17 h. ago 'Do they want our sea and our tower?': Manchester's plans for tourist attraction left Blackpool fuming

Blackpool were the front runners and bookies' favourites... but then the unthinkable happened

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17 h. ago Chaos in China as cold vortex from Mongolia brings strongest April winds in decades

Flights cancelled, train services suspended and tourist attractions closed as weather service says wind speeds could surpass records set in 1951Strong winds caused havoc in Beijing and parts of northern China on Saturday, forcing hundreds of flights to be cancelled, attractions to close and rail lines to be suspended, state media said.The powerful winds stemmed mainly from a cold vortex system formed over Mongolia that was moving east and south, sweeping across northern China from Friday and through the weekend, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago 'I live in one of the world's most beautiful towns but tourists are ruining it'

Tourists have taken to Reddit to share the times they've accidentally wandered into a local's home after mistaking it for a tourist attraction - and the locals are furious

Society

4 d. ago Universal Studios' UK theme park confirmed and when biggest tourist attraction will open

Entertainment giant Universal has announced it has secured a site where it can open its first mega UK theme park, with the resort to be built in Bedfordshire and open in 2031

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4 d. ago Scottish tourist attraction with 500,000 annual visitors wins environmental award for the fourth time in a row

This modern engineering marvel uses Archimedes’ 2,000-year-old principles to maintain perfect balance

Events

4 d. ago Rome tourists being forced to buy more expensive tickets for main tourist attraction

Companies have been fined €20 million for practices that made it ‘impossible’ for visitors to buy basic tickets online

Politics

5 d. ago Top UK theme park revealed as the world's most disappointing tourist attraction

Radical Storage analysed over 95,000 visitors reviews across 200 of the most visited attractions in the world - and now, the top ten most disappointing tourist hotspots have been revealed.

Politics

8 d. ago The row between Manchester's tallest tower and £150m tourist attraction

'The proposed development does not complement the heritage assets but instead subsumes [them]'

Economics

1 week ago Icelandic town and Blue Lagoon spa evacuated after volcanic eruption

Those who have not already left Grindavík warned nearby eruption could be much bigger than previous 10 since 2021Europe live – latest updatesThe Icelandic town of Grindavík and the nearby Blue Lagoon tourist attraction have been evacuated after the area was hit by another volcanic eruption.The eruption is the 11th since 2021, when the Reykjanes peninsula, a region south-west of Reykjavík, started its new eruption period. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Game Of Thrones Dark Hedges trees ‘coming to end of natural lives’

The Dark Hedges' starring role in Game of Thrones transformed the once-quiet road into a global tourist attraction

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2 w. ago Tourist attractions made famous by Game Of Thrones ‘coming to end of natural lives’

The Dark Hedges' starring role in Game of Thrones transformed the once-quiet road into a global tourist attraction

Society

2 w. ago Yellowstone National Park will have a new tourist attraction when it reopens fully

Yellowstone’s thermal features come and go, but Old Faithful Geyser is still going strong

Politics

2 w. ago Surprising destination is named as UK's best value tourist attraction

To get the results, Premier Inn analysed data on admission prices as well as the time spent on average, at 300 locations around the world, to reveal the best value attractions for people to visit.

Politics

2 w. ago Major theme park calls in experts to give it a huge makeover

One of the UK's most iconic theme parks has unveiled its brand new makeover that took more than 4,000 hours to create.

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2 w. ago Major UK tourist attraction calls in experts to give it a huge makeover

One of the UK's most iconic theme parks has unveiled its brand new makeover that took more than 4,000 hours to create.

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2 w. ago The London museum that is the most popular tourist attraction in the UK

The London museum that is the most popular tourist attraction in the UK  Time Out London

Culture

2 w. ago World’s five 'most disappointing' tourist attractions are in Europe as UK spot comes top

The world's worst tourist attractions have been revealed with the worst five all in Europe and the attraction with the worst reviews is a popular destination in the UK

Politics

2 w. ago Beautiful European tourist attraction's brutal review as crowds swamp it daily

This famous tourist attraction has been labelled one of Europe's most disappointing by travellers who have been put off by rampant overcrowding and poor maintenance

Politics

2 w. ago Revealed: Highgrove's main tourist attraction and His Majesty's favourite labour of love, writes REBECCA ENGLISH

They are as varied - and, whisper it, occasionally eccentric - as their owner. And now the topiaries at Highgrove, King Charles 's private home in Gloucestershire, are to become a tourist attraction

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2 w. ago Revealed: Highrove's main tourist attraction and His Majesty's favourite labour of love, writes REBECCA ENGLISH

They are as varied - and, whisper it, occasionally eccentric - as their owner. And now the topiaries at Highgrove, King Charles 's private home in Gloucestershire, are to become a tourist attraction

Politics