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Basic wage increase for tourism workers on hold
Cayman News Service
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June 17, 2025
(CNS): Labour Minister Michael Myles has said that a planned increase in the minimum wage for those employed in the tourism industry is on hold. Shortly after the previous administration rejected a 2023 report which advised increasing the basic...
Inverness tourist arrested after reports of shoplifting
Highland News
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June 17, 2025
Inverness city centre and Ness river looking north. Picture: Gary AnthonyA TOURIST in Inverness has been arrested following reports of shoplifting, as officers recovered over £400 of stolen goods. On Monday (June 16), Inverness city centre police...
American tourist fined $5,000 for groping woman and exposing himself during cruise
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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June 17, 2025
By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net AN American tourist was fined over $5,000 yesterday after admitting to groping a woman and exposing himself during a cruise last weekend. Corey Smith, 46, was arraigned before...
Parched and dry, Goa’s tourist belt struggles to keep its taps running
The Times of India
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Goa's coastal belt, particularly tourist hotspots like Baga and Anjuna, faces severe water shortages, forcing reliance on expensive tankers. Residents are struggling, with some families rationing water drastically. Hoteliers are burdened by high...
Vandalia Tourism Commission provides 2025 Events
The Leader-Union - Illinois
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June 17, 2025
DEBORAH SIMCOX Correspondent An up to (this) date 2025 Events listing was provided by the Vandalia Tourism Commission. More events and more details may be added at a later date. -Farmers’ Market – 2nd Saturdays from June through October, 8 a.m. –...
Maxwell: Billions for tourism. Crumbs for locals. Florida legislators kill hope for change
Orlando Sentinel - Florida
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June 17, 2025
Maxwell: Tourism lobbyists win again. GOP lawmakers caved at the last minute, killing a proposal that would've allowed Orange County to spend hotel taxes on things like roads and transit that the community truly needs.
Sports Tourism World Championship to take place in Kyrgyzstan for the first time
24.kg
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June 17, 2025
16:19, 17 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek ALYMBAEV 16:19, 17 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek ALYMBAEV The World Sports Tourism Championship at mountain distances will be held in Chunkurchak gorge, not far...
Travel industry must wake up to plus-size tourists, Essex researchers warn in study
Gazette & Essex County Standard
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Researchers from the Essex University and Newcastle University found that despite talk of improving equality, diversity, and inclusivity (EDI), the industry hasn't made necessary adjustments for plus-size travellers. By examining TikTok videos and...
Betaab Valley among eight tourist spots reopened in Kashmir
The Kashmir Monitor
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June 17, 2025
Srinagar, June 17: Jammu and Kashmir government has reopened eight parks in the valley. Betaab Valley in Pahalgam and the parks near Pahalgam market, Verinag, Kokernag, and Achabal gardens in Anantnag district, Badamwari Park, Duck Park near...
Frustrated staffers refuse to open the Louvre as tourists wait
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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June 17, 2025
By THOMAS ADAMSON, AP Culture Writer PARIS (AP) — The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, has withstood war, terror, and pandemic — but on Monday, it was brought to a halt by its own striking...
Chowna Mein Showcases Arunachal’s Tourism and Investment Potential at Namsai Seminar
Arunachal24
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June 17, 2025
NAMSAI- Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Chowna Mein, participated in the Zonal Seminar of the “Professional Meet and Media Interaction” programme held at the Multipurpose Cultural Hall, Namsai, to mark 11 years of Seva, Sushasan aur...
Three tourism executives promoted at Visit Panama City Beach
Panama City News Herald - Florida
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Visit Panama City Beach announced three executive promotions. Patrick Stewart was promoted to vice president of special events. Chris O’Brien was promoted to vice president of sports marketing. Kristen Krasinskas was promoted to director of sports...
No monsters, but this tourist-free loch is the one you should visit
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 17, 2025
Suddenly, there’s a splash in the loch, sparking turned heads and heightened anticipation. It could be a trout, a salmon or something else entirely. “Do you know about the kelpies?” asks Eddie, the skipper of our boat. “They’re shape-shifting...
Moose Jaw looks for funds to protect public and tourism
Moose Jaw Today
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This project is in response to community concerns with dilapidated and vacant buildings, graffiti and other issues. MOOSE JAW — The City of Moose Jaw and Moose Jaw Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to pursue a provincial grant that could help...
Pa. rolls out new Liberty Bell license plates as part of tourism push
Billy Penn - Pennsylvania
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June 17, 2025
Standard blue-and-yellow Pennsylvania license plates will start looking a lot different as the state begins to roll out new plates featuring the Liberty Bell and a red-white-and-blue palette. These new Pennsylvania plates display the message “Let...
Antigua and Barbuda’s Tourism Minister Praised for Genuine Engagement at CARIBAVIA Summit
Antigua News Room
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June 17, 2025
By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert When Ministers attend an industry conference, it is usually formal and decorous and just for an hour as to show that they have other more important things on their mind. And their short attendance comes over like a favor....
Arizona military museums provide tourism push
Mesa Idependent - Arizona
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By Eddie McCoven | Cronkite News MESA — With cell phones and cameras in hand, a crowd of enthusiastic people cheered and took photos and video of a Harrier AV-8B landing at Falcon Field, the latest addition to a museum celebrating the history of...
Surge in satellite launches and space tourism thins ozone layer
The Age
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June 17, 2025
A tenfold surge in rockets to launch satellites – and at least one joyride bearing Katy Perry and friends – could damage the most successful international environmental treaty in history, the global agreement to repair damage to the ozone layer....
Surf Tourism Is on the Rise—Here Are the Best Places to Ride the Waves
Vogue - New York
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June 17, 2025
“Learning to surf is like learning to walk; you take it step by step,” my instructor reassured me as I sat on the board, eyes towards the break, waiting for the next swell that would surely catapult me back into the water. I traveled to the tiny...
Morocco’s domestic tourism sector rebounds with 8.5 million overnight stays
Hespress
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June 17, 2025
Morocco’s minister of tourism, Fatim-Zahra Ammor said Monday that domestic tourism is seeing “growing demand”, with 8.5 million overnight stays recorded in classified hotels during 2024, accounting for 30% of total overnight stays. In the first...