MADRID (AP) – Spain says its key tourism industry has seen a 6.1 percent dip in summer holiday arrivals this year amid the global economic downturn.
Just over 6.6 million international arrivals were recorded during July, down on the same period the previous year, the Tourism Ministry said Friday.
The global recession caused a 10.3 percent drop [...]
By ALEX KENNEDY
Associated Press Writer
SINGAPORE (AP) – Singapore tourist arrivals dropped in the first half of the year as travelers cut back on trips amid a global recession.
The city-state saw 4.5 million fewer tourists in the first six months of 2009, representing a 11.5 percent decline from the same period last year, the Singapore Tourism [...]
By JESSICA LETCHFORD
Associated Press Writer
BRUSSELS (AP) – As the host city for many European Union institutions and their well-heeled Eurocrats, Brussels may not sound like the best destination for travelers on the cheap. A plate of mussels, a local specialty, can set you back nearly $30 (euro20).
But with a little creativity, you can enjoy Brussels’ [...]
MADRID (AP) – The Spanish government has approved a euro1 billion ($1.42 billion) aid plan to boost the country’s key tourism sector through the economic recession.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero says the measure includes a euro500 million ($710 million) credit package to help companies renovate and modernize their installations along environmentally sustainable lines.
Zapatero says [...]
By DAVID BRISCOE
Associated Press Writer
ABOARD THE MELISSA ANN (AP) – Crewmembers hooted and applauded as the last boat in Honolulu’s failed city ferry service sailed into another gorgeous Hawaii sunset to end one of the seas’ best bargains for tourists and commuters.
TheBoat, for $2 or a public bus transfer, offered flying fish, dolphins and whales [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – The State Department on Monday warned U.S. citizens to avoid all nonessential travel to Honduras due to the “current unstable political and security situation” there.
Noting the ouster on Sunday by the Honduran military of President Manuel Zelaya, the department in a statement late Monday also recommended that American citizens residing in and [...]
KOROR, Palau (AP) – Palau can probably stop worrying that the expected arrival of 13 Guantanamo detainees might scare off tourists.
The diving is just too spectacular.
Visitors to the remote Pacific nation famous for its tropical waters, dramatic coral and rich marine life said Thursday that they’ve discovered the best diving of their lives here and [...]
In this photo taken on May 14, 2009, a tourist board is seen on a highway near Utah Beach. Traces of World War II can still be found across this stretch of Normandy, on the beaches, in the museums and above all, in the cemeteries where President Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkzoy and some of [...]
The respected Congressional Budget Office (CBO) offered the travel industry some good news, reporting that Senate Bill 1023, the Travel Promotion Act, will reduce the U.S. federal budget deficit by $425 million over the next 10 years. The bill, now pending in the Senate, would establish a public-private partnership to promote international travel to the [...]
Iowans who plan to travel abroad need to take note of new rules that took effect this week. Gayle Weinholzer, with Triple-A Iowa, says anyone visiting Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean or Bermuda, by land or sea, will need to show certain kinds of I.D. “As of June 1st, the borders have been tightened a bit,” [...]
