tourism impact

Quick Read: Disturbing photos reveal elephant torture as tourists urged to boycott riding Thai animals

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

Disturbing photos have emerged of the injuries elephants have suffered at the hands of their handlers in Thailand as authorities beg tourists not to ride the an...

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Quick Read: Indonesia to Close Komodo Island to Protect Indigenous Dragons

News TeamJuly 23, 2019

JAKARTA Komodo Island, a popular tourist destination and home to the worlds largest lizards, will close in 2020 in a bid to protect its wildlife. The Indones...

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Quick Read: Austrian, German tourists fined in Italy for hammock, coffee incidents

News TeamJuly 22, 2019

An Austrian tourist was fined €300 ($340) after taking a siesta in a hammock in the Italian city of Trieste this week. The 52-year-old man had hung the hammock between two trees and thus broke city rules preventing the attachment of anything to veget...

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Quick Read: Manatee deaths by watercraft rising at record pace in Florida

News TeamJuly 15, 2019

Wildlife experts have attributed toxic red tide algae and a cold snap to the deadly 2018 experienced by manatees, but so far this year, it's boats that are towi...

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Quick Read: Tourists rush to climb Uluru ahead of hiking ban, bringing trash, congestion and overflowing waste

News TeamJuly 12, 2019

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The latest cruise news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Venice cruise ship almost crashes during storm

News TeamJuly 9, 2019

In a near-miss captured on video by YouTube user Roberto Ferrucci, the Costa Deliziosa, a 12-deck cruise ship with capacity for near 3,000 people, can be seen swerving alarmingly close to land and other boats in the middle of a thunderstorm while sou...

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The latest background briefing from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Over-tourism and tragedy in Nepal

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

Mt Everest, ancient and ungovernable, forever looming amongst the misty peaks of the Himalayas, certainly elicits a timeless allure. For many years, locals live...

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The latest news on politics from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: International Protests Mount As Peru Moves Ahead With New Airport Near Machu Picchu

News TeamJune 13, 2019

After decades of deliberation and planning, the Peruvian government has broken ground on a multibillion-dollar airport expected to connect Machu Picchu, the cou...

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Quick Read: Too much of the good life and bad behaviour can now get you banned from Rome

News TeamJune 11, 2019

Police spotted telling tourists in the Italian capital to wear shoes and stop drinking beer on the street.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3013668/too-much-good-life-and-bad-behaviour-c...

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Quick Read: Venice protests against huge cruise ships

News TeamJune 10, 2019

Residents of the northern Italian city of Venice on Friday were protesting on Saturday against the presence of cruise ships in the busy Giudecca Canal, followin...

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The latest news on New Zealand from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: International visitors to pay $35 tourism levy to protect tourist hot spots

News TeamJune 7, 2019

Passed in Parliament on Saturday, the legislation enables the collection of the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy, coming into effect on July ...

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Quick Read: Plastic bags are killing the deer in Japan’s ancient capital of Nara

News TeamJune 5, 2019

The famous and sacred deer of Nara, Japan’s former imperial capital, attract tourists from the world over. But the two-legged human visitors, eager to mingle with the free-roaming furred grazers, are also bringing with them a toxic and destructive su...

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Quick Read: Cruise Ship Rams Into Tourist Boat and Dock in Venice, Injuring at Least 4

News TeamJune 3, 2019

ROME — A colossal cruise liner plowed into a smaller tour ship and a wharf on a canal in Venice on Sunday morning, injuring four people and reigniting arguments...

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The latest advice coverage from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Eight ways to be a better tourist this summer

News TeamMay 29, 2019

You’re excited. Summer’s coming and you can’t wait to get on that plane and jet off on your vacation. You’ve been dreaming of sun, sand, sangria, baguettes ... ...

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The authorities in Paris announced that a large number of tourist sites, including the Eiffel Tower, the Musée d'Orsay and Musée du Louvre, will be closed due to fears of violence on Saturday. Concerts and football matches have also been cancelled, and local authorities in 15 areas around the capital have asked people to 'remove anything in the streets that could be used as projectiles.' Nearly 90,000 police officers will be deployed in an effort to keep the unrest peaceful. For more news and coverage, and for lots of travel tips and travel safety advice, please visit Safe Travels Magazine.

Quick Read: ‘The Louvre Is Suffocating’: Museum Closed On Monday As Workers Strike, Citing Overcrowding

News TeamMay 29, 2019

The Louvre was shuttered on Monday, leaving hordes of tourists outside amid its famous glass pyramids. The reason? The Paris museum's security and reception staff were on strike, protesting "unprecedented deterioration of conditions" amid record crow...

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Quick Read: Peru restricts access to Machu Picchu Inca city to prevent damage

News TeamMay 13, 2019

After a series of studies looking into the condition of the 15th century ruins, access to the Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Condor and Intihuatana Pyramid is...

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Quick Read: Faroe Islands ‘close down’ as tourists fly in to repair them

News TeamMay 13, 2019

In the North Atlantic lies a remote group of volcanic islands renowned for their rugged beauty. Increasingly favoured by tourists, the Faroe Islands announced t...

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The latest news on accommodation from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Airbnb to allow listings from illegal Israeli settlements

News TeamApril 10, 2019

Home-sharing platform Airbnb has announced it will back off a plan to remove Jewish settler homes in the occupied West Bank from its rental listings to end lawsuits brought by the hosts.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://ww...

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The latest news on road safety from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: ‘Keep left’ campaign targets foreign tourists on rural roads

News TeamApril 9, 2019

Dashcam footage has emerged of drivers narrowly avoiding head-on crashes with cars being driven on the wrong side of roads in the Highlands. The videos have bee...

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Quick Read: Chernobyl tourists bring a new kind of pollution to Ground Zero

News TeamMarch 25, 2019

It was the world’s worst nuclear disaster. The explosion and fire that ripped through the Chernobyl nuclear plant in April 1986 turned the area into a no-go zon...

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Quick Read: Austria plans hikers code of conduct after tourist trampled by cows

News TeamMarch 20, 2019

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Monday the country would introduce a legally binding “code of conduct” for hikers who visit its picturesque mountain pastures in response to the death of a German tourist who was trampled ...

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Quick Read: Super bloom tourists cause small town ‘safety crisis’

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

A Southern California town was forced to temporarily ban tourists from visiting a golden poppy "super bloom" after they caused a safety nightmare.Lake Elsinore ...

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Series

Feature: Anitha Karthik at Edinburgh Napier University – Storm surge: the misunderstood threat that can be as deadly as a tsunami

Feature: Dr Monica H Swahn at Georgia State University – Counterfeit alcohol is a growing concern for tourists abroad

Feature Robert McCabe at Coventry University – Gulf of Oman attacks: how merchant ships can keep safe in dangerous waters

tourism impact

Quick Read: Disturbing photos reveal elephant torture as tourists urged to boycott riding Thai animals

Quick Read: Indonesia to Close Komodo Island to Protect Indigenous Dragons

Quick Read: Austrian, German tourists fined in Italy for hammock, coffee incidents

Quick Read: Manatee deaths by watercraft rising at record pace in Florida

Quick Read: Tourists rush to climb Uluru ahead of hiking ban, bringing trash, congestion and overflowing waste

Quick Read: Venice cruise ship almost crashes during storm

Quick Read: Over-tourism and tragedy in Nepal

Quick Read: International Protests Mount As Peru Moves Ahead With New Airport Near Machu Picchu

Quick Read: Too much of the good life and bad behaviour can now get you banned from Rome

Quick Read: Venice protests against huge cruise ships

Quick Read: International visitors to pay $35 tourism levy to protect tourist hot spots

Quick Read: Plastic bags are killing the deer in Japan’s ancient capital of Nara

Quick Read: Cruise Ship Rams Into Tourist Boat and Dock in Venice, Injuring at Least 4

Quick Read: Eight ways to be a better tourist this summer

Quick Read: ‘The Louvre Is Suffocating’: Museum Closed On Monday As Workers Strike, Citing Overcrowding

Quick Read: Peru restricts access to Machu Picchu Inca city to prevent damage

Quick Read: Faroe Islands ‘close down’ as tourists fly in to repair them

Quick Read: Airbnb to allow listings from illegal Israeli settlements

Quick Read: ‘Keep left’ campaign targets foreign tourists on rural roads

Quick Read: Chernobyl tourists bring a new kind of pollution to Ground Zero

Quick Read: Austria plans hikers code of conduct after tourist trampled by cows

Quick Read: Super bloom tourists cause small town ‘safety crisis’

Ghana: Two Canadian women abducted on Monday in Kumasi, Uber driver detained

Travel Advice: State Department urges people to ‘reconsider travel’ to Burkina Faso due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping

Travel Advice: FCO warns of terror threats against Western targets in Afghanistan, especially in Kabul

Travel Advice: State Dept warns militants in Afghanistan plan vehicle-borne bombings against American targets

Travel Advice: FCO warns visitors to Jamaica as states of emergency extended due to shootings

Travel Advice: Canadian Government updates travel warning regarding crime threat to visitors in Vietnam