Backpacker bookings are looking healthy but the tourism industry is worried it is on the back foot following multiple closures and ongoing staffing shortages. More than half of hostels were lost during the pandemic. Government figures show national bed numbers dropped to just under 12,000 as of last month after sitting around 27,370 in 2019. […]
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PARIS (AP) — The family of a French backpacker who went missing in Egypt nearly a year ago used the Egyptian president’s visit to Paris on Friday to press for an investigation into the 27-year-old traveler’s disappearance. Family members and friends raised placards asking, “Where is Yann Bourdon, President Sissi?” — hoping to catch the […]
