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Venice to charge visitors an entry fee
Published on 05/09/2023
» VENICE, Italy: Venice plans to experiment with an admission fee of €5 (190 baht) for day trippers next year to try to manage the flow of tourists drawn to its historic canals, the city council said on Tuesday.
Truckers' haven in doubt
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 26/06/2022
» The Petro Travel Center on Interstate 10 in Ontario, California, is one of scores across the country. At the front of the building are the things road trippers see when they stop for gas or snacks: a convenience store, restrooms and some dining options.
A paw-some day trip: dogs ride Japan bullet train
AFP, Published on 22/05/2022
» KARUIZAWA (JAPAN) - On Japan's bullet trains, dogs usually have to travel in a carrier, but on Saturday they could stretch their paws and enjoy the scenery on a special pet-friendly express.
A well-read, empty village
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 08/05/2022
» Standing on a hilltop in northwestern Spain, Uruena overlooks a vast and windswept landscape of sunflower and barley fields, as well as a famous winery. The walls of some shops are built directly into the 12th-century ramparts of the village.
China Labour Day travel rush a glimpse of life after Covid
AFP, Published on 01/05/2021
» BEIJING: Millions of travellers criss-crossed China as the Labour Day holiday got underway Saturday, packing out tourist sites, thronging restaurants and visiting family as the vast country edges towards life after Covid.
New Zealand lays charges over volcano deaths
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/11/2020
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand's workplace regulator has filed charges against 13 parties following an investigation into a volcanic eruption on White Island in 2019 which killed 22 people.
Royal rivalry in Italian Riviera 'micronation'
AFP, Published on 09/07/2020
» SEBORGA (ITALY) - The princess showed off her tiny realm, sitting peaceful and picturesque, high above the Italian Riviera.
New Zealand observes silence as more volcano dead named
AFP, Published on 16/12/2019
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand paused for a minute's silence Monday to mark one week since the devastating White Island eruption in which 16 international tourists and two local guides are now known to have died when the volcano exploded as they trekked near its crater.
'Terrible time' as New Zealand volcano toll climbs
AFP, Published on 12/12/2019
» WHAKATANE (NEW ZEALAND) - The official death toll from New Zealand's White Island volcano disaster rose to eight Thursday, as fears of another eruption continued to frustrate efforts to recover bodies from the smouldering island.
New Zealand volcano still too dangerous to remove bodies
AFP, Published on 11/12/2019
» WHAKATANE, New Zealand: The smouldering New Zealand volcano that killed at least six people is still too dangerous for emergency teams to recover bodies from, police said Wednesday, warning that many tourists who escaped the island were so badly burned they were not yet out of danger.