Tourism Archives

A Chinese man aboard a cruise past the Kinmen Islands on January 11, 2024, two days before Taiwan’s presidential election

World

Mainlanders sneak a peek through China’s window to Taiwan

An intercom blares out on the crowded cruise, sending Chinese tourists racing to the upper decks for a glimpse of what they’ve all come...

AFPJanuary 11, 2024

Mont Saint Michel is one of France's best-loved monuments

World

Strikes shut doors at world-famous French monuments

Tourists travelling to visit historic French landmarks the Eiffel Tower and Normandy’s Mont Saint Michel have found their doors closed for part of the...

AFPJanuary 4, 2024

Ski maker Atomic has raised prices by five percent but customers keep coming

Business

Ski prices rise but skiers keep coming, for now

In the heart of the Austrian Alps, workers at the world's leading ski maker churn out pair after pair for international clients.

AFPDecember 20, 2023

The number of pubs is declining, according to the British Beer and Pub Association

Life

Last orders? UK pubs hit by rising costs and changing tastes

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), an industry body, said the number of pubs fell from 60,800 in 2000 to 45,800 in 2022.

AFPDecember 19, 2023

Whirling dervishes perform dances celebrating the teachings of mystic Sufi poet Rumi

Entertainment

‘Third way’: Turkey’s whirling dancers celebrate mystic Rumi’s tolerance

The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours celebrating mystic Sufi poet Rumi in central Turkey's Konya.

AFPDecember 19, 2023

The controversy comes after regional authorities announced a sharp rise in public transport tickets for the Games

Business

Paris hotels angry over tourist tax hike ahead of Olympics

Paris hoteliers were up in arms on Tuesday over a government plan to triple the tax paid by visitors on nights at hotels next...

AFPDecember 19, 2023

The tall felt hat of swirling dervishes represents a tombstone

World

‘Tombstone’ hats remind whirling dervishes of their death

The tall light brown hats worn by whirling dervishes are as intriguing as the elliptical dance performed in honour of the Sufi poet and...

AFPDecember 19, 2023

Tourists look down from the platueau of Cape Town's Table Mountain where dozens of people have been attacked in recent weeks

Business

Table Mountain attacks highlight crime threat to S.Africa tourism

Hikers hit the trail before dawn at South Africa’s natural jewel Table Mountain, but instead of simply trekking its rugged landscape they were also...

AFPDecember 12, 2023