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Croatia's Game of Thrones filming sites face threat from Trump tariffs
Reuters, Published on 16/05/2025
» DUBROVNIK — The fortresses and cobbled streets of the ancient Croatian town of Dubrovnik are often crowded with tourists eager to visit the locations from the Game of Thrones television series or the Star Wars: The Last Jedi film.
Mediterranean nations fight heat and deadly fires
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» RHODES, Greece: Greece was expecting scorching heat on Wednesday as crews scrambled to douse deadly wildfires that have also struck nations around the Mediterranean.
Handout pros
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/04/2023
» Re: "Pheu Thai's giveaway might just work", (Opinion, April 20).
An all-French affair at Sala Sudasiri Sobha
Life, Published on 14/03/2023
» Violinist Yada Lee and pianist Kant Lormsomboon will return to Sala Sudasiri Sobha throne hall for an evening of all-French music, on Sunday at 4pm.
Wilful ignorance
Oped, Postbag, Published on 31/03/2022
» Re: "A slap in the face of civility," (Editorial, March 30).
Morocco fortress village hopes to draw 'Game of Thrones' fans
AFP, Published on 18/02/2020
» AIT-BEN-HADDOU, Morocco: Millions worldwide may have seen the desert fortress in the hit fantasy series "Game of Thrones", but fewer know they can visit the Moroccan village of Ait-Ben-Haddou.
'Blame of Thrones': Fans lament rushed final season
AFP, Published on 18/05/2019
» NEW YORK: As Game of Thrones suits up for one last swordfight a phalanx of enraged viewers large enough to flatten the massed armies of Westeros is voicing its displeasure over what they consider a botched ending to the beloved show -- with some even clamoring for a do-over.
China courts eastern Europe after key EU summit
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» DUBROVNIK (CROATIA) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will meet leaders from eastern and central Europe in Croatia on Friday to talk business, fresh from a key summit with EU where he pledged opening up his country's economy.
EIC lays out tourist roadmap
Business, Published on 31/07/2018
» Thailand can adopt measures to control overcrowding by international tourists and better manage supply and demand, says Siam Commercial Bank's Economic Intelligence Center (EIC).
European cities struggle to cope with 'overtourism'
Business, Published on 26/03/2018
» BERLIN: Europe's tourist hotspots are looking for new ways to cope with "overtourism", where cities like Venice, Dubrovnik and Barcelona are struggling to manage huge crowds arriving daily on cheap flights and cruise ships.