Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's tourism sector is under pressure due to rising costs and customer spending restraint. Despite a strong performance in 2025 with over 33 million overnight stays, it marks the sixth consecutive year of revenue decline. A new state-owned tourism company has taken over marketing efforts.
People in central Australia's tourism industry say drive tourism is down, with some wayside inns around Alice Springs reporting about a 75 per cent drop in overnight stays.
Two retired union lawyers from Los Angeles have arrived in Havana for a 10-day holiday despite President Trump's repeated threats of military action and intensified sanctions against Cuba. Leslie Simon, 67, and Marc Bender, 70, flew in via Miami wearing "ICE OUT!" badges, expressing criticism of US history while expressing love for Cuba. Their visit comes as Washington has imposed a full oil blockade on the island, devastating tourism which has dropped from 170,000-180,000 visitors in March 2025 to just 35,561 in March 2026.
