How Egypt’s Michele Bachmann Became President and Plunged the Country Into Chaos

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 2, 2013 Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has reinforced the widespread fear of the Muslim Brotherhood at every turn. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Come to Egypt, but Leave Your Vices Behind

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2011 Given this year's political turmoil in Egypt, it's not surprising that, as interim leader Kamal el-Ganzouri tearfully lamented at a news conference Sunday, tourism in the North African nation has taken a big hit. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

West Banksy in New York

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2011 A contemporary art gallery in New York opened an unauthorized show of works by England-based renegade graffiti artist Banksy on Aug. 25 that has incensed art critics, Banksy fans and residents of the West Bank in the Middle East. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

BP Points to Thriving Tourism to Reduce Settlement Payments

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2011 Just over one year out from the BP oil spill that wreaked havoc up and down the Gulf Coast, the tourism industry there is so far having one of its best summers in years BP is latching on to the good news, using it to argue in a court filing recently (more) . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Anonymous Declares War on Orlando

Staff / Truthdig Jun 29, 2011 The city of Orlando, Fla., home to amusement parks, fancy houses and an underachieving basketball team, has been arresting people for feeding the homeless without a permit. This got the attention of the hacker collective Anonymous, which has threatened to shut down a different Orlando-themed website every day. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cuban Reform Hints at the Freedom to Vacation

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2011 Most of us take access to overpriced hotels, lousy food and syrupy mixed drinks for granted, but ordinary Cubans suffering island fever may get their first shot at a vacation since 1959. A proposed reform might eventually allow Cubans (presumably those surviving on more than government subsidies) to "travel abroad as tourists." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Tourists Allowed

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2011 A small town in the depths of the Amazon has declared itself off-limits to tourists. Why? Locals complain of tourists behaving badly and the fact that little of their spending actually benefits the indigenous people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Land of a Thousand Penises

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2011 Bhutan, that tiny, idyllic country nestled between China and India, has a thing for male genitals However, an influx of tourists and their prudish ways threatens the ancient art of penis worship, the Global Post reports (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Hot New Tourist Destination: Chernobyl

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2010 The Ukrainian government is planning to invite tourists inside the 30-mile exclusion zone to get up close and personal with nuclear disaster The ministry of emergency situations says visitors should be safe -- provided they don’t wander (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oil Spill Has a Price Tag and It’s High

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2010 The cost to the Gulf states' tourism industry alone could be $22.7 billion, according to a study commissioned by the U.S. Travel Association. The outlook for the region's fishing and drilling industries is also pretty bleak. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kenyan Poverty Tourism

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2009 Poverty has apparently become a kind of spectacle: Places such as Brazil's favela slums and India's shantytowns have become part of a "poverty tour" industry. Now Kenya has jumped on the bandwagon, with several organizations selling guided trips through the wretched Kibera slum in Nairobi. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

I Am Robama, and I Come in Peace

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2009 Number 44 has been spotted in Orlando, in the form of an animatronic addition to Walt Disney World's Hall of Presidents. And it speaks with the president's actual voice. It's as creepy as it is amazing, and easily worth a quick look. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )