Nepal Tourism Board Kathmandu, capital of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a place to visit today. Tourism in Nepal is 1375 years old, and the Nepal Tourism Board is 20 years young and on the roll. The People of Nepal are celebrating not only ringing in a New Year but December 31, 2018, is a special and historic day for everyone who is part of the Nepal Travel and Tourism industry. The CEO of the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Deepak Raj Joshi is a proud man, Shradha Shrestha, the...
The American Beverage Institute, a national restaurant group feels the tourism industry is getting hurt in not allowing visitors to drink more than 2 beers and driving a car. The limit for drinking and driving as of January 1, 2019, will be a strict .05 in the US State of Utah. The American Beverage Institute knows drinking is big business and in 2018 already went against lowering the limit to .08 for drunk driving. In 2017, the Institute took out newspaper ads in Utah...
Suicide Tourism is a very dark side of tourism one better not mention. Therefore the Japan National Tourism Organization will only tell you about the wildlife that remains largely untouched when visiting the Aokigahar Forest. JNTA states on their tourism website visitors may see a Japanese mink, a wild boar, or the reclusive small Japanese mole when exploring the forest. Asian black bears are also known to prowl the area, so be wary. Birdwatchers might also get lucky and see...
In Hawaii, they call it Kamaaina Rates, in Indonesia hotel rates for locals, are highly discounted, but in New Zealand, such advantages are human rights violations under United Nations treaties. This is according to an Australian woman blaming the New Zealand Department of Conservation in breaching international human rights by charging foreigners double the price Kiwis (locals) pay to use huts along popular walking tracks. Wendy Faulkner says the unfair fees could be a “slippery...
Resort hotels inVictoria Falls, Kariba, Nyanga and Vumba in Zimbabwe recorded occupancies above 90 percent from December 22 to December 26, with business slowing down thereafter. City hotels had a low business since most people preferred resorts. Hospitality Association of Zimbabwe (HAZ) president Mr Innocent Manyera said in a local media report that pricey meals and related products are a major put-off for local holidaymakers, most of whom have low disposable incomes. He further urged the...
Flowers and candles in memory of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland, who were killed in Morocco during a trekking trip, are seen at the Town Hall Square in Copenhagen, Denmark December 28, 2018. Ritzau Scanpix/Thomas Sjoerup/via REUTERS Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS The mastermind and teacher who helped ISIS members in Morocco to kill and later beheaded 2 tourists from Denmark and Norway may be a dual citizen of Switzerland and Spain. The Danish student Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24...
According to the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the Benelux countries, Dilyor Khakimov, the National airline of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is planning to establish codeshare cooperation in Uzbekistan. This would connect Amsterdam with Central Asia, East Asia, and India via Uzbekistan. According to a report by Trend News Agency, Uzbekistan met with Director Alliances at KLM Jan Vreeburg. The parties discussed the prospects for improving cooperation in the aviation industry...
The peak season for Bangladesh tourism is now, but Bangladesh tourists spots like Cox’s Bazar are deserted. The Asian country’s tourism sector has been hit hard due to the prevailing uncertainty and unrest created. The reason is the upcoming national election on Sunday. Inbound and domestic tourists are discouraged and barred to travel at the tourist hot spots in Bangladesh as the administration has imposed various restrictions. Major hotels, motels and resorts have been facing low...
The latest sponsor for Blyth Spartans FC is Visit North Korea. Blyth Spartans is a British Football team. Blyth Spartans Association Football Club is a football club based in Blyth, Northumberland. They are currently members of the National League North, the sixth tier of English football, and play at Croft Park/ “Visit North Korea is proud to announce the signing of a sponsorship deal with English football team Blyth Spartans FC,” says a LinkedIn post by the tour company...
Savin had worked on his vessel for months in the small shipyard of Ares on France’s southwest coast. Savin is 71-year-old and from France. He set to sail across the Atlantic on Wednesday in a barrel-shaped orange capsule. His destination is the Caribbean wanting to reach there within 3 months and his only power will be the ocean current. “I’ve got a swell of one meter and I’m moving at two or three kilometers an hour,” Jean-Jacques Savin told AFP news agency by...
Mount Etna in Sicily caused a seemingly low 4.8-magnitude earthquake, but it injured 28 people and caused damage to buildings as well as road closures. The volcano sprung back to life on Monday and is spewing lava from a new fissure. This latest quake was the biggest since Monday creating an ash cloud that led to the temporary closure of Sicilian airspace on Christmas Eve. The Italian national institute for geophysics and volcanology (INGV) said the quake, which struck at 3:19 am, was 1 km deep...
The President of the Antigua & Barbuda Business Alliance said an increase in tourism, more than local consumption, is what is needed to energize the economy after a recent poll indicated most residents view the economy as poor and are reluctant to make big purchases. He said in a media interview with local press: “We are totally dependent on First World countries and they have to really recover for us to recover,” he said. “Besides that, we would do our little token...
Two tourists, both students from Denmark were hiking in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco on December 17. Four suspects in what the authorities describe as a terrorist act were arrested between Monday and Thursday last week in the tourist hub city of Marrakesh. The two Scandinavian visitors were stabbed, had their throats slit and were then beheaded. In a video the suspects were seen pledging allegiance to Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi with a black IS flag in the background...
Spending Christmas and New Year holidays on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro is such a thrilling moment now pulling thousands of travelers from Africa and other parts of the world to this part of Africa. Many visitors try their luck to conquer the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, while others spend their holidays in villages on the Mountain slopes to enjoy and share the festival moods and joy with local communities living on the slopes. Christmas and New Year traditions...
Dozens dead, hurt in China bus attack A man has hijacked a bus and drove it into a crowd of people in China’s city of Longyan, killing 8 people and injuring 22 others. The attacker is believed to have entered the bus armed with a knife and caused panic.[embedded content] The incident happened in the coastal southeastern Fujian province. The assailant was reportedly detained by police. He apparently attacked passengers with a knife and, when people started fleeing, sat behind the wheel and...
Governor Martha Erika Alonso and Senator Rafael Moreno killed in helicopter disaster The governor of the Mexican state of Puebla and her husband, a former governor and senator, died in a helicopter crash on Christmas eve, Mexican authorities have confirmed. Governor Martha Erika Alonso and Senator Rafael Moreno died when their helicopter went down outside of Puebla on Monday. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed reports of the tragedy. “Terrible news,” said Senate leader...
Palestinian Tourism Minister Rula Maaya said all Bethlehem hotels were fully booked, and the city hosts an “astounding” 10,000 tourists overnight on Monday night. Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West Bank city’s largest Christmas celebrations in years. “We haven’t seen numbers like this in years,” she said, adding that the 3 million visitors to Bethlehem this year exceeded last...
Egypt boosts security for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations Egypt’s Armed Forces, in coordination with the Ministry of Interior, has intensified measures to secure Christmas and New Year’s celebrations nationwide, the army said in a statement on Monday. “The General Command of the Armed Forces has taken every measure to secure the celebrations of New Year and the Christmas in all governorates of the republic,” a statement by military spokesperson Tamer al-Refai...
Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, stands ready to support Indonesia in their recovery program, following a tsunami that struck along the rim of the Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra islands, killing at least 373 people. In a letter to the Tourism Minister of the Republic of Indonesia, Hon. Arief Yahya, Co-Chairman of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says, “I...
Recent updates by Ilodrones on social media showed to the world updates on the new Coastal road of Reunion Island. The project the world has named the “Didier Robert’s Highway” of Reunion remains the project of the century for the island. Ilodrones said in its recent post that very soon the new coastal road will be joined to St. Denis itself and that all that remains for this to happen is three more of the pilling works pieces. “The road works is progressing at a fast...
Tsunami death toll rises in Indonesia The tsunami in Indonesia killed at least 373 people and injured more than 1,400 on the islands of Java and Sumatra, an official said on Monday. A spokesman for Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said in a statement that 1,459 people are injured, while 128 remain missing. Indonesian military and rescue teams fanned out across a stretch of coastline on Monday, hoping to find survivors of a tsunami triggered by an underwater landslide from a volcano...
Rerouting of the Royal Caribbean’s Empress of the Seas from Cuba to Ocho Rios, Jamaica meant to be a life-saving Christmas miracle for two sailors. The two sailors had been stranded on their boat for nearly 3 weeks. They were adrift and out of fuel, low on fresh water, and surviving off what fish they managed to catch. The Royal Caribbean’s Empress of the Seas cruise ship discovered the two stranded mariners in a small fishing vessel Friday night halfway between Grand Cayman...
There are 600,000 visitors and only 651 locals in Christmas Town USA. For the last 62 years, Tourists from all over the world are enjoying Christmas Town USA in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The official name is McAdenville. Each Christmas season the quaint town of McAdenville becomes a Christmas wonderland. Almost overnight, the little textile town that could is transformed into “Christmas Town USA” attracting visitors from across the country, and from around the...
In this photo taken Sunday, June 3, 2018, the demolished house church is seen in the city of Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan province. Under President Xi Jinping, China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, believers are seeing their freedoms shrink dramatically even as the country undergoes a religious revival. Experts and activists say that as he consolidates his power, Xi is waging the most severe systematic suppression of Christianity in the country since religious freedom...
The Lufthansa Group is reaching out to the media for their help in bringing attention to the situation in terminal one at Frankfurt Airport (FRAPORT), after 3000 of their passengers were unable to make their flight yesterday. Yesterday was one of the busiest travel days in Germany. Lufthansa is saying security staff is overwhelmed causing delays for 3000 passengers that missed their Lufthansa flight on one of Germany’s busiest travel day yesterday, the begin of the Christmas Holiday...
A conflict between FIFA, Australia, and Bahrain on a human rights and an asylum case for involving a pro football star Hakeem AlAraibi wanted by his home country Bahrain may disturb the Image of the Travel and Tourism Industry, human rights and safety perception in Thailand. Detention of Bahraini/Australian resident and pro footballer in Thailand highlights Gulf state Interpol abuse and international cooperation issues. Australia needs to pressure Interpol to withdraw the politically...
A ship is seen stranded on the shore after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area in Wani, Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia October 1, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Muhammad Adimaja/ via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN INDONESIA. NYTCREDIT: Antara Foto/Reuters A deadly tsunami hit Lampung in Indonesia Sunday MorningDozens of buildings were destroyed by the...
Number of people with wealth over $50 million reached 149,890 in 2018 Aggregate global wealth grew by $14 trillion, hitting an enormous figure of $317 trillion over the 12 months through the end of October, according to latest Global Wealth Report, revealed by Credit Suisse’s Research Institute. The growth rate of nearly 4.6 percent was reportedly lower than last year, but higher than the average growth rate in the post-2008 era, the report states. Credit Suisse analysts noted that the...
World’s priciest New Year’s Eve destinations revealed Miami Beach is the most expensive destination in the world for accommodation on New Year’s Eve this year, according to a new survey. The survey compared hotel rates in 50 cities across the globe. For each destination, the price for the cheapest available double room for a 3-night stay from 30 December – 2 January was determined. Only centrally located hotels rated at least three stars and with generally positive guest...
Hawaii Tourism Authority Hawaii is the first US State taking the initiative and informed their visitors about what the current Federal Government close-down means. The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) has created a special Alert page on its website providing industry partners, visitors and residents with information and online resources about national parks, monuments and wildlife refuges in the Hawaiian Islands that could be affected by the partial federal government shutdown. The partial...
