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19.10.26 - 12:18
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Tourists are avoiding York, my home town – but I know how to get them back (The Guardian)
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Are they put off by the hen parties, the tea rooms or the £5-an-hour parking? No matter. It's time for my bold new approach ...York may be falling out of fashion with tourists. The BBC reports January-to-June visitor numbers to my home town fell 8% compared with 2025, with visits to city attractions down by 17%.This inspires a cocktail of conflicting emotions – selfish relief, a bit of huffiness (how dare they reject the birthplace of the Chocolate Orange and the KitKat?) and consternation. Slaloming through unpredictable, slow-moving tourist hordes in narrow medieval streets is far from my favourite activity (albeit probably good for my cognitive reserve), but tourists keep this city afloat. Our main economic activities in 2026 are “dressing up”, “tea and cake”, and “hen/stag night services (sub-categories: booze, kebabs, feather boas)”. This city runs on genteel treats and big, messy nights out: two things that are, yes, deeply incompatible. I wonder if that's part of the problem – th...
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19.10.26 - 07:48
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′No influencers′: the hotels, restaurants and beauty spots restricting photoshoots (The Guardian)
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Backlash against content creators includes restricted hours for filming and even outright bansStand in any vaguely photogenic spot these days on holiday and the chances are you will come across people posing with raised phones and even ring lights. Some may be influencers with huge audiences on social media, others just overkeen Instagram users. With hotels and beauty spots now so overrun, however, bans on photography are coming into place.The five-star Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, known for its glamorous clientele, views of the Côte d'Azur and a stunning infinity pool, has brought in rules against photoshoots: no longer allowed without prior permission. Continue reading......
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19.10.26 - 07:36
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Revealed: African island fights offshore gambling network linked to UK family (The Guardian)
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London-based property investors deny selling licences to casinos claiming to be based on Anjouan, a tiny Indian Ocean islandThe island of Anjouan, rising out of the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar, is a corner of the Earth that few people have heard of, let alone laid eyes on.Known as Nzwani in the local language, this tiny volcanic island – one of a collection that make up the Union of Comoros – counts ylang-ylang oil and vanilla among its chief exports. Continue reading......
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18.10.26 - 09:12
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Condé Nast′s UK profits drop by more than a third as sale of Vogue publisher ruled out (The Guardian)
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Magazine group points to restructuring bill but says it 'remains profitable in the UK for another year'Profits at Condé Nast's UK arm slumped by more than a third last year, according to figures published shortly after the billionaire family that owns the luxury magazine group and titles from Vogue to GQ ruled out a sale.The publisher, which enjoyed a bumper 2024 after booking £64m in proceeds from the sale of its UK headquarters Vogue House in London, saw pre-tax profits excluding exceptional items tumble 36% from £28m that year to nearly £18m last year. Continue reading......
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17.10.26 - 13:12
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The hill I will die on: Cinemas have been getting away with lies. Films should begin on time | Jeffrey Ingold (The Guardian)
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If cinemas must run 20 minutes of adverts before a feature, they could at least be honest about it. Or, I have a better solution …Do you remember the last time you were lied to? I certainly do. I was tricked by the North Finchley Vue, which sold me and my boyfriend tickets to a 7.15pm showing of The Odyssey. Guess what was playing at 7.15pm? A car advert. Ten minutes later, it was a trailer for the horror film Werwulf. Then there was an advert for Vue – as if I wasn't already there. The film was half an hour late to its own showing when it finally started at 7.45pm.I am sick and tired of cinemas getting away with such treachery. I don't want to follow in the footsteps of my friend, who knows that the ads at her local run for 22 minutes so slinks in at just the right time. I shouldn't have to do mental maths because I am being lied to by cinemas. We are all the victims of their predatory time-wasting system.Jeffrey Ingold is a freelance journalist covering LGBTQ+ issues, music and culture Continue r...
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17.10.26 - 01:54
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China′s tourists flock to experience a pretend typhoon as ′dark tourism′ flourishes (The Guardian)
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The concept of 'paying to suffer' soars in popularity, with simulated disasters proving a modern twist on visiting sites of historic tragedies When Leon Lv was looking for somewhere to travel last year, she turned to the Chinese social media app RedNote for ideas. The algorithm took her to videos of people struggling to survive typhoon-strength winds and flash floods.“I never experienced a typhoon. I don't know how it will feel and what will happen. I just have seen it on the news,” says the 28-year-old from Chongqing in south-west China. “So that's why I want to go there to have a safe place to experience it and learn something.” Continue reading......
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