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Couple drinking and enjoying the view of the Acropolis at sunset. Athens, Greece
Finance

Restaurants sit half-empty in Turkey this summer as inflation reaches 91% in places sending tourists and locals flocking to neighboring Greece

By Taylan Bilgic and Bloomberg
July 22, 2024
SANTORINI, GREECE - 2022/10/11: Tourists taking pictures and selfies during sunset in the town of Oia with its limewashed houses and windmills. Santorini is one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea known for the traditional architecture of the whitewashed buildings, making it one of the most famous travel destinations during summer in the Mediterranean. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Lifestyle

Tourism has hijacked Santorini’s wine production as agricultural land becomes exorbitant while visitor numbers continue to climb

By Eleni Chrepa and Bloomberg
July 22, 2024
Arcachon, an hour from Bordeaux, has been called the Hamptons of France—wealthy, preppy, beachy.
Lifestyle

4 less touristy spots to visit in France—from cowboy cabins to the ‘Hamptons of France’

By Gina Hameday and Bloomberg
July 20, 2024
Crowds of tourists and locals cool off at a crowded El Postiguet Beach
Features

Affordable travel is to blame for Europe’s overtourism problem, spoiling its most sought-after cities like Barcelona, Amsterdam and Athens

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July 20, 2024
A group of fans in blue and white shirts cheer with their arms in the air.
Lifestyle

Britain’s young football fans are ditching their sloppy drunk reputation—and are leading the charge for alcohol-free beer

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July 17, 2024
A girl walks past a baracade with the Eiffel Tower and a sign for the Paris Olympics in the background.
Lifestyle

Parisian hotel owners are scrambling ahead of a money-losing Olympics season: ‘We are not seeing a last-minute boom’

By Gillian Tan, Nikki Ekstein and Bloomberg
July 15, 2024
Italy, Sicily, Taormina, Piazza IX Aprile, dawn light
Lifestyle

Three years ago houses in Sicilian villages were auctioned off for just €1. Now these regions have experienced a €100 million revival

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July 13, 2024
Stunning tourist paradise marred by fatal plane crashes
Lifestyle

Stunning tourist paradise marred by fatal plane crashes

By Mark Thiessen, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and The Associated Press
July 12, 2024
people seen biking in Copenhagen
Lifestyle

Copenhagen wants to reward tourists who make a ‘positive change’ by cycling or cleaning up the city as tourism faces a shake-up across Europe

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July 11, 2024
The Temple of Concordia in the Valley of the Temples, Sicily.
Environment

Sicily’s summer drought is so acute this year that it’s drying up lakes and forcing cities to turn away tourists because they don’t have enough water

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July 10, 2024
Demonstrators put symbolic cordon on a bar-restaurant window during a protest against mass tourism on Barcelona's Las Ramblas alley, on July 6, 2024.
Life

Barcelona residents squirt tourists with water guns — ‘Go home!’

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July 9, 2024
crowds of people standing near the Parthenon
Lifestyle

Mayor of Athens says tourism in Greece isn’t ‘viable’ anymore as each visitor only adds €0.40 to the economy

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July 9, 2024
Scott Kirby
Retail

A wheel ripped off a Boeing-crafted plane mid flight and was found in Los Angeles

By Mary Schlangenstein and Bloomberg
July 8, 2024
Justin Bieber was paid $10 million to perform ahead of the Ambani wedding
Success

Justin Bieber was paid $10 million to perform ahead of the Ambani wedding

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July 8, 2024
cruise ship docked at port
Lifestyle

Alaska’s capital, with a population of 32,000, could ban cruise ships on Saturdays as tourists can spike to 18,000 a day

By Becky Bohrer and The Associated Press
July 7, 2024

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