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This Utah Adventure Town Wants To Put The Brakes On Promoting Itself
Tourists are visiting national parks and surrounding public lands in record numbers this summer, which is causing some overwhelmed national park gateway towns to rethink their promotion...
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The Dacha Is Russia's Summer Cure For Urban Life
The dacha — a Russian summer home that can be anything from a shack to an oligarch's faux chateau — is both an escape from the city and a state of mind that permeates the country's life and...
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Taking In Mexico City's History By Canoe And Bike
There is a lot to see around the Mexican capital. NPR's correspondent recommends canoeing and biking along some of Mexico City's tucked-away sites.(Image credit: Victoria Razo for NPR)
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Spewing Volcano Shouldn't Put Off Visitors To La Palma, Says Spain's Tourism...
Despite the eruption on the Canary island that has sent thousands fleeing, including some 500 tourists, Spain's tourism minister said visitors should stay and "enjoy what nature has brought us."(Image...
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U.S. travelers are back in the saddle again. But they've adapted to a new...
The U.S. travel industry is rebounding after taking massive hits early in the pandemic. But Americans are making different choices now, such as staying closer to home and choosing rural...
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Bali reopens to foreign travelers as COVID-19 surge subsides
International travelers must be vaccinated, test negative, be coming from certain countries, quarantine and heed restrictions in public. (Image credit: Firdia Lisnawati/AP)
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Australia will reopen to fully vaccinated travelers in 2 weeks
Doubly vaccinated travelers will be welcomed starting Feb. 21, nearly two years after it first closed its border. The move is seen as relief for its tourism industry. (Image credit: Kelly Defina/Getty...
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In Thailand, the pandemic helped a famous beach recover from an onslaught of...
The Leonardo DiCaprio film The Beach helped put Maya Bay on the "must see" list of every visitor to Thailand. But that proved too much for its delicate ecosystem. The pandemic helped change that.(Image...
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Cuba hopes if it builds new hotels, tourists will come, after a long COVID...
Cuba is hoping more tourists return to the island. The economy depends on it.(Image credit: Carrie Kahn/NPR)
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Hong Kong's Star Ferry faces an uncertain future, as ridership falls and debt...
A drop in tourism due to political turmoil and the pandemic led to financial woes for the ferry, which has taken passengers across Victoria Harbor for decades. Now there are fears it may go...
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Mount Kilimanjaro climbers can share slope selfies in real-time thanks to new...
Tanzanian authorities installed the high-speed broadband network on the slopes of Africa's tallest mountain last week and say it should reach the summit by the end of this year. (Image credit: Peter...
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Italy's Punta Ala, where the sea beckons and relationships run deep
On the Tuscan coast lies a beach town with no archaeological sites or Roman ruins. Instead, there are big houses, with tennis courts and stables — a sporty getaway for people with money to spend.(Image...
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With Ukraine at war, officials hope to bring tourism back to areas away from...
The war displaced millions of Ukrainians. But officials are trying to entice citizens to travel around the country for pleasure again.(Image credit: Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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The happiest country in the world wants to fly you in for a free masterclass
Finland has held the title of world's happiest country for six years running. It wants to teach people how to unlock their "inner Finn" during a four-day masterclass at a lakeside resort in June.(Image...
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'Ghost villages' of the Himalayas foreshadow a changing India
Parts of the Himalayas in India are seeing people leave for cities that offer more jobs. Those left behind feel forgotten as the government looks to use the land for resources for the growing...
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Hawaii's lawmakers mull imposing fees to pay for ecotourism crush
Hawaii lawmakers are considering legislation that would require tourists to pay for a yearlong license or pass to visit state parks and trails. They're still debating how much they would charge.(Image...
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Civil rights groups warn tourists about traveling to Florida
The NAACP joined a Latino civil rights organization and a gay rights advocacy group in issuing travel advisories for the Sunshine State, where tourism is one of the state's largest job sectors.(Image...
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The missing submersible raises troubling questions for the adventure tourism...
The search for the Titan in the North Atlantic continues. When adventure travel goes wrong, who pays the price, and who's forced to take big risks mounting a rescue?(Image credit: Steven Senne/AP)
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Wildfires in Greece prompt massive evacuations, leaving tourists in limbo
Tens of thousands of people, many of them British tourists, are scrambling to evacuate from Rhodes and Corfu as wildfires rage across the country. Temperatures are expected to climb again...
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Sales are way down at a Florida flea market. A new immigration law could be...
Florida's new strict immigration law threatens the state's economy and could hurt political ambitions for some GOP candidates. Vendors at a popular flea market are already seeing the impacts.(Image...
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