Yasmine Bjornum, Guardian
The coronavirus storm, if it makes landfall on these vulnerable Pacific island nations, could trigger a second wave of hardship for these tourism-oriented economies.
3 months ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
Nashville is trying to solve a problem with no real blueprint: How do you encourage visitation after a natural disaster when people are afraid to travel due to coronavirus?
4 months ago
Rosie Spinks, Skift
The tragic state of the wildfires raging across Australia bodes well for nothing — including the country's tourism industry.
6 months ago
Tristan Lavalette, Associated Press
Australian officials have called the current wildfire season its worst on record, a fact that does not bode well for tourism in the future of extreme weather events.
6 months ago
Gearoid Reidy, Bloomberg
Some tragic natural disasters in recent months have led to the slowest growth in Japanese tourism in more than 5 years. But let's keep perspective. Japan is still likely to enjoy record tourism this year and next.
2 years ago
Associated Press
Tourists and many Puerto Ricans alike are desperate to get off of the island as U.S. relief efforts have been abysmal and shameful.
3 years ago
Sebastien Malo, Reuters
The question of when to return to a destination following a a natural disaster or violent incident is always a difficult one. But when a cautious leader says "come on back" it's a good time to go.
4 years ago
Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
Major earthquakes have damaged some of Japan's tourist infrastructure during the past five years and the latest quakes will hurt tourism in areas where it's needed most, such as small villages in the southwestern part of the country.
4 years ago
Rachel Chang and Monami Yui, Bloomberg
Tourism has been a financial boon in the years since the 2011 quake, and Japan will have to build that back up again — hopefully not entirely from scratch.
4 years ago
Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press
First priority should be local recovery, with tourism revenues considered only when it makes things better for locals.
5 years ago
Beth Harpaz, Associated Press
New Orleans really needs a boost in the quality of life for its residents before it can take its tourism offering to the next level.
5 years ago
Binaj Gurubacharya and Martha Bellisle, Associated Press
Everest tourism has been off balance for some time. Can it rethink the industry here in the wake of the terrible human tragedy.
5 years ago
