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Spanish hotel chain Meliá has joined a growing list of companies with long-standing operations in Cuba that are withdrawing from or limiting their business on the island after the U.S. announced new sanctions while maintaining an oil embargo. Meliá will cease operations at 15 of the 34 hotels it manages …

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A plan to erect a mermaid statue in Lockeport, N.S., is prompting a discussion about tourism …

For decades, Cuba’s tourism sector has enjoyed a reputation as an “economic locomotive” — a term used by authorities who saw it as the lifeblood of the Caribbean island country’s economy. But the industry has been in decline since its 2018 peak, and the U.S. government’s squeeze on Cuba’s oil …

The Greater Toronto Hotel Association says a hotel tax increase introduced for Toronto’s FIFA World Cup games next year might be having a negative effect on tourism and travel to the city unrelated to the tournament. A 2.5 per cent increase to the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) started in June …

After doing gangbuster business in the post-COVID era, Las Vegas is in the midst of a slump, with the number of tourists down sharply as Canadians in particular avoid Sin City amid bilateral bad blood over trade. The total number of visitors is off more than 11 per cent year-over-year, …

Canadian Culture and Identity Minister Steven Guilbeault announced on Monday morning that the federal government will launch the Canada Strong Pass later this week — a move to promote domestic tourism that makes Canada’s historic sites and parks free to visit and rail travel less expensive for young people. “Canadians are …

It’s been a rough start to the golf season for Paul Dame, owner of Bluff Point Golf Resort in Plattsburgh, N.Y., about 100 kilometres south of Montreal. Over the past two months, he said, business for both golf and lodgings has plummeted 30 per cent compared with the same period last year. Dame …

George Daniels doesn’t expect the 25 per cent discount he’s offering Canadians to entice many visitors back to the bed and breakfast he runs in Upstate New York this summer. Canadians ordinarily make up 15 to 20 per cent of guests at the Keene Valley Lodge in the Adirondack High …

प्रयागराज में चल रहे महाकुंभ से शहर के टूरिज्म, ट्रैवल और होटल इंडस्ट्री को जबरदस्त बढ़ावा मिला है. उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने मंगलवार को यह जानकारी दी. हालांकि तीन ‘अमृत स्नान’ पूरे हो चुके हैं, फिर भी हर दिन लाखों श्रद्धालु प्रयागराज पहुंच रहे हैं. इससे होटल, लॉज और लक्जरी …

Canadian travellers are boycotting the U.S., and Newfoundland and Labrador tourism advocates are anticipating more visitors this year as a result. (Danny Arsenault/CBC) As the reality of a trade war between Canada and the U.S. continues to loom large, some see an opportunity to lure travellers who’d normally fly south …