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Today: September 20, 2024

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The UK used to be a European tourism hot spot. Here’s how it all went wrong - and how it could be fixed

The UK used to be a European tourism hot spot. Here’s how it all went wrong - and how it could be fixed

The UK used to be a European tourism hot spot. Here’s how it all went wrong - and how it could be fixed
Environment|Travel

Mount Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years

In the seven decades since Mount Everest was first conquered, thousands of climbers have scaled the peak, and many have left behind more than just their footprints

Mount Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years
Sports|Travel

Tennis-New Zealand's Sun arrives in Wimbledon fourth round after quite a journey

Much-travelled Lulu Sun has taken a circuitous route to arrive in the fourth-round of Wimbledon and become the first New Zealand woman to go that far since 1959.

Tennis-New Zealand's Sun arrives in Wimbledon fourth round after quite a journey
Business|News|Travel

Milan airport to be renamed Silvio Berlusconi airport

Milan's main airport will be renamed after former Italian prime minister and business tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said on Friday.

Milan airport to be renamed Silvio Berlusconi airport
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Air travel is getting worse. That's what passengers are telling the US government

Air travel is getting more miserable

Air travel is getting worse. That's what passengers are telling the US government
Food|Lifestyle|Travel

Couple’s trip to Iceland to officiate wedding delayed by spoiled food, diverted flights

Couple’s trip to Iceland to officiate wedding delayed by spoiled food, diverted flights

Couple’s trip to Iceland to officiate wedding delayed by spoiled food, diverted flights
Environment|News|Travel

Shark attacks reported at Texas' South Padre Island; 2 people bitten, at least 1 severely

Authorities say shark attacks have disrupted Fourth of July celebrations at Texas' South Padre Island

Shark attacks reported at Texas' South Padre Island; 2 people bitten, at least 1 severely
Lifestyle|Travel

Taking a camper van trip to get a whole new perspective on your life

Taking a camper van trip to get a whole new perspective on your life

Taking a camper van trip to get a whole new perspective on your life
Business|Economy|Travel

Hong Kong retailers bank on duty-free quota hike to boost sales

An increase in the duty-free quota for Chinese tourists to Hong Kong may go some way to support the city's retailers, but visitors from the mainland

Hong Kong retailers bank on duty-free quota hike to boost sales
Environment|News|Travel

Hurricane Beryl takes aim at the Mexican resort of Tulum as a Category 3 storm

Hurricane Beryl has strengthened back into a Category 3 storm and is headed for what could be a direct hit on Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Tulum, where authorities are urging tourists to leave white sand beaches

Hurricane Beryl takes aim at the Mexican resort of Tulum as a Category 3 storm
Sports|Travel

Olympics-Paris 2024 sets up reserve site for marathon swimming if Seine unsuitable

The Paris 2024 marathon swimming event could be taking place just outside Paris should the River Seine not be suitable for bathing, organisers said on Friday.

Olympics-Paris 2024 sets up reserve site for marathon swimming if Seine unsuitable
Entertainment|Travel

Fantasy, frills and a pink fox: Playing dress up at Hong Kong Disneyland

Fantasy, frills and a pink fox: Playing dress up at Hong Kong Disneyland

Fantasy, frills and a pink fox: Playing dress up at Hong Kong Disneyland
Environment|Travel

Four shark encounters off Texas island as beachgoers celebrate July 4th

Four shark encounters off Texas island as beachgoers celebrate July 4th

Four shark encounters off Texas island as beachgoers celebrate July 4th
Lifestyle|Opinion|Travel

This country has a national happiness index. But what is it really like to live there?

This country has a national happiness index. But what is it really like to live there?

This country has a national happiness index. But what is it really like to live there?
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Travel

30th annual Essence Festival of Culture kicks off in New Orleans

The City of New Orleans welcomed thousands of people descending on the Big Easy for the 30th annual celebration of the Essence Festival of Culture

30th annual Essence Festival of Culture kicks off in New Orleans
Travel|World

Gaza church opens doors to injured and sick as hospitals fill

St. Philip's church once offered a haven of devotion to Gaza's small Christian community.

Gaza church opens doors to injured and sick as hospitals fill
Arts|Travel

Cambodia welcomes the Metropolitan Museum's repatriation of statues looted over decades of turmoil

Cambodia’s culture minister says the return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been looted from the country during a period of war and unrest is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors

Cambodia welcomes the Metropolitan Museum's repatriation of statues looted over decades of turmoil
Environment|Travel

Buried treasure: Old castle hidden beneath NC's largest sand dune fully visible again

Buried treasure: Old castle hidden beneath NC's largest sand dune fully visible again

Buried treasure: Old castle hidden beneath NC's largest sand dune fully visible again
Health|Lifestyle|News|Travel

Indian mother delivers baby on boat as her river island is inundated by floodwaters

A blue tarp covered a mother and her newborn daughter from the incessant rain on their boat journey

Indian mother delivers baby on boat as her river island is inundated by floodwaters
Lifestyle|Travel

Dare to bare: 24 of the world’s best nude beaches

Dare to bare: 24 of the world’s best nude beaches

Dare to bare: 24 of the world’s best nude beaches
Entertainment|Travel

With Taylor Swift heading to Germany, one city has taken her name — at least for a few weeks

The Swifties are about to take over the German city formerly known as Gelsenkirchen, where American superstar Taylor Swift is set to give three Eras Tour concerts later this month

With Taylor Swift heading to Germany, one city has taken her name — at least for a few weeks
Food|Lifestyle|Opinion|Travel

Parisian cafés are a cherished part of French culture. Here’s why they might be in trouble

Parisian cafés are a cherished part of French culture. Here’s why they might be in trouble

Parisian cafés are a cherished part of French culture. Here’s why they might be in trouble
Entertainment|Sports|Travel

How Shohei Ohtani has brought a new wave of Japanese tourists to LA

How Shohei Ohtani has brought a new wave of Japanese tourists to LA

How Shohei Ohtani has brought a new wave of Japanese tourists to LA
Travel

The hidden ‘eagle’s nest’ city that Alexander the Great couldn’t conquer

The hidden ‘eagle’s nest’ city that Alexander the Great couldn’t conquer

The hidden ‘eagle’s nest’ city that Alexander the Great couldn’t conquer
Political|Sports|Travel

Olympics-High costs, safety worries hurt Paris Games bookings

Spiralling travel and accommodation costs, French political tumult and security concerns are discouraging many sports fans and

Olympics-High costs, safety worries hurt Paris Games bookings

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