Tourism

Holidays are making a comeback after several years of disruption caused by the COVID pandemic. Nearly 4 billion passengers boarded international flights in 2022, up from fewer than 2 billion in 2020. Recent research suggests that people are likely to continue travelling more in 2023 and beyond.

A red-hot visitor influx at the World’s Most Famous Beach over the past two summers continued to cool in July.

VENICE, Italy (AP) — A scowling gondoliere ferrying sightseers 10 at a time across the mouth of Venice's Grand Canal scolds passengers to sit still and frets over being shorted the bargain 2-euro fare.

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — The scars are less visible now. Kimberly Shoaf recalls an unaware tourist recently asking her about the vacant lots along the beach. Ignorance may indeed be bliss, but it's something she'll never enjoy here.

BEACH-lovers say their stretch of stunning sand in Wales has been ruined by Harry Potter nerds.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — On Wednesday evening, people everywhere will have the opportunity to see a super blue moon.

26 cases reported in sate since Jan. 1, 2023; DOH spokesman said early treatment can lead to safe recovery

The “My Sea” (Mana Jūra) campaign, which ran from June 12 to August 10, has found out the cleanest and the dirtiest beaches in Latvia, the Environmental Education Foundation director Jānis Ulme told Latvian Radio on August 21.

For those on the Hawaiian island whose jobs depend on tourism, a period of mourning and recovery has also brought fear for their livelihoods.

The growing prominence of beach clubs is disrupting the tranquil shores of Greece, sparking debates about the delicate balance between modern amenities and the preservation of natural beauty.

DENVER — Adam Ducharme made an unpleasant discovery this summer while helping volunteers install signs telling visitors where to camp, park or launch boats near Leadville, a mountain town surrounded by 14,000-foot peaks in central Colorado.

For some, it sounds like the perfect day: sunlounge on the sand, a short skip from the glistening sea, good book in one hand, spritzer in the other.Ronit Nesher can't stand it."Even five years ago, I could go to any beach and just go and enjoy nature, enjoy the sand, enjoy the water, the silence," she says.

The industry generates 80% of Maui county’s economic activity – but it risks devastating the island’s natural resources

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The South Padre Island City Council voted this week to approve buying more mats for beach access points.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of tourists spill onto a boardwalk in Alaska’s capital city every day from cruise ships towering over downtown. Vendors hawk shoreside trips and rows of buses stand ready to whisk visitors away, with many headed for the area’s crown jewel: the Mendenhall Glacier.

Seaside Heights, N.J. - The south end of the Seaside Heights boardwalk is one of the most successful post-Sandy reconstruction projects in the state.

It will be up to the full City Council to decide if the partial closure of Point La Jolla, pupping grounds for sea lions, should be extended year-round.

A temperature rise of 3°C or 4°C will reduce the number of summer tourists by almost 10% in southern coastal regions, and raise demand for northern coasts by 5%, projections show.

Lake St. Clair and its coastal zones bring a $1.6 billion economic impact to Macomb County and the region through recreation, businesses and more than 18,000 jobs, and saw a whopping jump in licensed charter boat trips over the last decade, according to what officials tout as a first-ever Lake St. Clair Coastal Study.

With 1,192,372 visitors recorded from January through June, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) is on track to have another busy year in 2023.

Eager for tourism dollars, states are pouring money into ports

A “shack” on the Redondo Beach waterfront may be replaced by a $50 million, 29,000 square foot landmark for waterfront education.

As the record breaking triple-digit temperatures of the past week or more have made abundantly clear, climate change is no joke and it’s dire impacts are unfolding all around us.

Tourism activities among domestic Thai travellers exploded after the island was selected as the “world’s best beach” by a UK travel website earlier this year.

Coastal waters around Spain hit record high temperature of 24.6C for July . Public health group has recommended Germany adopt siestas due to heat