People take pictures from a viewpoint in Alfama neighbourhood in Lisbon, Portugal, June 6, 2024.
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Lisbon residents call for vote on restricting vacation rentals
Thousands in the Portuguese capital petition authorities to hold a vote on restricting vacation rentals as locals complain they are being priced out of the city by tourism.
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Italy’s working visas are notoriously hard to get. We spoke to Americans who managed it
Vang Vieng and the surrounding landscape in Laos, on July 18, 2022.
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Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
An American Airlines plane sits by a gate last month in Atlanta.
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An unruly passenger got duct-taped after trying to open a plane’s door while it was mid-flight
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 22: Traffic moves along Interstate 695 on Wednesday morning November 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. This Thanksgiving season, the American Automobile Association (AAA) projects that 49 million Americans will travel by automobile this holiday weekend. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Thanksgiving grocery prices might be high. But road trip costs shouldn’t be
The lower Manhattan skyline, One World Trade Center and the city are seen in the background in front of United Airlines jets during sunrise at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
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FAA could slow air traffic during what’s expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving period on record
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They relocated to Spain six years ago. Now this couple say they’d be ‘very depressed’ if they ever had to move back to the United States
CHICAGO, IL - MAY 11: An American Airlines aricraft sits at a gate at O'Hare International Airport on May 11, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Today American Airlines held a ceremony to mark the opening of five new gate at the airport. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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American Airlines expands its crackdown on line cutters
Spirit Airlines planes are seen at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas on June 25, 2023. (Photo by Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto)
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Spirit’s bankruptcy won’t impact holiday travelers, experts say. But frequent flyers and routes could be impacted next year
Arthur Frommer pictured on a trip to Australia in 1991. (Photo by Kylie Anee Pickett/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).
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Arthur Frommer, travel writer and guidebook publisher, dead at 95
Airbnb is offering customers the chance to take part in gladiator-style battles in Rome's Colosseum.
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‘We are not Disneyland’: Outrage in Rome over Airbnb ‘gladiator’ battles at the Colosseum
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 airplane spotted at the jet bridge connecting to the terminal of LaGuardia Airport LGA in NY. Southwest Airlines Co is low cost airline carrier, the third largest airline in North America based on passengers flown. The budget airline uses an exclusive fleet of 817 Boeing 737 aircraft to operate the flights. LaGuardia Airport airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, USA on May 2023 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Passengers on parked Southwest plane forced to evacuate after cell phone, airplane seat catch fire
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‘Too much grief and no joy’: This couple plans to return to the US after their dream life in France became a ‘nightmare’
Florence rooftops and cathedral di Santa Maria del Fiore or Duomo view, Tuscany region of Italy
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Italian city Florence bans key boxes and tour guide loudspeakers to tackle overtourism
A Virgin Australia Airlines Boeing 737 plane flies as a storm approaches at Sydney International Airport on June 7, 2024. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Flights to Bali canceled after erupting volcano unleashes ash clouds
A key ring containing an AirTag attached to a rucksack inside the Apple Store George Street on April 30, 2021 in Sydney, Australia.
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Apple wants to help airlines find your lost luggage
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Severe turbulence forces Scandinavian Airlines flight to return to Europe, airline says
American Airlines airplanes sit on the tarmac at LaGuardia airport in New York on January 11, 2023. The US Federal Aviation Authority said Wednesday that normal flight operations "are resuming gradually" across the country following an overnight systems outage that grounded departures. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
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American Airlines flight out of Hawaii told to make ‘expedited climb’ to avoid mountains
A torii gate at the entrance of Tokyo's Meiji Shrine.
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American tourist arrested for allegedly defacing gate at Tokyo shrine
A traveler walks towards a Southwest Airlines check-in area at the Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Southwest Airlines Co. is scheduled to release earnings figures on October 26. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Oakland airport’s controversial name change blocked by judge
A photo shows a panoramic view of the Trevi Fountain as it undergoes renovation works, during the presentation of the public's temporary walkway and the basin in front to give tourists the chance to throw a coin and make a wish as per tradition, in Rome, on November 9, 2024.
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Tourists get a bird’s eye view of Trevi Fountain during restoration works
Workers check the runway as a Qantas plane prepares to take off behind them at Sydney International Airport on November 8, 2024. A Qantas plane made an emergency landing due to a "contained engine failure", soon after taking off from Sydney Airport, the carrier said in a statement. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Qantas flight makes emergency landing after engine failure
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/LaPresse/Shutterstock (14851239d) Fontana di Trevi vuota e il comune mette una vasca per buttare le monetine. Nella foto la fontana vuota e la vasca con l'acqua per buttare le monetine.Giovedì 31 Ottobre 2024 Rome, Trevi Fountain Empty: the Municipality Puts a Swimming Pool for the Launch of Coins, Italy - 31 Oct 2024
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‘The saddest thing I’ve seen in Italy’: Tiny Trevi Fountain stand-in pool draws scorn
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Raccoon drops from ceiling at LaGuardia Airport and goes on the run
R05R70 Helsinki, Finland. Christmas Xmas Market With Christmas Tree On Senate Square In Sunset Sunrise Evening Illuminations.
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The best Christmas markets taking place around the world in 2024
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La Dolce Vita Orient Express: Eat your way around Italy in style
A United Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner seen at gate at Dulles Washington International airport (IAD) in Dulles, Virginia on March 12, 2021.
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Man charged in unprovoked beating of passenger on United flight
1692, A young woman accused of witchcraft in Salem Village, Massachusetts, tries to defend herself in front of Puritan ministers. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)
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She was condemned to death in 1685. But England’s last ‘witch’ may have survived