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Norway's 'Seagull Hotel' Fights Back Against Arctic Seabird Decline

In Vardø, Norway, a local initiative has built a "seagull hotel" to address the 80% decline in kittiwakes since the 1990s, due to climate change, predation, fisheries, and the bird flu; the project has seen a significant increase in nesting pairs, showcasing the potential for community-led conservat...

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Life Below Water
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Kashmir Trekking Ban Impacts Local Economy After Pahalgam Attack

In response to an April 2024 attack in Pahalgam, India-administered Kashmir, that killed over two dozen Indian tourists and a local, authorities banned trekking and numerous tourist sites, impacting local businesses and the adventure tourism sector.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Greece's Uneven Recovery: Wealth Inequality Amidst High Living Costs

Despite Greece's economic growth and wage increases, a large portion of the population faces financial difficulties due to high living costs and tax burdens, highlighted by the contrast between luxury tourism and the average citizen's income of €20,000, while a recent scandal reveals the persistence...

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Reduced Inequality
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Weakening US Dollar Impacts American Tourists, Benefits Exporters

The US dollar's value plummeted in the first half of 2024, impacting American tourists' spending power abroad while offering advantages to US exporters and investors in international markets.

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Turkey Changes Tourism Worker Rest Day Law, Raising Exploitation Concerns

A new Turkish law allows employers to postpone employees' weekly rest days in the tourism sector, potentially leading to ten-day workweeks, sparking criticism from unions and the opposition over worker exploitation.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Trump Administration Plans Alcatraz Prison Reopening

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited Alcatraz Island Thursday to assess its reopening as a federal prison per President Trump's order, despite $60 million in annual tourism revenue and opposition from San Francisco officials.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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35 Dead in Vietnam Tour Boat Capsizing

At least 35 people died and four are missing after a tour boat, the Wonder Sea, capsized in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, on Saturday due to strong winds during a storm, despite passenger requests to return to shore.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Car-Free Mackinac Island: Horses, Bicycles, and Tourism

Mackinac Island in Michigan, USA, prohibits cars, using horses for transport and waste disposal since 1898, attracting over 1.2 million tourists annually despite its small size and population of 600.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Venice Gondola Accident: €4 Million Awarded to Family

Ten years after a German tourist died in a Venice gondola accident, his family was awarded €4 million in compensation by an Italian appeals court, holding the city's transit authority and gondolier partially responsible; however, the wife says the amount is too high.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Record Passenger Trips on China's Railways in First Half of 2024

China's railway system achieved a record 2.24 billion passenger trips in the first half of 2024, a 6.7% increase year-on-year, driven by expanded infrastructure, improved services, and increased cross-border travel, boosting national mobility and economic growth.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Japan Forms Task Force Amid Rising Anti-Foreigner Sentiment

Amid rising public frustration over an increase in foreign tourists and residents, and ahead of Japan's upper house election, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba launched a new task force to address concerns regarding crimes, nuisance behaviors, and misuse of government systems by some foreign nationals.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Sargassum Crisis Cripples Caribbean Tourism

A record-breaking 38 million tons of sargassum seaweed is overwhelming Caribbean shores, causing significant economic losses to the tourism industry, environmental damage to coastal ecosystems, and health problems from the decaying seaweed, demanding immediate regional and international action.

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