Category: tourist
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More than 900 people died in Jonestown. Guyana wants to turn it into a tourist attraction
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Breadcrumb links PMN BMN Business Article writer: Associated Press Bert Wilkinson and Danica Cotto Published on December 8, 2024 • 5 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account. Article content GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana is revisiting…
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More than 900 people died in Jonestown. Guyana wants to turn it into a tourist attraction
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Breadcrumb links PMN BMN Business Article writer: Associated Press Bert Wilkinson and Danica Cotto Published on December 8, 2024 • 5 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account. Article content GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana is revisiting…
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UK at ‘massive global disadvantage’ over tourist tax, retail bosses warn Rachel Reeves
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Retailers have called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to scrap the so-called “tourist tax”, warning that Britain is losing billions in economic growth as tourists choose to shop elsewhere in Europe. In a letter signed by more than 300 chief executives, including leaders from John Lewis, British Airways, Fortnum & Mason…
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Royal jeweller cuts prices by 20% to counter impact of tourist tax
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Kiki McDonough, a favourite jewellery designer of Princess Diana, Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla, has cut the prices of her products by 20% in an attempt to offset the effects of the so-called “tourist tax”. This summer, McDonough offered the discount to American and Australian shoppers, aiming to soften the…
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Blaze in Canadian tourist town still out of control but rain helping firefighters By Reuters
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By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – A massive wildfire that has destroyed about a third of the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper remains out of control but rain and cold weather are helping firefighters, authorities said on Friday. Jasper is located in the heart of Alberta’s mountainous Jasper National…
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Hurricane Beryl aims at Mexico tourist hotspots after soaking Jamaica, Caymans By Reuters
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By Jose Cortes and Paola Chiomanti TULUM/CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – Hurricane Beryl battered major tourist resorts in Mexico on Thursday evening after passing through the Cayman Islands and hitting Jamaica with winds that destroyed buildings and uprooted trees. Hurricane Beryl, now a Category 2 storm, has left a trail of…
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Tourist Tax Diverts Wealthy Visitors from London to Paris and Milan, Claims Cadogan Estates Boss
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The UK’s “tourist tax” is driving wealthy international visitors away from London to destinations such as France, Italy and Spain, according to Hugh Seaborn, chief executive of Cadogan Estates, one of London’s largest landowners. Seaborn, whose company owns 90 acres of prime land in Chelsea, including Sloane Street and King’s…
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Venice’s ‘tourist tax’, labeled a ‘miserable failure,’ might not break even this year
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Faced with the risk of sinking and an economy crowding out local residents, Venice last month launched a measure that was as ambitious as it was controversial: a so-called “tourism tax” on day trippers. But after a few weeks, the floating city has done little to prove that it has…