Sep 28 Watch 5:02 West Maui residents ask to delay reopening as officials look to restart tourist economy By William Brangham, Mike Fritz, Dorothy Hastings, Maea Lenei Buhre, Sam Lane Children will return to schools in Lahaina, Hawaii, starting next month and tourists will also be allowed back into parts of western Maui nearly two months after the devastating fires there. Officials are trying to help restart an economy that… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 10:56 Some Lahaina residents return to find what’s left of their homes after Maui wildfires By William Brangham, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane It’s been seven weeks since the deadliest American wildfires in more than a century swept through the Hawaiian island of Maui. Some residents in the hardest-hit neighborhoods of Lahaina are finally getting a chance to return home. William Brangham reports… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 9:14 Amid grief and loss, Maui residents and businesses continue wildfire recovery By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow Friday marks a month since the wildfires in Maui raged out of control, claiming too many victims and destroying a historic part of the island. Now, amid so much grief and loss, residents and businesses are trying to recover and… Continue watching
Aug 31 Canada issues travel advisory warning LGBTQ+ community about U.S. laws that may affect them By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The country's Global Affairs department did not specify which states, but is advising travelers to check the local laws for their destination before traveling. Continue reading
Aug 05 Wildfires, heat waves deliver blow to southern Europe’s vital tourism industry By Michael Varaklas, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Mediterranean destinations like Greece, Italy and Spain that have been hit by heat waves and wildfires are now weighing how the crisis will affect the tourism sector fueling much of their economies. Continue reading
Jan 03 Israel’s hopes for United Arab Emirates tourism fall short By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Israel's agreement with the United Arab Emirates to open diplomatic ties in 2020 brought an electrifying sense of achievement to a country long ostracized in the Middle East. Continue reading
Oct 11 Tourists travel to Japan after COVID-19 restrictions lifted, expected to provide major economic boost By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Eager to admire colorful foliage, eat sushi and go shopping, droves of tourists from abroad began arriving in Japan on Tuesday, with the end of pandemic-fighting border restrictions that had been in place for more than two years. Continue reading
Sep 29 Finland bans entry to Russian tourists starting at midnight By Associated Press Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told a news conference that the decision "aims to completely prevent Russian tourism to Finland and the related transit through Finland."… Continue reading
Aug 17 Egypt’s central bank governor resigns as economic struggles mount By Samy Magdy, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The Middle East's most populous nation has struggled to curb inflation triggered by Russia's war in Ukraine, high oil prices and a drop in tourism. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 4:15 Europe struggles with major wildfires and energy uncertainty amid ‘heat apocalypse’ By Malcolm Brabant, Zeba Warsi An intense heat wave has gripped much of Europe, with scorching heat, buckling roads, raging fires and hundreds of people dead -- and forecasts predict even more unbearable weather to come. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on the worst European… Continue watching