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Half a day in Paris (for Roland Garros)

Switzerland

No photos please: Swiss town of Bergün bans holiday snaps

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Ryanair makes big profits, vows lower fares

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Half a day in Barcelona

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A half day around Bückeburg Castle

Cult

Films, music, nature and beaches: Cuba's lesser-known east

Around 700 km south east of Havana lies Holguín, Cuba’s third largest city.

France

Tourist attacked after trying to take photo with cow

A tourist was hospitalised after trying to take a photo with a cow on a Corsican beach, officials have revealed.

Germany

Germany to close down tourist hostel within North Korea's Berlin embassy

The German government says it plans to close down a tourist hostel in Berlin after it was revealed it is within the grounds of North Korea's embassy.

Economy

Spain set to nearly match 2016 economic growth

Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos has said GDP there is on track to grow this year almost as much as it did in 2016.

Ireland

Irish beach "returns" after 33-year absence

Dooagh Bay in the far west of Ireland has seen its sandy beach return, 33 years after it was washed away in a storm.

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Half a day in Sharm El Sheikh

Destinations

Reviving ancient Greece in modern Europe

The Amanzoe Resort in Porto Heli was inspired by the soul of ancient Greece.

Ukraine

Chernobyl and the strange world of dark tourism

On the 31st anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster we delve into the bizarre boom in "dark tourism" that has sprung up around it.

Economy

Middle East set to be tourism hotspot

The Arabian Travel Market is showcasing the region the World Tourism Organisation says is set to become a tourist hotspot.

Canada

Arctic icebergs reach Canadian coast, disrupting sea lanes and fishing

Unusually large icebergs have broken off the Arctic shelf and floated south, coming close to the Canadian shore, posing shipping and fishing hazards, but proving to be a big tourist draw.

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It’s tulip season!

The Netherlands flower gardens are in full bloom as tulip season is upon us.

Egypt

End to tourism drought in sight as Egypt discovers new tomb

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a tomb dating back three millennia, yet another in a series of major discoveries that are hoped will revive Egypt’s floundering tourist…

Italy

Tourists toss more than €1.4m into Rome's Trevi Fountain

Tourists threw more than 1.

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Filipino Catholics crucify themselves in a biblical reenactment

Catholic devotees were nailed to wooden crosses in a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion

USA

New York banker digs deep to visit Titanic wreckage

For over a century the tragic fate of the Titanic has been part of sea-faring folklore, stirring emotions and many inspiring books and films, including 1n 1997 one of the most successful in Hollywood…