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Asheville Awaits the Return of Tourists as Biltmore Estate Prepares to Reopen
The Biltmore, a popular destination in the area of western North Carolina ravaged by Hurricane Helene, will reopen Saturday. Local travel operators nervously hope it will mark the return of tourists.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
‘A municipal swimming pool’: tourists react to temporary Trevi fountain replacement
Rectangular structure installed as 18th-century masterpiece undergoes essential maintenance. One of the first things American students Fiona Hastings and Olivia Nieporte did as they visited Rome ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Tourists visiting Lake Como can now take home a unique souvenir: Canned air
There's a new item tourists to Italy's Lake Como can take home that is turning heads and raising eyebrows: sealed cans of "air.”Top stories - NBC News - November 5 -
Lisbon residents call for vote on banning tourist lets in residential blocks
Petition demands council hold binding referendum on issue after local people say they have been priced out. Housing activists in Lisbon are to hand over a petition, signed by more than 6,600 ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
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.Top stories - BBC News - November 9 -
US tourist killed while on vacation in Hungary as suspect taken into custody
Mackenzie Michalski, 31, from Portland, Oregon, met 37-year-old man from Ireland at nightclub in Budapest. Family members of a 31-year-old American tourist who was killed while on vacation in ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach
An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expertWorld - ABC News - November 11 -
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First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach
An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expertEntertainment - ABC News - November 11 -
Emperor penguin found 2,000 miles from home on Australian tourist beach
A malnourished emperor penguin that was found more than 2,000 miles from its icy Antarctic home is being been taken care of by a wildlife expert, the Australian government said Monday.Top stories - NBC News - November 12 -
Indonesia's volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali
Several international airlines have canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali because of an ongoing volcanic eruptionWorld - ABC News - November 13 -
Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 ball is now a Taiwanese tourist attraction
The historic ball sold for a record-shattering $4.4 million at auction last month.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 13 -
American tourist arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing shrine gate
TOKYO — An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a pillar of a gate to a shrine in Tokyo.Top stories - NBC News - November 14 -
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Thailand legalizing same-sex marriage is likely to bring a flood of tourists
Thailand's same-sex marriage law could add 4 million tourists and $2 billion in tourism revenue per year, according to a report commissioned by Agoda.Business - CNBC - 5 days ago -
American among 4 tourists dead after drinking tainted booze in Laos
The American died in the tourist town of Vang Vieng, Laos, the State Department confirmed.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Deaths of at Least 5 Tourists in Laos Raise Alarm About Tainted Drinks
Travelers from the United States, Britain, Australia and Denmark have died in the Southeast Asian nation in recent days. Officials warned of poisoning caused by alcoholic drinks containing methanol.World - The New York Times - Yesterday
