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Bringing Plastic Bags to Kenya Could Land You in Prison

While some world cities have been dabbling in the reduction of plastic bags by charging customers if they want one or switching to paper, Kenya has just instituted the harshest plastic…

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Wildflowers Now in Bloom at Chile's Atacama Desert, the Driest Place on Earth

The driest place on earth is currently blanketed in purple wildflowers.Northern Chile's Atacama Desert typically gets a measly 0.6 inches of rain in an entire year. Nevertheless, every…

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Boston's Logan Airport Might Charge You to Drop Off and Pick Up Passengers

A new fee could soon be put in place at Boston Logan International Airport—and drivers are not going to like it. The airport has launched a study to look into charging people for…

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Four New Cities Get $99 Flights to Iceland

WOW Air, which has been earning its name with an aggressive expansion plan and tickets as low as $99 with advance purchase, is adding nonstop flights to Iceland from four Midwestern…

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L.A.'s Angels Flight Railway, Featured in "La La Land," Reopening After Four Years

Except for a single day during the shooting of La La Land, the Angels Flight funicular railway in downtown Los Angeles hasn't operated since 2013. That's when a derailment during the…

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Women-Only Taxi Service Debuts in Paris

Women have a new option for getting around Paris.A taxi service called Women Drive has debuted in the French capital. The business is staffed with female drivers and geared toward…

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The Travel Industry Steps Up for Hurricane Harvey—And Rewards Those Who Help

As Biblical flood scenes flash across T.V. screens, and the battered residents of Texas brace for a clean-up of massive proportions, help is on its way from the travel industry. We’ve…

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Industrial Crane in Copenhagen Converted to Luxury Hotel Room

Looks like we have a new entry to add to our ever-growing list of the world's strangest hotel rooms. This one can be found in Copenhagen, where an old crane once used by the coal…

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10 Great Scenic Railway Journeys to Take Before You Die

A train trip can be like taking several vacations from a single seat—while you relax with a book or a glass of wine, changing views leap from one side of your carriage to the other. On…

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Airline Releases White Noise Album of Jet-Engine Sounds to Hum You to Sleep

Do you sleep well on a plane? How? The seats are so cramped, and the temperature is never right, and you can't recline more than a couple centimeters, and the lack of neck support…

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U.S. Expands Mexico Travel Warning to Include Cancun and Los Cabos

For the first time, the U.S. State Department has expanded its Mexico travel warning to include the states where some of the country's most popular beach resorts are located. Updating…

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Rental Car with Upholstery for Kids to Color On During Road Trips

On long car trips, many parents end up becoming the highway equivalent of cruise directors, arranging an endless program of games and activities designed to keep their restless…

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Now Rolling: San Fran-to-LA Luxury Overnight Buses

Now rolling (again): the bus that takes you overnight between Los Angeles and San Francisco in your own sleeping pod.If it sounds familiar, it's because we tried this already. In April…

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Where's Everybody Going? The United Nations Provides Some Answers

If you've been feeling more crowded than usual on vacation this year, it's not your imagination. The United Nations World Tourism Organization just released its tourism barometer…

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Dubrovnik Mayor Wants to Reduce the Number of Cruise Passengers in His City

If the new mayor of Dubrovnik gets his way, far fewer cruise passengers will be pouring into that Croatian city on the Adriatic coast. According to media reports, Mato Frankovic, who…

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The World's Most and Least Expensive Campsites

Camping is one of the most affordable options for spending a night on the road, and, thanks to glamping, it can be a budget-busting splurge as well. Highlighting what has to be one of…

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Airbnb Now Has More Rooms Than the Top 5 Hotel Companies Combined

Airbnb passed a big milestone recently.The San Francisco-based home-sharing service now has more than 4 million listings in 191 countries. That's more inventory than what the world's…

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Toppled Rock Formation in Malta Now a Popular Scuba Diving Site

The Mediterranean nation of Malta lost one of its most recognizable—and most Instagrammable—landmarks in March, when the Azure Window, a 92-foot limestone arch(pictured above) on the…

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War on Smartphones: Two Tourist Cities Where Using Your Phone Could Cost Dearly

In one popular vacation town, you'll be fined for using your phone in a crosswalk. In another, tourists face a plague of smartphone snatchings.

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Hurricane Season Could Be Worse Than Initially Predicted

Weather watchers were already expecting the 2017 hurricane season to be unusually active in the western Atlantic, including the Caribbean region. But now researchers at the National…

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The Case of the Missing Gift Certificate: Flying in the Age of Monopolies

An airplane aisle separated the haves from the have nots. I’m not writing about the aisle separating business class and economy. No, in this case, the left-side of the plane, on a six…

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The New Cruise Ship with a Go-Kart Track on Top

In case there was any doubt left that the cruise industry is turning away from retirees and toward Millennials, make way for the Norwegian Bliss.This cruise ship continues the long…

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New Program Matches Travelers with Locals for Tours and Activities in Sweden

We've said it a million times: One of the most rewarding ways to experience a new place is by getting to know somebody who lives there.The West Sweden Tourist Board is making that a…

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NAACP Issues Stunning Warning Against Travel to Missouri

The NAACP has announced it is advising all African Americans to avoid travel to and through the entire state of Missouri. Its reason? The dubious safety of African Americans traveling…

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Dramatic Drop in Airline Bumping Following United Incident

U.S. airlines have dramatically reduced the number of passengers bumped from flights, according to the Department of Transportation.In the agency's latest report card on airline…