When the next hurricane hits Mauritius
Posted October 19, 2018 07:05:23When Hurricane Maria made landfall in the Dominican Republic last month, its winds caused the cancellation of a major tourism promotion.But the devastation wrought by the Category 5 storm left a hole in the tourism industry.The tourism industry relies on the influx of foreign visitors to generate revenue, but many foreign […]
How a new tourism hub could be born in the heart of the Empire
New Zealand tourism officials are set to announce a new city in the Empire State Park.Tourism officials are poised to announce that the new tourist hub in the Maori Territory will be named the New Zealand Museum of Maori.The Maori Museum of Māori is the oldest and largest museum in New Zealand.It has a collection […]
When China shut its borders to refugees and refugees returned home
A group of Myanmar refugees returned to their hometown of Maathai after being detained by Chinese authorities and were unable to leave the country.Key points:The refugees, mostly Rohingya Muslims, were held in detention centres in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong for more than a yearThe group, called “the army’s family”, were released last monthThe […]
New Hampshire’s tourism industry suffers a blow after storm
The Irish news service has reported that tourism revenue from New Hampshire in 2018 fell $9.4 million, compared to $15.6 million the year before, due to the damage from Hurricane Matthew.The loss of business in the state’s tourism sector was the largest in the country.Tourism revenue from the state was down $9 million in 2018, […]