Tag Archives: tourists
Chinese now the world’s biggest spending tourists
MADRID/FRANKFURT – Chinese tourists have overtaken Germans as the world’s biggest-spending travelers after a decade of robust growth in the number of Chinese holidaying abroad, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) said on Thursday. Chinese tourists, known for travelling in organized tours and snapping up luxury fashion abroad, spent $102 billion on foreign trips last year, outstri… Continue reading
App Aims To Reduce Brit Road Crashes Abroad
A high number of crashes involving British tourists and expats abroad prompts the Government to launch a new road safety tool. Continue reading
Mexico: ‘Several’ detained in tourist rape case
The suspects are being held after last week’s rape of six Spanish tourists in Acapulco. Continue reading
Philippine town mourns largest captive crocodile
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity has died, sending villagers to tears in the backwater southern Philippine town that had started to draw tourists, revenue and development because of the immense reptile. Continue reading
Brazil: bar codes on sidewalks give tourist info
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro is mixing technology with tradition to provide tourists information about the city by embedding bar codes into the black and white mosaic sidewalks that are a symbol of the city. Continue reading
It’s ‘cash only’ now for tourists at the Vatican
VATICAN CITY (AP) — It's “cash only” now for tourists at the Vatican wanting to pay for museum tickets, souvenirs and other services after Italy's central bank decided to block electronic payments, including credit cards, at the tiny city-state. Continue reading
New turmoil hits Egypt’s tourism
CAIRO (AP) — At Egypt's Pyramids, the desperation of vendors to sell can be a little frightening for some tourists. Continue reading
Four Brits Injured In Burma Plane Crash
A flight packed with Christmas tourists crash-lands in Burma, killing two people and injuring 11, including four Britons. Continue reading
Mayans unfazed about the end of the world
Tourists are pouring into the Yucatán Peninsula for the end of the Mayan calendar. Continue reading
Dutch govt scraps ‘weed pass’ for coffee shops
Dope-selling coffee shops in Amsterdam won't be shutting their doors to foreign visitors any time soon, a huge relief to the hundreds of thousands of tourists who enjoy a toke or two in the Dutch capital alongside their excursions on the canals and to the museums. Continue reading
