#These are the NYC hotels with the worst bed bug complaints

#These are the NYC hotels with the worst bed bug complaints

“#These are the NYC hotels with the worst bed bug complaints” This news really bites for out-of-towners dreaming of a New York City visit. Some 188 local hotels, including 108 located within a one-mile radius of Times Square, have allegedly hosted some very unwanted guests in recent years: bed bugs. That’s according to a skin-crawling…

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#5 real-life escape rooms in NYC

#5 real-life escape rooms in NYC

“#5 real-life escape rooms in NYC” After a year of virtual entertainment, many of New York City’s popular escape rooms have reopened to great enthusiasm — with some slight adjustments for COVID-19. From time-travel themes to rooms inspired by the city’s prisons and subways, escape rooms are quickly filling up this summer with locals and…

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#Jubilant spectators take in ‘beautiful’ NYC fireworks show

#Jubilant spectators take in ‘beautiful’ NYC fireworks show

“#Jubilant spectators take in ‘beautiful’ NYC fireworks show” Throngs of jubilant spectators placed the COVID-19 crisis in the rearview mirror Sunday night as they gathered along the East River for a mesmerizing July Fourth fireworks show. The dazzling, annual display marked a return to normalcy as spectators were able to enjoy the pyrotechnics devoid of…

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#Tourists react to Times Square shooting

#Tourists react to Times Square shooting

“#Tourists react to Times Square shooting” Tourists visiting Times Square on Monday expressed fears for their safety — and the city’s future — following the second shooting there in as many months. “Worrying about getting killed in a crossfire was not on my itinerary when I booked this trip with my girlfriends — especially while…

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#UNESCO watching as Venice grapples with over-tourism

#UNESCO watching as Venice grapples with over-tourism

“#UNESCO watching as Venice grapples with over-tourism” VENICE, Italy — Away from the once-maddening crowds of St. Mark’s Square, tiny Certosa island could be a template for building a sustainable future in Venice as it tries to relaunch its tourism industry without boomeranging back to pre-pandemic day-tripping hordes. Private investment has converted the forgotten public…

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#Bali is sick of badly behaved influencers amid COVID

#Bali is sick of badly behaved influencers amid COVID

“#Bali is sick of badly behaved influencers amid COVID” The tourist mecca of Bali wants influencers and tourists to keep coming — but is sick of their bad behavior. While many countries sent travelers home during the pandemic, Indonesia allowed them to stay… and many of them have behaved madly. In April a Russian porn…

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#NYC’s scary new tourist attraction: All-glass sky elevator

#NYC’s scary new tourist attraction: All-glass sky elevator

“#NYC’s scary new tourist attraction: All-glass sky elevator” Subjecting yourself to voluntary vertigo has never been easier.  Midtown development One Vanderbilt will soon offer thrill-seekers a fresh way to be scared of New York: an all-glass enclosed elevator on the outside of the building. The see-through human dumbwaiter, called Ascent, will take riders up to…

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#US tourist killed in Puerto Rico after alleged drug buy

#US tourist killed in Puerto Rico after alleged drug buy

“#US tourist killed in Puerto Rico after alleged drug buy” A 24-year-old tourist from Delaware was killed in Puerto Rico over the weekend after allegedly buying drugs in a coastal shantytown, authorities said. Tariq Loat and a friend, James Jackson, were attacked in La Perla on Saturday following the alleged drug deal when they tried…

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