Xinyu Wen traveled to Thailand in June, planning a two-week vacation around Bangkok’s Pride parade. But the 28-year-old ended up staying a month and a half, soaking up the Thai capital’s thriving LBGTQ+ community.
“We came here just to have lunch and go home, and now it’s like everyone is trapped here...The couple went to a general store and bought some emergency supplies: water, hot dogs and instant oatmeal."
The people who exploit Amish life as a tourist attraction have a target market: Christian Nationalists.
The Amish are deeply committed to pacifism: many went to jail as conscientious objectors to America’s wars -- and they won’t even sing the National Anthem.
But Amish Country souvenirs are covered in the Stars and Stripes, and include many tchotchkes featuring extreme gun rights slogans.
I've yet to understand how charging an entry fee of €5 would deter anyone, after they've paid thousands just to get there. Maybe €50 would do it, though if I was designing a system to reduce visitor numbers I'd go for a free lottery.
#Rhodes deputy mayor "Most of the tourists in Rhodes continue to have lovely vacations"
Interviewer: "So you're saying to people in Britain, who are still thinking of coming to Rhodes on holiday, carry on... come here?"
Deputy Mayor: "Absolutely, absolutely!" #wildfires#greece#tourism (starts at 4:38) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VFV4cNiSSs&t=275s
"Dear Brother, the Gasteinerfall in Salzburg was fabulous! It's amazing how muddy it was and how many rocks were going down the stream. I don't remember about being pelted by small rocks and mud in the guidebooks, and for some reason all the shops were closed. Highly recommend the mud waterfall here!" #PostcardsFromTheAnthropocene#flooding#Salzburg#Gasteinerfall#tourism
Good morning & if you're in Venice make sure you pay you €5 entry fee to the city which debuts today (and will be levied on the 29 projected busiest days this year).
Enforced by random checks (with fines of €50-300 for non-compliance), many other city authorities will be watching to see what the effects are.
The lobbying to keep the charge low may have lessened its deterrence value for those not staying overnight in the city... but an interesting experiment nonetheless!
As many travel publications release their destination picks for 2024, Fodor's has launched its "No List" — places that the writers love, but won't be visiting because of over-tourism and poor environmental protections. Here's the full selection. How is your approach to travel changing amid the climate crisis?
Evil greed. If you are a family and are bound to school vacation dates, greedy landlords try to extract the hell out of your pocket.
You pay between 2.5-4 times the rent for the same apartment during holiday season.
This chart is now publicly visible for everyone on many tourism websites. I hope it will have an impact. For me it already does - I rather stay home than pump my money into some greedy mf’s ass.
What do you think how long it will take until I have to remove this chart out of protest by the landlords?
The Sphere, Las Vegas is truly a local landmark and icon. I’ve always felt that we had smaller versions of #venice or #paris or #newyork. This trip we saw “Postcards from The World” an immersive take on the world and it was spectacular. We also met Aura, the chatty #robot that answered all our questions. I am proud to say that now I feel that Las Vegas has a structure of its own that is truly unique. Not to say massive! #tourism#travel#photography#travelphotography
Thailand's LGBTQ+ community draws tourists from China looking to be themselves (apnews.com)
Xinyu Wen traveled to Thailand in June, planning a two-week vacation around Bangkok’s Pride parade. But the 28-year-old ended up staying a month and a half, soaking up the Thai capital’s thriving LBGTQ+ community.
‘Biggest, baddest ship on the planet’: World’s largest cruise ship stokes environmental concerns (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
The launch of the world's largest cruise ship has sparked renewed concerns about the environmental impact of cruise tourism.