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Hong Kong launches 'smile offensive' to boost flagging tourism
Under The Radar Government minister blames 'black sheep' for territory's unfriendly reputation and calls on hospitality staff to go 'the extra mile'
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The underground Mona Lisa and the trouble with tourists
In the Spotlight Visitors to the Louvre have dubbed the crowded experience 'torture' as famous landmarks suffer from overtourism
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Why last-chance tourism is the latest controversial travel trend
The Explainer Race to visit places threatened by climate change 'before it's too late'
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Chimpanzees are dying of human diseases
Under the radar Great apes are vulnerable to human pathogens thanks to genetic similarity, increased contact and no immunity
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Geisha paparazzi: Kyoto's biggest headache
In the Spotlight Tensions over tourists taking photographs of iconic Japanese women have reached 'boiling point'
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Saltburn's mansion and the TV locations 'invaded by selfie-hunters'
Talking Points Tourists flock to familiar sights from Saltburn, One Day and Emily in Paris, but locals are less than impressed
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Boycott Maldives: Modi holiday snaps ignite row between India and island nation
Indian tourists threaten to stay away after critical comments made by Maldivian ministers
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What is dark tourism?
The Explainer Travelers' fascination with the macabre is not new
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Italian authorities looking into Venice tourist bus crash that killed 21
Speed Read Flags flying at half-mast after 'apocalyptic' incident
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Locals put up fake jellyfish signs to ward off tourists in Mallorca
Speed Read Protest group complain about ‘foreigners’ and ‘overcrowding’ on island favoured by British holidaymakers
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Giant cruise ships: monsters of the high seas
feature Today’s ships are more than twice the size of those built in the 1990s
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Titan sub: how the doomed voyage gripped the nation
Under the Radar Few events grab the public imagination quite as firmly as a real-time people-in-peril story
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Titan sub tragedy: ethics of extreme tourism in the spotlight
Talking Point Booming demand needs to be balanced by greater awareness, oversight and regulation
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The tourist tidal wave that’s flattening Europe’s cities
feature Historic cities are struggling to tackle a flood of short-term rental lets in their city centres
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