Barcelona will raise the tourist tax for cruise passengers visiting the city for less than 12 hours, Mayor Jaume Collboni announced. The current tax for stopover cruise passengers is €7 ($7.61) per day. The mayor …
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Japan’s Tourism Boom: A Double-Edged Sword of Record Visitors and Overtourism
Japan is experiencing a tourism boom, with record visitor numbers driven by the weak yen and pent-up demand after the pandemic. June saw 3.14 million visitors, exceeding even pre-pandemic levels. This surge is generating significant …
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