Foreign tourist arrivals in Türkiye's Antalya tops 10 million

STORY: Foreign tourist arrivals in Türkiye's Antalya tops 10 million DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: ANTANYA, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists arriving at Antalya, Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: More than 10 million foreign tourists have already arrived by air this year in Antalya, a major tourist destination on Türkiye's southern Mediterranean coast, according to data from local culture and tourism authorities on Friday. The number of foreign visitors between Jan. 1 and Aug. 22 increased by 20 percent from a year earlier, the local culture and tourism authorities said, adding that from Aug. 1 to Aug. 22, around 1.88 million foreign tourists entered the city, marking a 10 percent increase compared with the same period of last year. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the global travel and tourism industry, Antalya welcomed a record 15.6 million foreign tourists. Antalya is keen on attracting more tourists throughout the whole year by

USJ draws 10 mil. visitors since April

USJ draws 10 mil. visitors since April

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2015, shows a new attraction based on the Harry Potter film series at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka. USJ has attracted more than 10 million visitors since last April, reflecting the popularity of the attraction.

USJ draws 10 mil. visitors since April

USJ draws 10 mil. visitors since April

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2015, shows a new attraction based on the Harry Potter film series at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka. USJ has attracted more than 10 million visitors since last April, reflecting the popularity of the attraction.

Number of tourists visiting Spain in April up nearly tenfold YoY: survey

STORY: Number of tourists visiting Spain in April up nearly tenfold YoY: survey DATELINE: June 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists around different places in Spain STORYLINE: Spain welcomed almost 10 times more tourists this April than in the same month in 2021, according to a monthly survey published by the Spanish Statistical Office (INE) on Wednesday. According to the survey, 6.1 million foreign tourists arrived in Spain in April against 629,000 in the same month 2021, when several COVID-19 restrictions were still in place. In April 2019, Spain had 7.14 million international visitors. Tourism expenditure is recovering even more strongly as the 6.1 million tourists spent 6,900 million euros (7,345 million U.S. dollars) during their stay, which is close to the 7,056 million euros spent in April 2019. The recovery is due in part to a significant increase in the number of visitors from the United Kingdom. Around 1.2 million British tourist

Sky tram rescue drill held in China's famed scenic area

STORY: Sky tram rescue drill held in China's famed scenic area DATELINE: April. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: ZHANGJIAJIE, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue drill at the Tianmen Mountain cableway in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province STORYLINE: A rescue drill to evacuate visitors from sky trams was held on Friday in China's famed scenic spot Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province. The drill was set on a 7,455-meter-long cableway on Tianmen Mountain, one of China's steepest cableways with a difference in height of 1,279 meters, which transports more than 4 million tourists every year. Rescuers simulated the scenario in which a cable in the air snapped and trapped the "tourists" inside the tram cabins. During the drill, rescuers deployed vertical rescue to crawl into the cabin and evacuate the trapped ones by a rope from the cabin's bottom door. It's been a routine for the scenic spot to carry out a series of drills and exercises to shore up preparation for eme

USJ draws 10 mil. visitors since April

USJ draws 10 mil. visitors since April

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2015, shows a new attraction based on the Harry Potter film series at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka. USJ has attracted more than 10 million visitors since last April, reflecting the popularity of the attraction. (Kyodo)