Travelers must pay to visit during the day
Many travelers are accustomed to nightly tourism taxes tacked on to their hotel bills. But daytime taxes are a new ask. Venice’s city council on Tuesday approved a long-awaited regulation …
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Trump Organization offloads Bronx golf course to casino company with New York City aspirations
NEW YORK — The Trump Organization has sold its right to operate a public golf course in the Bronx, city officials confirmed, offloading control of the publicly-owned property to a …
Where to stay in India? These 8 former palaces are now hotels
The Maharajas of India’s past built magnificent palaces as a symbol of their power. But in 1971, India abolished “privy purses,” or governmental payments made to these rulers. Several of …
Maui beckons tourists, and their dollars, to stave off economic disaster after wildfires
KAHULUI, Hawaii — Richie Olsten has been in Maui’s helicopter tour business for a half century, so long he’s developed a barometer for the tourism-dependent economy: rental cars parked at …
Great Wall of China damaged by pair wanting a shortcut for vehicle
It may have seemed like a good idea at the time. In an apparent attempt to create a shortcut, two people allegedly used heavy machinery to remove a sizeable section …
Tourist-flooded Venice OKs test of fee for day-trippers on peak visitor weekends in 2024
ROME — Tourist-flooded Venice approved guidelines on Tuesday for testing a new fee for day-trippers on peak visitor weekends next year. The city council gave the go-ahead for the guidelines, …
How to sleep better? Hotels are luring guests with sleep tourism
Yearning for a good night’s sleep? Join the club. Globally, more people searched about sleep this year than ever before, according to data released by Google Trends last week. People …
More than a meal: Restaurant-based programs feed seniors’ social lives
GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — A group of friends and neighbors meets for a weekly meal, choosing from a special menu of nutritious foods paid for by social programs meant to keep …
Should airlines weigh passengers? It’s for safety, say airlines
Starting Monday, passengers flying on Korean Air may be asked to step on a scale before boarding their flight. The exercise, which will last about three weeks, is required by …
How can single moms travel abroad with their kids for a month or more
Two and a half years after Roni Dagan’s husband died, she and her seven-year-old son, Gal, found solace in places far from home. They didn’t confine themselves to a single …