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Canada: G20 Summit Will Bring Congestion to Toronto

Date: June 16th, 2010 | No Comments

The G20 Summit will take place in Toronto June 26-27 and tightened security will make moving around downtown difficult. Street closures will be enforced in the core area around Metro Convention Center on Front Street and police will have the authority to close roads and highways with 15 minutes’ notice. Travel to and from the [read more]

Peru: Machu Picchu and Cuzco Rail Link Reopens

Date: April 7th, 2010 | No Comments

After being closed for more than two months because heavy rains and landslides washed out railway access, the famous Inca site of Machu Picchu and its rail link to Cuzco reopened April 1. The opening could not have come too soon for the tourism industry, which relies heavily on Machu Picchu as a draw. The [read more]

Australia: Fraser Island Campers Harass Dingoes, Dingoes Bite, Campsites Close

Date: March 17th, 2010 | No Comments

After three campers were bitten by dingoes in recent weeks on Queensland’s Fraser Island, rangers closed two campgrounds in an effort to keep people and wildlife separated. The task is complicated by too many campers’ willful ignorance of laws to leave the animals alone: encounters like these usually occur because the campers harass the dingoes. [read more]

Tanzania: Zanzibar Power Blackout Ends after 3 Months

Date: March 10th, 2010 | No Comments

After three months without electrical power, the archipelago of Zanzibar finally got its supply restored so hotels, restaurants, factories and other businesses are able to operate again without running generators. The lights went off Dec. 10 when the undersea cable that brings power from the mainland failed. Local authorities are hoping that this repair will [read more]

Indonesia: Bali to Close March 16 for Nyepi, Day of Silence

Date: March 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

The island of Bali will effectively shut down March 16 to observe the Hindu holiday of Nyepi, a day of silence and reflection when virtually no one goes outside, no music is played, no work is done, no travel occurs, no fires are lit and lights must be kept low. Many people fast and say [read more]

Japan: Tokyo’s Tsukiji Market to Reopen to Tourists, Limit Numbers

Date: May 5th, 2010 | No Comments

Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fish market will be reopened to tourists May 10 after periodic closures because of tourists’ misbehavior. The latest closure began April 8 after some 500 visitors disrupted the auction. Officials will restrict the number of visitors to 140 a day, handing out numbered tickets on a first-come, first-served basis when the market [read more]

Guatemala: Bus Drivers Strike, Demand Better Security, Subsidies

Date: March 24th, 2010 | No Comments

A nationwide bus drivers’ strike shut down transit throughout the country and blocked highways into Guatemala City March 22. Security forces removed buses that were blocking the roads but more than 37,000 intercity drivers vowed to continue the strike until the government met their demands for more security and a share in subsidies granted to [read more]

Finland and Sweden: Baltic Sea Ice Grabs Vessels, Disrupts Ferry Service

Date: March 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Some 50 vessels were trapped by ice in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden March 4, including passenger ferries carrying more than 1,000 people. All vessels were rescued by ice breakers, but maritime authorities advised shipping companies to avoid the icy patches north of the Stockholm Archipelago. Freezing winds blew ice caps near the [read more]

Czech Republic: One Site to Close, Another to Open in Prague Castle Complex

Date: March 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Authorities will close one of the Prague Castle complex’s most popular sites May 1 for a year to complete necessary repairs. The Golden Lane, named for the goldsmiths who once lived and worked there, is a narrow alley lined with one-room 16th-century houses, and, perhaps most notably, where Franz Kafka lived in 1916-17. But as [read more]

Dubai: World’s Tallest Tourist Attraction Closed as Elevator Falters

Date: February 10th, 2010 | No Comments

A month after it opened amid fireworks and fanfare, the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, closed when sightseers going to the 124th floor observation deck got trapped for 45 minutes in a malfunctioning elevator. They and others already on the observation platform were evacuated in a freight elevator. The building, a metaphor for Dubai’s [read more]