Travel and tourism
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to ...
Arthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95
NEW YORK — Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans ...
Airbnb users to play gladiators in Rome’s Colosseum, sparking mixed reactions over $1.5 million deal
ROME — The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first ...
The 1 Essential Item Travel Experts Always Pack
Every type of travel calls for a different packing strategy. What you put in your suitcase for a beach vacation ...
Florence cracks down on overtourism just as Italy hosts G7 tourist ministers in city
ROME — The city of Florence took new measures Tuesday to crack down on overtourism, just as the Italian government ...
Pompeii archaeological park sets daily visitors’ limit to combat over-tourism
ROME — The Pompeii archaeological park plans to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day and introduce personalized tickets starting ...
Australian prime minister defends himself from an accusation that he asked for free flight upgrades
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said he had always “acted in a transparent and appropriate ...
Venice extends its day-tripper tax through next year to combat overtourism
ROME — Venice will extend its day-tripper tax through next year, increasing the number of days on which tourists have ...
US fines American Airlines $50 million over mishandling of disabled passengers and wheelchairs
DALLAS — The U.S. government fined American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities ...
Prague bans nighttime pub crawls to deal with drunk and rowdy visitors
PRAGUE — The Czech capital has approved a ban on organized nighttime pub crawls, which have caused misery for residents ...
