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In cities and destinations around the world, from Barcelona to Bali, overtourism has become a year-round problem. (Photo: AP)

Follow these tips to be a good tourist

4 ways to be a good traveller in the age of overtourism.

30 May 2019 12:15 PM IST

The IIUI has seven female hostel blocks which provide accommodation for about 2,500 students. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

India among fastest-growing alternative accommodation markets for...

Of the total 8,80,000 listings in India, over 1,40,000 are in 'alternative accommodation' segment, the company said.

28 May 2019 10:48 AM IST

Dubai goes to great lengths to market itself as open to different cultures and faiths as the Middle Easts financial, trade and leisure center. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Dubai opens up its Emirati culture to tourists

Curious foreigners get rare chance to sample Emirati culture.

20 May 2019 7:00 PM IST

Worker inspects a restored part of the Great Wall in Xiangshuihu in Huairou District. (Photo: AFP)

Mules, tools and old bricks: Rebuilding Great Wall of China

It attracts around 10 mn tourists per year -- but the swell of visitors, combined with age and weathering, has left...

28 Jun 2019 10:26 PM IST

The accident occurred at 2.15pm on Saturday when Sangita was learning to drive at Navy Nagar when she accidentally pushed the accelerator instead of the brakes and rammed the car, killing Akshansh and Abhay. (Representational image)

2 tourists die as boulders hit them in Himachal Pradesh

The boulders rolled down from mountains when a group of tourists were passing through Kashang area.

23 Jun 2019 4:04 PM IST

Rescued tourists wrote thanksgiving messages for the Indian Army during their stay at the camps. (Photo: ANI)

Indian Army rescues 81 tourists stranded in Ladakh

All the rescued tourists were provided with jackets, caps and warm clothes to protect themselves from adverse weather...

14 Jun 2019 6:07 PM IST

A number of states wanted liquor outlets to maintain a distance from highways. The SC now has attempted to give the law more clarity, nothing more.

Now, non-Muslim tourists to get free 30-day liquor licence in Dubai

Dubai resident visa holders are qualified for a two-year licence that permits them to purchase liquor from shops and...

12 July 2019 3:58 PM IST

In a televised news conference Friday afternoon, Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Dorian was moving slowly, extending the islands exposure to the storm. (Photo: AP)

Tourists scatter as Hurricane Dorian hurls toward Bahamas

Locals were left to seal up their homes and businesses before the storm's expected arrival this weekend.

31 Aug 2019 2:14 PM IST

Addressing a gathering of members of the Indian community here, he said, Can you do something for me? It is a small request. I am saying this to all Indians leaving all over the world. You take a decision that every year, each one of you will send at least five non-Indian families to India as tourists.â€ (Photo: File | ANI)

'Atleast 5 tourists,' PM Modi's small request to NRIs all over the...

Modi thanked the Indian community in Houston for setting the stage for a glorious futureâ€ of Indo-US ties.

23 Sept 2019 11:58 AM IST

Thomas Cook India Group. (Photo: Twitter)

Over 1 lakh tourists stranded as Thomas Cook collapses, 22,000 jobs...

The repatriation of 600,000 tourists, including around 150,000 seeking government help returning to the UK.

23 Sept 2019 8:40 AM IST

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife said that unknown number of tourists are feared to have drowned in flash floods while others survived. (Photo: Representational)

6 tourists, including 5 Indians, killed by flash floods in Kenya's...

Search and rescue efforts were underway but water levels were high in the gorges, slowing down the process.

2 Sept 2019 3:00 PM IST

The Railways would lay emphasis on reviving the steam engines which were very popular among the tourists, Lohani said.

Heritage value of Darjeeling's toy train to be restored: Lohani

Built between 1879 and 1881, with zigzags and five loops, the DHR is about 88-km long and is a top draw for tourists.

22 March 2018 6:18 AM IST