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Destinations
Machu Picchu open to additional 700 a day after year of protests
Machu Picchu is preparing to open its mountain trails to another 700 visitors a day from January, as Cusco and the Peruvian Tourism industry climb back…
— New Zealand Herald
TikTok Travel Trends: The Global Spots That Got the Most Views in 2023
TikTok reveals the most talked about travel destinations in 2023, based on the most viewed hashtags for cities, states, and countries around the…
— AFAR
Tours and Activities
Forget Napa, Temecula Is the Underrated Wine Region to Visit in 2024
Indulge in award-winning Wineries at Temecula Valley in Southern California. Enjoy adventure tours, or add a thrilling, low-altitude plane…
— Thrillist
13 things to do and places to visit in the UK in January
Not many of us would vote January as our favourite month. But it doesn't have to be all doom and gloom once the festive season has come to an end. The days might still be dark and chilly, but January marks the beginning of a new year and there are plenty of things that…
— Rest Less
Transportation
New rules ask airlines to accommodate passengers for flight cancellations, delays
The Biden Administration has issued rules requiring airlines to compensate passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed…
— KOAA News 5
Traveler who crawled to his plane seat says airlines need to do better
Sean Chang said he was running late getting through security, and the boarding assistance he normally relies on was not…
— USA Today
Lodging
Disneyland Hotel Active Shooter Report Draws Dozens Of Police, But It's A Hoax
Reports of an active shooter at Disneyland Hotel turned out to be a…
— Deadline
Life-long memories: how the Red Sea Resort is embracing regenerative travel
With a focus on renewable energy, the Red Sea Resort is embracing regenerative travel and taking it to new…
— EuroNews
Other and Odd
Throwing Punches and Opening Emergency Doors: Airline Passengers Are Still Losing It
Many airline passengers still don’t know how to behave. A passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight waiting at the gate in New Orleans last month opened an emergency exit, climbed onto the plane’s wing and jumped to the ground, police…
— MSN.com
Hotel workers, community rally for housing solutions on Maui
Many of the workers in Unite Here Local 5 and ILWU 142 lost homes in the devastating Lahaina…
— Honolulu Star Advertiser
Today in History
The First Gorilla Born in Captivity
On this day in 1956, the Columbus Zoo in Ohio celebrated the birth of the first gorilla born in captivity. The baby, Colo, was 4 pounds and the daughter of two Western Lowland gorillas captured in French Cameroon.
When gorillas were captured in the wild, they were often taken young enough to be reared by humans, and their parents and families were killed. Because her parents had not learned parenting skills from their own parents, zookeepers built a nursery and raised Colo themselves.
Today captive breeding…
— Travel Research Online
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