by Beth Holmes | Apr 10, 2023 | Places On Our Bucket List, Politics, Travel
A tourist tax is being considered in Hawaii, to offset the impact of millions of visitors a year. According to Hawaii governor Josh Green, between nine and ten million tourists come to the islands every year, many times the meager 1.4 million population of the state....
by Beth Holmes | Apr 4, 2023 | International, News, Places On Our Bucket List, Politics
Louvre staff are blocking tourists from entering, closing the museum as a part of the wave of French protests against government pension reform. In March, the French government forced a bill through Parliament without a vote, raising the retirement age from 62 to 64...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 20, 2023 | International, News, Politics
The pension strikes are letting trash build up in Paris streets, making the city of light’s appeal dim quite a bit. Recently, the French parliament put forward an unpopular pension bill, raising the age of retirement two years. That means that workers will have...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 22, 2023 | International, Places On Our Bucket List, Politics, Travel tips
Machu Picchu is open again to visitors, after the Peruvian government reaches an agreement with political protesters. For over two months, protests demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte and much of Peru’s Congress have paralyzed the region,...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 23, 2023 | News, Politics, Technology, Travel
Fixing the FAA is what airline leaders and consumers alike are asking for, after major outages over a busy weekend due to tech issues. Last week, a system that provides vital and required safety information to pilots and dispatchers went down, largely because it was...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 19, 2022 | International, News, Politics, Technology
The travel tracing app will shut down as China relaxes their strict ‘zero-COVID’ policies amid outbreaks and protests. The travel tracing app was part of a package of apps required for all Chinese citizens, one that traced a user’s location relative...
