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Bali to Impose $10 Tax on Foreign Tourists, Jakarta Post Reports Bloomberg Indonesia’s resort island of Bali is set to impose a $10 levy on foreign tourists to preserve its … Read More

Airports, customs, trade: Europe preps for a chaotic Brexit Trip Weekly One by one, European Union nations are spending millions, hiring thousands of workers and issuing emergency decrees to cope … Read More

Virgin Voyages Reveals Details of RockStar Suites Trip Pulse Virgin Voyages is currently building its first cruise ship, the Scarlet Lady, which will set sail at the beginning of 2020. … Read More

Portugal’s tourism boom halted by Brexit, airport problems Channel NewsAsia Portugal’s long-running tourism boom is set to move decisively into reverse in 2019 due to capacity constraints at Lisbon airport … Read More

Strict ticket policy introduced at Machu Picchu CNN It’s the spectacular Incan citadel in the Andes Mountain range that’s on everyone’s bucket list — but access to Machu Picchu is … Read More

Winter Storm Gia Hampers Trip With Road Closures, Flight Delays Trip Pulse Winter Storm Gia is causing travel headaches from the Midwest to the Northeast U.S. this weekend, dumping snow … Read More

Air France leans toward pulling plug on Joon Trip Weekly Joon, the Air France subsidiary promoted as a hip new airline for millennials, appears to be on the verge of … Read More

Crystal campaign focuses on personal experiences Trip Weekly Crystal has launched a new marketing campaign, its first since Tom Wolber became CEO in September 2017. The campaign theme “Where Luxury … Read More

Carnival Cruise Line Reconsidering Room Service Changes Trip Pulse Less than a week after Carnival Cruise Line announced room service would no longer be complimentary on its ships, the company … Read More

National Park Service tapping into entrance fees to keep operating Trip Weekly The National Park Service says it is taking the extraordinary step of dipping into entrance fees to pay … Read More

Amid shutdown, more TSA agents are calling in sick CNBC Airport screeners are calling out sick in increasing numbers, while some workers are fretting about where their next paycheck will … Read More

Herb Kelleher, Fun-Loving Co-Founder of Southwest Airlines, Dies at 87 Wall Street Journal Herb Kelleher, the co-founder of Southwest Airlines Co. who died Thursday at the age of 87, followed … Read More

Mexican Officials Double Entrance Fee To Chichen Itza Trip Pulse The ruins of Chichen Itzá in Mexico are widely considered among the most popular, and most important, archeological tourist draws … Read More

Venice Will Start Charging an Entrance Fee to Day-Trippers to Combat Overtourism Skift A measure in Italy’s 2019 budget law will allow the local government in Venice to charge day-trippers … Read More

Eataly opens first 24-hour site in Las Vegas, with 7 specialty food counters LA Times Eataly Las Vegas opened Thursday in the Park MGM with seven specialty food counters, two … Read More

2 hospitalized after heavy turbulence on American flight USA TODAY A passenger and a flight attendant were hospitalized after an American Airlines flight hit heavy turbulence and was diverted to Austin-Bergstrom … Read More

Shutdown affects national parks unevenly Trip Weekly The partial federal government shutdown, now in its fifth day, has affected national parks unevenly, some still accessible with bare-bones staffing levels, some … Read More

Disney World Opening Adults-Only Area for Holiday Season Trip Pulse Walt Disney World may be known for the joy it brings to children, but grownups visiting Orlando this holiday season … Read More

LVMH purchase gives Belmond a leg up in ultrahigh luxury Trip Weekly This month’s news that high-end hospitality group Belmond had been acquired by Paris-based luxury conglomerate LVMH came as … Read More