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Venice to launch tourist tickets in 2024
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» ROME - Venice announced on Thursday that it would introduce a fee for day tourists to enter the city's overcrowded historic centre on 29 days next year as it seeks to come to grips with overtourism.
Crash landing on us! Swiss village reels from Netflix fame
AFP, Published on 09/06/2023
» ISELTWALD (SWITZERLAND) - "It's a dream come true," said Filipina tourist Isabel Palijon, staring in wonder at a wooden pier framed by the turquoise waters of a Swiss lake and the towering Alps behind.
Cruise ships at centre of dispute in Florida's idyllic Key West
AFP, Published on 17/04/2022
» KEY WEST, United States: The island-city of Key West off the southern tip of Florida invites visitors to stroll slowly, enjoy turquoise waters and take in the sunset. But according to some residents, that idyllic peace is endangered -- by lumbering, tourist-filled cruise ships.
Vietnam's F1 debut in doubt after scandal
AFP, Published on 10/11/2020
» HANOI: Vietnam's inaugural Formula One Grand Prix "might not happen" next year, a source told AFP on Tuesday, as a report said it had been dropped from the 2021 calendar following the arrest of a key official.
Vietnam F1 Grand Prix gets go-ahead despite virus fears
AFP, Published on 18/02/2020
» HANOI: Vietnam's inaugural Formula One Grand Prix will take place in Hanoi in April as planned, organisers told AFP on Tuesday, avoiding the fate of the Chinese Grand Prix which was postponed over the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
'Carbon sink' Bhutan counts cost of plans for green future
AFP, Published on 10/10/2018
» PUNAKHA (BHUTAN) - The gentle whirring of the wind turbine speaks volumes of Bhutan's record as the world's only carbon negative country, but major challenges stand in the way of the Himalayan kingdom's decision to follow a green path over rampant economic expansion.
Historic Chinese town resists eviction for theme park
AFP, Published on 25/07/2018
» CHIKAN (CHINA) - A year ago, customers queued round the block for Wu Ying's red bean and coconut ice puddings, but now the 60-year-old has to vault a barricade to reach her dessert shop.
Japan dreams of jackpot with legal casinos
AFP, Published on 20/06/2018
» TOKYO: At a casino school in Tokyo, croupier-in-training Takuto Saito settles behind a green table and reaches for the roulette wheel, addressing a group of imaginary punters: "Spin up. Place your bets."
Tourism surge lashes Southeast Asia's beaches
AFP, Published on 11/04/2018
» KOH PHI PHI LEY, Krabi: Hordes of tourists clamber across the white sand with selfie sticks as park rangers wade into turquoise waters to direct boats charging into the cliff-ringed cove.
Spanish towns seek to repeat success of Tomatina festival
AFP, Published on 31/08/2016
» MADRID - Spain's Tomatina festival, dubbed "the world's biggest food fight", has given the small town of Bunol a huge economic boost -- and now other Spanish towns with quirky fiestas are seeking to mimic its success.