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Paris city hall on Friday voted to increase the Eiffel Tower adult admission price by 20 percent from next month to help pay for urgent renovation work. Visitors currently pay 29.40 euros ($31.90) for a ride by lift to the top of the Eiffel tower, a price tag that is set to rise to 35.30 euros on June 17. The Paris city council also backed a recapitalisation for Eiffel Tower operator SETE, and lowered the annual fee it charges the operator for running one of the world's most famous monuments. Lower visitor numbers during the Covid pandemic combined with spiralling renovation costs have pushed ...
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China's Central Bank cracked down on seven businesses last week, including a KFC and state-owned firms, for refusing cash payments. The move comes as Beijing prioritises making spending easier for foreign tourists. The People's Bank of China has long imposed such penalties. However, this time, the targeted employees worked for major corporations, highlighting the pervasiveness of cashless payments in China. The bank fined a Wuxi KFC $4,140 for refusing cash from a breakfast customer, and the employee involved faced a $410 fine. According to the latest government data, the average wage in Wuxi ...
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A Japanese town mounted a large mesh barrier at a popular viewing spot for Mount Fuji on Tuesday, in an attempt to deter photo-taking by an ever-growing number of tourists. Japan's most famous sight can be seen for miles around, but Fujikawaguchiko locals are fed up with streams of mostly foreign visitors littering, trespassing and breaking traffic rules in their hunt for a photo to share on social media. Parking illegally and ignoring a smoking ban, they would cram a pavement to shoot the snow-capped mountain, which soars photogenically into the sky from behind a convenience store, residents ...
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If there is one continent worldwide that continues to prove itself to be one of the best tourist destination hubs of all time, it would be Europe. You could be enjoying a warm and friendly summer while looking at the white-washed buildings of Santorini. Then, the next thing you know, you will be enjoying a cool and rainy day in Paris while enjoying a cappuccino at a cafe in the Champs-Élysées. The popularity of European travel is undeniable, with foreign arrivals and overnight stays consistently on the rise. With such trend on the rise, we're making it easy for you to plan your next European g...
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A regular flyer has been criticised for boasting about being rewarded with air miles after she reported a flight attendant to customer services. The passenger complained about the flight staff members using their personal mobile phones during the flight. Author Dr Angela B. Peery, a frequent flyer and member of the esteemed "Diamond Medallion" tier, recently shared her experience on the "Official Delta Diamond Medallion Group" Facebook page. She reported a flight attendant using a personal mobile phone during a flight, a behavior that is strictly prohibited by Delta Air Lines. As a result, she...
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Philippa Girling, Leah Lykins and Lynda Coleman co-founded Camp Chateau, located at Chateau de Beduer in southern France's western and historic Quercy region. The camp has been carefully curated by women, for women and sets out to provide clients with a joyful and tranquil space to relax and rejuvenate. The experience consists of an all-inclusive summer program in the French countryside, where women can enjoy food and wine, experiment with new hobbies and meet other like-minded women. According to the Camp Chateau website, the female-focused experience has been "one hundred per cent owned and ...
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The European Union on Monday added Dutch online travel giant Booking.com to its list of digital companies that are big enough to fall under tougher competition rules. Brussels also said it would investigate whether social media platform X, owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, can be exempted from the rules. The former Twitter has filed a rebuttal arguing that "despite meeting the thresholds, X does not qualify as a important gateway between businesses and consumers," said the European Commission, whose probe should wrap up within five months. Booking.com, whose parent company Booking Holdings ...
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