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The remote mountain village that has its very own language

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Hot design: the towers that look like flames

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Protests and strikes highlighted as further threat to French tourism industry

Paris tourism officials have warned a wave of protests and further planned strikes threaten any recovery to visitor numbers following last November's terrorist attacks.

Spain

'Tourists go home' say Spanish locals in backlash to holiday boom

Enough is enough… ‘Foreign tourists go home!

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Postcards from Azerbaijan: The Baku Flame Towers

Opened in 2013, the towers are used for a hotel, apartments and offices and the tallest has a total of 38 floors

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India's Hampi UNESCO site remains top tourist stop

The site of Hampi, in India’s southwestern state of Karnataka, was the capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar.

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Ryanair plans cheaper fares to boost market share

Ryanair has said it will slash fares to boost its share of an increasingly competitive European short-haul market.

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The Great Wall Marathon

Runners travelled from all over the world to combine vacation with adventure and running in the rural province of Tianjin, China on Saturday (21…

Economy

Security concerns hit tourism industry, Thomas Cook shares slump

The loss of EgyptAir flight MS804 is another blow for Egypt's tourism industry, a cornerstone of the country's economy, and it comes at a time of heightened security concerns for the travel industry.

Economy

Australian government forced to think again on backpacker tax

The Australian government has said it will look again at a planned tax hike for foreign travellers who work in the country after farmers complained it has created a shortage of fruit pickers.

France

Cannes' iconic hotel reveals tricks of the trade to make VIPs feel at home

After striking poses on the red carpet, giving interviews, attending long ceremonies and parties, celebrities deserve to stay at Cannes’ best

Belgium

Belgian campsite closed after dozens fall ill

A campsite in Belgium has had to be evacuated after 75 people showed symptoms of food poisoning. Some of them, including children, were taken to

Brazil

Rio's slum hostels offer alternative Olympic housing

Stunning views of iconic Sugarloaf Mountain, a sun-drenched patio nestled in the hills of Atlantic rainforest and rooms costing a fraction of nearby

Business Series

EasyJet confident despite terrorist attacks related losses

EasyJet has said strong demand for Mediterranean beach holidays is making up for fewer people flying following recent terrorist attacks in Europe.

Economy

Tough times for tourism in the Middle East

These are difficult times for the travel and tourism industry in the Middle East. Euronews speaks with the tourism heads of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan at the Arabian Travel Market trade show.

Europe News

Fears for tourism after Brussels attacks

Euronews interviews Patrick Bontinck, the CEO of the tourism body Visit Brussels, to find out how tourism has been impacted by the March 22 attacks.

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Paris: Sleeping with sharks

Air b&b and the Paris Aquarium are offering competition winners the chance to spend a night underwater sleeping with sharks – a “misunderstood”

Business Line

Europe's new normal and Microsoft's badmouth chatbot

In this edition of Business Line we report on the possible impact on tourism of the Brussels bombings and see how the darker elements of the internet corrupted a Twitter chatbot.

Philippines

Luzon: from sea to surf to scenic

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Economy

Tourism: the cost of terrorism

In the wake of the Brussels bombings, tourism industry analysts say travellers are getting less likely to shy away from locations after terrorism attacks with hotel occupancy recovery times shortening