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Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them

KABUL, Afghanistan – By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a coun...

DATE: Jul 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

The world’s most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourism

PARIS – The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, has withstood war, terror, and pandemic – but on June 16, it was brought to a halt by it...

DATE: Jun 25, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

At the foot of the volcano

Activity is easy to find around Valles Caldera in New Mexico

DATE: Jun 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

Spaniards turn water guns on visitors in Barcelona and Mallorca to protest mass tourism

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Protesters used water guns against unsuspecting tourists in Barcelona and on the Spanish island of Mallorca on Sunday as demonstrators marched to demand a rethink of ...

DATE: Jun 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

Headed to the White City to meet Juanita the Ice Maiden

I feel her call in the blood. The breathiness of it is a soaring melody whispered across cloud-piercing peaks that line the Valley of the Volcanoes in southern Peru. Now it floats on a therm...

DATE: Jun 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

Kashmir tourism bears the brunt after tourist massacre and India-Pakistan military strikes

SRINAGAR, India – There are hardly any tourists in the scenic Himalayan region of Kashmir. Most of the hotels and ornate pinewood houseboats are empty. Resorts in the snow-clad mountains hav...

DATE: May 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

A Day on El Lago de Sandoval

Tambopata National Reserve, Madre de Dios Region, Peru

DATE: May 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

Venice expands day-tripper tax in bid to combat overtourism

VENICE, Italy – Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting Friday, a measure aimed at combating the kind of overtourism that put the...

DATE: Apr 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

A day on the motorbike

Madre de Dios Region in the Western Amazon of Peru

DATE: Apr 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

Anger against Trump is forecast to cost the US international visitors

Anger over the Trump administration’s tariffs and rhetoric will likely cause international travel to the U.S. to fall even further than expected this year, an influential travel forecasting ...

DATE: Apr 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

A new luxury hotel towers over Havana as Cuba’s economic troubles mount and tourism plummets

HAVANA – It’s impossible to miss. The huge rectangular mass of concrete and glass – the tallest building in Havana – dominates the city skyline, towering 490 feet above colonial homes with i...

DATE: Mar 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

Argentines flock to budget-friendly beaches in neighboring countries

VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile – On a recent hot summer day in Chile, the beaches of Viña del Mar, Concón and Reñaca are packed with holidaymakers sharing yerba mate teas and playing ball. Others mill ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

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Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...

Photos: IHBC Subaru Mountain Bike RaceCobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday

Cobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday

Sidney Andrew easily won Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race

Photos: IHBC men’s pro road raceCobe Freeburn won Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday

Cobe Freeburn won Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday

Photos: IHBC citizens rideIron Horse Bicycle Classic citizens ride takes off to Silverton

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic citizens ride takes off to Silverton

Photos: DHS graduationDurango High School graduated 366 seniors on Friday evening

Durango High School graduated 366 seniors on Friday evening

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them

The world’s most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourism

At the foot of the volcano

Spaniards turn water guns on visitors in Barcelona and Mallorca to protest mass tourism

Headed to the White City to meet Juanita the Ice Maiden

Kashmir tourism bears the brunt after tourist massacre and India-Pakistan military strikes

A Day on El Lago de Sandoval

Venice expands day-tripper tax in bid to combat overtourism

A day on the motorbike

Anger against Trump is forecast to cost the US international visitors

A new luxury hotel towers over Havana as Cuba’s economic troubles mount and tourism plummets

Argentines flock to budget-friendly beaches in neighboring countries

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