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Machu Picchu tourism suffers as Peru's government announces new ticketing system
Peru’s government has backtracked on plans to outsource the sale of entry tickets to Machu Picchu to a private company.
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Halfway to the stars: At 150 years old, cable cars could be just the ticket in San Francisco's uphill battle
Cable cars were invented in San Francisco. Now, on their 150th birthday, San Francisco is the only city that still has them. Fires, earthquakes and politics tried to destroy the cable cars countless times, but they’ve become a major source of pride for San Francisco, and more recently, a symbol of what’s still right in a city that’s faced harsh...
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Halfway to the stars: At 150 years old, cable cars could be just the ticket in San Francisco's uphill battle
Cable cars were invented in San Francisco. Now, on their 150th birthday, San Francisco is the only city that still has them. Fires, earthquakes and politics tried to destroy the cable cars countless times, but they’ve become a major source of pride for San Francisco, and more recently, a symbol of what’s still right in a city that’s faced harsh...
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‘They just come, take a nice selfie … and leave.' Overtourism returns, but cities are fighting back
Cities and tourist sites are trying different tactics to combat overtourism. Two researchers discuss what’s working and the need for “regenerative travel.”
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Manslaughter charges possible after US book publishing exec killed in motorboat crash in Italy
A prosecutor in southern Italy says the boat crash that killed a U.S. tourist off the Amalfi Coast is being investigated as a case of possible manslaughter.
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Not again: Another tourist caught defacing the Colosseum
For the second time in less than a month, a tourist has been caught carving their name into the wall of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.
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WATCH: Tourist defaces nearly 2,000-year-old Colosseum
Italian ministers are searching for the man who carved “Ivan+Haley 23” into the wall of the Colosseum in Rome.
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American Tourist Shot in the Leg at Mexican Resort Town on Caribbean Coast
Prosecutors said the American was approached by several suspects near midnight Monday and they shot him in the leg.
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Major Renovation Planned for Athens' Archaeological Museum
Plans for a major renovation of the National Archaeological Museum in Greece have been announced by the country’s Culture Ministry
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Giant Aquarium Bursts in Berlin
An aquarium in Berlin that was home to nearly 1,500 exotic fish burst early Friday morning, sending 1 million liters of water gushing into a hotel lobby and out to the street.
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Massive Berlin Aquarium With 1,500 Tropical Fish, 264,000 Gallons of Water Bursts
A huge aquarium in Berlin burst, spilling debris, water and hundreds of tropical fish out of the AquaDom tourist attraction in the heart of the German capital early Friday.