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Tourism pioneer MU Manik dies aged 78
Sun Online International
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Mohamed Umar ‘MU’ Manik, the chairman of Universal Enterprises and one of the pioneers of the Maldivian tourism industry, died on early Saturday at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore, where he was being treated in the Intensive Care Unit....
Hotel building surges despite construction slowdown
Gazeta Tema
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August 30, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 30 (TemA) – Albania eased off the building pedal in Q2, but hotels raced ahead. The country approved 352 permits, down slightly year on year. Total area shrank to 278,000 sq m. Project values fell, too. Hotels told a different story....
Tourism Agency expands beach access with new coastal upgrades
AzerNews
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August 30, 2025
On August 30, the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan organized a media tour of newly opened public beaches in the Shuvalan settlement, located in the Khazar district of the Absheron Peninsula, Azernews reports. The event also served to present...
Plans to expand hotel accommodation
Lincs Online
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August 30, 2025
Seven new lodges could be built in the grounds of a hotel. The plans for Normanton Park Hotel on the south-east shore of Rutland Water have been submitted to Rutland County Council. If granted, the new timber-clad lodges would add to the hotel’s...
Aussie tourist, 36, dies in hotel room in Phuket as cops make a grim discovery
Daily Mail
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August 30, 2025
By CAITLIN POWELL - NEWS REPORTER Published: 23:11 EDT, 29 August 2025 | Updated: 23:11 EDT, 29 August 2025 A young Australian man has been found dead in a hotel in Thailand as police discover a series of illicit substances in his room. Emergency...
Cambodia's Angkor Wat ranked TripAdvisor's most attractive tourist destination in Asia for 2025: PM
Xinhua News Agency
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PHNOM PENH, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Saturday that the Angkor Wat has been ranked as Asia's most attractive tourist destination by TripAdvisor. The prime minister announced this in a text posted on his...
Maldives tourism pioneer MU Maniku dies
Hotelier Maldives
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August 30, 2025
Mohamed Umar Maniku (MU Maniku), a key figure in the establishment and growth of the Maldives tourism industry, has died in Singapore. He passed away on Saturday while in intensive care at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, where he had been receiving...
Murcia hotels see record tourist numbers
Euro Weekly News
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August 30, 2025
Record Hotel Stays THE Region of Murcia saw a significant rise in tourists staying at local hotels in July 2025. Foreign visitors increased by 14 per cent compared with July 2024, reaching 47,139 travellers. This is the highest figure on record...
Mohamed Umar Maniku: A Life That Shaped Maldivian Tourism
Maldives Business Review
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When the Maldives welcomed its first tourists in 1972, the country had few resources, no resorts, and no blueprint for what lay ahead. What it did have was a handful of determined visionaries. Among them was Koligey Mohamed Umar Maniku (MU...
An Italian’s guide to Italy’s under-the-radar region that tourists often skip
Metro
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August 30, 2025
The Veneto region is home to Venice and Verona, but few tourists make it beyond these iconic cities (Picture: Getty Images) For many, a trip to Italy isn’t complete without seeing Venice and Verona. Gondolas, canals and Roman amphitheatres draw...
I left the UK for Spain – but spend summers in Britain to escape the tourists
The i paper
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August 30, 2025
Steven Langford loves his life on the Costa Del Sol - but the heat and crowds in the peak holiday season can be too much to bear A British expat who moved to southern Spain 15 years ago says he still returns home every summer to escape the...
National Art Gallery uses visual arts to boost Langkawi tourism
The Sun Daily
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August 30, 2025
LANGKAWI: The National Art Gallery is committed to making visual arts a key attraction for boosting tourist arrivals to this island resort through various programmes involving artists and the local community. Director-general Amerrudin Ahmad...
National Art Gallery Uses Visual Arts To Boost Tourist Arrivals In Langkawi
Bernama
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August 30, 2025
LANGKAWI, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The National Art Gallery is committed to making the visual arts a key attraction to boost tourist arrivals to the island resort through various programmes involving artists and the local community. National Art...
Hilton Strengthens Its Footprint in the ‘City of Pearls’ with the Second Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Breaking Travel News
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August 30, 2025
Hilton strengthens its presence in Hyderabad with the signing of second Hilton Hotels & Resorts in the city - (L-R): Mr. Ramkumar, partner, Shree Venkateshwara Group; Mr. Sailesh Mathur, group general manager, Shree Venkateshwara Group; Mr. R...
UK tourists vow to shun Tenerife over 'tacky' behaviour in hotels
Bristol Post
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August 30, 2025
James D Roger, Emma Slee and James Rodger 10:31, 30 Aug 2025 British tourists are pledging to never visit Tenerife again following "bizarre" conduct that's become commonplace across the island's hotels. UK holidaymakers on social media have...
UK tourists say they will never visit Tenerife again after 'bizarre' behaviour
Wales Online
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August 30, 2025
UK holidaymakers are pledging to never visit Tenerife again following "bizarre" conduct that's become more common across the island's hotels. British tourists on social media have expressed their shock at the extraordinary measures some guests are...
British tourist drowns in Benidorm after jumping into the sea for late evening swim
Daily Mail
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August 30, 2025
By NATALIA PENZA Published: 04:40 EDT, 30 August 2025 | Updated: 04:48 EDT, 30 August 2025 A British tourist has drowned in Benidorm after jumping into the sea for a late evening swim. Police confirmed the 31-year-old was found lifeless after...
British tourist, 31, found dead on Benidorm beach after several people tried to save him
Chronicle Live
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August 30, 2025
10:12, 30 Aug 2025 A British holidaymaker has been discovered deceased on one of Benidorm's most frequented beaches. Authorities have confirmed the 31 year old was discovered following difficulties returning to the resort's renowned Levante beach....
VSK: foreign resorts accounted for 95% of insurance events in the summer and spring season
AK&M
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AK&M 29 August 2025 19:57 Foreign resorts account for 95% of tourist insurance claims for the summer-spring season of 2025. In July, 37% of insurance cases were recorded, in June — 35%. This was announced by the VSK Insurance House. In the summer...
Saudi Arabia’s ‘ski resort in the desert’ in race against time for winter games
Metro
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August 30, 2025
The project has met such substantial woes that the country is even reportedly in talks to relocate the 2029 Asian Winter Games (Picture: NEOM) Saudi Arabia’s plans to build a futuristic mountain ski resort in the desert are facing uncertainty. The...