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Visitors pose with a man in a Trump mask outside the White House. The US remains one of the best travel destinations in the world, regardless of who’s in charge.

Should you boycott the US? The 20 biggest questions in travel right now

We posed 20 of the most pressing questions that should be on travellers’ minds to a group of experts across a range of categories. Here’s what they had to say.

  • Lee Tulloch
The Future I Saw predicts a tsunami will hit Japan in July this year.

Asian tourist numbers to Japan are plummeting. A comic book is to blame

Holiday bookings to Japan from key Asian markets have plunged as a dire prediction made in a graphic novel goes viral on social media.

Katy Perry in space on board Blue Origin. 

The future of travel? Sorry Katy Perry, this ain’t it

You don’t know how ridiculous you seem to the rest of the world until Jeff Bezos shoots you into space in his phallic rocket.

  • Ben Groundwater
In the past, only a select few travel photographers had an outlet where their images could be seen by a wide audience. Now, everyone does.

The big (new) problem with taking photos on holiday

I love the gorgeous and inspiring photos from a particular influencer. But there’s a problem – something I’ve noticed from him, and from plenty of other people on social media too.

  • Ben Groundwater
Tourists crowd the Old Town of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Ten places in Europe ruined by overtourism (and where to go instead)

Holidaymakers in Europe’s busiest spots face crowds, hostile locals and high prices, but there are excellent alternatives.

  • Amanda Hyde
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White Lotus is about power: those who have it and those who don’t.

If you can afford to travel overseas, you’re rich

The White Lotus highlights the power imbalance between tourists and the people who serve them. It’s not meant to inspire holidays.

  • Ben Groundwater
“Enhanced vetting” is seeing some travellers turned away from the US at the border for unusual reasons.

An Australian was denied US entry for bizarre reasons. He’s not alone

One Australian traveller says he’s now $15,000 out of pocket after being denied entry to the US after “enhanced vetting”. His crime? Choosing a cheap fare.

  • Anthony Dennis
Tourist numbers to New Zealand have not bounced back to pre-COVID levels.

Bloody hell, NZ’s come up with a tourism slogan worse than ours

Take a bow, New Zealand. Australia’s infamous “Where the bloody hell are you?” campaign is no longer the worst to come out of this region.

  • Robert Jackman
Most tourists in Barcelona end up around La Rambla, the city’s busy high street.

Dodge the crowds: Other places to go in the world’s top tourist cities

The world’s most popular cities may be inundated with tourists, but you don’t have to become part of the crowd – just switch neighbourhoods.

  • Ben Groundwater
On Bali, the velocity of change can be bewildering.

I’ve been visiting Bali for 31 years – it has become worse every year

In three decades, the destination has been transformed from a tropical paradise into a centre of mass tourism.

  • Ryan Ver Berkmoes

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