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Articles tagged “beaches”

Tourism

Wealthy Russians and Arabs replace Italy’s rich and famous at Sardinian resorts

Resorts are eager to welcome the new visitors, not only because numbers are so down this year, but because these tourists like to spend big on luxury goods like champagne and lobster.

Adnkronos International | 12 years ago

Tourism

Going back in time along Sicily’s most pristine coastline

Untouched Mediterranean beaches are there to be found. Just step away from the resort areas and be prepared to walk a bit.

Lee Marshall, Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Tourism

First coastal tourism academy set up in southern England to boost seaside economies

This is the first announced project that pulls funding from a £24 million coast communities fund to support tourism businesses and hopefully create thousands of new jobs over the next five years.

Skift | 12 years ago

Cruises

Aussie Gold Coast mayor’s search for tourism boost could ruin legendary surf spots

Foreign surfers and global competitions bring an estimated $3.3 billion to the Gold Coast, but the proposed locations for new cruise ship terminals would wreck these world-renowned breaks and harsh the mellow of surfers worldwide.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Spanish wildfires isolate popular summer destinations

Mother Nature disrupts some of Europe’s busiest weeks for summer travel as deadly forest fires suspend train routes and close major highways to Cost Brava and southern France.

Sarah White, Reuters | 12 years ago

Tourism

Egyptians fear religiously conservative government will ban bathing suits, fun

Even though the pull of enacting your deeply held beliefs is strong, so is the desire not to see tens of thousands of people unemployed and your most promising industry thrown into crisis.

Skift | 12 years ago