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 Basilosaurus whale fossil, dating back 36 million years, has been discovered in the Ocucaje desert in the Ica region of Peru.

According to a recent report by ESOMAR-certified market research, the ecotourism market is expected to surpass a valuation of US$ 17 Bn in 2021 and is set the witness growth at a CAGR of ~15% during the forecast period, from 2021.

Japan on Tuesday rejected a Russian move to withdraw from peace talks over the disputed Kuril Islands and all related projects amid Tokyo's sanctions against Moscow.

The leading digital travel platform Booking.com announced a renewed partnership with the European Broadcasting Union to become the Official Travel Partner of the Eurovision Song Contest for the second year in a row.

At least six people, including a child, were killed and more than 30 injured when a car slammed into a carnival crowd in Belgium on Sunday.

There’s no doubt that people play online casino games to win money more than to have fun. Speaking of casinos, there are two parties involved; owner(s) and clients or players.

U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on the full Senate passage of the $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill, which includes the Restoring Brand USA Act to provide $250 million in relief funding to the United States’ destination marketing organization:

The Walt Disney Company announced Thursday it has paused all businesses in Russia amid the war in Ukraine.

Estonia has suspended accepting new e-residency applications from Russian and Belarusian citizens to “prevent sanctions evasion and possible illegal activities.”

The UNWTO Executive Council has decided to hold an extraordinary UNWTO General Assembly to address the suspension of the membership of the Russian Federation.

Skål International, which is the world's broadest association of travel industry leaders with approximately 13,000 members in 100 countries, 323 cities, stands strongly in favor of the use of diplomacy to avoid such conflicts and calls on all nations to use both diplomatic negotiations and the good offices of such organizations as the United Nations to resolve differences.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2022.

The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association today welcomed American Express Travel as its first global partner in the financial services sector.

A new set of guidelines will help both governments and businesses better address the needs of women in the tourism sector.