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There’s no better place for high-end hotels, restaurants, shops, and cultural experiences.
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Japanese airline announces baggage delivery service to combat overcrowding in Tokyo
Japan Airlines is now offering to drop passengers’ luggage off at their hotels for them for a fee. But the program isn’t just about providing good customer service – it’s aimed at alleviating the burden on Tokyo’s overcrowded mass transit system.
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Air Canada CEO to address lawmakers on carry-on baggage fees
MONTREAL/CHICAGO (Reuters) -The CEO of Air Canada will address a Canadian parliamentary committee on Friday about carry-on baggage fees, according to a meeting notice, after Canada's largest carrier this month announced new charges for some passengers. Lawmakers in both Canada and the United States have criticized airlines in recent weeks for levying additional fees on luggage and seat assignments, following an outpouring of anger by passengers on social media. Analysts say ancillary revenue earned from charges like baggage fees has become the mainstay of the airline business worldwide.
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Alaska Airlines will spread its wings by flying to Tokyo and Seoul beginning next year
Alaska Airlines said Tuesday it will start new service to Tokyo and Seoul next year as part of a plan to boost international flights over the next several years. Alaska announced the new routes Tuesday as it raised its fourth-quarter outlook and publicized a plan to boost profit by $1 billion over three years. It said greater efficiency from combining with Hawaiian Airlines will save the company at least $500 million by 2027.
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- The Independent
Hundreds of sunbeds vandalised on Tenerife beaches amid overtourism row
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This Amsterdam Hotel Just Unveiled a Cartier-Themed Suite for the Holidays
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Onboard Obsession: Hot-Cold Therapy on an Arctic Voyage to the North Pole
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Trying to attract tourists, Venezuela builds infrastructure in fragile ecosystems
A push by Venezuela to attract tourists and boost its flailing economy by building infrastructure including runways and hotels is doing environmental damage to ecologically-delicate areas, especially fragile Caribbean coral reefs already threatened by climate change, conservationists, scientists, government sources and locals say. The government of President Nicolas Maduro, who blames U.S. sanctions for his country's economic crisis, has called tourism the economy's "secret weapon". The push has so far failed to attract foreign investors, sources say, despite a tourism ministry meeting with French businesspeople and public overtures from Maduro to investors as recently as this month.
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Hong Kong Lights Up With Things To Do After Dark
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- The Daily Beast
Kimberly Guilfoyle Out of the Picture as Don Jr. Appears with New Squeeze
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Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick Joined by Both Kids for Rare Family Red Carpet Photo: See Their Looks!
The couple and their children, Sosie and Travis, as well as his partner Angelina Sambrotto, attended the premiere of 'A Complete Unknown' in style
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Joe Biden Calls Himself 'Stupid' For Not Doing 1 Donald Trump Thing
The president said he "learned something" from the president-elect.
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Mel Gibson Threatens ‘to Kill Someone’ While Fearmongering at Mar-a-Lago
A cavalcade of supporting characters in the MAGA universe, and President-elect Donald Trump, showed up at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday to attend a soirée for the conspiratorial, QAnon-adjacent conservative nonprofit America’s Future. Mel Gibson, the traditionalist Catholic actor and director, told the crowd, “I got nine kids. If one of them got stolen or trafficked, I’d have to kill someone.”
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Taylor Swift's Longtime Bass Player Writes Emotional Note About Grueling Eras Tour: 'I've Emerged Changed'
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Donald Trump Jr. Reacts To Kimberly Guilfoyle Ambassador News Amid Breakup Rumors
The president-elect's son congratulated Guilfoyle after he was apparently pictured holding hands with another woman.