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Late Summer Airline Fares Poised to Drop

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/30/2016, 12:00 AM

For travelers whose schedules aren't tied to when their kids are in school, we're entering the most wonderful time of the year when it comes to buying plane tickets. As summer dies down and classes resume, airfares tend to drop considerably, and they usually stay low well into the fall, until people start booking their holiday vacations. According to airfare-tracking app Hopper, the aver...

France's High Court Strikes Down Burkini Ban

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/30/2016, 12:00 AM

As the United States has discovered in its own fight against terrorism, it can be difficult to combat militant extremists while preserving human rights. The beaches of the French Riviera are the latest front in that struggle. On Friday, France's high court struck down the so-called burkini ban—a restriction on certain types of modest swimwear worn by some Muslim women. In the wake of seve...

Give to Charity, Get Discounted Hotel Rate

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/29/2016, 12:00 AM

A new hotel booking website aims to incentivize charitable donations by linking them to discounted rates for rooms. It's called Kind Traveler and here's how it works: users who donate to a charity through the site get hotel prices that are 10-25% lower than published rates. The site launched earlier this month with 21 hotels in 11 North American locations. Participating properties—which ...

Steep Decline in Paris Tourism Following Terror Attacks

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/29/2016, 12:00 AM

From January to June of this year, a million fewer people visited Paris compared with the same period in 2015. If you follow the news, you shouldn't have trouble figuring out the reasons for this sharp dropoff: recent attacks by Islamist militants in Paris as well as other locations in France including Nice and Normandy. Labor strikes and flooding in the French capital earlier this year have...

Obama Names New National Monument in Maine

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/29/2016, 12:00 AM

Mount Katahdin in Maine (photo: InAweOfGod'sCreation/Flickr) On Wednesday of last week—the day before the National Park Service's 100th birthday—President Barack Obama created the 413th site in the system: Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. It's located in northern Maine, on 87,000 acres donated by Burt's Bees founder Roxanne Quimby. The monument encompasses the East Branch of...

Prince's Paisley Park to Become a Museum

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/26/2016, 12:00 AM

Starting today, August 26, at 2pm, you can buy tickets to tour Paisley Park, the estate outside of Minneapolis that once belonged to music legend Prince, who died on April 21. Guided tours will take you through the Purple One's recording studio, private music club, and concert hall, among other rooms. You'll also get to see some of the artist's unforgettable wardrobe and musical instruments,...

Prince's Paisley Park to Become a Museum

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/26/2016, 12:00 AM

Starting today, August 26, at 2pm, you can buy tickets to tour Paisley Park, the estate outside of Minneapolis that once belonged to music legend Prince, who died on April 21. Guided tours will take you through the Purple One's recording studio, private music club, and concert hall, among other rooms. You'll also get to see some of the artist's unforgettable wardrobe and musical instruments,...

Myanmar Earthquake Damages Famous Bagan Temples

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/26/2016, 12:00 AM

Bagan Temples following Wednesday's earthquake in Myanmar (photo: baganurbanadventures/Instagram) Wednesday's 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar killed at least one person and damaged about 60 historic Buddhist temples in the ancient city of Bagan, a major archaeological site and one of the country's top tourist destinations. Built between the 10th and 14th centuries, the pagodas are re...

Does Southwest's "Bags Fly Free" Policy Cause Delays?

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/26/2016, 12:00 AM

Southwest Airlines makes a big deal out of still not charging passengers for checked bags (well, up to two bags, anyway), even as the carrier's major competitors have all instituted fees over the course of the last decade. A recent study published in the journal Management Science, however, found that letting "Bags Fly Free" might be hurting Southwest's on-time performance. Which begs the q...

World's Highest and Longest Glass-Bottomed Bridge Opens in China

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/25/2016, 12:00 AM

Zhangjiajie glass bridge in China (photo: skytg24hd/Instagram) Having just recently become the site of a terrifying cliffside glass walkway, China's Zhangjiajie mountains are now also home to the world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge. Connecting two mountain cliffs in the central Hunan province, the structure features 99 glass panels stretching across 430 meters (1,400 feet) ...

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