tourism

An Ivorian soldier stands guard on March 18, 2016 at the site of a jihadist shooting rampage at the beach resort of Grand Bassam.

Ivory Coast Struggles To Keep Economy Afloat After Terror Attack

6:28pm March 20, 2016

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Ivory Coast's business community is shaken after a deadly al-Qaida attack on a beach resort. The West African nation's economy had been on the rebound after a civil war.

Queue Listen Now

A budtender prepares an edible sale for a customer at LivWell Broadway in Denver.

For Pot Tourists, The Trip Is More Likely To End In The ER

5:59pm February 24, 2016

by Angus Chen

Tourists who indulge in legal marijuana in Colorado are more likely to end up in the emergency room with cannabis-related problems than are state residents, a study finds. Talk about a bad trip.

Tourists wait to visit the Louvre as it reopens in Paris on Monday. As the city tries to recover from Friday's attacks, people who planned to travel there seem to be conflicted about whether to go.

Paris Attacks Create A Dilemma For Travelers

1:47pm November 19, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

As Paris tries to recover from the terrorist attacks, people who planned to travel there seem to be conflicted about whether to go. Airlines reacted quickly, letting travelers rebook their flights.

Queue Listen Now

Tourists cram onto the Great Wall in Beijing, China, on Oct. 2, the second day of the National Day holidays.

World News

How Traveling In China Went From Adventure To Ordeal

10:24am October 14, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

China just wrapped up a holiday week in which an estimated 500 million people traveled around the country. NPR's Frank Langfitt explains why his family rarely travels for fun anymore in China.

Queue Listen Now

By the time archaeologists uncovered this statue of the Buddha at Mes Aynak, its head was gone — likely broken off by looters.

What's Better For Afghanistan's Future: Buddha Tours Or A Copper Mine?

2:48pm August 31, 2015

by NPR Staff

A vast archaeological site sits atop one of the world's biggest untapped copper deposits. Afghanistan must decide which resource will be a greater boon.

Petros Hatzigeorgiou, whose family has been making wine for more than 150 years, at his winery outside the village of Atsiki, Lemnos. He says islanders can weather the tax by working harder. "That's how we can fight it, no matter how much it hurts," he sa

World News

An 'Island Tax' Could Harm One Bright Spot In Greek Economy

3:43pm August 05, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

The new bailout plan for Greece calls for a steep sales-tax increase on the Aegean Islands, raising fears it could harm tourism, one of the few sectors that's been doing well.

Queue Listen Now

American tourists, like these visitors taking a guided tour in May, still have to provide one of 12 authorized reasons â such as visiting family or engaging in humanitarian work â for travel to Cuba.

U.S.-Cuba Ties Are Restored, But Most American Tourists Will Have To Wait

5:36pm July 22, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

Now that Cuba and the United States have restored full diplomatic ties, what will it take to lift sanctions impeding business and travel?

Queue Listen Now

Not exactly what that's for: Two tourists climb on a statue in Huayin, China, near Huashan, or Mount Hua, a famed tourist destination, in May 2013.

For Chinese Tourists Behaving Badly, A Government Blacklist

10:45am May 11, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

The Chinese have earned a reputation as some of the world's rudest travelers. Now, the government has enacted new rules that include a list of the worst offenders.

Queue Listen Now

Every spring, hundreds of horses are ferried from their winter hiatus in the Upper Peninsula for a good grooming and harness fitting, before beginning their summer jobs pulling carriages.

National

Return Of Horses A Sign Of Spring On Michigan Island

11:00am April 24, 2015

by Amy Robinson

Over the next two months, more than 300 draft and riding horses will be transported by ferry to Mackinac Island.

Queue Listen Now

World News

Japanese Tourist Allegedly Kidnapped, Repeatedly Raped In India

12:56pm January 03, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The 20-something student was allegedly abducted at the sacred Buddhist site of Bodh Gaya by an organized gang. After being held for weeks, she managed to escape her captors.