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5 August 2025

The cruise ship Azamara Onward anchors in the Santorini caldera in Greece on August 4, 2024. Following the seismic activity earlier this year, cruise passengers return to one of the most iconic islands of Greece, largely undeterred by the EUR20 visitor fee imposed on them recently. However, Santorini experiences a sharp decline in tourist numbers.

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5 August 2025

The cruise ship Norwegian Epic anchors in the Santorini caldera, Greece, on August 4, 2024. Following the seismic activity earlier this year, cruise passengers return to one of the most iconic islands of Greece, largely undeterred by the EUR20 visitor fee imposed on them recently. However, Santorini experiences a sharp decline in tourist numbers.

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19 June 2025

Sorawong Thienthong, Thailand's Minister of Tourism and Sports and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party, conducts a meeting with staff from his ministry and other tourism authorities, including the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), at Novotel Hotel Pratunam in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 19, 2025. Thailand experiences a sharp decline in international tourism, a significant contributor to the country's economy. The Ministry works on various initiatives to increase foreign tourist arrivals, targeting high-performing markets for international tourism to the country while competing with other countries in the region that create attractive visa schemes, such as Vietnam, which draws global attention.

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19 June 2025

Sorawong Thienthong, Thailand's Minister of Tourism and Sports and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party, conducts a meeting with staff from his ministry and other tourism authorities, including the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), at Novotel Hotel Pratunam in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 19, 2025. Thailand experiences a sharp decline in international tourism, a significant contributor to the country's economy. The Ministry works on various initiatives to increase foreign tourist arrivals, targeting high-performing markets for international tourism to the country while competing with other countries in the region that create attractive visa schemes, such as Vietnam, which draws global attention.

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19 June 2025

Sorawong Thienthong, Thailand's Minister of Tourism and Sports and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party, conducts a meeting with staff from his ministry and other tourism authorities, including the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), at Novotel Hotel Pratunam in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 19, 2025. Thailand experiences a sharp decline in international tourism, a significant contributor to the country's economy. The Ministry works on various initiatives to increase foreign tourist arrivals, targeting high-performing markets for international tourism to the country while competing with other countries in the region that create attractive visa schemes, such as Vietnam, which draws global attention.

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19 June 2025

Sorawong Thienthong, Thailand's Minister of Tourism and Sports and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party, conducts a meeting with staff from his ministry and other tourism authorities, including the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), at Novotel Hotel Pratunam in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 19, 2025. Thailand experiences a sharp decline in international tourism, a significant contributor to the country's economy. The Ministry works on various initiatives to increase foreign tourist arrivals, targeting high-performing markets for international tourism to the country while competing with other countries in the region that create attractive visa schemes, such as Vietnam, which draws global attention.

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19 June 2025

Sorawong Thienthong, Thailand's Minister of Tourism and Sports and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party, conducts a meeting with staff from his ministry and other tourism authorities, including the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), at Novotel Hotel Pratunam in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 19, 2025. Thailand experiences a sharp decline in international tourism, a significant contributor to the country's economy. The Ministry works on various initiatives to increase foreign tourist arrivals, targeting high-performing markets for international tourism to the country while competing with other countries in the region that create attractive visa schemes, such as Vietnam, which draws global attention.

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19 June 2025

Sorawong Thienthong, Thailand's Minister of Tourism and Sports and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party, conducts a meeting with staff from his ministry and other tourism authorities, including the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), at Novotel Hotel Pratunam in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 19, 2025. Thailand experiences a sharp decline in international tourism, a significant contributor to the country's economy. The Ministry works on various initiatives to increase foreign tourist arrivals, targeting high-performing markets for international tourism to the country while competing with other countries in the region that create attractive visa schemes, such as Vietnam, which draws global attention.

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19 June 2025

Sorawong Thienthong, Thailand's Minister of Tourism and Sports and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party, conducts a meeting with staff from his ministry and other tourism authorities, including the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), at Novotel Hotel Pratunam in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 19, 2025. Thailand experiences a sharp decline in international tourism, a significant contributor to the country's economy. The Ministry works on various initiatives to increase foreign tourist arrivals, targeting high-performing markets for international tourism to the country while competing with other countries in the region that create attractive visa schemes, such as Vietnam, which draws global attention.

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13 June 2025

Tourists use the Gondola, the highest cable car project, in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on June 13, 2025. In the weeks following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 25 tourists and a local on April 22, flight operations and passenger arrivals at the Srinagar International Airport plunge sharply, indicating a significant impact on Kashmir's tourism sector at the peak of the season. Gulmarg Gondola in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, is the second longest and second highest cable car in the world.

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13 June 2025

Tourists use the Gondola, the highest cable car project, in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on June 13, 2025. In the weeks following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 25 tourists and a local on April 22, flight operations and passenger arrivals at the Srinagar International Airport plunge sharply, indicating a significant impact on Kashmir's tourism sector at the peak of the season. Gulmarg Gondola in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, is the second longest and second highest cable car in the world.

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13 June 2025

Tourists use the Gondola, the highest cable car project, in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on June 13, 2025. In the weeks following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 25 tourists and a local on April 22, flight operations and passenger arrivals at the Srinagar International Airport plunge sharply, indicating a significant impact on Kashmir's tourism sector at the peak of the season. Gulmarg Gondola in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, is the second longest and second highest cable car in the world.

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13 June 2025

Tourists use the Gondola, the highest cable car project, in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on June 13, 2025. In the weeks following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 25 tourists and a local on April 22, flight operations and passenger arrivals at the Srinagar International Airport plunge sharply, indicating a significant impact on Kashmir's tourism sector at the peak of the season. Gulmarg Gondola in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, is the second longest and second highest cable car in the world.

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13 June 2025

Tourists use the Gondola, the highest cable car project, in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on June 13, 2025. In the weeks following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 25 tourists and a local on April 22, flight operations and passenger arrivals at the Srinagar International Airport plunge sharply, indicating a significant impact on Kashmir's tourism sector at the peak of the season. Gulmarg Gondola in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, is the second longest and second highest cable car in the world.

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13 June 2025

Tourists use the Gondola, the highest cable car project, in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on June 13, 2025. In the weeks following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 25 tourists and a local on April 22, flight operations and passenger arrivals at the Srinagar International Airport plunge sharply, indicating a significant impact on Kashmir's tourism sector at the peak of the season. Gulmarg Gondola in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, is the second longest and second highest cable car in the world.

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13 June 2025

Tourists use the Gondola, the highest cable car project, in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on June 13, 2025. In the weeks following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 25 tourists and a local on April 22, flight operations and passenger arrivals at the Srinagar International Airport plunge sharply, indicating a significant impact on Kashmir's tourism sector at the peak of the season. Gulmarg Gondola in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, is the second longest and second highest cable car in the world.

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