65 h. ago Canary Island unveils new plan and exactly the 'type of tourist' it wants to visit

Lanzarote's town council and the SPEL-Turismo Lanzarote are collaborating on a new campaign to foster "ethical and responsible tourism" that attracts the a certain kind of visitor

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4 d. ago Officer who shot Australian Aboriginal teen Kumanjayi Walker was racist, inquest finds

Coroner finds systemic racism within Northern Territory police and says it may have influenced officer’s actions during fatal 2019 shooting

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8 d. ago Indonesian rescuers intensify search for 30 people missing after ferry sinks near Bali

Indonesian authorities intensified a search operation for 30 people missing after a ferry sank near the tourist island of Bali

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8 d. ago Lesser known island next to huge tourist hotspot with unspoiled beaches and crystal

A lesser-known island off the coast of Cancun is the perfect place to do so. Isla Mujeres got its name from the large number of Mayan artifacts found at the location, honoring the goddess of fertility.

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1 week ago Search for British tourist who vanished in remote area of Greek island enters fourth day

Rescue teams have been looking for the man on the island of Karpathos since Saturday

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1 week ago Popular Greek holiday island to charge cruise passengers hefty tourist tax from today

Cruise holidaymakers will now face a hefty new tourist tax to visit two of Greece's most popular islands.

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1 week ago Europe heat record: Spain and Portugal boil in highest temperatures as wildfires rage across continent fanned by 'suffocating' heatwave while Brit goes missing on Greek island

A punishing heatwave continued to devastate Europe on Monday, with authorities battling wildfires from France to Turkey, and temperatures set to rise further still.

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1 week ago Brit tourist disappears on Greek holiday island as rental car found abandoned

The 60-year-old Brit's rental car was found abandoned on the Greek island of Karpathos near Rhodes

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1 week ago Urgent warning to Brit holidaymakers as 'suffocating' 46C European heatwave triggers invasion of venomous sea creatures in the Med

A punishing heatwave continued to devastate Europe on Monday, with authorities battling wildfires from France to Turkey, and temperatures set to rise further still.

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2 w. ago World famous Greek island left 'empty' as sad tourist season becomes 'ghost town'

Greece is famous for its stunning islands and one in particular has been a favourite with holidaymakers since the '70s - but despite people flocking there, businesses are struggling

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2 w. ago Canary Island to charge every tourist doing one thing £3.80 in major change

In a huge blow to Brits, a tourist-riddled hotspot on the Canary Islands has unveiled plans to charge holidaymakers almost £4 per day for the privilege of using a sunbed or a parasol

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2 w. ago Indonesian police suspect 3 Australians of premeditated murder of a fellow national in Bali

Indonesian police investigating the fatal shooting of an Australian tourist at a villa on the resort island of Bali say two Australians are suspected of arriving on a scooter and opening fire and another Australian of facilitating the crime

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2 w. ago Brazilian hiker found dead after falling off Indonesia volcano trail

Juliana Marins, 26, went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island, a spot that is popular with hikersA Brazilian tourist who fell down a ravine at an Indonesian volcano popular with hikers has been found dead, the Brazilian government and Indonesia’s rescue agency said Tuesday, after a days-long search and rescue effort.Attempts to evacuate Juliana Marins, 26, who went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island, were hindered by challenging weather and terrain after authorities spotted her unmoving body with a drone. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago British tourist dies on Greek island sun lounger after resort lifeguard alerted

The 73-year-old was discovered by fellow stunned holidaymakers at Agia Paraskevi in Skiathos, Greece.

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2 w. ago Brit tourist dies on his sun lounger on Greek paradise island beach

The 73-year-old man was found by sunseekers at the spot, in Agia Paraskevi, Skiathos, on Friday.

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3 w. ago Bloodbath in Bali: Australian is shot dead in front of his terrified wife and his friend is left fighting for life in 'gangland hit' at their villa

The attack is believed to be linked to Melbourne 's feuding Middle Eastern crime syndicates, with one of the victims the former partner of a notorious drug trafficker.

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3 w. ago Indonesian volcano erupts, with alert raised to highest level, ash blasted six miles into the sky and tourists told not to go near the area

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,584-metre-high twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted at 5:35 pm local time, the volcanology agency said in a statement.

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3 w. ago Two detained after tourist shot dead on Indonesian holiday island

Zivan Radmanovic, 32, was fatally shot just after midnight on Saturday at Villa Casa Santisya near Munggu Beach

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3 w. ago Tourists from huge European country flood Canary Islands and it's not just Brits

The Canary Island set a new benchmark for international tourism, despite ongoing anti-tourist protests - and holidaymakers from one EU country in particular make up the largest tourist segment

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3 w. ago Indonesian police hunt for two Australians after Melbourne man shot and killed in Bali

Search under way for two Australian men after Melbourne man Zivan Radmanovic fatally shot and another man injured at Bali villaAuthorities are searching for two Australian men suspected of fatally shooting a Melbourne man and injuring another at a villa on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat) confirmed a man died and another was injured. The shooting, just after midnight on Friday at Villa Casa Santisya near Munggu Beach in the district of Badung, killed Zivan Radmanovic, 32, from Melbourne. The second victim, who is 34 and also from Melbourne, was beaten, Badung police chief, Arif Batubara, said. “We cannot yet determine the motive,” Batubara said, adding that an investigation was under way. Continue reading...

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