Date of publication: 01/10/2021 Council to try to recover some of the money owed by the Church amid the soaring electricity price crisis A report from the city council of Santiago de Compostela suggested that the city’s famous cathedral has not paid its electricity bills since 1968. A city council …
Read More »La Palma launches urgent SOS appeal for more tourists after volcano eruption | Travel News | To travel
Patrons of tourism on the island have declared La Palma a “safe and attractive destination” despite the destruction of the volcano. When lava overflowed from the volcano, 981 buildings were damaged without any fatalities. Tourism representatives from La Palma said the island had seen “massive cancellations” of reservations since the …
Read More »Spanish police seize more than a ton of cocaine bound for Europe
Spanish authorities have seized more than 1,200 kilograms of cocaine off the Canary Islands, an archipelago frequently targeted by transnational criminal groups as a starting point for cocaine shipments to Europe due to its geographic location. Spanish authorities seized more than 1,200 kilograms of cocaine off the Canary Islands. (Photo: …
Read More »It’s time to safely rethink, transform and restart tourism
Tourism “touches almost all parts of our economies and societies,” enabling historically marginalized people and “those at risk of being left behind, to benefit from development,” UN Secretary-General António said on Monday. Guterres, on the occasion of World Tourism Day. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism could result …
Read More »Quality and sustainable tourism at the top of the priorities
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias describes a series of measures and initiatives aimed at enhancing the Greek tourism product, while protecting the natural environment and the character of its destinations. In this interview with Kathimerini, the former health minister who was entrusted with the tourism portfolio earlier this month reveals the …
Read More »Atal Setu: Strategic bridge spurting out commercial and tourist activities
When Isha Andotra performed a song on “Atal Setu” on an exhibition trip with her peers, she hadn’t imagined the song would become an online sensation with millions of views and thousands of shares. The song not only made Isha from an indescribable Mada Patti village of tehsil Mahanpur, Kathua …
Read More »The Spanish envoy urges to strengthen tourism and trade with the Bangla …
(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka: We must break the barrier of knowledge and the stereotypes that Spain and Bangladesh have between them to better facilitate bilateral relations through tourism and trade, said Francisco Benitez, Ambassador of ‘Spain in Dhaka. The Spanish envoy said this during an interview with the country’s selective …
Read More »Even vaccinated Americans are banned from these 3 tourist destinations
As the deadly variant of COVID-19 Delta continues to spread and vaccination rates do not move much in the right direction, tourist destinations in the United States and beyond have been forced to make tough decisions about what to do with unvaccinated visitors. They are trying to balance attracting the …
Read More »Most searched Google Maps for Irish tourist destinations
Ahead of World Tourism Day on Monday, September 27, Google Maps announced the top tourist destinations in Ireland and Europe. Dublin’s Phoenix Park tops the list of Ireland’s most popular destinations, followed by Dublin Zoo and Trinity College. The Eiffel Tower in Paris was the most sought-after tourist destination in …
Read More »Spain travel warning for Britons as airport forced to suddenly close
An airport on the Spanish island of La Palma has been forced to close, with a travel warning issued for all Britons. Flights to and from the popular tourist destination of La Palma have now been canceled following an ash cloud from a volcanic eruption that lasted for a week. …
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