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Extreme weather drives travellers to take ‘coolcations’

Travel companies have noticed – and it’s a big trend for 2024

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2024

Amsterdam welcomes decline of nuisance tourism after ‘stay away’ drive

Some locals say number of stag party-type visitors is down after campaign targeting young Britons

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2023

Return flights to Egypt sell for under £35 as Israel conflict triggers massive tourism slump in Middle East

Airlines desperately try to stimulate bookings after sales plummet

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Türkiye’s Key Tourism Sector Slow to Recover after Huge Earthquake

After months of hosting displaced survivors of Türkiye’s massive earthquake in his Antalya hotels, Hakan Saatcioglu hopes his rooms will soon be filled with tourists again after the temporary guests were transferred elsewhere by the government. Saatcioglu, the coordinator of Limak International Hotels & Resorts, is one of many in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 24, 2023

Analysis-Europe's strikes could spell more flights havoc into summer

Strikes across Europe have led to a spike in flight cancellations, delays and driven down bookings to cities like Paris, data from travel firms show, despite efforts by airlines to avoid a repeat of last year's disruptions.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2023

Britons brace for strikes, traffic jams and border delays as Easter exodus returns

Airlines hope to avoid the chaos of last year as huge numbers head for the beaches of Europe, surpassing pre-pandemic bookings

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2023

Europe's hopes for busy post-COVID summer dim as Chinese tourists stay away

Urs Kessler, who runs Jungfrau Railways, a train that takes tourists up the highest mountain in Switzerland, was excited for the return of Chinese tourists after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted late last year.

Reuters · Mar 20, 2023

Chinese fret over elderly as WHO warns of holiday COVID surge

People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to their home towns for holidays that the World Health Organization warns could inflame a raging outbreak.

Reuters · Jan 12, 2023

Where have Russians been fleeing to since mobilisation began?

Russians have piled across the border to neighbouring states since President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation on Sept. 21 for the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

One-way airline tickets from Russia up 27% after mobilization

The number of issued one-way flight tickets from Russia increased 27% the week President Vladimir Putin declared on Sept. 21 the country's first mobilization since World War Two, according to flight ticketing data from Spain-based ForwardKeys on Tuesday.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022