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AI on Australian travel company website sends tourists to nonexistent hot springs | CNN An AI-generated blog on a tour company’s website has landed tourists in hot water — and not the kind they were looking for — after it emerged the “tranquil” northern Tasmania hot springs it recommende...

According to Hardy (a professor of tourism), empirical tourism research suggests “90% of itineraries that AI generates have mistakes in them.”

Europeans shunning US as Emirates and Asia travel prove popular, says Tui Travel company reports lower demand for US amid signs Trump immigration crackdown is deterring travellers

Europeans shunning US as Emirates and Asia travel prove popular, says Tui

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Global Tourism Resilience Day Covers of "Crisis Management in Event Planning and Resilient Event Practices" by Emmet McLoughlin, "Tourism, Cyclones, Hurricanes and Flooding" edited by C. Michael Hall and Girish Prayag and "Scenario Planning and Tourism Futures" by Albert Postma, Stefan Hartman and Ian Yeoman. All available now on our website https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/channel-view-publications.

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Communal bathing was a public good. Then it got hijacked by wellness culture Public bathing has been around for thousands of years. But ancient practices stand in stark contrast to the modern bathhouse culture taking over our cities.

Communal bathing was a public good. Then it got hijacked by wellness culture

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50% off "Sustainable Luxury in Tourism and Hospitality: Contemporary Principles and Evolving Practices" edited by Anita Manfreda, Frans Melissen, Catheryn Khoo with discount code SLTH50 at www.channelviewpublications.com. Expires 28/02/2026.

This new book reimagines luxury in tourism and hospitality through a sustainability lens, showing how sustainability and luxury can co-exist and reinforce each other.

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Plane makers chase Asia's super-rich with luxe new private jets Parts of the aviation industry are shifting towards wealthy customers and selling a more luxurious type of international travel.

Plane makers chase Asia's super-rich with luxe new private jets

Can fake rock pools and elk help revive Isle of Wight tourism? As locals ponder how to kickstart regeneration, some are pushing for ideas to attract scientists.

Can fake rock pools and elk revive this seaside town?

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If you liked Freya Higgins-Desbiolles's session at #CAUTHE2026 today "Using Tourism for Enacting Solidarity with Crises Affected Communities", check out these books!

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Can Luxury Tourism Be Sustainable? This month we published Sustainable Luxury in Tourism and Hospitality edited by Anita Manfreda, Frans Melissen and Catheryn Khoo. In this post Anita explains why we should reimagine luxury in touri…

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"Luxury is where the industry has the resources to move first, the influence to set new norms, and the cultural power to make 'better' feel desirable rather than dutiful..."

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Will a ‘Trump slump’ continue to hit US tourism in 2026 − and even keep World Cup fans away? Talk of boycotts have added to fears among the US tourism industry that foreign tourists will continue to stay away.

Will a ‘Trump slump’ continue to hit US tourism in 2026 − and even keep World Cup fans away?

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If you enjoyed Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta's session "Navigating safety and belonging: a research agenda for queer micro-mobility" this morning, check out his books with us:

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"Sustainable Luxury in Tourism and Hospitality" edited by Anita Manfreda, Frans Melissen and Catheryn Khoo reimagines luxury in tourism and hospitality through a sustainability lens.

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Japanese city cancels cherry blossom festival launched to lure tourists - as it's too successful Fujiyoshida mayor Shigeru Horiuchi wants to "protect the living conditions and dignity of all of our city's residents" from high tourism numbers.

Japanese city cancels cherry blossom festival launched to lure tourists

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Make sure to pop by the Channel View Publications stand to browse our exciting new titles, get a special conference discount and chat to Sarah about your book proposal ideas!

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Climate change is hurting Kenyan women working in coastal tourism – they explain how Climate change is hitting Kenya’s coastal women and their small tourism businesses, but the loss of their way of life cuts as deeply as the economic damage.

Climate change is hurting Kenyan women working in coastal tourism – they explain how

What Might Be Coming Next for Tourism? This month we published Envisioning Tourism in the Future edited by Richard Butler. In this post the editor explains the book’s emphasis on envisioning, rather than predicting, the future of …

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"This book is about envisioning or anticipating, not predicting, what tourism may face in the future. What might be coming next?"

US hospitality and tourism professors don’t mirror the demographics of the industry they serve Nearly three-quarters of tourism professors are white, a recent analysis found, and nearly half are white men.

US hospitality and tourism professors don’t mirror the demographics of the industry they serve

World’s fastest-growing tourist destinations revealed in new report According to UN Tourism’s latest World Tourism Barometer, Iceland, Brazil and Egypt are among those seeing double-digit growth in arrivals in 2025. #Destinations

Fastest-growing tourism destinations revealed in new UN report

Thai temple warns tourists not to do yoga in ‘revealing’ clothing at ancient site Wat Pha Lat in Chiang Mai warns it will permanently close for foreign tourists if disrespectful behaviour continues

‘Not a gym’: Thai temple warns tourists against doing yoga in ‘revealing’ clothing at ancient site

Chinese tourists shun Japan in wake of Taiwan invasion row Number of high-spending Chinese tourists visiting Japan halved last month after PM said an invasion of Taiwan could spark Japanese military involvement

Chinese tourists shun Japan in wake of Taiwan invasion row

Is it time to retire 'Venice of the East'? From "Venice of the East" to "lost civilisations", colonial-era travel metaphors still shape how some see non-Western places. But that language deserves a rethink.

Is it time to retire 'Venice of the East'?

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This month we officially published "Envisioning Tourism in the Future" edited by Richard Butler!

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Why Wellness and Wellbeing Matter More Than Ever: A Personal Reflection We recently published Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism edited by Ranjana Tiwari, Catheryn Khoo and Timothy J. Lee. In this post Ranjana explains why the book is particularly timely. In recent years,…

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"In recent years, I’ve found myself returning to one question again and again: Why does wellness and wellbeing feel so urgent right now?"

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