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Vintage Airline Uniforms, Vintage Lighthouses, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of news from all over

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Countries Where Tourists Outnumber Locals

According to numbers crunched by London's The Daily Telgraph, there are 51 countries where tourists outnumber locals.Using 2014 figures from the World Bank, the newspaper divided…

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San Francisco Airport Exhibit Highlights Airline Fashions

If you find yourself with some time to spare at San Francisco International Airport, you can inject a little glamour into your layover by checking out a new exhibit on old-school…

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Wisconsin's Apostle Islands Celebrate Historic Lighthouses

Just in time for the National Park Service's 100th birthday on August 25, northern Wisconsin's Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is opening an exhibit celebrating its nine…

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Airbnb Sues Anaheim, Smithsonian Hiring a Roving Beer Historian, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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Airbnb Sues Anaheim Over Short-Term Rental Law

Airbnb has filed a lawsuit against the city of Anaheim, California, over a law that holds the home-sharing site liable when users post listings for illegal short-term…

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Dog Rescued from Swamp After Escaping Newark Airport

A dog had to be rescued from a New Jersey swamp this week after escaping from Newark Liberty International Airport.The pooch in question—a collie known as Dart—managed to get…

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Smithsonian Looking for Somebody to Travel the Country and Drink Beer

If your idea of the perfect career involves traveling the country and drinking beer all day, have we got the job posting for you.The Smithsonian National Museum of American…

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Miami Zika Warning, Nashville Airport Revamp, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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CDC Issues Unprecedented Travel Warning for Miami

For the first time ever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel warning for a location in the United States.Following an outbreak of 14 confirmed…

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Nashville Airport to Get $1.2 Billion Revamp

Nashville International Airport is undergoing a massive renovation to the tune of $1.2 billion.The overhaul will expand or improve pretty much every part of the facility. Plans…

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New Dalí Museum Opens in California

A new museum showcasing the work of Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí has opened in Monterey, California.Housed in the building previously known as the Museum of Monterey, the…

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Booze at Airports, Pokémon Go at Airports, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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UK Airports to Crack Down on Alcohol Sales

After a string of news stories involving drunken Brits behaving badly on flights, the United Kingdom's new aviation minister, Tariq Ahmad, is reviewing ways to restrict the sale of…

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Airline Warns About Playing Pokémon Go at Airports

Alaska Airlines doesn't think it's such a good idea for you to play Pokémon Go at the airport.Players of the hugely popular smartphone game, which uses your mobile device's…

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Museum of Ice Cream Opens in New York

If you're going to be in New York City this month, you might consider making a stop at a new temporary museum dedicated to celebrating frozen treats.At the six-room Museum of Ice…

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Houston's Abandoned Cruise Terminal, Athens' Abandoned Airport, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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Houston's Cruise Project Sinks for Good

Looks like Houston's hopes of becoming a cruise destination have finally sunk for good.Port of Houston authorities voted last week to seek another use for the city's Bayport…

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Developers Want to Turn Closed Athens Airport Into Huge Coastal Resort

A developer's plans for what was once Ellinikon International Airport in Athens would turn the facility into one of the biggest coastal resorts in Europe.Closed in 2001 to make…

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Tourist Ordered to Pay $44K for Violent Yoga Incident on Plane

Back in March, Korean tourist Hyongtae Pae was arrested after he became violent on an airplane when he wasn't allowed to do yoga—a story noteworthy in part because you don't often…

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A Group of British Travel Agents Is Leading a Worldwide Effort to Prevent the Heedless Disposal of Sharp Pieces of Plastic Upon the Ocean Floor

(Photo credit: kevinkrejci/Flickr)It doesn't often happen that members of the travel industry associate themselves, massively, with an idealistic cause having little to do with…

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Fountain Swimmers in Rome, the Airbnb of Boats, and Other Watery News: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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Rome Cracking Down on Fountain Swimmers

Authorities in Rome have started cracking down on those who engage in a supposedly romantic yet entirely illegal activity: climbing into and splashing around in the city's…

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Family Credits Shark-Tracking App in Close Call with Great White

A Massachusetts family had a close call with a great white shark this week, and they're crediting a new app for saving the day.Kressley Goldstein, her sister-in-law, her husband,…

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Boatbound Aims to Be the Airbnb of Boats

A boat rental company called Boatbound, which aims to be the water-based equivalent of home rental sites like Airbnb and VRBO, appears to be catching on.Founded in 2013, the…