Articles tagged “protests”

Tourism

Thousands of Canary Islands Residents Protest ‘Overtourism’

Thousands of fed-up residents took to the streets of Tenerife. Activists want a new tourism model that puts locals first. But businesses seek sustained growth from a tourism sector that drives about a third of the local economy.

Sean O'Neill | 13 hours ago

Thousands of Canary Islands Residents Protest ‘Overtourism’

Tourism

Machu Picchu Access Restored: ‘The Strike Has Been Lifted’

The crisis over Machu Picchu — Peru's most iconic tourist attraction — is over.

Dawit Habtemariam | 3 months ago

Machu Picchu Access Restored: ‘The Strike Has Been Lifted’

Tourism

Machu Picchu Access Blocked as Locals Protest New Ticketing Policy

Machu Picchu is arguably South America's top draw for foreign tourists. If access remains disrupted for some time, many international visitors may cancel future trips as a precaution.

Dawit Habtemariam | 3 months ago

Machu Picchu Access Blocked as Locals Protest New Ticketing Policy

Tourism

What If Hong Kong Falls? The Worst-Case Scenario for Travel

As weeks of protests escalate in Hong Kong and Beijing weighs its options, it’s not hard to imagine Hong Kong’s successful tourism industry becoming a shell of its former self. Though the conventional wisdom from region insiders is that Hong Kong will prevail, the form that it will take is anyone’s guess.

Raini Hamdi and Rosie Spinks, Skift | 5 years ago

What If Hong Kong Falls? The Worst-Case Scenario for Travel

Tourism

Washington, D.C. March Shows Promise of Protest Tourism

Protests and marches are a phenomenon that D.C. tourism officials never asked for but are forced to reckon with. It's an ongoing reckoning that the city's tourism board is still figuring out in the digital age, and other destinations are taking cues.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 6 years ago

Washington, D.C. March Shows Promise of Protest Tourism

Ground Transport

Brazil’s leader puts $23 billion towards public transit to placate protestors

It is shortsighted of protesters to see free public transit as better path to economic growth than building infrastructure and attracting visitors, but Brazil must find a way to bolster the local economy while keeping an eye on long-term development.

Bradley Brooks, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Brazil’s leader puts $23 billion towards public transit to placate protestors

Tourism

Brazil’s World Cup organizers struggle to respond to protestor complaints

In response to protesters' claims that FIFA has freely set up a government within Brazil, soccer officials point to job creation, a tourism boost, and infrastructure improvements as reasons the World Cup should stay.

Tariq Panja, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Brazil’s World Cup organizers struggle to respond to protestor complaints

Cruises

Venetians protest cruise industry’s presence by blocking ships’ exit

City residents’ flooded the port in small boats and lined the sidewalks to show their disdain of the cruise industry, which they believe is responsible for eroding the lagoon and diluting city culture.

Skift | 12 years ago

Venetians protest cruise industry’s presence by blocking ships’ exit

Tourism

UK and U.S. at odds over whether travel to Tunisia is safe

Tunisia's situation reflects the challenges faced by other Arab Spring states that have historically been popular with tourists: It wants a return to normalcy but has yet to figure out how to make that possible.

The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Cruises

Cruise ships headed for Africa re-route in wake of anti-American protests

U.S. embassy travel warnings were issued in several African and Middle Eastern countries starting Tuesday and will put a damper on the tourism industries that had finally begun to grow following the Arab Spring unrest.

Skift | 12 years ago

Cruise ships headed for Africa re-route in wake of anti-American protests