Cruise liner docks as 'floating hotel' at Sochi port

Cruise liner docks as 'floating hotel' at Sochi port

SOCHI, Russia - The cruise liner Thomson Spirit anchors at Imeritinsky port in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 29, 2014, as one of seven "floating hotels" for accommodating visitors to the Winter Olympic Games to be held in the Black Sea resort city from Feb. 7 to 23.

Tourists return to hot-spring resort in Hokkaido

Tourists return to hot-spring resort in Hokkaido

DATE, Japan - Business in the eastern part of the Lake Toya hot-spring resort began for two of the seven hotels in the area July 10. Several dozen people have made reservations for July 10 at the two hotels. The town of Abuta reopened its hot spring district to tourists 103 days after evacuation orders were issued shortly before the March 31 eruption of Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido.

San Fermin festival celebrated in Spain after two-year break

STORY: San Fermin festival celebrated in Spain after two-year break DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebrations STORYLINE: The first running of the bulls through the streets of Pamplona signaled the return of the world-famous San Fermin fiestas after a two-year break due to COVID-19 on Thursday. The highly dangerous "Encierro" as it is known sees hundreds of locals and tourists risk their lives to run alongside six fighting bulls from their holding pens to the city bullring at 8 o'clock every morning for the seven days of the Fiesta. Five people suffered slight injuries during Thursday's first chaotic run. San Fermin sees the population of Pamplona swell from its usual 200,000 inhabitants to around a million, with Spanish railway operator Renfe preparing extra trains for the whole weeks. This provides a huge boost to the city's tourist sector, with hotels at full capacity and restaurants and bars packed every day of the

Tourists return to hot-spring resort in Hokkaido

Tourists return to hot-spring resort in Hokkaido

DATE, Japan - Business in the eastern part of the Lake Toya hot-spring resort began for two of the seven hotels in the area July 10. Several dozen people have made reservations for July 10 at the two hotels. The town of Abuta reopened its hot spring district to tourists 103 days after evacuation orders were issued shortly before the March 31 eruption of Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido.