Blame the warmth: Famed skating rink in Ottawa won’t open this year
Montreal, Canada | AFP | The Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest open-air ice rink and a UNESCO World Heritage…
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Tourism
Hidden Colombia canyon transformed from rebel route to tourist draw
LA URIBE, Colombia (AFP) -- For years, the crystal clear river flowing between giant boulders served as a strategic guerilla…
3 years ago
Remote ‘Banshees’ islands reap Oscars tourism boom
Achill, Ireland (AFP) by Callum PATON Colin Farrell had many people to thank following his best actor win at the…
3 years ago
China to fully reopen borders with Hong Kong, Macau
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- China said on Friday it will fully restore travel across its borders with Hong Kong…
3 years ago
‘More the merrier’: Asia tourist hubs ready for China influx
by Sara HUSSEIN / Tomohiro OSAKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- In Tokyo's Asakusa tourist district, caricaturist Masashi Higashitani…
3 years ago
Thailand hits 10 million visitors in 2022 as tourism recovers
Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) Thailand celebrated the arrival of its 10 millionth international visitor of 2022 on Saturday, according to the…
3 years ago
Taiwan welcomes foreign tour groups as border fully reopens
TAOYUAN, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan welcomed its first batch of international tour groups after the island fully reopened its borders…
3 years ago
Sweltering Saudis escape to mountainous ‘City of Fog’
by Haitham EL-TABEI Agence France-Presse AL-NAMAS, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- As Saudi Arabia swelters in sizzling desert temperatures, some…
3 years ago
Russian tourists’ luxury cars fill up Helsinki airport
by Elias HUUHTANEN Agence France-Presse HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Porsches, Bentleys and other luxury cars with Russian license plates are…
3 years ago
‘No use worrying’: Taiwanese tourists carry on despite China threat
by Amber Wang Agence France-Presse KINMEN, Taiwan (AFP) -- Visiting Taiwan's tiny Kinmen Islands last week, Joseph Lin practiced standing…
3 years ago
Finns call for halt to ‘unbearable’ Russian tourism
by Elias Huuhtanen Agence France-Presse LAPPEENRANTA, Finland (AFP) -- Buses of Russian tourists stream into Finland at Nuijamaa border crossing…
3 years ago
Thailand relaxes mask rule to bolster pandemic-hit tourism
BANGKOK, Thaland (AFP) -- Thailand has dropped rules requiring people to wear masks from Friday, the government says, as…
3 years ago
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