Tourism
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Lifestyle
Mexico lures visitors on new age tourism trail
MEXICO: With restorative rituals, yoga retreats and psychedelic experiences, Mexico has become a magnet for spiritually minded tourists seeking an…
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Business
Over 7m visited Dubai in 2021 tourism turnaround
DUBAI: More than seven million foreign tourists visited Dubai last year, marking a “remarkable turnaround”, the government of the Gulf…
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Border closure spells doom for Morocco tourism sector
RABAT: Moroccan tourism operators are facing potential ruin after the country abruptly shut its borders over the Omicron variant of…
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World
COVID to cost global tourism $2.0 trillion
MADRID: The coronavirus pandemic will cost the global tourism sector $2.0 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN’s tourism…
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Lifestyle
South Asia eyes tourism revival
Nepal has restarted visas on arrival for vaccinated tourists as South Asian nations attempt to revive tourism businesses devastated after…
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Kuwait
TEC unveils new strategy to boost tourism in Kuwait
By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: The Touristic Enterprises Company (TEC) yesterday unveiled its latest strategy to usher in a “new golden…
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Lifestyle
Dark days for tourism in the City of Light
Few tourists are gazing at the Mona Lisa or wandering the streets of Paris this summer, dashing hopes that the…
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Sports
How a Kosovo tourism hub became a judo juggernaut
PEJA: Already famous for its local beer, spectacular scenery and Orthodox monastery, a small city in Kosovo has added another…
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Lifestyle
Work dries up for Jordan’s donkeys as coronavirus cripples tourism
Herds of hard-working donkeys once carried hordes of tourists on the rocky paths of Jordan’s Petra, but visitor numbers crashed…
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Lifestyle
Tunisia pins tourism hopes on ‘unafraid’ Russians
With its economy hit hard by the pandemic, Tunisia is counting on Russians and eastern Europeans to salvage its tourist…
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Lifestyle
Greek restaurants on the ropes ahead of tourism restart
In the trendy Koukaki district, a discus throw from the Acropolis in Athens, owners of restaurants that have survived the…
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Lifestyle
Luxury oasis draws elite Saudis locked in by pandemic
Well-heeled Saudis frolic in an artificial oasis built on salmon-coloured dunes, splashing the cash after a year-long pandemic lock-in that…
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