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  Tourism killed Thailand’s most famous bay. Here’s how it was brought back to life

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  Maya Bay, Thailand CNN — It’s just past 7 a.m. on a February morning in Maya Bay, several weeks after authorities reopened what is one of Thailand’s most popular tourist attractions to the world for the first time since June 2018 following a massive rehabilitation program. A lone tourist walks along …

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  Which are the most tourist-friendly countries?

  World Economic Forum - Tiffany Misrahi

  In 2016, the travel and tourism industry contributed an astonishing $7.6 trillion to the global economy – that’s 10.2% of global GDP. It also …

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  The 51 destinations where tourists outnumber locals

  The Telegraph - Oliver Smith,

  The world's most popular country? According to figures for 2016, the latest available from the UNWTO, it's France, with 82.6 million overseas visitors. Second is the US, on 77.5m, third is Spain on 75.6m, while the UK comes seventh with 35.8m. The world's most visited countries France - 82.6m annual …

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  Macau is betting on a new kind of Chinese tourism

  The Guardian - Jonathan Kaiman

  The former Portuguese colony is threatened by a crackdown on its controversial 'junkets'. Now, with new malls and lavish shows, it is hoping to replace high rollers with middle-class families