A 17-year-old Indonesian student, Elmi Febrianti, fell into the sea at a tourist spot in South Sulawesi while taking a selfie. Despite efforts to rescue her, she vanished amidst giant waves.
A unique 10-storey home in China's Guizhou province, built by owner Chen Tianming and popular with tourists for its whimsical design, has been demolished by local authorities. Chen, who spent years and significant funds on the structure, was taken into custody as the demolition took place and is now seeking legal recourse.
New monuments in a prominent Korean square, symbolizing the start of the Korean War, face criticism for promoting militarism and disrupting a historically public space used for gatherings and protests.
China’s Chaka Salt Lake, a heaven-like tourist attraction hailed as a “mirror of the sky”, has hit the headlines over an “ugly” installation. The lake in northwestern China’s Qinghai province is famous for its mirror-like surface, formed as a result of the water’s high salt content. It was selected by an authoritative Chinese geography magazine as being among the top must-visit sites in China and received around 40,000 visitors daily last year. However, some people have complained that an...
Plans to install traffic lights on Clachan Bridge will ruin tourist attraction and endanger pedestrians, critics warnTraffic lights are to be installed beside the scenic Clachan Bridge on Scotland’s wild Argyll coast despite fears it will be a “desecration” of a nationally-significant heritage site.Known since the early 19th century as the “Bridge over the Atlantic” the 233-year-old crossing from the mainland to the Isle of Seil attracts visitors eager to boast of their trans-oceanic journey, but there are concerns motorists on green will soon act aggressively towards pedestrians on what is a much-photographed landmark. Continue reading...
Tourism attractions across Somerset and the Forest of Dean are reporting steep declines in visitor numbers as rising fuel prices squeeze household budgets. Visit Somerset chief John Turner says 50% of tourism businesses have seen numbers significantly down, with one in four reporting increased cancellations. The sector worth £1.1bn annually employs over 18,000 people in Somerset alone, and leaders warn 200-300 jobs could be lost. Attractions are getting creative with freebies and free admission days to survive.
Hong Kong lawmakers have proposed transforming the planned HK$30 billion I·PARK2 waste incinerator in Tuen Mun into a tourist attraction and education hub. The government applied to the Legislative Council for HK$29.2 billion to build the facility, down from an earlier estimate of HK$35.7 billion, thanks to modular construction and adoption of national standards. The plant will process 6,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily at the Middle Ash Lagoon in Tsang Tsui.
Mexico’s government said it was bolstering security at tourist sites after a man opened fire on tourists at pyramids outside Mexico City less than two months before the Fifa World Cup. The Monday shooting, carried out by a lone gunman on top of one of the Teotihuacan pyramids – a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of Mexico’s most frequented tourist attractions – killed one Canadian tourist and injured a dozen more. It also set off a flurry of questions the next morning by reporters to Mexican...
It became the UK's first national park 75 years ago, but has been attracting visitors for longer.
