Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters — Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in…
More than 1.4 billion people traveled internationally in 2024 as tourism returns to pre-pandemic highs
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Cat mistakenly left on plane, makes three trips between New Zealand and Australia in 24 hours
Wellington, New Zealand AP — A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips…
‘We love it here’: Why this American couple swapped New York for Uruguay
CNN — They’d been friends for years, but everything changed for Austin Mullins and Jack Richards, both from the US, when they took a trip to New York’s Fire Island together back…
The ‘magic bus’ that survived the Southern California wildfires
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Washington’s Reagan National Airport working on problem with heating system
CNN — Days before bitter cold descends on the nation’s capital for the inauguration of Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has a problem with its heating system in the terminal….
Italy will need proof your hotel was really that bad under proposed new law
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Mysterious ball-shaped debris prompts closure of nine Sydney beaches
Sydney Reuters — Nine beaches in Sydney, including well-known Manly beach, were closed to bathers on Tuesday after small white and grey balls of debris washed up on the shores at the…
59 degrees Fahrenheit might not sound that chilly. In Thailand’s capital, it’s a shock to the system
Bangkok, Thailand CNN — Tropical beaches, cold drinks by the pool and extreme heat are some of the things one might associate with Thailand. Yet, a rare recent cold snap has seen…
The world’s most turbulent flights revealed
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