KCNA A Korean Central News Agency photo showing an aerial view of the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, North Korea is opening a beach resort that its leader Kim Jong Un hopes will boost tourism in the secretive Communist regime, state media reports. Wonsan Kalma on the east coast will open to domestic tourists on...
Sarah Rainsford Southern Europe correspondent BBC As protesters marched through central Barcelona on Sunday, they shouted at the tourists who were filming them to “Go Home!”. Bemused couples sitting in street cafés got squirted with water pistols and a luxury clothes store was pasted with stickers declaring the tourists who’d shut themselves inside unwelcome. Tourism...
Jane Douglas BBC News, South West BBC The South West has seen a growing number of international tourists Devon and Cornwall’s tourist industry is showing signs of optimism, with early indicators suggesting a potentially strong season ahead, say tourism boards. Visit Cornwall and Visit Devon report encouraging booking trends, with a rise in day visitors....
Getty Images Thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Canary Islands complaining of over-tourism The Spanish government has called for the removal of the listings of nearly 66,000 properties on rental platform Airbnb on the grounds that they breach regulations for tourist accommodation. The clampdown comes as protests against over-tourism have begun ahead...
Elliot Ball BBC News, South West Kirk England BBC South West tourism correspondent BBC Ben Palmer described the impact of Beyond Paradise as “fantastic” Businesses in a Cornwall town have said tourism and revenue have both increased due to BBC drama Beyond Paradise. The programme, now in its third series, is filmed in Cornwall and...
Archie Farmer BBC News, South West BBC Volunteer-led group Friends of Bude Sea Pool relies on people joining as members to help keep it running Businesses in Devon and Cornwall have praised the recent good weather for giving them a boost ahead of the Easter holidays and the 2025 tourism season. The season is worth...
Alex Green & George Thorpe BBC News BBC The Eden Project was the most visited site in Devon or Cornwall with 673,625 visitors in 2023 There are “green shoots of optimism” for tourism in Devon and Cornwall – despite many of the regions’ top attractions failing to match pre-pandemic visitor numbers. Figures from the Association...