Toddler nearly tumbles off 400-foot cliff while visiting the erupting Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on Christmas night
The National Park Service is warning people to be more careful when visiting the erupting Kilauea volcano after a recent near-miss involving a family visiting the park. According to news release According to the NPS, the horrifying scene occurred on Christmas night in a restricted area where visitors climbed over a safety fence to keep […]
Travelers may face yet another ‘tourist tax’ when visiting certain cities
A visit to Liverpool on England's Merseyside, the UK's fifth-largest city, could start to cost a little more for travelers than before as government authorities devise strategies to curb overtourism. According to Liverpool Business News, authorities are planning to impose a tax on tourists this summer, charging nearly $3 (£2) per person per night for […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook Joins the Parade of Tech Titans Visiting Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Apple CEO Tim Cook has joined the growing list of tech CEOs making the pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago to pay their respects to President-elect Donald Trump. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the Oval Office, a growing number of tech industry leaders are heading to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, apparently as part of […]
New Yorker electrocuted by streetlight while visiting Thailand
A New Yorker has died in Thailand after slipping on a wet sidewalk and being electrocuted by a malfunctioning streetlight, authorities said Friday. Thula Kyaw, 33, was walking with his girlfriend to a seafood restaurant in Thalang district around 9:30pm on Thursday when he fell on the rainy road and tried to prop himself up […]
The Rock says ‘freedom is our greatest privilege’ while visiting troops in Hawaii
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a champion of his people for many reasons, and he acknowledged that he is “forever a proud patriot” because of his military service. The “Fast and Furious” star was filled with gratitude during his visit with troops stationed in Hawaii. The Rock shared on social media, “It is an honor […]
Bill Clinton denies visiting Epstein island in new memoir
Former President Bill Clinton denies visiting ex-colleague Jeffrey Epstein's private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands and met with the disgraced financier who died awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. He expressed regret about this. “I wish I had never met him,” Clinton wrote in her new memoir, “Citizen,” according to The Associated Press, which […]
Flight passengers visiting this vacation spot will have to pay a fee just to leave the islands
The Maldives, a luxury South Asian island known for its crystal-clear waters and luxury resorts, has raised air taxes on tourists. According to the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority, the exit tax will begin in 2022 and will be levied on passengers departing the Maldives from Maldivian airports based on their class of travel. Taxes vary […]
Josh Kushner defends tech CEO for visiting Israel
Josh Kushner, a billionaire venture capitalist and President Trump's in-law, has blasted a tech executive online for visiting Israel and posting images of Tel Aviv's beachfront on social media. Kushner, the younger brother of President-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, defended Patrick Collison, co-founder and CEO of payment processing company Stripe, on social media platform […]
Woman visiting sister in NYC vanishes after escaping from ambulance while wearing scrubs: sources
A Florida woman who was in the Big Apple to visit her sister disappeared in broad daylight Monday after fleeing from the back of an ambulance while wearing scrubs, police officials said. Jocilne Garrido, 40, of Kissimmee, jumped from a private ambulance that was stopped in traffic while being taken from Weill Cornell Medical Center […]
Donald Trump Jr. mocks ‘Morning Joe’ co-hosts visiting his dad at Mar-a-Lago to make amends
Donald Trump Jr. mocked MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski for insinuating that he was the new Adolf Hitler shortly after meeting his father, President-elect Donald Trump. When Newsmax's Rob Finnerty pointed out on Thursday that “Two weeks ago they were calling him Hitler and now he's traveling to Florida to meet with Hitler,” Don […]