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 …
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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 …
As Maui rebuilds, residents reckon with tourism’s role in their recovery
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Long before a wind-whipped wildfire blasted through the island of Maui, tension existed between Hawaii’s kamaaina, or longtime residents, and the visitors some islanders resent for turning …
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 …
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, …