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Brits have rated themselves as the worst-behaved country abroad, a recent YouGov survey shows.more

A wildfire that raged through the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria for more than a week has finally been brought under control, emergency services said on Monday.more

Authorities in Barcelona say they have evacuated one of the Spanish city's popular beaches after reports of a possible explosive device there.more

All major UK airports must introduce 3D baggage screening equipment before the end of 2022, the government says. more

Penalties of 50 euros have been paid in Sardinia in recent days by many tourists who have broken the smoking ban on the beach.more

The number of tourists in Poland who took advantage of accommodation in the first half of this year increased by over 920.4 thousand. to 16.06 million from 15.14 million a year earlier at the same time - according to data from the Central Statistical Office (GUS). This is an increase of over 6 percent.more

Drivers are being warned of hour-long delays on some roads as traffic builds over the August bank holiday weekend.more

Several people are reported to have been killed and a number of others injured in lightning strikes during a sudden thunderstorm over mountains in southern Poland.more

Poles accustomed to higher standards of recreation abroad, are also looking for similar conditions in Poland - the Polish Chamber of Tourism has stated.more

A major inferno on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria has forced thousands to flee. Residents and holidaymakers have been forced to evacuate following a fire which has ravaged the island.more

The plummeting value of the pound means that holidaygoers lose out when it comes to spending on food, drink and travel this summer, financial experts have warned.more

Lethal microbes in the Baltic Sea have killed a woman in Germany in the first fatality of its kind this year, as soaring summer temperatures create the perfect conditions for the dangerous pathogen to rapidly multiply.more

"Save Rome, the Romans are escaping from the city", the daily "L'Osservatore Romano" warns today. The Vatican newspaper writes about the degradation of the Italian capital and warns that it has turned into a touristic "amusement park".more

Three people were killed after a cliff collapsed in Encinitas, California, the city said on Twitter.more

Over 54 percent tourists who travel abroad for holidays do not have any insurance - according to a study conducted by the Institute for Market and Social Research. The European Health Insurance Card EHIC has 13.5 percent travelers.more

Turkey's state-run news agency says a tour bus carrying tourists from Poland, Russia and Norway veered off a road near the Mediterranean coast and rolled over, injuring at least 22 people.more

Regional tourist organizations have started recruitment for the next edition of the competition for the "Best Tourist Product" - said the Polish Tourist Organization.more

Two tourists have been fined 950 EUR (£854) and ordered to leave Venice for making coffee next to the Rialto bridge. The backpackers, a man and a woman in their 30s, were arrested by local police after a resident spotted them sitting on the steps using a camping stove.more

Dozens of discarded banana skins are being found littered across Ben Nevis. more

Tourists in Rome must reckon with the fact that they will not see the Trevi fountain nearby, because it will not be available. The municipal guard can close the famous monument, when there is too much crowd to gather there and surround it with a protective tape with a ban on approaching.more

Egypt opened to visitors on Saturday the "Bent" Pyramid built for pharaoh Sneferu, a 101-metre structure just south of Cairo that marks a key step in the evolution of pyramid construction.more

Japan remains the country with the world's best reputation, according to new research. The FutureBrand Country Index published for the first time since 2014 charts the global perception of 75 different countries, ranking them according to a nation's "brand" power. more

Violent hail storms killed at least five tourists in northern Greece late Wednesday, police said.more

At least 10 unexploded bombs dropped by the allies during the second world war are hidden within the foundations of the archaeological site of Pompeii, Italian media have reported.more

The longest network of tourist routes can be boasted by the Małopolskie Voivodeship, in whose borders there is 9,400. km of such routes, including 3.4 thousand km of mountain hiking, 2.5 thousand km of horse and 1.8 thousand km of cycling - GUS informed.more