The days of passengers bringing their pets on airplanes as emotional-support animals could be ending. The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday proposed that only specially trained dogs qualify as service animals, which must be allowed in the cabin at no charge.
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Britain on Tuesday hailed a new treaty with the United States that seeks to protect the wreck of the Titanic from damage by explorers and tourists.
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A Renaissance historian has unearthed the oldest known image of Venice dating from the 14th century, showing how even then the city of canals gripped the imagination of visitors.
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Six tourists, including a French woman, have been arrested over accusations that they damaged Peru’s cultural heritage by defecating in a sacred temple at the iconic Machu Picchu sanctuary.
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As tourism and scientific research grows in the Antarctic Peninsula, researchers revealed Monday a host of non-native species likely to invade the Antarctic Peninsula and create new problems amid an already fragile ecosystem.
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A Greek court on Monday indefinitely postponed the retrial of seven suspects on murder charges over the 2017 fatal beating of a Texan tourist on an island resort.
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In his latest dispatch, Courthouse News’ western bureau chief recalls the Maui locals who aided his descent into a life of brewing sin.
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The family of a Franco-Irish teenager whose body was found in the Malaysian jungle are suing the resort from where she disappeared for allegedly failing to provide adequate security.
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Hundreds cheered as the three beauty contest finalists strolled out into the middle of the grounds and raised their painted trunks to the judges — symbols of all that is admired and denounced at Nepal’s annual elephant festival.
Read moreA woman sued Viator and Tripadvisor in Norfolk County Court, Mass., claiming she was injured by a pregnant, poorly trained and disobedient camel on a trip to Morocco.
Read moreParents sued Vail Resorts Management Co. for $10 million in El Dorado Superior Court, claiming it failed to build a barrier at the edge of a beginner trail, and their son fell off a 50-foot cliff there, killing him.
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Thousands of tourists fled Australia’s wildfire-ravaged eastern coast Thursday and the military started to evacuate people trapped on the shore farther south.
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Tour helicopter operations in Hawaii are under increased scrutiny after a deadly crash this week, one of several recent accidents in the state, with a congressman calling the trips unsafe and lacking proper oversight.
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Thirteen rhinos have been poached in Botswana in the last two months, the tourism ministry said, as the government tries to crackdown on hunting of the endangered species.
Read moreA class action in British Columbia Supreme Court demands more than $142,000 from Access Asia Tours for allegedly refusing to issue refunds for a Hong Kong tour that was canceled because of the protests.
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A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moonlike surface, killing five people and leaving many more missing.
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Antarctica, a vast territory belonging to no one nation, is a continent of extremes: the coldest place on Earth, the windiest, the driest, the most desolate and the most inhospitable. Now, it’s also a choice destination for tourists.
Read moreA city ordinance in Austin, Texas, that bans short-term rentals of non-owner-occupied rentals is “unconstitutionally retroactive,” an appeals court in the state ruled. A provision that restricts certain types of assembly at short-term rental properties also violates the state Constitution, according to the court.
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Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle said Wednesday it is ending some of its long-haul routes to the United States and Thailand from Scandinavia, citing technical issues with the Rolls Royce engines on Boeing 787s and low demand.
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