According to palmbeachpost.com the government shutdown wasn’t enough to stop a group of tourists from seeing the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine. The fort is one of hundreds of national parks and monuments that are now closed due to the government shutdown. However, park rangers said a group of 13 adults and two children went inside the fort on Monday afternoon, ignoring the “closed” sign outside the gate. Read article
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Shanghaidaily.com reports that the first flight to Mexico City from the swamped airport in Acapulco city took off on Tuesday to evacuate some stranded tourists, Interjet airline reported. Two of Mexico’s largest airlines, Interjet and Aeromexico, are running flights to the swamped airport. Families with small children, elderly members or women are given priority boarding, […]
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According to cctv.cn, China’s first luxury cruise ship is being detained in Jeju, South Korea, as the result of a legal dispute. Tourists and staff of the Henna have been stranded on board for more than 30 hours. The governments of China and South Korea are coordinating efforts for its early release. Accommodation on board […]
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According to a report by Travelmole, the travel industry website, guests at the Iberotel Aquamarine in Hurghada have been warned not to leave the property, as reported by telegraph.co.uk. One TripAdvisor user, who is currently staying at the hotel, published an update on the website’s forum this morning, claiming that letters had been posted through […]
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According to allafrica.com, a Himba woman nearly beat up a tourist for photographing her without her consent on Tuesday. The woman, Uatanaua Nduri, saw a female tourist taking a picture of her, and afterwards asked for payment or for the tourist to delete the picture but a communication breakdown between the two led to a […]
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The Guardian reports that visitors to the Greek resort of Santorini are facing the prospect of candlelit dinners with warm beer after a power-station fire left the island without electricity at the peak of the tourist season. Greece’s power network administrator said Tuesday’s blaze had been extinguished and efforts were being made to gradually restore […]
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Channelnewsasia.com reports that Thai navy personnel on Monday battled to clean up a major oil slick which coated a beach on a popular tourist island in a national park after a pipeline leak. Roughly 50,000 litres of crude oil gushed into the sea on Saturday about 20 kilometres off the coast of the eastern province […]
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Al Jazeera reports that a loud explosion has been heard at Beijing airport Terminal-3, according to official Chinese news agency Xinhua. There was no word on casualties in the explosion that occurred around 6:30pm local time (10:30 GMT) near the international arrivals section. Read article
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As reported by Abc.net.au, a 26-year-old French tourist will head home from Brisbane after being spared further jail time for what has been described as a “bizarre series of offences”. Mickael Massiera was on a working holiday when his lawyer said he went off the rails. The District Court heard he resisted arrest after being […]
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According to independent.ie, a businessman was feared dead last night after a gas explosion ripped through his launderette early yesterday. James Gleeson, who is in his 50s, remained “unaccounted for” nearly 12 hours after the explosion reduced his premises, in the heart of Killarney, Co Kerry, to rubble. The blast – shaking the town centre […]
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