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Indonesia pushes back on Bali’s plan to ban Airbnb rentals
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2025
» JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has pushed back on Bali’s plan to ban Airbnb Inc rentals, saying such services are needed to foster tourism in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
Tourism boom sparks backlash in historic heart of Athens
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» ATHENS - Surrounded by a hubbub of blaring music, restaurant terraces and rumbling suitcase wheels slaloming between overflowing litter bins, Giorgos Zafeiriou believes surging tourism has made his historic Athens neighbourhood unrecognisable.
Greece starts charging tourist tax on cruises
AFP, Published on 01/07/2025
» ATHENS - Greece on Tuesday began charging a tax on island cruise ships, the latest European effort to tackle soaring visitor numbers to the continent’s most popular destinations.
Imposing pickup trucks symbolise Pakistan's power gulf
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» KARACHI - In Pakistan's largest city, cars inch forward in bumper-to-bumper traffic. But some seamlessly carve through the jam: SUVs flanked by Toyota Hilux pickup trucks.
Melbourne bans e-scooter rentals from city centre
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/08/2024
» The city council in Melbourne has voted to ban rented electric scooters from the central business district, saying they pose unacceptable risks to public safety and were linked to anti-social behaviour.
Delta Air Lines faces widespread flight cancellations after IT outage
Reuters, Published on 22/07/2024
» Delta Air Lines struggled to restore normal operations on Sunday after last week's crippling global cyber outage, canceling about 1,000 flights on top of the 3,500 it had already scrapped.
Lisbon residents lament downside of tourism
Reuters, Published on 11/07/2024
» LISBON - Rosa Santos has lived in Lisbon’s historic Castelo neighbourhood for decades but a boom in holiday rentals has made her feel like she does not belong. Plans for a housing referendum are giving her a glimmer of hope.
Rented electric scooters vanish from Paris streets
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» PARIS - Parisians woke up on Friday to a world without rented electric scooters, loathed as a pedestrian-bothering nuisance by some but mourned by others.
Hawaii wildfire toll tops 100
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» KAHULUI (UNITED STATES) - The number of people known to have died in the horrific wildfire that levelled a Hawaiian town topped 100 Tuesday, the state's governor said, as a makeshift morgue was expanded to deal with the tragedy.
Rome's historic bakery to the popes closes
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» ROME - The Arrigoni bakery has made bread for the popes for almost a century, from rosetta rolls to wholewheat loaves -- but mass tourism has proved deadly and no prayers can save it now.