International Visitor Spending in U.S. Falls 5% in August As Tourism Receipts Decline

In Brief: International visitors spent nearly $19.9 billion in the United States in August 2026, down 5% year over year, according to NTTO data. Spending on lodging, dining, recreation, and other travel-related goods and services fell nearly 9%, while total international visitor spending through August reached $165 billion, down nearlyContinue Reading

How to grow $25K into community-led conservation: Interview with Tanzania’s Mwambao

Ali Thani and Lorna Slade shared frustration with top-down conservation and a belief that coastal communities could manage their own resources led them to come together to create the Mwambao Coastal Community Network. Their partnership grew from different experiences. Thani, a Tanzanian from the coast who had worked in governmentContinue Reading

Decoding Rural China’s Governance: How six villages turn viral fame into shared prosperity

BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 October 2026 – People’s Daily’s video series Decoding Rural China’s Governance, which explores grassroots governance and rural development in different parts of China, follows this six-village tourism cluster in its latest episode One Green Haven, Six Linked Villages, exploring how the sixContinue Reading

“The Price of a Narrow Metric: Why Vulnerability Must Count”

Africa, Climate Action, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Education, Energy, Environment, Food Systems, Headlines, Ocean Health, TerraViva United Nations Opinion VICTORIA, Seychelles, Oct 1 2026 (IPS) – From a distance, an island nation can appear to possess everything: pristine waters, a thriving tourism industry and a strongContinue Reading