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☆ Disney World hikes prices for its annual passes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Natasha Chen | Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —If you’re a regular visitor to Walt Disney World, your annual passes are going to cost you more. The resort in Orlando, Florida, hiked prices on all four levels of its passes on Wednesday. Its most powerful annual pass, the Disney Incredi-Pass, now costs $1,549 (plus tax). “Over the past decade, Disney World tickets have increased up to 101% and the top-level Annual Pass has increased by 86%,” said Gavin Doyle, founder of MickeyVisit.com, in an email to CNN Travel. “I think of the standard prices from Disney World as the amount that only the most price-insensitive or those so set on being there for a specific event will end up paying.

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☆ The winner of ‘America’s Best Restroom’ contest for 2024 is …
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The winner of 2024’s “America’s Best Restroom” online contest is a Maverik service station, purveyor of gasoline and food, located near Salt Lake City International Airport. In its 23rd year, the contest highlights some of America’s cleanest, most innovative and most decorative places to take care of personal business. Sponsored by national cleaning company Cintas, the contest allows people to suggest bathrooms across the country. Voting on the top 10 nominations was held this past summer, and the winner was announced Tuesday afternoon. This company provides “innovative, high-tech portable restrooms designed to provide a modern and hygienic experience.”The 2023 winner of the contest was Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

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☆ Almost 200 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia reopens
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A good stretch of the popular and winding Blue Ridge Parkway is now reopened for safe motoring and scenic fall viewing following Hurricane Helene. The parkway reopened on Friday from milepost 0 to milepost 198 in Virginia, the National Park Service said in a news release. The reopening includes 198 miles (319 kilometers) of the scenic byway from Shenandoah National Park south to Virginia Route 685 - Skyview Drive/Turkey Ridge Road, near the town of Fancy Gap, the Thursday news release said. The NPS aims to reopen the rest of the parkway in Virginia within two weeks, the release said. “Due to the hard work of the Blue Ridge Parkway crews, we are able to open nearly 200 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, a vital and scenic route that both embodies the natural beauty and cultural heritage of our region,” Tracy Swartout, superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway, said in the release.

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☆ Fat Bear Week 2024 in Katmai has a winner
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —In an exciting and personal rematch from last year, 128 Grazer and 32 Chunk faced off again in the final round of 2024’s Fat Bear Week contest. And this year, embattled mama bear 128 Grazer has retained the crown of the most popular fat bear in the annual online competition, which is observing its 10th anniversary this year. The rushing water in the Brooks River swept her cubs toward Chunk, currently the most dominant male bear on the river. The surviving cub, called 128’s Spring Cub, was a contender in the 2024 Fat Bear Junior contest held in late September. “For bears, fat equals survival.

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☆ Fat Bear Week contest 2024: Deadly attack shakes up bracket reveal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The bracket for 2024’s Fat Bear Week contest was revealed Tuesday night, but only after a deadly bear-on-bear attack at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve on Monday delayed the unveiling. In what’s become a bona fide fall ritual, public voting in the annual Fat Bear contest is scheduled to start at noon ET Wednesday. A preliminary contest for Fat Bear Junior has already been held, with Bear 909 Jr. taking the top spot. The bear attack at KatmaiIn this screenshot from a live-streamed video, two bears in Katmai National Park fight on October 1. The National Park Service and Explore.Org have posted an edited version of the footage along with commentary on YouTube.

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☆ Scenic fall drives in the US: 6 byways for your autumn foliage fix
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Ozark Run Scenic Byway, MissouriMissouri travel experts say Elephant Rocks State Park is a special stop during any scenic drive on the Ozark Run Scenic Byway. Lake Champlain Byway, VermontLoad up the bicycles for your Lake Champlain Byway drive in Vermont. KRose/Courtesy Local Motion/Lake Champlain Byway CouncilLittle Vermont is a big deal in New England and beyond when it comes to scenic fall drives. It “provides beautiful views of America’s sixth-largest lake, Lake Champlain, as well as of Vermont’s Green Mountains and New York’s Adirondack Mountains,” said Dan Albrecht, chair of Lake Champlain Byway Council, in an email. Eastern Sierra Scenic Byway, CaliforniaTourists flocking to view aspens, cottonwoods and maple trees along Bishop Creek Canyon near Bishop, California, which is along the Eastern Sierra Scenic Byway.

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☆ The world’s best pizza for 2024 isn’t in Naples – or even in Italy. Here’s where it is …
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Una Pizza Napoletana, opened by pizza maestro Anthony Mangieri in March 2022, not only beat out US competitors but also global ones. That includes pizzerias in Naples, Italy, the holy land for pizza aficionados and foodies in general. Why Una Pizza Napoletana? Una Pizza Napoletana is located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Una Pizza Napoletana (New York, USA)2.

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☆ PDX reopening its main new terminal after $2.15 billion renovation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

At Portland International Airport (PDX), they’ve spent big money aiming to bring the famed Oregon outdoors indoors. The $2.15 billion renovation has several purposes, according to Allison Ferre, media relations manager with the Port of Portland, which runs PDX. What PDX passengers will seeThe airport is attempting to provide an arboreal atmosphere with big trees and a lots of natural sunlight streaming into the overhauled terminal. Ema PeterOne of the first things passengers might notice will be 72 large trees, including black walnut, ficus and olive varieties, disbursed throughout the terminal, Port of Portland said. “PDX is the first and last impression for many of our visitors and the renovation of the main terminal is certain to make it a positive one,” Travel Portland President and CEO Jeff Miller said.

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☆ How a 60-mile, sixth-grade field trip became a date with destiny
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

It was one line from an itinerary of an upcoming field trip to Columbia, the capital of South Carolina. And no place proved more prescient than those Capitol steps. Deep in my heart, I was certain that one day I’d be living in Columbia as a college student. Illustration Ian Berry/CNNThe cosmos and crimeThe afternoon stops solidified the revelation I felt on the State House steps. For me, it was a mere 60-mile, in-state field trip – culminating with a Boxed Lunch on the Capitol Steps – that proved to be my date with destiny.

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☆ Paris adds an unusual museum to its illustrious roster
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Forrest Brown | Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Homage to fromageMuseums are a highlight of any visit to Paris: The Louvre! Oui – joining the ranks of Paris museums is one devoted to glorious delights of cheese. That’s very close to Notre Dame (see video) so visitors to the cheese museum can easily stop by the famed cathedral to see the progress of its restoration after its devastating fire five years ago. Entry to the museum is €20 (about $21.75 US) for adults and children 5-11 visit for half price.

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☆ Italian officials slam tourist who ‘mimicked sex acts’ on a statue of Bacchus in Florence
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Rome CNN —Italian officials are trying to identify a young woman who was filmed kissing, humping and grinding against a statue of Bacchus, the god of wine and sensuality, in Florence over the weekend. His original Bacchus is kept in the Bargello Museum in the center of Florence. The act has sparked a wide range of reaction on social media platform X – from outrage to ironic amusement. In 2023, a group of young tourists posing for pictures to post on social media were accused of toppling a valuable statue at a villa in northern Italy. Back in Florence in the same year, a tourist was detained, accused of damaging a statue in the 16th-century Fountain of Neptune in the Piazza della Signoria.

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☆ CNN reveals America’s Best Towns to Visit in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Cnn Travel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

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☆ Airline passenger tracks missing bag to home of airport worker, who is charged with felony theft
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Rebekah Riess | Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Junior Geneus Bazile, 29, of Fort Lauderdale has been charged with grand theft in the third degree. Paola Garcia told CNN affiliate WPLG in Miami that she usually takes her suitcase onboard, but this time, she was told she had to check it. In her WPLG interview, Garcia said that Spirit Airlines told her that her luggage had been sent to her house. Garcia told WPLG that she dialed 911. A WPLG video shows pictures of a man holding a plastic bag containing a pink suitcase and holding a laptop.

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Memorial Day weekend, the traditional launching pad of the summer travel season, is shaping up to set a scorching pace. United is expecting the biggest Memorial Day and summer travel season in the airline’s 98-year history, according to Andrew Nocella, United’s executive vice president and chief commercial officer. Air traffic controller shortageThe air traffic control tower at Los Angeles International Airport is a busy place. The United States is still short thousands of air traffic control personnel. Markus Mainka/imageBROKER/ShutterstockDespite a surge in hiring last year, air traffic control stations nationwide are still about 3,000 controllers short, according to new FAA numbers.

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☆ The top 10 US beaches for 2024, according to ‘Dr. Beach’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Duke Kahanamoku Beach on the island of Oahu crowns the list of the 10 best US beaches put out annually by “Dr. Coopers Beach, located on Long Island, New York, is “shielded from the cold Labrador currents in the beautiful village of Southampton. As for the Sunshine State’s two entries, both beaches are on the Gulf coast, edging out its Atlantic-facing beaches. Duke Kahanamoku Beach: Oahu, Hawaii2. Caladesi Island State Park: Dunedin/Clearwater, Florida5.

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☆ US Air Force team airlifts critically ill passenger from Carnival Venezia in open Atlantic waters
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A US Air Force rescue team airlifted a civilian passenger needing urgent medical care this past weekend from a Carnival cruise ship that was hundreds of miles out in open Atlantic waters. The dramatic May 4 medical rescue involved three helicopter air-to-air refuelings to reach the Carnival Venezia, according to a news release from the 920th Rescue Wing. The mission was carried out by two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, two HC-130J Combat King II aircraft and two teams of rescuers. When the aircraft arrived, rescuers were hoisted down from the helicopters and began preparing the patient for transport, the release said. Neither the 920th Rescue Wing nor the cruise line had further information about the patient’s condition or where he was taken for treatment.

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☆ 4 Americans charged with ammunition offenses in Turks and Caicos
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Four Americans are charged with possession of ammunition offenses in the tropical Atlantic getaway of Turks and Caicos, according to a post from the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. Carrying firearms in Turks and Caicos is prohibited, according to the TCI Government. Another man visiting Turks and Caicos from Pennsylvania is set to appear before a TCI court Friday on similar charges, according to CNN affiliate WPXI. Two additional Americans – a 31-year-old from Virginia and a 72-year-old from Texas – are also facing lengthy prison sentences for possessing ammunition, according to the TCI Government. Firearms, ammunition (including stray bullets), and other weapons are not permitted in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI).

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☆ Over 1,500 firearms were intercepted at US airports from January to March – and the vast majority were loaded
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Forrest Brown | Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Transportation Security Administration reports that its officers intercepted 1,503 firearms in carry-on bags at security checkpoints in US airports during the first quarter of 2024. That number runs very close with TSA interceptions in the first quarter of 2023, in which 1,508 firearms were intercepted, the agency said in a news release. Overall, 2023 set a record for the number of firearms uncovered by officers at security checkpoints. More people plus roughly same number of firearms equals a lower rate. But there’s a shocking stat that has stayed the same – in both time periods, 93% of those intercepted firearms were loaded with ammo.

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☆ Spring equinox: First day of spring arrives
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The spring equinox will arrive exactly at 3:06 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) on Wednesday, March 20, according to EarthSky. Click here to look up the exact moment of the spring equinox where you’re located. Spring equinox has another nameIf you ever hear anyone say “vernal equinox,” it means the same thing. Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua News Agency/Getty ImagesIn Japan, Vernal Equinox Day is a public holiday (on Wednesday, March 20, this year). In China, trying to stand an egg upright is a popular game during the spring equinox, according to VisitBeijing.com.

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☆ Man rescued after apparent crocodile bite in the Everglades
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A man trying to swim to shore after his recreational sailboat capsized at Everglades National Park suffered an apparent bite from an American crocodile, according to a National Park Service news release. American crocodiles vs. alligatorsAn American crocodile relaxes in Shark Valley of Everglades National Park on February 3, 2023. Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post/Getty Images/FileThe American crocodile is a federally threatened species, the NPS said, and it resembles the American alligator. (American crocodiles can also be found in some coastal areas of Caribbean islands, Mexico and South America.) American crocodiles are considered a shy and reclusive species, the FFWCC says, and crocodile attacks on humans in Florida are very rare.

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☆ Hot on the trail of cherry blossoms — peak times for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. CNN —In travel news this week: Circling the calendar for peak cherry blossoms, a very rare peek at post-pandemic North Korea and the insightful confessions of a Vegas habitué. While peak bloom can still be up in the air, the dates for the National Cherry Blossom Festival are solidly locked down: March 20-April 14. Meanwhile, Japanese forecasters are out with their own cherry blossom, or sakura, predictions. 02:06 - Source: CNNIn the best of times, a visit to communist North Korea was a rarity.

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☆ The most visited National Park Service sites 2023
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“From Kaloko Honokōhau National Historic Park in Hawai’i to Congaree National Park in South Carolina, parks are attracting more visitors each year to learn about our shared history,” National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said in a news release. 1 spot as the most visited site in the US National Park system and accounts for 5.15% of all visits in the system. Beyond the summer seasonCongaree National Park in South Carolina is starting to grow in popularity, getting more recognition beyond its home state. National Park ServiceVisitation habits to NPS sites are changing with people finding ways to bypass the traditional warm-weather peak. Among the more famous ones were Joshua Tree National Park (3.27 million) and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (8.09 million).

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☆ Lion attacks: How to stay safe on safaris in Africa
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

It was July of 2022, and the co-founder of Discover Africa Safaris was out in the bush near the Khwai River in northern Botswana. African lions are fully capable of attacking, killing and even eating humans, and it’s generally estimated about 250 people a year die in lion attacks. WLDavies/E+/Getty ImagesOnly about 23,000 lions remain in sub-Saharan Africa, found mostly in Eastern and Southern Africa, Muruthi said. Before your trip, It's important to study up on safety tips -- such as remaining inside your safari vehicle when lions and other wild animals approach. Secondly, fleeing indicates to the lion you’re frightened and now possible prey, turning what might have initially been a mock charge to test you into a real attack.

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New York CNN —Winter weather, combined with the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, is causing major disruptions for air travel. There have been more than more than 2000 flight cancellations Friday, the highest number since July 2023, data from the tracking site FlightAware show. Cancellations due to the grounding of the 737 Max 9 planes are also contributing to the totals. More than 200 United and Alaska Airlines flights have been cancelled each day this week due to the FAA-mandated grounding. 737 Max 9 delaysPassengers on Alaska Airlines and United Airlines have been marred by hundreds of flight cancellations this week.

Persons: Max, ”, “, Boeing “, Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, Jennifer Homendy, CNN’s “ Anderson Cooper, Scott Kirby, Pete Buttigieg, United, CNN’s Marnie Hunter, Forrest Brown, Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace, Pete Muntean, Sara Smart, Chris Isidore Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Max, Midway, Alaska Airlines, FAA, United Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, CNN, United, Tech Ops, NTSB, Wednesday, CNBC, ”, Transportation, “ Boeing Locations: New York, O’Hare, Denver, Milwaukee, United, Portland , Oregon, Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Paradise

☆ 737 Max 9: What travelers need to know
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More than 170 of the Boeing 737 Max 9s remain grounded in the United States. Alaska Airlines said in a statement on January 20 that the airline had completed preliminary inspections on a group of their Max 9 aircraft. NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a Boeing 737-9 Max, in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday. NTSB/Handout/ReutersThe FAA order grounded 171 of the world’s 737 Max 9 aircraft. What do I do if my flight is canceled because of the grounding of the 737 Max 9?

Persons: Max, ” “ We’re, It’s, John Lovell, Kathleen Bangs, ”, Scott Keyes, ” Keyes, David Soucie, haven’t, it’s, Bangs, ” Bangs, she’s, Keyes Organizations: CNN, Boeing, Max, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska Airlines, FAA, “, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Cirium . Lion, Delta Airlines, Lion, NTSB, Sunday, Reuters, Copa Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Lion Air, CNN Travel, United Locations: Alaska, Portland , Oregon, United States, United, Cirium, Indonesia, Panama, Turkish

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