Tourism
British Public Health issues advice to people travelling to Egypt
The British Public Health England (PHE) is issuing advice to people travelling to Egypt after a number of people, including children, have…
Dutch Justice Minister wants to reduce open air festivals to curb drug use
Dutch Justice Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus has said that the government needs to ‘think critically’ about whether the Netherlands should continue to hold…
First drop in five years in tourist arrivals in Greece
Tourist arrivals this summer in Greece are slightly slower than last year, according to surveys, air arrival data and hoteliers. The drop…
Paris wants to ban tourist buses from city centre
Authorities in the French capital Paris are seriously considering banning tourist buses from the city centre after complaints about nuisances caused by…
Entry fee for Venice postponed
The planned new tourist entry fee for Venice has been put off from September 1st to January 1st next year. The delay…
Amsterdam having second thoughts about various festivals in the city
Amsterdam city council is taking a critical look at the effect of festivals on the city and plans to set up a…
U.K. seeks to boost tourism industry
British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced the first tourism sector deal will prepare Britain for an extra 9 million visitors per…
10 European cities appeal to the EU for support against Airbnb
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Bordeaux, Brussels, Krakow, Munich, Paris, Valencia and Vienna want more support from the European Union in their fight against…
Bruges takes steps to stem mass tourism
After similar steps in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands and Barcelona, in Spain, the Belgian city of Bruges announced that the municipality would…
Tourists fined for cycling bare-chested in Venice
Two British tourists were fined a total of 350 euros for cycling bare-chested around Venice Friday. The incident happened in the busy…
The changing climate threatening Spain’s tourism industry
Though one might assume that hotter weather favours the tourism industry in certain countries, experts warned that such a situation is causing…
An initiative to raise awareness of neuro-developmental disorders at Heathrow airport
A canopy of brightly coloured umbrellas has appeared at Heathrow, but it has nothing to do with the torrential rain falling across…