Europe

France, Spain and the United States are on track to once again be the three most visited countries in the world last year. The number of international tourist arrivals rose by 4.0 percent in 2019, slower than growth of 6.0 percent.   MADRID: The number of international tourist arrivals rose ...

In a rebuke to the Italian government’s claims that it is containing the situation, the independent US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued the new warning on Sunday morning, Australian time, that citizens should avoid all non-essential travel to Italy. While many nations – including Australia – are ...

It may well once have been about as attractive a destination as Van Diemen’s Land or the Bastille but the former prison of Spike Island has undergone a complete metamorphosis and now has won its second international major tourist award in the space of just over two years. Back in ...

Greece says it will not accept any asylum applications for one month following Turkey’s decision to let migrants pass in their attempts to travel to Europe. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tweeted that Greece will protect the EU’s outer borders, telling migrants that they will be turned back if they attempted ...

The FITUR International Tourism Fair, which celebrates the 40th anniversary, takes place from 22nd to 26th of January in Madrid, in the Fiera de Madrid showroom. Deputy Mayor Jelka Tepsic participated in the discussion of the FiturTechY program on “Transformation of the Tourism Model: Sustainable Development Goals” at the fair. ...

Fans of heavy metal may want to start saving up money – Judas Priest is going on tour soon to celebrate their 50th anniversary. The band, known for such songs as “Another Thing Comin’” and “Breaking The Law,” announced the tour on their social media pages. GET JUDAS PRIEST CONCERT ...

The European Union Member States may soon introduce a harmonized approach to restricting entry for all foreign travelers, amid an outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus. A possible move to restrict entry for travelers who have recently been to China has indirectly been confirmed by Jens Spahn, Germany’s Federal Minister of ...

Asian artwork in the Palace of Fontainebleau and a police photo of suspect Juan María Gordillo Plaza.Getty Images/EL PAÍS There are many elements to the case: an alleged group from the Chinese mafia, a castle listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its history and treasures, and five Spanish ...

THROWBACK: Can you believe that “Spring Breakers” came out in 2012? “Time flies,” Ashley Benson, who starred in the Harmony Korine film alongside Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez and James Franco, remarked at the Balmain show in Paris on Friday. Benson, who rose to fame playing Hanna in TV series “Pretty ...

People wearing masks walk through Tajrish Bazaar in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday. Iran has reported 54 deaths from the novel coronavirus, the highest number of deaths from the virus outside China, where the outbreak originated late last year. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images) The latest: Big jump in ...