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  • American tourist reportedly impaled on Rome's Colosseum fence as dozens watch in horror

    05/05/2025 5:32:09 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 32 replies
    foxnews.com ^ | May 4, 2025 | Sophia Compton
    Dozens of witnesses reportedly looked on in horror as a U.S. tourist visiting Rome screamed in pain after impaling himself on a metal fence at the Colosseum. The man — a 47-year-old American citizen living in Taiwan — was stabbed in the spine while attempting to climb over the historic monument's fence. He was possibly attempting to get a better view, according to Italian newspaper Il Messaggero. Bystanders who saw the horrific event called for help as the tourist, stuck on the fence, screamed until he lost consciousness. Law enforcement and paramedics quickly arrived at the scene, but it took...
  • Screaming US tourist impaled on Rome’s Colosseum fence while possibly seeking selfie in horrifying scene

    05/04/2025 1:51:01 PM PDT · by Libloather · 80 replies
    NY Post ^ | 5/04/25 | Anthony Blair
    An American tourist in Rome impaled himself on a metal fence at the Colosseum while possibly trying to take a selfie — screaming in pain as he was left helplessly dangling for more than 20 minutes. The unidentified visitor, a 47-year-old US man based in Taiwan, pierced his spine and needed 80 stitches after the Friday afternoon horror at the Piazza del Colosseo, according to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero. It took paramedics more than 20 minutes to remove the man from the metal railing. He screamed till he lost consciousness and then hung lifelessly from the fence in horrifying...
  • Touring North Korea in 2025

    05/03/2025 7:45:33 PM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 27 replies
    YouTube ^ | 2025 | Matt & Julia
    Join us as we travel to Pyongyang, North Korea and explore one of the most secretive and isolated countries on Earth 🇰🇵
  • China Issues Risk Alert for Tourists Travelling to US

    04/09/2025 11:50:08 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 30 replies
    Channel News Asia ^ | 09 Apr 2025
    China on Wednesday (Apr 9) issued a risk alert for Chinese tourists travelling to the US, according to a statement from the culture and tourism ministry. The ministry said it reminded Chinese tourists to assess the risks of travelling to the US and travel with caution
  • EL SALVADOR UNVEILS "SURF CITY 2": FROM MURDER CAPITAL TO TOURISM POWERHOUSE

    04/08/2025 7:37:17 AM PDT · by Racketeer · 13 replies
    @nayibbukele ^ | April 5, 2025 | Mario Nawfal
    President Bukele has inaugurated a stunning 13-kilometer coastal highway connecting 11 pristine beaches in eastern El Salvador, cementing the country's remarkable transformation. Bukele highlighted the foundation of this success: "Having the best beaches in the world would be meaningless if we didn't have security. Who would visit if they feared being murdered?" The project is part of a massive $1.42 billion development plan including a new airport and port expansion. El Salvador now leads Central America in tourism with 3.9 million visitors in 2024 - unthinkable just years ago.
  • US Travel Advisory Expanded: These 23 Nations Now Under Warning

    03/10/2025 9:09:27 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 32 replies
    Daily Voice ^ | 03/10/2025 | Joe Lombardi
    The government advisory system evaluates a range of risks, including crime, terrorism, civil unrest, health threats, and natural disasters. The State Department reviews Level 1 and 2 advisories annually, while Level 3 and 4 warnings are reassessed every six months. According to a department statement, "A Travel Advisory will also be updated anytime there is a change in US government posture, normally as it relates to ongoing security concerns."Understanding the Advisory SystemLevel 1: Travelers should take standard precautions in these destinations.Level 2: Visitors are advised to exercise increased caution due to elevated security risks.Level 3: Travelers should reconsider travel due...
  • VANITY-Rush's Hometown Tour?

    03/06/2025 7:21:57 AM PST · by AbolishCSEU · 13 replies
    Will be arriving in Cape Girardeau this Saturday (3/8). Are there any Rush museums or tours? I see a self guided driving tour. Any Cape Girardeau freeper natives out there? Thanks!
  • LA passes $30 tourism wage, hotels say they’ll convert to homeless shelters

    12/13/2024 5:37:57 AM PST · by blueplum · 70 replies
    The Center Square via msn ^ | 12 Dec 2024 | Kenneth Schrupp
    (The Center Square) - Los Angeles City council voted to pass a $30 minimum wage for hotel and airport workers, along with an additional healthcare benefit starting at $8.35 per hour for employees of businesses that do not provide health insurance. Businesses say the large spike in wages will lead to closures, scaling back employees, and hotels backing out of agreements put in place for the 2028 Olympics — and could threaten the city budget.... Hotels say the new wage increase is unaffordable, especially with income for many hotels flat as other costs rise, and could leave some with no...
  • Guyana wants to turn site of Jonestown massacre that killed over 900 into tourist attraction: ‘Ghoulish and bizarre’

    12/08/2024 2:48:27 PM PST · by Libloather · 48 replies
    NY Post ^ | 12/08/24 | Associated Press
    GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana is revisiting a dark history nearly half a century after US Rev. Jim Jones and more than 900 of his followers died in the rural interior of the South American country. It was the largest suicide-murder in recent history, and a government-backed tour operator wants to open the former commune now shrouded by lush vegetation to visitors, a proposal that is reopening old wounds, with critics saying it would disrespect victims and dig up a sordid past. Jordan Vilchez, who grew up in California and was moved into the Peoples Temple commune at age 14, told...
  • The U.K. Will Now Electronically Monitor U.S. Tourists

    11/26/2024 4:46:46 AM PST · by rightwingintelligentsia · 66 replies
    Pop Crush via MSN ^ | November 24, 2024
    Big Brother is watching you tour Big Ben or drink pints in that Irish pub. The United Kingdom, which comprises England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, now has an Electronic Travel Authorization System (ETA). According to the Travel Weekly website, the ETA started in 2023 and was just required for travelers from several Middle Eastern countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan. Now, it’s adding Americans traveling anywhere to the U.K. starting in January 2025.
  • In the Tunnels of Congress looking for a Sign

    11/16/2024 10:39:37 AM PST · by EBH
    penguinsix ^ | 11/15/24
    Yea, the title basically sums it up. I was looking for a sign. I found it, and then we saw a bit of chaos on the National Mall involving Food Trucks. Fridays. Just an interesting tour of the tunnels of congress and all the work to get a picture of a name plate having been changed. Gaetz's Office. A quick stop at the Smithsonian to see The Renwick Gallery.
  • Teens, aged 16, 17 and 18, accused of brutal killing of beloved swan mom Fay in New York town and then eating the bird were REFUGEES from Myanmar

    09/09/2024 2:56:08 PM PDT · by CFW · 55 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 9/9/24 | Noah Halfp
    The three teens who are accused of kidnapping, murdering and eating a New York town's beloved swan, Fay, for dinner last week were refugees from Myanmar, The Washington Free Beacon reported. The swan and her four babies were kidnapped from Manlius swan pond in Manlius, New York, last Saturday. Eman Hussan, 18, and his two accomplices were charged with felony grand larceny and criminal mischief. Hussan was seen smiling proudly at reporters when police took him into custody. The three criminals are refugees from Myanmar and attend high school in the Syracuse area, Manlius Police Sgt. Ken Hatter told the...
  • U.S. World Politics HealthWatch MoneyWatch Entertainment Crime Sports Essentials Politics U.S. Navy sailor detained in Venezuela, officials say

    09/05/2024 5:13:13 AM PDT · by PghBaldy · 5 replies
    CBS News ^ | 4 Sep 2024 | Eleanor Watson, James LaPorta
    An American Navy sailor has been detained in Venezuela while visiting the country on personal travel, several U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News. It's not yet known why the sailor is being detained, but one of the officials told CBS News the sailor was not on approved leave by the U.S. military or on official travel to Venezuela at the time of the detention.
  • When History Tourism Puts Profit Before the Past

    08/02/2024 5:09:02 AM PDT · by ProgressingAmerica · 15 replies
    Time Magazine ^ | August 1, 2024 | Seth C. Bruggeman
    It’s summertime, which calls to mind the perennial question for parents: where can we take the kids on vacation and learn something along the way? That question sustains our nation’s massive heritage tourism industry. Odds are you already have a list full of destinations with fascinating museums and popular historic sites. But it’s not just about kids and vacations. In the buildup to the nation’s 2026 semiquincentennial birthday celebration, planners everywhere are hoping to leverage history tourism to boost their local economies. Boston’s Freedom Trail—arguably the nation’s most popular American heritage tourism site— appears to offer a prime example for...
  • Is it ‘over’ for Asheville? S.C. tourist stabbed in back with hypodermic needle by homeless panhandler after refusing to give him money, police report states

    07/09/2024 9:59:50 AM PDT · by The_Media_never_lie · 50 replies
    Daily Planet ^ | July 7, 2024 | Staff Reports
    Is it ‘over’ for Asheville? S.C. tourist stabbed in back with hypodermic needle by homeless panhandler after refusing to give him money, police report states Sunday, 07 July 2024 21:10 From Staff Reports A homeless man is facing an assault charge after a male South Carolina tourist was stabbed in the back with a hypodermic needle about 6:30 p.m. May 31 while walking on the 30 block of Biltmore Avenue in downtown Asheville with his wife and two young children, Asheville television station WLOS (News 13) reported on June 18. Julien Bryan McArthur – described as “homeless” – is accused...
  • Angry mob of 'anti-tourism' protesters use water pistols to drench foreign visitors at restaurants in Barcelona - as thousands march on Catalan capital and call for tourists to 'go home'

    07/07/2024 4:29:45 AM PDT · by C19fan · 108 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | July 6, 2024 | James Reynolds, Nishan Chilkuri, and David Averre
    Thousands of protestors marched through central Barcelona this evening, waving placards and squirting holidaymakers with water guns in the latest expression of anger at perceived overtourism in Spain. Under the slogan 'Enough! Let's put limits on tourism', some 2,800 people - according to police - marched along a waterfront district of Barcelona to demand a new economic model that would reduce the millions of tourists that visit every year. Protesters carried signs reading 'Barcelona is not for sale,' and, 'Tourists go home,' before some used water guns on tourists eating outdoors at restaurants in popular tourist hotspots. Chants of 'Tourists...
  • ‘Excalibur’ sword lodged in rock for 1,300 years mysteriously disappears

    07/03/2024 10:19:34 AM PDT · by Beowulf9 · 37 replies
    https://www.msn.com ^ | July 3, 2024 | Ben Ashton
    An ancient French sword has mysteriously vanished after 1,300 years wedged inside a rock 32ft off the ground. The Durandal, which is France’s version of King Arthur’s legendary Excalibur, was reported missing from the clifftop village of Rocamadour on Monday. It belonged to Roland, a famous knight in French literature who was said to own the ‘indestructible’ sword, which had become an iconic part of the area.
  • MISTAKES Tourists Make When Using PRAGUE PUBLIC TRANSPORT

    06/12/2024 6:11:42 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 19 replies
    Youtube ^ | 7/14/22 | Real Prague Guides
    Many Prague travelers make these mistakes when using Prague public transport. We've decided to make a video that will help you avoid these mistakes and save you from receiving a fine. Better spend that money on beer!
  • Majorca bites the hand that feeds it: Magaluf businesses 'are concerned about the lack of holidaymakers' and fear it is 'a bit too quiet' as the resort is left half-empty following weeks of anti-tourism protests

    05/30/2024 4:01:50 AM PDT · by C19fan · 20 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | May 30, 2024 | Perkin Amalaraj
    Businesses in Magaluf have sounded the alarm over a lack of holidaymakers in the party city in the lead-up to the holiday season after weeks of anti-tourism protests. Photos show that Magaluf, one of Majorca's busiest cities, is still half-empty - days before tourists are meant to be flooding its streets, bringing with them much-needed spending money that is vital for the local economy. The Majorca Daily Bulletin reported that businesses are now anxious about whether enough tourists will come to the island.
  • I've been a tour guide in Rome for 16 years. Here are 5 tourist attractions that are worth it and 5 you can skip.

    05/29/2024 7:50:00 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 42 replies
    Business Insider via AOL ^ | May 28, 2024 | Sarah May Grunwald
    I always recommend visiting the Park of the Aqueducts and the Ostia Antica archeological site.But I think the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, and Mouth of Truth attractions are overcrowded...I would never say certain attractions have no merit. But after years of interacting with travelers, I understand that people want alternatives.Luckily, Rome has priceless art and artifacts around every corner.Here are five popular attractions that are worth visiting... The Capitoline MuseumsBasilica di San Giovanni in LateranoThe Park of the AqueductsBasilica of Sant'AgostinoOstia Antica ...and five you might want to skip.. Vatican Museums are overcrowdedYou can get a good view of the Colosseum...