual pilgrimage to ancient synagogue because of security concerns | Africanews
africanews.com/2024/04/22/tunisian-jews-scale-back-annual-pilgrimage-to-ancient-synagogue-because-of-security-concer/
Ulf Kirsten wants to "get Dynamo Dresden back on track": Dynamo Dresden are worried about promotion to the 2nd division, but that is not the only thing at stake ...
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Scott demands minister explain go-ahead for development: A decision by a government minister to overturn the rejection by planning officials of a Warwick tourism ...
royalgazette.com/environment/news/article/20240422/scott-demands-minister-explain-go-ahead-for-development/
HSV lose 1-0 at home to Holstein Kiel and thus also lose touch with the top 3 in Bundesliga 2. With four games remaining, the gap to third-placed Fortuna ... Show more #HSVKSV #Angrillen
Nepal eyes a luxury travel renaissance with new high-end resorts: ‘investors are optimistic’
scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3259627/nepal-eyes-luxury-travel-renaissance-new-high-end-resorts-investors-are-optimistic
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