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Croatia holidaymakers will be charged a higher tourist tax on all accommodation from next year. The decision, announced by the Croatian government today, sees the tax – paid per person per night – raised by approximately 25 per cent. The only type of tourist accommodation exempt from the change is campsites. The higher tourist tax […]
California, USA, is facing an “unprecedented” wildfire crisis, according to firemen struggling to fight the blaze. Only five per cent of the wildfire has been contained, and strong winds in the state are creating fire-tornados that are uprooting trees and overturning cars. A total of five people are feared to have been killed by the wildfires – including […]
Indonesia has been shaken by a violent earthquake on the northern part of the island of Lombok, terrifying residents and tourists alike. The earthquake struck at 6.47am local time (1.47pm BST) on Sunday at a depth of 4.35 miles, which is considered shallow. The shallowness of the earthquake added to the damage it caused, with […]
Four foreign tourists were killed in the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan, after a car rammed into a group of cyclists. The police swiftly tracked down the perpetrators and shot two of them dead after they resisted arrest. The tragedy occurred at mid-day on Sunday at Yoksu village in the southern part of the country. […]
Costas Baltas/Reuters Wildfires have at least 74 people dead and 100 others injured near Athens, Greece. The flames show no signs of stopping with gale-force winds quickly intensifying the flames and hotter temperatures expected to hit the country. Many tourists and residents fled toward the coastline to escape the fires, but flames are moving closer […]
North Korea attracts very few tourists. Only an estimated 5,000 Westerners visit the nominally communist state every year through tourism agencies. In fact, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) currently advise against all but essential travel to North Korea. Those hoping to visit the country – ruled by Kim Jong-un – are normally part of an organised […]
Barbados has introduced the tourist tax on hotels for any visitor visiting the island. The tourist tax will cost between $ 2.50 (£1.90) and $ 10 (£7.55) per room per night. This could mean that a family who stays in two rooms for two weeks could be charged an extra £210 for their visit. The […]
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The viral video, posted by Wildlife Sightings, capture the moment a group of tourists experienced a safari trip in Tanzania. Using a jeep to drive through, they travel through the Serengeti National Park by vehicle. The group of tourists film the experience as they drive past a group of lions. With the window open, one […]
