Russian tourists

Opinion | Why proposed Irrawaddy dolphin festival in Cambodian commune is too late – the local population has been wiped out already

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Tiger X, Orangutan Y or Dugong Z would not have been so loved if they had been born in earlier times. The last of their kind they may be, but we value them primarily because they represent a disappearing opportunity – to either ward off yet more loss to the planetary biodiversity we know is … Read more

Opinion | As Thailand woos Russian tourists with longer stays, Phuket locals witness their island turning into ‘something resembling a resort town on the Black Sea’

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Russian airlines are banned from most European airports and tourists from Russia face a host of restrictions across the continent – unless they’re among those wealthy few who have, according to anecdotal evidence, obtained by bribe (€6,000/US$6,490) Ukrainian registration plates and swan around Europe in large SUVs. From porn stars and party animals to the … Read more