Golf Carts, Loudspeaker, Lockboxes: Florence Bans Tourism Headaches
The popular Tuscan destination is the most recent European city to consider measures aimed at making life in a tourism hot spot more bearable. Source link
How to Choose the Right Travel Credit Card
Fees, sign-up bonuses and whether the card is aligned with a particular hotel brand or airline are all factors in the decision. Source link
How the Protea Became a Symbol for South Africa
The resilient species — which regrow after wildfires — are said to capture the spirit of a nation reborn. Source link
There’s Nothing Like Watching Vietnam’s Waterlily Harvest
In the Mekong Delta, farmers and locals still gather the flowers on wooden boats. Now, the ritual’s also become a photo op. Source link
Oakland Airport Can’t Use San Francisco in Its Name, Judge Rules
The airport’s name, San Francisco Bay Oakland International, suggested that the “lower rated airport” was associated with San Francisco, a federal judge said in a temporary order. Source link
Traveling for a Cuddle, or More, at European Sex Parties
Since the connection-starved pandemic era, the tourism industry has embraced the sexual wellness trend. Now the international sex party scene is booming. Source link
A Singapore Shopping Guide to Peranakan Tiles, Shoes and More
If you’re visiting the city-state, here’s where you can see some of the most vivid Peranakan designs, including decorative tiles, beaded shoes, embroidery and jewelry. Source link
Airport Food Prices at JFK and LaGuardia Are About to Go Up
The three big airports that serve New York City have proposed allowing concession prices to rise and adding a surcharge to cover higher wages and improved worker benefits. Source link
What Is ‘Skiplagging?’ Meet the Man Unearthing Cheap Travel Hacks.
Aktarer Zaman is the founder of a controversial website that unearths airfare hacks, most notably skipping the last leg of a flight for a cheaper price. Source link
Zita Cobb on Community Tourism and Her Newfoundland Inn
The innkeeper at this luxury hotel on Newfoundland’s Fogo Island hopes other places might draw inspiration from an economic model in which tourism is in service to the community, and not the other way around. Source link