CBFIM – Wildfire and Tourism
Introduction|CBFiM Basics|Village Defense|Gender|Children|Religious Communities|Protected Areas
Country Reports / Activities|Wildland Fire and Tourism|Climate Change|Research and Literature
Materials|Processes|Meetings|Media News|Links
Media about Tourism and Fires
- GREECE: Tourists evacuated from Greek island camp as wildfire rages (Published by https://www.washingtonpost.com11 August 2019)
- THAILAND: Disruptive Haze Over Bangkok Hurts the Tourism Industry (Published by https://asiamedia.lmu.edu 22 April 2019)
- THAILAND: Haze casts shadow over Songkran tourism (Published by http://www.nationmultimedia.com/ 09 April 2019)
- USA: After $51M Tourism Loss To Wildfires, Oregon Wants Visitors To Come Back (Published by https://www.opb.org/ 23 August 2018)
- USA: Haze and smoke cause Seattle-area businesses to lose out on major tourist dollars (Published by https://www.kiro7.com/ 22 August 2018)
- USA: ‘Roads are money, and without the roads open, we die’: California wildfire closures lead to massive tourism losses for businesses near Yosemite (Published by https://www.businessinsider.com/ 12 August 2018)
- USA: As wildfire blazes on, Yosemite-area tourist industry ravaged (Published by https://www.sfchronicle.com/ 08 August 2018)
- USA: Wildfires and how they impact economy, tourism (Published by http://www.koaa.com/ 15 June 2018)
- FIJI: Fiji forest fires putting farming, tourism at risk – NGO (published by https://www.radionz.co.nz/ 30 April 2018)
- USA: Will wildfire and smoke kill tourism? (Publsihed by https://www.evergreenmagazine.com/ 26 February 2018)
- USA: October’s wildfires caused $17 million decline in Napa County hotel revenue (Published by https://napavalleyregister.com/ 29 January 2018)
- USA: Wildfires across pacific northwest take a toll on local economies (published by http://www.opb.org 07 September 2017)
- USA: Sierra national forest fires impact tourism business in surrounding towns (published by http://www.yourcentralvalley.com 04 September 2017)
- France : Forest fires leave thousands of passengers stranded across southern France (published by https://www.dailysabah.com 20 August 2017)
- USA: Tourist cancellations far beyond B.C. wildfire zone (published by http://www.barrierestarjournal.com 17 August 2017)
- UK: Beware heatwave Lucifer: British tourists warned about “dangerous” temperatures of up to 46C sweeping Europe (published by http://www.mirror.co.uk 04 August 2017)
- FRANCE: Terrifying moment tourists gasp as their bus inches past a raging wildfire on the island of Corsica as the two teenage arsonists suspected of being behind massive blaze on the French Riviera are arrested (published by http://www.dailymail.co.uk 26 July 2017)
- FRANCE / NETHERLANDS: France forest fires trigger evacuation of Dutch tourists (published by http://nltimes.nl 25 July 2017)
- Canada: Can I get a refund on my vacation booking near a wildfire? It depends (published by http://www.cbc.ca 14 July 2017)
- ZIMBABWE: Roles of stakeholders in veld fire management (published by http://www.herald.co.zw 05 July 2017)
- USA: Wildfire destroys home, hurts businesses in Utah ski town (published by http://www.heraldextra.com 19 June 2017)
- USA: Fire 50 percent contained at Washington state tourism spot (published by http://www.stltoday.com 24 May 2017)
- THAILAND: Haze haunts the north (published by http://www.ttrweekly.com 29 March 2017)
- INDIA: Drought, forest fires likely to affect tourism industry (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com 14 March 2017)
- INDIA: Forest fires threaten Uttarakhands status as tourist haven: Experts (published by www.hindustantimes.com 03 May 2016)
- AUSTRALIA: Tourist bookings plummet after Great Ocean Road bushfire (published by www.geelongadvertiser.com.au 01 May 2016)
- NRCT, CMU announce Haze Free Thailand campaign (published by http://thainews.prd.go.th 26 April 2016)
- USA: Fire in Shenandoah National Park second largest in park’s history(published by www.whsv.com 25 April 2016)
- USA: Survival strategies to help you escape a forest fire (published by http://scoutingmagazine.org 16 April 2016)
- AUSTRALIA: Australia: $20 million of tourism trade stripped from Lorne after Black Christmas bushfire, report reveals (published by www.geelongadvertiser.com.au 20 March 2016)
- Expect a smaller golden egg this year (published by www.bangkokpost.com 11 January 2016)
- SINGAPORE: Haze causes tourism gloom in Singapore (published by www.news.asiaone.com 11 September 2015)
- Wildfires impact Lake Chelan tourism (published by www.kirotv.com 07 September 2015)
- FRANCE: 10,000 campers forced to flee forest fire in France (published by www.thelocal.fr 27 July 2015)
- CANADA: Sask. park officials worried forest fires scaring away tourists (published by www.cbc.ca 10 July 2015)
- THAILAND: Grey shroud covers North Thailand (published by www.ttrweekly.com 13 March 2015)
- SWEDEN: Forest fire zone becomes ‘tourist hit’ for Sweden (published by www.thelocal.se 15 October 2014)
- USA: Smoke from wildfire cancels Ironman Tahoe events (published by www.ktvu.com 21 September 2014)
- SPAIN: ‘It was like Pompeii’: British family recount moment they were forced to evacuate Spanish holiday apartment as raging forest fire sent hot ash raining down on them (14 July 2014)
www.dailymail.co.uk - NETHERLANDS: Large Wildfire Burns in Netherlands National Park (22 April 2014)
www.claimsjournal.com - Tourists stay on despite haze (05 March 2014)
http://www.nst.com.my/streets/central/tourists-stay-on-despite-haze-1.497977 - AUSTRALIA: Halls Gap tourism recovering after bushfires scare visitors away (28 January 2014)
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/01/28/3933464.htm?site=melbourne - AUSTRALIA: North Stradbroke Island’s tour operators want visitors to return after bushfires hit trade hard (27 January 2014)
http://www.couriermail.com.au/travel/travel-news/north-stradbroke-islands-tour-operators-want-visitors-to-return-after-bushfires-hit-trade-hard/story-fnjjv9zl-1226810887379 - AUSTRALIA: Blue Mountains bushfires cost region’s tourism industry $71 million (29 December 2013)
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/blue-mountains-bushfires-cost-regions-tourism-industry-71-million-20131228-300fl.html - AUSTRALIA: Blue Mountains tourism takes hit after bushfires (16 December 2013)
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/12/16/blue-mountains-tourism-takes-hit-after-bushfires - AUSTRALIA: Struggling on – tourism revenue down by 80pc (04 December 2013)
https://gfmc.online/media/2013/12/news_20131204_au.htm - AUSTRALIA: Tourism losses hit $30m after Blue Mountains bushfires (14 November 2013)
https://gfmc.online/media/2013/11/news_20131114_au3.htm - AUSTRALIA: Fire forces campers to flee bushfire in WA’s Karijini National Park (07 November 2013)
https://gfmc.online/media/2013/11/news_20131107_au2.htm - USA: Wildfire and park shutdown decimate Yosemite tourist businesses (24 October 2013)
https://gfmc.online/media/2013/10/news_20131024_usa2.htm - USA: Southern Oregon wildfires ignite scam: false evacuation alerts (1 August 2013)
https://gfmc.online/media/2013/08/news_20130801_usa4.htm - Wildfires impacting tourism (24 June 2013)
https://gfmc.online/media/2013/06/news_20130624_usa3.htm - Bushfire bites into Alpine region’s economy (01 March 2013)
https://gfmc.online/media/2013/03/news_20130301_au.htm - Bushfire memories still keep tourists away (21 November 2012)
https://gfmc.online/media/2012/11/news_20121122_au.htm - Parks funding gap sparks bushfire fears (14 November 2012)
https://gfmc.online/media/2012/11/news_20121114_au.htm - Some local tourism businesses feel pinch (03 November 2012)
https://gfmc.online/media/2012/11/news_20121103_usa.htm - Big soccer tourney, other sports tourism, goes up in smoke in Wenatchee (15 October 2012)
https://gfmc.online/media/2012/10/news_20121015_usa.htm - Spanish tourism pros concerned about effect of wildfires (16 August 2012)
https://gfmc.online/media/2012/08/news_20120816_es1.htm - Tourists evacuated as forest fires engulf city of Valencia (02 July 2012)
https://gfmc.online/media/2012/07/news_20120702_es1.htm - UPDATE 2-Raging Colorado wildfire grows, threatens gated community (26 June 2012)
https://gfmc.online/media/2012/06/news_20120626_usa2.htm - Wildfire threatens to cast a shadow on Colorado summer (15 June 2012)
https://gfmc.online/media/2012/06/news_20120615_usa7.htm - Forest fire ravages tourism in Timmins (08 June 2012)
https://gfmc.online/media/2012/06/news_20120608_ca1.htm - Wildfire aftermath likely to leave dozens of BWCA campsites closed when season opens in MN (11 March 2012)
https://gfmc.online/media/2012/03/news_20120311_usa1.htm - Northern haze costs Thai tourism more than THB50bil in revenue loss(10 March 2012)
https://gfmc.online/media/2012/03/news_20120310_th2.htm - Haze problem cuts number of tourists in Chiang Rai (29 February 2012)
https://gfmc.online/media/2012/02/news_20120229_th2.htm - Tourism falls off at Texas parks hit hard by drought, wildfires, funding woes (28 January 2012)
https://gfmc.online/media/2012/01/news_20120128_usa1.htm - Israeli tourist held over massive Chile wildfire (31 December 2011)
https://gfmc.online/media/2011/12/news_20111231_cl.htm - Tourists Evacuated from Chilean Park Due to Fire (29 December 2011)
https://gfmc.online/media/2011/12/news_20111229_cl.htm - Blaze of anger hits tourists (05 October 2011)
https://gfmc.online/media/2011/10/news_october11.htm - Travel advice Portugal Forest Fires (29 July 2011)
Warning by Österreichischer Automobil-, Motorrad-und Touring Club (ÖAMTC) (PDF, 33 KB) - British tourists forced to flee as forest fires ravage northern Ibiza (29 May 2011)
https://gfmc.online/media/2011/05/news_20110529_es.htm - Mediterranean forest fires alarm residents, tourists alike (23 August 2010)
https://gfmc.online/media/2010/08/news_august.htm - International Tourism In Victoria Skyrockets (09 June 2010)
https://gfmc.online/media/2010/06/news_june.htm - Water scarcity: Muthumalai Forest Closed-Tourist entry banned (17 March 2010)
https://gfmc.online/media/2010/03/news_20100317_in.htm - Mt. Pulag off limits to trekkers to prevent forest fires (12 March 2010)
https://gfmc.online/media/2010/03/news_20100312_ph.htm - Fears bushfire ratings stopping tourists (17 February 2010)
https://gfmc.online/media/2010/02/news_20100217_au.htm - Catastrophic fire warning hits tourism (08 February 2010)
https://gfmc.online/media/2010/02/news_february.htm - Australia Invests $10 Million For Bushfire Tourism Industry Support Package (29 January 2010)
https://gfmc.online/media/2010/01/news_20100129_au3.htm - Forest fire continues to rage in a Nagaland valley (11 January 2010)
https://gfmc.online/media/2010/01/news_20100111_in.htm - Bushfire fears hit country tourism (14 December 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/12/news_20091214_au3.htm - Hundreds of tourists evacuated in Greek forest fire (13 October 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/10/news_october.htm - Months later, no review of SC fire in tourist area (4 October 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/10/news_october.htm - Sun Island Tours dispels any concerns over the recent bush fires in Greece (25 August 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/08/news_20090826_gr.htm - Fire on La Palma, Canary Islands (04 August 2009)
https://gfmc.online/gfmcnew/2009/08/0804/20090804_es.htm - British holidaymakers flee and celebrities’ homes threatened as fires rage across Mediterranean resorts (27 June 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/07/news_20090727_seu2.htm - Wildfires in Sardinia Kill Two; Temperature Tops 100 (27 June 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/07/news_20090727_it.htm - Bushfire regions receive tourism funding (1 June 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/06/news_june.htm - A post-wildfire landscape awaits tourist (17 May 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/05/news_20090518_us4.htm - Tourists flock to bushfire-affected regions for Easter (9 April 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/04/news_20090410_au3.htm - Tourism push for bushfire areas (17 March 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/03/news_march.htm - Govt Warning: Chiang Mai Can Damage Your Health (12 March 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/03/news_20090312_th.htm - India: 200 tourists rescued from forest fire (10 March 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/03/news_20090310_in.htm - Uruguayan authorities evacuate tourists from forest fire (7 January 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/01/news_january.htm - Uruguay: Fire Rages Near Uruguay Beach Resort (02 January 2009)
https://gfmc.online/media/2009/01/news_20090102_ur.htm - Forest Fires Force Evacuation of Croatian Resort (22 September 2008)
https://gfmc.online/media/2008/09/news_20080922_cr.htm - Forest fires destroy 10,000 hectares in Turkey’s Antalya, one dead (03 August 2008)
https://gfmc.online/media/2008/08/news_20080803_tk2.htm - Turkish forest fires devastate tourist region (03 August 2008)
https://gfmc.online/media/2008/08/news_20080803_tk3.htm - Canadian tourist couple died in veld fire, police say (28 June 2008)
https://gfmc.online/media/2008/06/news_20080628_sa.htm - Kangaroo Island tourism suffering (01 April 2008)
https://gfmc.online/media/2008/01/news_20080401_au5.htm - Bush fire engulfs Kenyan wildlife park (23 February 2008)
https://gfmc.online/media/2008/02/news_20080223_kn.htm - USA: A Tale of Two Tahoes: Tourists on Beaches; Elsewhere, Destruction (29 June 2007)
https://gfmc.online/media/2007/06/news_20070629_us.htm - Indonesia: Eco-tourism At Risk in Indonesia (18 June 2007)
https://gfmc.online/media/2007/06/news_20070627_in.htm - USA: Catalina Invites Tourists Back After Wildfire (4 June 2007)
https://gfmc.online/media/2007/06/news_20070606_us3.htm - Indonesia: No easy solution to Indonesian haze woes (21 April 2007)
https://gfmc.online/media/2007/04/news_20070424_ind.htm - Australia: Bushfire areas reopen for long-weekend tourists (6 April 2007)
https://gfmc.online/media/2007/04/news_20070406_au.htm - Thailand: Air quality in Chiang Mai improves (30 March 2007)
https://gfmc.online/media/2007/04/news_20070402_thai.htm - Australia: National park ravaged by bushfire (13 February 2007)
https://gfmc.online/media/2007/02/news_20070216_au3.htm - Australia: Planning laws fail to protect us from bushfire (7 February 2007)
https://gfmc.online/media/2007/02/news_20070207_au2.htm - Australia: Victoria’s Hermit Mt bushfire contained (31 January 2007)
https://gfmc.online/media/2007/02/news_20070204_au2.htm - Australia: Bracks pledges extra $4m for bushfire affected tourism (31 January 2007)
https://gfmc.online/media/2007/01/news_20070201_au.htm - USA: Evacuations ordered for wildfire (27 August 2006)
https://gfmc.online/media/2006/08/news_20060828_usa4.htm - France: Forest fire rages near French tourist mecca (15 August 2006)
https://gfmc.online/media/2006/08/news_20060815_fr.htm - France: Incendie: plus de 4.000 personnes évacuées dans le Var (14 August 2006)
https://gfmc.online/media/2006/08/news_20060815_fr2.htm - Spain: Forest fires damage Stone Age paintings, carvings (12 August 2006)
https://gfmc.online/media/2006/08/news_20060812_es10.htm - Australia: Tourist lost escaping from bushfire (10 August 2006)
https://gfmc.online/media/2006/08/news_20060810_au.htm - USA: Fire Not Deterring Hoodsport Tourists (5 August 2006)
https://gfmc.online/media/2006/08/news_20060806_usa2.htm - USA: Grand Canyon North Rim closed to tourism, travel (30 June 2006)
https://gfmc.online/media/2006/07/news_20060703_us2.htm - Australia: New ad campaign launched for Grampians tourism (19 June 2006)
https://gfmc.online/media/2006/06/news_20060620_au.htm - Mexico: Forest fire damages Yucatan ruins in Mexico (15 May 2006)
https://gfmc.online/media/2006/05/news_20060518_mex.htm - Mexico: Incendios forestales amenazan a balneario mexicano de Cancún (30 April 2006)
https://gfmc.online/media/2006/05/news_20060501_mex.htm - Australia: Bushfire tourism only hope for Grampians (6 February 2006)
https://gfmc.online/media/2006/02/news_20060206_au.htm - South Africa: Huge veld fires wreak havoc at top tourism spots (2 February 2006)
https://gfmc.online/media/2006/02/news_20060202_za2.htm - South Africa: Tourist held for starting blaze with cigarette (27 January 2006)
https://gfmc.online/media/2006/01/news_20060127_za2.htm - Malaysia: HAZE WATCH: Be prepared for return of the haze (19 August 2005)
https://gfmc.online/media/2005/news_20050821_my.htm - Spain: At least 11 people killed at forest fire in central Spain (18 July 2005)
https://gfmc.online/media/2005/news_20050718_es4.htm - France: Incendie sur la Côte d’Azur: quelque 5.000 campeurs évacués (5 July 2005)
https://gfmc.online/media/2005/news_20050706_fr.htm - Peru: Incendio forestal pone en peligro complejo arqueológico de Machu Picchu (5 July 2005)
https://gfmc.online/media/2005/news_20050706_pe.htm - Chile: Tourists affected by forest fire in Torres del Paine National Park (February 2005)
https://gfmc.online/media/2005/news_20050224_ch2.htm
https://gfmc.online/media/2005/news_20050224_ch.htm - New Zealand: Bush blaze has tourists beating a retreat (January 2005)
https://gfmc.online/media/2005/news_20050128_nz.htm - Fire, smoke and tourists in Malaysia (June 2004)
https://gfmc.online/gfmcnew/2004/0625/20040625_sea.htm - Tourists affected by wildfires in Mediterranean Europe (August 2003)
https://gfmc.online/gfmcnew/2003/0801/20030801_southern_europe.htm - https://gfmc.online/gfmcnew/2003/0819/20030819_southern_europe.htm
- France: Three tourist camping sites in the community of Agay were evacuated (July 2003)
https://gfmc.online/gfmcnew/2003/0726/20030726_france.htm - Indonesia: World’s largest lizard and tourist sites get some help against fire destruction (February 2003)
https://gfmc.online/media/2003/news_20030211_id.htm - Fire and smoke threatening Malaysia Grand Prix (March 2002)
https://gfmc.online/current/archive/sea/2002/03/sea_03222002.htm - Tourist sector threatened by bush and forest fires in Australia (January 2002)
https://gfmc.online/current/archive/aus/2002/01/aus_01082002.htm - U.S.A.: 17 hikers and backpackers in Washington were airlifted to safety (August 2001)
https://gfmc.online/media/2003/news_08212001_us.htm - Third Memorandum and chronic of a catastrophic forest fire on Samos Island (Greece) (July 2000)
https://gfmc.online/current/archive/gr/2000/07/gr_07252000.htm - Forest fires in the U.S.A: Tourist sites closed (August 2000)
https://gfmc.online/current/archive/us/2000/08/us_08092000.htm
