Quantcast
Channel: NPR: tourism
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 154 View Live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Venice will limit tour groups to 25 people and ban loudspeakers to control...

City officials say the new rules, set to take effect in June, will help lessen the impact of tourism on the local community.(Image credit: Marco Bertorello)

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Tourism ruined my city. Tourism is saving my city

Seville in Spain is experiencing a tourism boom like locals have never seen before. This is the story of how a city tries to honor its past while ensuring its future.(Image credit: Miguel Macias)

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A seaside town shelters thousands of Israeli evacuees, but struggles without...

The tourists are gone and many of the hotels are filled with displaced Israelis nearly four months after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Jamaica and the Bahamas are pushing back against U.S. travel warnings

The State Department is discouraging tourists from traveling to the Caribbean islands. But government officials from both nations hope that won't keep tourists from coming.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Amsterdam was flooded with tourists in 2023, so it won't allow any more hotels

Twenty-six hotels that already have permits can move forward, but after that a hotel can only be built if one shuts down. Tourists spent about 20.7 million nights in Amsterdam hotels last year.

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

With 'bleisure' and fewer workers, the American hotel is in recovery

A new type of traveler is part of the post-pandemic reset at U.S. hotels, along with fewer daily cleanings and pancake-slinging machines.(Image credit: Amar Patel)

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Copenhagen begins offering free perks to tourists who make sustainable choices

The pilot program comes as residents in other parts of Europe have been denouncing — and in some cases confronting — the droves of tourists who flock to its historic cities and picturesque beaches...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Breaks in water pipeline for Grand Canyon prompt shutdown of overnight hotel...

The restrictions will run throughout the Labor Day holiday when hotels are near or at capacity. It's an unprecedented move, even for a water line that has experienced frequent failures.(Image credit:...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Power outages, fuel shortages and flooding impacting Floridians 3 days after...

As Floridians returned to their homes after Hurricane Milton, more than 1 million residents were still without power Saturday night. Power outages caused hours-long waits for fuel at gas...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Come for the roller coaster, stay for the shops: Can malls be fun again?

Mall of America's recipe for success includes an amusement park, pop-up stores, weddings and raves. Can local malls take a page from the country's largest shopping center?(Image credit: Jenn Ackerman...

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 154 View Live