NEW FEE FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS TO BE LAUNCHED IN THAILAND

Richard Moor -
The Thai government plans to introduce a 300-baht (about US$ 8.7) landing tax for foreign tourists arriving by air, said Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Thailand's minister of tourism and sports. ...

MOROCCO’S TOURISM SITES TO ATTRACT 17 MILLION VISITORS BY 2026

Justin N. Froyd -
Morocco's tourism industry is set to continue its growth momentum in 2024, with the hospitality sector promising a bright future. This was revealed in a recent global report published by Fitch Solutio ...

TOURISM SECTOR IN SOUTH AFRICA FORCED TO CHOOSE RENEWABLE ENERGY

Larry Brain -
For the past two decades, South Africans have struggled with rolling power cuts known as "load shedding." They are a result of Eskom's deteriorating infrastructure and over-reliance on shabby coal-fir ...

MAUI TOURISM SPARKS ANGER AMID FIRE RUINS

Theodore Slate -
The incongruous spectacle of tourists enjoying Maui's tropical beaches as search and rescue teams search building ruins and waters for victims of the deadliest U.S. fire in over a century has outraged ...

UGANDA’S NATIONAL PARKS PLAN TO ATTRACT PRIVATE JETS

Justin N. Froyd -
The African country of Uganda plans to boost tourism in national parks through improved infrastructure. Expanded bush airfields are supposed to help. ...