Greece’s Santorini bursts with tourists as locals call for a cap on visitors
Athens: Armed with selfie sticks and phones, the tourists flood into Santorini from everywhere — on dinghies from giant ocean...
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Italy: Beautiful city as pretty as Florence but with way less tourists
Rome: Italy is full of beautiful cities, towns and villages spread throughout its different regions, all boasting their own unique...
‘Cliff edge’ deadline for UK digital visas still leaves 4m at risk of losing rights
London: The controversial rollout of digital visas for non-EU migrants has been delayed, but without any change to the “cliff...
Roman-era sarcophagus discovered on varna beach one of Bulgaria’s most popular tourist destinations
Sofia: An ancient sarcophagus from the Roman era was discovered by chance on the beach near the resort of Saints...
Greek island chaos as picture shows grim reality of ‘most beautiful view’ in Europe
Athens: Grim pictures have revealed the impact of overtourism at a beauty spot in Greece - as the site of...
Italy holiday warning as tourists could land £3,000 fines for ‘harmless’ beach habit
Rome: British holidaymakers enjoying the sun-kissed shores of the Italian island of Sardinia could be slapped with £3,000 fines for...
The underrated island rivalling Italy’s Amalfi Coast with fairytale-like landscapes
Rome: Being one of the world's top tourist destinations, the Amalfi Coast is inevitably swarmed with tourists and the high...
Tourists warned against new COVID variant in Greece
Athens: Tourists were warned against a new FLiRT coronavirus variant in Greece, according to media reports. There has been an...
Majority of migrants in Tunisia are aiming for Italy, suggests research
Rome: Nearly 80 percent of migrants interviewed by a Tunisian NGO dream of reaching Italy. That is one finding from...
Italy: Vintage trains attract tourists to explore off the beaten path
Rome: As it rolls across Italy's central regions, a vintage diesel locomotive towing carriages from the 1930s and 1950s crosses...
Why Portugal is cracking down on digital nomads and where it’s cheaper to remote work
Lisbon: Lisbon once welcomed digital nomads flocking to the country in their droves, thanks to cheap rents, mild winters, a...
UK to stop using Bibby Stockholm barge to house asylum seekers
London: The United Kingdom’s new Labour government has announced that it will stop housing people seeking asylum in the country...
Govt to reverse policy decision of suspending passport issuance to asylum seekers
Celina Ali Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to discuss the...
PMYP delegation in Paris to explore educational, socio-cultural exchange opportunities
Paris: A delegation coordinated by the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme visited Pakistan Mission in Paris and held a productive interaction...
Turkish tourists flock to Greece as inflation drives hotel prices through the roof
Athens: Turkish tourists are flocking to Greece as inflation makes it too expensive to travel within Turkey. Inflation has surged...
Italy: “Path of Love” reopens after 12 years
Rome: The Cinque Terre's most romantic hiking trail – aptly dubbed the Via dell'Amore (Path of Love) – is reopening...
UK airports set to be busy after IT outages
London: Airports are expected to be busy over the weekend after massive outages hit computer systems globally. Journeys could still...
Portugal to start issuing 10-year valid passports, government confirms
Lisbon: Portugal’s government has decided to extend the validity period of their passport from five to ten years. The decision...
Portugal: Delayed flights and queues for check-in at Lisbon airport
Lisbon: Throughout the morning, traffic began to accumulate at the entrances to Humberto Delgado Airport, in Lisbon, with travellers following...
Child migrant arrivals in Greece quadruple this year
Athens: Over 6,400 child migrants have reached Greece so far this year -- more than four times the number reported...
China welcomes more foreign tourists: spokesperson
Beijing: China welcomes more foreign friends and hopes they will unlock their own unique "China Travel" experience, a foreign ministry...
Portugal: Immigration documents automatically extended again
Lisbon: The government of Portugal again extended the validity of immigration documents and visas, now to June 30, 2025. As...
Portugal hotels climbing the ladder
Lisbon: Portugal’s room stock is shifting towards the luxury segment as hotels are repositioned and new brands enter the market,...
Bear attacks French tourist in northern Italy
Rome: A French tourist was hospitalised on July 16 after being attacked by a bear in northern Italy, local officials...
Six Scottish beaches among UK’s finest – but the number is falling
London: The number of beaches in Scotland named among the best in the UK has fallen for a second year...
Copenhagen offers tourist rewards as other EU nations clamp down
Copenhagen: In Barcelona visitors have been sprayed with water pistols in an expression of local people’s anger about over-tourism. By...
Driving around Portugal made me realise how much I had missed road trips
Neville Bhandara Lisbon: When I was a child, my grandparents would pop me into the backseat of their Contessa with...
Disbelief in Greece as terrified tourists are told to disembark from ferry into the SEA
Athens: An idyllic ferry ride towards a Greek beauty spot descended into chaotic scenes when holidaymakers were told to disembark...
UK government urged to offer ‘safe and legal’ route for asylum seekers as poll shows support
London: Half of the British public would support the creation of visas allowing asylum seekers to travel safely to the...
How Italy is taking money out of tourists’ pockets
Rome: If you want to go on holiday in Italy, you increasingly have to dig deeper into your wallet. More...
