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Overcrowded Swiss village considers Venice-style entry fee for visitors who arrive by car
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Overcrowded Swiss village considers Venice-style entry fee for visitors who arrive by car

Lauterbrunnen is a bucolic mountain village set in the natural scenic splendour of the Alps. With velvet green valleys, towering…
‘We pay dearly’: Menorcan town fed up with tourists has introduced visiting hours
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‘We pay dearly’: Menorcan town fed up with tourists has introduced visiting hours

With low-whitewashed buildings, narrow stone alleyways and labyrinthine staircases, the town Binibeca Vell is nicknamed the Mykonos of Menorca. But…
No more ‘sun, sex and sangria’ tourism in Ibiza and Mallorca under new alcohol laws
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No more ‘sun, sex and sangria’ tourism in Ibiza and Mallorca under new alcohol laws

Fed up with rowdy, drunk tourists, the local government of Spain’s Balearic Islands has brought in strict new alcohol bans.…
Selfies are more lethal than shark attacks. Should more tourist destinations ban them?
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Selfies are more lethal than shark attacks. Should more tourist destinations ban them?

The selfie craze is now more lethal than shark attacks. A study published in the Journal of Travel Medicine in…
Want to escape the crowds of Lake Como and Garda? Head to these underrated Italian lakes instead
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Want to escape the crowds of Lake Como and Garda? Head to these underrated Italian lakes instead

Italy’s lakes have a firm place in our collective imagination as the epitome of luxury: dreamscapes peppered with yachts, ivy-clad…
Tenerife targets US tourists in drive to promote the island as an exclusive luxury destination
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Tenerife targets US tourists in drive to promote the island as an exclusive luxury destination

American tourists are flocking to Tenerife in record numbers. 5.6 million tourists visited the Spanish island in 2023, and more…
Tenerife targets US tourists in drive to promote the island as an exclusive luxury destination
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Tenerife targets US tourists in drive to promote the island as an exclusive luxury destination

American tourists are flocking to Tenerife in record numbers. 5.6 million tourists visited the Spanish island in 2023, and more…
Japanese town builds giant screen to block views of Mount Fuji and deter tourist crowds
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Japanese town builds giant screen to block views of Mount Fuji and deter tourist crowds

A Japanese town, known for its near-perfect views of the iconic Mount Fuji, is fighting back against hordes of tourists.…
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