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CNN — This year, the focus was on making up for lost time. After the pandemic, tourists flocked to Europe’s biggest cities and America’s national parks in a form of “revenge travel,” visiting or revisiting some of the destinations that were inaccessible during the pandemic. But the world has changed a lot since the pandemic began: Many businesses have closed as people shifted to remote work, and not all tourist attractions have made it through this period unscathed. Here’s a list of places you won’t be able to visit in 2024, whether they’re closed permanently or temporarily. The Centre Pompidou,…
Investors are slowly starting to believe the story of Türkiye’s U-turn. Capital inflows into the country’s stock market turned positive in November and reached more than $1 billion a week in December, according to research firm GlobalSource Partners. The yield on the benchmark 10-year dollar-denominated Treasury note has fallen 200 basis points in the past two months to about 7%. The central bank’s foreign exchange reserves have increased by 40% since their lows this summer. Promoting this good mood is this year’s economic policy surprises. Turkish leader Recep Erdogan turned to Orthodoxy after being re-elected as president in May. Despite…
A town in Vermont has banned tourists from entering the area in September 2023 after a social media tag led to an influx of visitors that overwhelmed rural tourist destinations. The TikTok video garnered thousands of viewers and the hashtag #sleepyhollowfarm went viral, with tourists flocking to the pretty New England town of Pomfret, hoping to snap photos of themselves against the rural backdrop. The town, known for its autumn foliage, took issue with the move, calling it “influencer tourism,” part of a travel trend in which social media phenomena can cause overwhelming and unexpected increases in tourist numbers. Traditionally,…
Searching for the best hair transplant in Turkey? Then you are not alone. In recent years, Turkey has stamped its claim as being the central hub for medical tourism, particularly when it comes to getting hair transplant. According to estimates, in 2022, an astonishing 1 million foreigners received hair transplants in the country, bringing in revenue of $2 billion. Besides white and blue collared workers, celebrities and sports stars frequently visit the country to get their receding hairline fixed, which can not only be a source of embarrassment but also affect their personal and professional lives. If you, too, face…
Image provided by: Instagram (@cbum) Five-time Olympia Classic winners Chris Bumstead and Ian Vallière underwent hair transplant surgery in Turkey! Chris Bumstead is usually seen transforming his physique in preparation for the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding stage. After winning his fifth Classic Olympia title in November 2023, Bumstead began his journey to Istanbul with the Raw team. Bumstead recently posted a post on Instagram showing that he and Ian Vallière underwent a hair transplant. After undergoing the first stage of a hair transplant in Turkey, his brother-in-law shared pictures of the early stages on social media. “I guess in Turkey people…
Downward angle icon Downward angle icon. ChatGPT offers some advice that makes sense, but also some that most people would never follow. wakashi1515/iStock/Getty Images I also asked ChatGPT for its best travel tips and tricks, hoping to learn something new. Some of the AI chatbot’s suggestions were practical, like using a packing app, while others were more outlandish. Suggestions included putting teabags in your shoes, leaving your phone at home, and using a hula hoop to navigate crowds. After using ChatGPT to plan a recent trip, I wondered if it could help me hack my travels even further.I asked the…
Before screens, tipping, like a marriage proposal, was a private affair. Tips can reveal hidden values or the rumblings of the subconscious. A waitress’s breast size, for instance, correlates positively with tip size. “Mad Men”-era husbands tipped more when dining with someone else’s wife than with their own. The grief-inflected gratitude of the post-pandemic period introduced new tipping behaviors. Etiquette experts studied the so-called guilt-tip boom. The gratuity, like everything else, has gone contactless—the swivelling of the iPad. In the past three years, according to data from the payroll company Gusto, tips in bakeries and cafés are up forty-one per…
With Christmas fast approaching, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is expecting higher than normal traffic volumes. In preparation for this, the CBSA is offering some tips to make your border crossing smoother and avoid trouble. First, if you plan to take gifts across the border, you might want to hold off on wrapping them, said the bureau’s Charles Fisher. “Officers will exercise all the discretion they can, but just because something is wrapped in pretty paper doesn’t mean they can’t open it if necessary to find out what it is,” he said. “It’s very important to know what you…
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The holidays are a great time to get together with family and friends, but that can be difficult when you’re traveling. The Christmas period is usually a time of high travel demand and soaring prices, despite the pandemic-induced travel boom, but prices this year are down 13% compared to last year. TSA rolls out new facial recognition security at Syracuse and Albany airports Airfares increased 42.9% from September 2021 to September 2022, but fell about 13% from October 2022 to October 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Consumer Price Index. But even…
All listings featured in this article have been independently selected by our editors; however, if you book something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.While the capital, Mexico City, is one of the world’s leading cities in terms of culture and cuisine, and the vast region of Guadalajara is home to some of Mexico’s richest art and architectural treasures, Mexico’s true charm is best experienced in its small towns. Visit the golden city of Izamal, a Mayan fortress hidden in the dense jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula and covered by Spanish monasteries. And there’s Tepotztlan, a small…