Mr Assad’s odious regime fell a year ago, on December 8th 2024, and tourists are slowly returning to Syria. Some come to ...

The so-called travel trend of dark tourism has mystified academics and sun-seeking holidaymakers alike for years, as some travellers continue to be compelled to visit places with dark pasts instead of ...

Death, disaster, tragedy, and atrocity are four words commonly associated with dark tourism. Becoming a dark tourist is a controversial, and complex type of travel that some people consider no ...

For years, this country has been deemed one of the most dangerous places to travel — yet tourists keep coming. Libya has struggled through decades of unrest after NATO-backed forces killed dictator ...

Every year, millions of tourists around the world venture to some of the unhappiest places on Earth: sites of atrocities, accidents, natural disasters or infamous death. From Auschwitz to Chernobyl, ...

“Dark tourism is a special type of tourism, which involves visits to tourist attractions and destinations that are associated with death, suffering, disasters and tragedies venues. Visiting dark ...

The world is full of dark and mysterious places. Unfortunately, though, visiting these parts of the globe come with an inherent danger and risk. That’s where journalist David Farrier comes in, because ...

This first appeared in the Planet Money newsletter. You can sign up here. BERLIN — On a Wednesday afternoon in late August, I traveled to a tourist attraction in the heart of Germany's capital. If I ...

STANDING next to a sniper on the frontline in Iraq, dark tourist Andrew Drury was offered the chance to take a shot himself.