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Japan's flood of tourists prompts call to charge foreigners more
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/06/2024
» TOKYO - As the flood of overseas tourists shows no sign of slowing, complaints about overcrowding and poor behaviour by visitors are prompting some in Japan to look at ways of controlling the flow without losing income, including by charging higher prices for foreigners.
Overcrowded Venice introduces first entry charge for tourists
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2024
» VENICE - Venice becomes the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for tourists in an effort to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the peak holiday season.
China visa-free travel: relaxing entry restrictions adds up
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/02/2024
» BEIJING - French national Marc Guyon travelled to China on the first day that Beijing began allowing citizens of his homeland to enter visa-free.
China cuts visa fees by 25% for Thai tourists
Published on 08/12/2023
» BEIJING - China on Friday cut visa fees by 25% for travellers from countries including Thailand, Japan, Mexico, Vietnam and the Philippines until the end of 2024, according to statements from the Chinese foreign ministry and embassies.
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.
Bali to impose $10 tourist tax
Published on 12/07/2023
» JAKARTA: Bali will impose a 150,000-rupiah ($10) tax on tourists entering the “Island of Gods” from next year to preserve its culture, officials said on Wednesday.
Russians and Ukrainians wearing out welcome in Bali
Published on 25/03/2023
» For most of last year, thousands of Russians and Ukrainians flocked to the Indonesian island of Bali to escape the war. There they found refuge in a tropical paradise where locals rolled out the welcome mat for Ukrainians fleeing the shelling and Russians dodging the draft.
Beating the freedom drum
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 20/03/2022
» An ensemble of about 30 men, balancing heavy instruments on their heads, walked in a solemn procession to a red-soil field, where the silence would soon be replaced by a sound essential to the cultural identity of Burundi: drumming.
'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.