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Set-Jetting: Top European Film Locations for 2025

Set-jetting, inspired by TV series and movies, is a major tourism driver in 2025, with popular destinations including Cornwall (The Salt Path), the Austrian Alps (Snow White), London's Soho (Wicked), Tuscany (Gladiator), and Istria (The Day of the Jackal).

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44% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
elmundo.es
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Spanish Tour Guide Sentenced to Nine Years for Sexually Assaulting American Students

A Spanish court sentenced Seville tour guide Manuel Blanco Vela to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting three American women on trips to Morocco (2013) and Portugal (2017), exploiting his position of trust to commit the assaults.

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Gender Equality
dw.com
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Japan's Tourism Boom: Record Numbers Bring Overcrowding and Resident Backlash

Japan's tourism sector, exceeding pre-pandemic records with 36.9 million international visitors in 2024, faces challenges from resident complaints about overcrowding and disruptive tourist behavior in major cities like Kyoto and Tokyo, prompting initiatives to manage tourism sustainably.

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52% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
sueddeutsche.de
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Florence Bans Key Safes to Combat Mass Tourism

Florence, Italy, banned key safes used for checking into short-term rentals to combat mass tourism and protect long-term residents, with a €400 fine for non-compliance within ten days; other cities are considering similar measures.

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52% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
spanish.china.org.cn
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Harbin Winter Games Fuel Massive Tourism Surge

Harbin, China, is experiencing a massive tourism boom during the 2025 Winter Asian Games, with tourism package bookings surging 388% and overall travel increasing by 157% year-on-year, largely due to the event's timing, location, and improved services.

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44% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Spain's Economic Outperformance in 2024: Tourism Boom and Government Investments

In 2024, Spain's economy grew by 3.2%, outperforming other major European nations due to a tourism boom (94 million visitors) and government investments (partly funded by the EU's Next Generation EU program), while addressing inflation via subsidies and labor market reforms, though high unemployment...

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52% Bias Score

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elpais.com
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Caminito del Rey to Add Spain's Longest Pedestrian Bridge

Málaga's Caminito del Rey will add a 110-meter pedestrian bridge, part of a 1.25 million euro expansion starting late March 2024, celebrating its 10th anniversary since reopening and the 120th anniversary of a section's completion, adding a new path and boosting tourism.

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44% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
smh.com.au
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The White Lotus Effect: Koh Samui's Luxury Tourism Boom

The new season of 'The White Lotus', filmed at the Four Seasons Koh Samui, has caused a significant increase in luxury tourism on the island, boosting the local economy and changing its image from a backpacker and family destination to a high-end resort.

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48% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
euronews.com
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Trump-Linked Indonesian Resort Halted Over Environmental Violations

Indonesia's Environment Ministry is halting a 130 sq km tourism project linked to Donald Trump due to water mismanagement causing Lido Lake's size to halve, highlighting conflicts between economic development and environmental conservation near Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park.

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32% Bias Score

Life on Land
english.kyodonews.net
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Japan Posts Record Current Account Surplus in 2024

Japan's current account surplus reached a record 29.26 trillion yen ($193 billion) in 2024, driven by record returns on foreign investments due to a weak yen and a shrinking trade deficit; 36.87 million foreign tourists visited, boosting the travel surplus.

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48% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
french.china.org.cn
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Harbin 2025 Winter Games: Projected \$10 Billion Economic Impact

The 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, are projected to generate significant economic benefits, mirroring the \$10.41 billion impact of the Paris 2024 Games, through infrastructure improvements, tourism growth, and job creation, leveraging existing assets and government support for winter spor...

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52% Bias Score

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kathimerini.gr
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Santorini Earthquakes Spur Greek Disaster Preparedness Plan

Seismic activity near Santorini prompts a Greek government response focusing on preventative measures, including emergency planning and citizen preparedness training, highlighting both the risk to tourism and the need for a national disaster management strategy.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities

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