It’s common knowledge that once you’re past security at an airport, you cannot get out – and so when it comes to things you need to buy, you’ll have to succumb to some price hikes. If you need to eat, you’ll have to accept that it’s going to be a little more expensive than usual…
Solo travelling can be a great way to see the world and gain independence, but it’s important to keep yourself as safe as possible at all times. One solo traveller named Ani shared her experience of travelling by herself. And just recently, she recalled an incident where she was checking into a hotel at Newport…
Tourism in Fuerteventura has reached a historic milestone in 2024, with total revenues exceeding €3 billion, around £2.5bn.According to Marlene Figueroa, the Councillor for Tourism at the Cabildo Insular, this achievement reflects the resilience and growth of the island’s tourism sector. However, it comes against a backdrop of ongoing debates about the impact of mass tourism on the Canary Islands.Over the spring and summer of 2024, thousands of anti-mass tourism protesters gathered across the Canary Islands, including in Fuerteventura, to voice concerns over overtourism.Protesters highlighted issues such as skyrocketing housing costs, resource depletion and the environmental damages which they believe are all exacerbated by the region’s reliance on tourism. Many locals argued for a shift toward a more sustainable tourism model that balances economic benefits with the needs of residents and the environment. Despite these tensions, Fuerteventura’s tourism industry continues to thrive. The island, known for its pristine white-sand beaches, turquoise waters and year-round warm climate, remains a popular destination. Located just 100 kilometres off the north coast of Africa, Fuerteventura attracts millions of visitors annually, particularly from the United Kingdom. In 2023, 17.3 million British tourists travelled to Spain, making the UK the top source of international visitors, accounting for 20.4% of the country’s total tourist numbers.Economic data consolidated by the Canary Islands Institute of Statistics (ISTAC) underscores the industry’s strength. In the third quarter of 2024, Fuerteventura recorded revenues of €760million (£633m), a 1.1% increase from the same period in 2023. This followed a robust second quarter, with revenues reaching €586m (£488m) — a 9.6% year-on-year increase — and an impressive €810,(£675m) in the first quarter, reflecting a 15.2% rise compared to 2023.While this is a significant economic achievement, it raises questions about how the Canary Islands can manage the challenges of overtourism and ensure a sustainable future for both residents and visitors.
Kangana shared this image. New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari attended a special screening of the film Emergency, starring Kangana Ranaut and Anupam Kher, in Nagpur on Saturday. Kangana shared a few pictures from the event on Instagram. In one of the pictures, Nitin Gadkari and Anupam Kher are seen engaging in conversation. She captioned…
A still from the film. New Delhi: Ram Charan and Kiara Advani‘s political action film Game Changer, directed by Shankar, was released on January 10. Touted as one of South Cinema’s big-budget releases following Pushpa 2, the film had fans eager to see what it had in store. However, many were left disappointed, which is…
Quiz Master Phanindra Ivatury, now residing in Utrecht, the Netherlands, delves into the phenomenon of the Indian film, ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’. This global box office sensation has not only raked in millions but also showcased Indian cinema’s universal appeal and cultural resonance.
UTRECHT, Jan 12 (Bernama) — It’s the fastest Indian film to cross the five hundred, thousand and fifteen hundred crore milestones at the global box office. Ever since its worldwide release on Dec 5, 2024, Pushpa 2: The Rule has set cash registers ringing loud and clear both across India and overseas markets breaching multi-crore money barriers with effortless ease.
As 2024 concludes, Greece’s tourism sector celebrates record-breaking achievements while navigating pressing challenges.
With official data from the Bank of Greece still pending, a PwC study presented at the SETE conference forecasts arrivals reaching 41.6 million—a 22.4% rise from 2023. In 2023, arrivals surpassed 36 million, marking significant growth from 30 million in 2022, including cruise visitors.
Tourism remains a cornerstone of the economy, contributing approximately 13% of GDP annually. Key visitor markets—Italy, France, the UK, Germany, and the US—generate over half of tourism revenues. Greece competes with Spain, Italy and Turkey by leveraging natural beauty, culture, and renowned hospitality.
However, infrastructure strain and climate change impact top destinations like Santorini and Mykonos, where overtourism and extreme weather pose challenges. Shifting travel behaviors, driven by climate concerns, show Europeans choosing destinations with milder weather and traveling off-season.
Public opinion highlights tourism’s dual role: a vital economic driver offering opportunities but also a source of rising costs, uneven benefits, and environmental strain. Citizens call for enhanced infrastructure, extended tourist seasons, fair regulation of short-term rentals and sustainable tourism practices that respect local communities.
These insights stem from studies by INSETE, PwC and AboutPeople, emphasizing the need for strategic management to sustain growth and address evolving challenges.
Aliens sure have got it in for us in the YA-lit adaptation “The 5th Wave.” Shortly after their gargantuan ship appears in the sky, all “Independence Day” portentousness, they cut the world’s power with an electromagnetic pulse in their invasion’s first wave. Then it’s city-leveling quakes and tsunamis. Then a deadly pandemic. Then a body-snatching infiltration campaign. So we know that fresh hell number five is going to be bad, all right. Turns out it’s bad scripting.Chloë Grace Moretz performs quite capably as Cassie, our rattled, resilient teen heroine, until she finds emotional connection amid the chaos, and the story’s dialogue and tone turn laughable. Moretz’s material isn’t necessarily the dopey stuff, but there’s plenty to which she’s forced to react, and it’s consistently distracting. Equally self-defeating: It keeps the movie from more fully articulating intriguing themes about humans being robbed of their humanity. It’s tough to stay focused on the provocative bits when soapy talk of teenage yearning and angst keep making us snicker.The action opens midstream with Cassie already very much in survival mode, packing an assault rifle and facing down a dicey situation in a ransacked convenience store. Director J Blakeson then just as effectively cuts back to Cassie’s life before Armageddon, when she was just a typical Midwestern girl with typical preoccupations: hanging with girlfriends, checking in by curfew with her dad (Ron Livingston), nursing a crush on hottie classmate Ben (Nick Robinson, “Jurassic World”). So carefree, so alien-free.Cassie lands in a refugee camp, where things don’t go well for her father, and she winds up separated from her traumatized little brother (Zackary Arthur) in a military evacuation. There’s some solid writing in Cassie’s somber inner musings about the questionable ways that circumstance is changing her. (You’ll forgive these voiceovers if they seem a tad eloquent for adolescent diary scribbling.) But oof, the exchanges she shares with Evan (Alex Roe), a hunky, enigmatic survivor who agrees to help her find her brother. And there’s not quite “Hunger Games” credibility to the evacuated kids’ reconditioning as junior warriors, led by Liev Schreiber’s serviceably flinty colonel but also by Maria Bello’s bewilderingly Kabukified propaganda officer.Meanwhile, that ominous final phase of the title is delayed and delayed for an eventual Big Reveal — but it’s less a twist than a culmination of all the ham-handedness. You’ll be more than ready to wave goodbye.THE 5TH WAVEDirected by J Blakeson. Written by Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman, and Jeff Pinkner, based on the novel by Rick Yancey. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Alex Roe, Liev Schreiber. Boston Common, Fenway, suburbs. 107 minutes. PG-13 (violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language, brief teen partying).
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Washington Huskies (12-4, 3-1 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten)East Lansing, Michigan; Sunday, 2 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Washington visits No. 20 Michigan State after Elle Ladine scored 23 points in Washington’s 79-58 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers.The Spartans have gone 8-0 in home games. Michigan State ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 12.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Grace Vanslooten averaging 2.7.The Huskies have gone 3-1 against Big Ten opponents. Washington scores 73.9 points while outscoring opponents by 14.4 points per game.Michigan State averages 7.1 made 3-pointers per game, 2.8 more made shots than the 4.3 per game Washington allows. Washington scores 15.2 more points per game (73.9) than Michigan State allows to opponents (58.7).The Spartans and Huskies match up Sunday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Julia Ayrault is scoring 16.6 points per game and averaging 7.9 rebounds for the Spartans.Ladine is averaging 15.7 points for the Huskies.LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 7-3, averaging 77.3 points, 37.0 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 12.8 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.9 points per game.Huskies: 7-3, averaging 70.0 points, 35.5 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 6.1 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.9 points.The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.COPYRIGHT 2025 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.