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Best beaches ranking places New York beach at the top

This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked No. 1. Less surprisingly, that beach is in East Hampton, the vacation playground for the rich and famous. In an announcement that coincides annually with the [...]

Atlantic Coast tourism leaders worry about the coming hurricane season

When Scott McQuade thinks about the Jersey Shore these days, he envisions something he hopes he never sees here. To the director of the Golden Isles Convention and Visitors Bureau, the images are haunting — oceanside attractions like roller coasters and homes yanked from their foundations and tossed into an angry sea like children’s toys; [...]

Egypt: booze and bikinis are welcome, nevermind the Salafis

Islamist-ruled Egypt is open to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis as it sets out to boost numbers by at least a fifth this year, the tourism minister said on Sunday. Tourism is a pillar of the Egyptian economy but has suffered since a popular uprising toppled President Hosni Mubarak in 2011 and set [...]

50 beaches in England to be banned for swimming in wave of EU blacklistings

More than 50 of England’s most treasured beaches are at risk of being blacklisted as unsafe for swimming under new European regulations. With the temperature expected to rival that in the south of France over the bank holiday, many people will be heading to Britain’s beaches to soak up some sun and cool down in [...]

India’s party capital Goa puts the breaks on beach boozing to cut down on litter

Drinking has been banned on beaches in Goa, India, as authorities attempt to crack down on littering and nuisance. Those who fail to heed the new ruling, announced last week, could face arrest. Alcohol will continue to be sold in hotels and the licensed bar shacks, and can be consumed on the premises, but walking [...]

Lima’s lone municipal beach is magnet for the masses

While Lima’s elite passes its summer weekends in gated beach enclaves south of the Peruvian capital, the working class jams by the thousands on a single municipal beach of grayish-brown sands and gentle waves. The only barrier to entry to Agua Dulce beach is two dollars, the price of bus fare to and from the [...]

The ten best beaches in the world according to TripAdvisor reviews

A remote beach in Sicily, Italy, was named on Thursday as the best beach in the world by a survey of travelers, while a UK beach managed to sneak into the top 10. Rabbit Beach came top in the first annual awards for the world’s best beach based on millions of reviews and ratings by [...]

Sandy will not affect 2013 summer tourism plans for Jersey Shore: Poll

Hurricane Sandy may have torn away houses and boardwalks and dumped a roller coaster into the ocean, but most of the people who traditionally visit the Jersey Shore say they will be back this summer. “The summer tourist season seems surprisingly stable,” said David Relawsk, director of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, which released the finding Monday. [...]

Hainan Island is starting a new wave of tourism by teaching China how to surf

A beginner paddles his surfboard out into Hainan Island’s warm waters wearing white gloves, a mask and snorkel. Another has his board back-to-front, while a woman wants to wear her leg rope like a dog collar. Surfing has a long way to go in China but there is no denying the sport has a future [...]

Experts puzzled when pushed to pick Australia’s top ten beaches

It may go down as one of the most pleasurable day jobs in history – travelling around Australia to find the country’s best 100 beaches – provided you don’t mind the odd encounter with crocodiles, sharks and surf of life-threatening proportions.

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