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From France to Italy, what protests mean for Europe’s $187 bn winter tourism industry ahead of Christmas-New Year season

Carving out a greener future: how the Swiss ski resort of Laax is meeting the climate crisis head on

Gondolas on demand, electric piste-grooming and chemical-free snow cannons – how Laax is ‘greenstyling’ its future It’s the worst ski resort nightmare: hillsides of shaggy yellow grass streaked with slush under a leaden sky that’s coughing up sleet. Parts of Europe – places previously accustomed to crisp snow fields and pristine blue skies – are now facing this calamity, something meteorologists might describe as a British winter. Not everywhere, of course. Only lower altitudes are seeing such disasters. Higher up, normal service continues. I’m in the Swiss resort of Laax, where most of the slopes are at about 2,000 metres, lofty enough to be snow-secure, for now. The halfpipe is busy with dudes in baggy trousers and headphones nonchalantly practising their double corks. On the traditional pistes there are four-year-olds who could probably ski before they could walk. And then – Switzerland has its wacky side – three young men in first-world-war greatcoats on antique wooden skis propel themselves with rough-hewn quarter-staves. Continue reading...

Taiwan targets Indian travellers with fly-cruise holidays across Northeast Asia

Taiwan is looking to attract more Indian outbound travellers by promoting fly-cruise holidays combining Taiwan with destinations in Japan and South Korea. EVA Air's planned non-stop Delhi-Taipei service from December 1, 2026, is expected to support the initiative, with the Taiwan Tourism Administration engaging Indian travel companies to develop multi-destination holiday packages.

Goa Tourism Showcases Regenerative Travel at ITB Asia 2026

Election posters, mass tourism and property: Israel’s footprint in Cyprus

Travelling to sleep: From Brazil to Bhutan, here are 5 destinations where you can rest and recuperate

India well poised to help realise affordable space travel: Angad

Japan’s Autumn Travel Season Highlights the Growing Importance of Digital Connectivity

New flights for 2027 and the risk of higher airfares

Delay in government order for free bus travel causes difficulty for men with disabilities

High-cost trips rise over budget travel

Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah flights hit: Air India, IndiGo extend suspensions, Akasa follows suit