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Policy & Strategy tracks the government decisions, tourism policies, development frameworks, and strategic initiatives shaping the global visitor economy. Understand what is changing, why it matters, and how it could reshape tourism markets.

U.S. Moves to Revoke Business & Tourism Visas for Up to 200,000 People: “A Visa Is a Privilege, Not a Right”Revoking a B1 or B2 visa does not, by itself, mean that an individual's asylum application has been rejected or that the person will immediately be removed from the United States.

U.S. Moves to Revoke Business & Tourism Visas for Up to 200,000 People: “A Visa Is a Privilege, Not a Right”

Published August 25, 2026 by Staff Writer

Washington is preparing to revoke business and tourism visas held by asylum seekers, arguing that entering as temporary visitors before seeking asylum constitutes grounds for cancellation. Global (Tourism Reporter) —…

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Ukraine’s Tourism Reset: How Skills, Technology and Recovery Are Shaping the Road BackWhen UN Tourism Secretary-General Shaikha Al Nowais travelled to Ukraine on 15 August 2026, the message to the international tourism industry was difficult to miss.

Ukraine’s Tourism Reset: How Skills, Technology and Recovery Are Shaping the Road Back

Published August 21, 2026 by Staff Writer

The first visit by a UN Tourism Secretary-General to Ukraine in a decade — on 15 August 2026 — brought 500 scholarships, a medical tourism blueprint and a focus on…

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Nigeria’s December Moment: How Africa’s Most Populous Nation Is Turning Festive Travel Into a Tourism StrategyFor destination leaders, tourism policymakers, hospitality investors and travel trade executives following Africa's tourism development, Ember to Remember is a test case with implications far beyond Nigeria.

Nigeria’s December Moment: How Africa’s Most Populous Nation Is Turning Festive Travel Into a Tourism Strategy

Published August 18, 2026 by Staff Writer

Ghana turned its diaspora homecoming into a $3.3 billion tourism brand. Nigeria, with its vast population and globally influential December culture, is now mounting a 100-day campaign to turn its…

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Beyond the Welcome Sign: How Tourism Police Are Becoming a Destination Branding ToolA tourism police officer trained to recognise these patterns and deployed where they occur can intervene much earlier than a general police unit responding to a broader public-safety mandate.

Beyond the Welcome Sign: How Tourism Police Are Becoming a Destination Branding Tool

Published August 17, 2026 by Staff Writer

From Bangkok to Barcelona and Dubai to Nairobi, a new generation of visitor-safety infrastructure is reshaping destination confidence — and becoming an increasingly important part of how cities compete for…

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South Africa Opens a Digital Door: President Ramaphosa’s ETA Reshapes Tourism AccessThe four airports covered by the national rollout — OR Tambo International, Cape Town International, Lanseria International and King Shaka International — place the system across South Africa's principal international gateways.

South Africa Opens a Digital Door: President Ramaphosa’s ETA Reshapes Tourism Access

Published August 14, 2026 by Staff Writer

Launched on 12 August 2026, South Africa’s new Electronic Travel Authorisation brings biometric verification, machine learning and smarter border management to the country’s entry system — potentially transforming tourism access…

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