Daily Visitor Numbers

Pompeii is limiting its daily visitor numbers

World - Yahoo News - 2 days ago

Major Italian tourist site to limit daily visitor numbers

Nearly 4 million people visited the ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii in 2023, a third more than the previous year.

Pompeii archaeological park sets daily visitors' limit to combat over-tourism

The Pompeii archaeological park plans to limit the number of visitors to 20,000 a day and introduce personalized tickets in a bid to cope with over-tourism and protect the world heritage site

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

‘A shrine’: Turkish visitors throng to Atatürk’s birthplace in Thessaloniki

Museum dedicated to founder of republic is marking ‘improved’ relations between Greece and Turkey – and changes in Turkey itself. This autumn, Ozlem Karakus, her son Ali and cousin Cansu made the ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Grand Egyptian Museum to open main galleries for trial run to 4,000 visitors

Date for official opening still not announced for $1bn-plus mega-project more than a decade in the making. Egypt’s vast and much-delayed antiquities museum will partly open its main galleries on ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

Prague bans nighttime pub crawls to deal with drunk and rowdy visitors

The Czech capital has approved a ban on organized nighttime pub crawls, a popular pastime for tourists that has raked in the cash for bars but caused misery for residents and authorities alike

World - ABC News - October 18

White House public tour gets makeover with 'reimagined' visitor experience

The White House public tour is getting an extreme makeover, with new digital exhibits, an expanded route and more access to rooms poised to be part of the "reimagined" experience for visitors. The ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Pompeii limits visitors to protect ancient city from overtourism

Tickets to visit ruins buried by Mount Vesuvius, seen by 4 million this summer, to be capped at 20,000 a day. Pompeii is to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day and introduce personalised tickets ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Fact Checking False Voter Fraud Claims About Votes Exceeding Eligible Voters

The number of votes cast in presidential elections has always been less than the number of eligible voters.

Business - The New York Times - October 31

10/21: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on presidential candidates' final push for voters in battleground states with just about two weeks until Election Day, why a report from lawmakers says the July assassination ...

10/22: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on the presidential candidates' final push for voters just two weeks from Election Day, what's behind a seeming rise in listeria recalls, and the sex trafficking allegations ...

10/23: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on how presidential candidates are trying to connect with voters ahead of Election Day, mounting evidence of a possible military alliance between Russia and North Korea, and ...

10/24: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on new developments in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez, the latest in the race for president as we enter the home stretch ahead of Election Day, and what comes next as ...

10/28: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on the final days on the campaign trail with just about a week until Election Day, alleged attempts by Chinese hackers to interfere with U.S. politics, and why the city of ...

10/29: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on the final week of campaigning before Election Day, what new data from a key battleground state tells us about the state of the race, and the process of certifying the ...

10/30: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on how both presidential campaigns are capitalizing on the final days before Election Day, some of the biggest down ballot races to watch, and the impact of China's new ...

11/4: The Daily Report

How Harris and Trump are spending eve of Election Day; New Bob Woodward book reveals behind-the-scenes conversations of Trump and Harris

11/11: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on President-Elect Trump's latest picks for his White House team, raging wildfires on both sides of the country, and the numbers behind how women voted in 2024 and prior ...

11/13: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on the reaction to President-Elect Trump's latest leadership picks for his upcoming administration, what new data tells us about the state of the U.S. economy, and the ...

A Record Number of States Are in Drought

Little rain has fallen since Hurricane Helene dropped huge amounts across the Southeast.

Science - The New York Times - November 5

Netflix third-quarter subscribers barely beat estimates as ad-tier members jump 35%

Netflix's ad-tier memberships jumped 35%. The company is on track to launch the service in Canada in the coming quarter and more broadly in 2025.

Business - CNBC - October 17

Tesla shares jump on profit beat, Musk's prediction of at least 20% 'vehicle growth' next year

Tesla reported better-than-expected profit in its third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Is Smith England's next number three?

Jamie Smith is proving to be England's man for a crisis, while Ollie Pope is struggling to avoid a crisis of his own, writes Stephan Shemilt.

Alphabet shares rise on earnings beats boosted by cloud revenue

Google parent Alphabet reported third-quarter earnings that beat on top and bottom lines.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Meta misses on user growth, warns of 2025 jump in AI spending

Meta reported weaker-than-expected user numbers and warned of a significant acceleration in its infrastructure expenses in 2025 in its third-quarter earnings.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Amazon shares pop on earnings beat, cloud growth

The company's cloud and advertising units showed strong growth.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Venice extends its day-tripper tax through next year to combat overtourism

Venice will extend its day-tripper tax through next year, increasing the number of days and doubling the fee to 10 euros for last-minute visitors

World - ABC News - October 24

John Dickerson says goodbye to "The Daily Report"

"The Daily Report" anchor John Dickerson bid farewell to the show Tuesday evening. He said its goal was to deliver news that treated viewers' attention like the precious thing that it is. CBS News' ...

10/15: The Daily Report with John Dickerson

John Dickerson reports on the presidential campaigns' differing strategies just three weeks out from Election Day, a new ultimatum from the U.S. regarding military aid to Israel, and what's behind ...

In Northern Gaza, Hunger Looms Over Daily Existence

Families say they are rationing what little food they can find while living under the constant threat of Israeli bombardment.

World - The New York Times - October 18

Bank of America tops estimates on better-than-expected trading revenue

Bank of America benefited from its Wall Street trading and banking divisions in the third quarter, just as rival JPMorgan Chase did.

Business - CNBC - October 15

Goldman Sachs beats on profit and revenue as stock trading and investment banking boost results

Wall Street trading and investment banking has helped the big banks this quarter, and Goldman Sachs results showed why they are a leader in those areas.