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New UNESCO World Heritage Sites for 2024 in Italy, Malaysia, South Africa, More

Travel NewsJanuary 4, 2025143Views

UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has added 24 cultural and natural wonders to its esteemed World Heritage List of sites the organization deems worthy of preservation due to "outstanding universal value." The globe-spanning crop of newly inscribed World Heritage Sites was announced this week following the 46th session of the World…

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Boeing falls after South Korea orders B737-800 inspection

The wreckage of Jeju Air Co. Flight 2216 at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing shares were down more than 4% in morning trading Monday, after South Korea ordered an inspection of all 737-800 planes — the…

December 30, 202482Views

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Denver’s Casa Bonita: Inside the ‘South Park’–Approved “Greatest Restaurant in the World”

“The first thing out of my mouth was ‘triumph,’” raved Scott Gairdner, host of Podcast: The Ride, following his first visit to Casa Bonita, the famed Denver-area Mexican restaurant/family-entertainment paradise best known as the subject of a classic South Park episode. “This is a triumph,” Gairdner continued, “and how great does it feel to see…

December 30, 2024113Views

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China extends visa-free policy to 9 more countries — including South Korea

From Friday, citizens of nine more countries can enter China without needing a visa to visit. Holders of ordinary passports from eight countries in Europe — Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco and Liechtenstein — as well as South Korea can visit for business or leisure purposes for up to 15 days without needing…

November 7, 202488Views

What Are the Safest Countries to Visit in South America Right Now?

In recent months several South American destinations have generated the sorts of international headlines that can unsettle tourists. Amid reports of gang violence in Ecuador, protests in Peru (some of which have caused temporary closures at Machu Picchu), huge political demonstrations and an alarming spike in violent crime (with a rising number of American victims) in…

April 26, 2024164Views

JetBlue cuts routes spanning LAX, South America

A JetBlue Airways plane prepares to take off from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Jan. 31, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images JetBlue Airways told staff on Tuesday that it is culling a host of routes, making it the carrier's latest move to cut costs in the…

March 19, 2024161Views