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2 Jet Skiers Accidentally Stray Across Border, Shot Dead By Algeria Coastguard: Report
Two holidaymakers jet skiing in Morocco were shot dead by the Algerian coastguard when they strayed across the maritime border between two Mediterranean countries, Moroccan media reported on Thursday.
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Indian Tourists For Diwali: What Thailand's Banking On
Thailand is looking to attract Indian travelers during the traditional holiday season to boost its tourism-reliant economy that's been hit hard by the absence of mass holidaymakers from countries including China.
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Out-Of-Control Car Plunges Down 20-Foot Cliff, Lands On Busy Beach
A group of holidaymakers in the UK had a lucky escape after a car plunged 20-feet down a cliff and landed on a tent they had exited just minutes before.
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US Cruise Ship Blocked Over Coronavirus Fears Docks In Cambodia
A US cruise ship blocked from several Asian ports over concerns that a passenger could have been infected with the new coronavirus docked at a Cambodian pier Thursday, as frustrated holidaymakers expressed hope their ordeal may soon be over.
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Bill Gates Buys a Superyacht That's Powered by Liquid Hydrogen
Microsoft co-founder and the world's second-richest man Bill Gates has commissioned himself a futuristic superyacht that is powered by liquid hydrogen -- meaning its only emission is water.
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In Break From Past, Saudi Lets Foreign Men And Women Share Hotel Rooms
Saudi Arabia is allowing foreign men and women to rent hotel rooms together without proving they are related, after the conservative Muslim kingdom launched a new tourist visa regime to attract holidaymakers.
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Saudi Arabia To Offer Tourist Visas For First Time, Abolish Abaya Rule
Saudi Arabia said Friday it will offer tourist visas for the first time, opening up the ultra-conservative kingdom to holidaymakers as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil.
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Man-Made Disruption Of Oceans "Provoke Eruptions Of Jellyfish Population"
Thousands of them plague our beaches to the horror of holidaymakers who dread their sting, but thanks to man's disruption of the oceans, jellyfish are thriving.
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Thomas Cook Collapse Sparks UK's Biggest Repatriation Since World War II
British travel firm Thomas Cook collapsed on Monday, leaving hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers stranded and sparking the UK's biggest repatriation since World War II.
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"Nightmare, Nightmare": Tourists Stranded After Thomas Cook Collapses
More than half a million holidaymakers were stranded around the globe on Monday following the collapse of Thomas Cook, the world's oldest travel firm.
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Thomas Cook Needs $250 Million, Or 1.6 Lakh Tourists May Get Stranded
Britain's Thomas Cook needs to find an extra 200 million pounds ($251 million) to satisfy its lenders or one of the world's oldest holiday company risks collapse, potentially stranding thousands of holidaymakers across Europe.
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Trains Slowed Down As Heatwave Set New Temperature Records In Europe
Trains were slowed down and holidaymakers flocked to swimming pools, beaches and lakes in western Europe on Wednesday as another heatwave set new temperature records.
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Video: Visitors Flee Beach As Severe Storm Sends Debris Flying
Francesco di Giandomenico, a local postman, captured sunbathers and holidaymakers fleeing from Tortoreto beach on Italy's Adriatic coast on Tuesday.
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Watch: Flamingo Strutting Down Runway Holds Up Plane, Travellers Wait Inside
Holidaymakers arriving in Majorca, Spain, and had to wait inside their aircraft as a flamingo ambled down the runway in front of their plane.
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Stampede At Disneyland Paris As Crowds Mistake Sound For "Attack"
Crowds of holidaymakers stampeded for safety in Disneyland Paris Saturday when they mistook the din from a broken lift or escalator for the sound of weapons, officials and witnesses said.
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2 Jet Skiers Accidentally Stray Across Border, Shot Dead By Algeria Coastguard: Report
Two holidaymakers jet skiing in Morocco were shot dead by the Algerian coastguard when they strayed across the maritime border between two Mediterranean countries, Moroccan media reported on Thursday.
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Indian Tourists For Diwali: What Thailand's Banking On
Thailand is looking to attract Indian travelers during the traditional holiday season to boost its tourism-reliant economy that's been hit hard by the absence of mass holidaymakers from countries including China.
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Out-Of-Control Car Plunges Down 20-Foot Cliff, Lands On Busy Beach
A group of holidaymakers in the UK had a lucky escape after a car plunged 20-feet down a cliff and landed on a tent they had exited just minutes before.
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US Cruise Ship Blocked Over Coronavirus Fears Docks In Cambodia
A US cruise ship blocked from several Asian ports over concerns that a passenger could have been infected with the new coronavirus docked at a Cambodian pier Thursday, as frustrated holidaymakers expressed hope their ordeal may soon be over.
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Bill Gates Buys a Superyacht That's Powered by Liquid Hydrogen
Microsoft co-founder and the world's second-richest man Bill Gates has commissioned himself a futuristic superyacht that is powered by liquid hydrogen -- meaning its only emission is water.
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In Break From Past, Saudi Lets Foreign Men And Women Share Hotel Rooms
Saudi Arabia is allowing foreign men and women to rent hotel rooms together without proving they are related, after the conservative Muslim kingdom launched a new tourist visa regime to attract holidaymakers.
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Saudi Arabia To Offer Tourist Visas For First Time, Abolish Abaya Rule
Saudi Arabia said Friday it will offer tourist visas for the first time, opening up the ultra-conservative kingdom to holidaymakers as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil.
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Man-Made Disruption Of Oceans "Provoke Eruptions Of Jellyfish Population"
Thousands of them plague our beaches to the horror of holidaymakers who dread their sting, but thanks to man's disruption of the oceans, jellyfish are thriving.
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Thomas Cook Collapse Sparks UK's Biggest Repatriation Since World War II
British travel firm Thomas Cook collapsed on Monday, leaving hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers stranded and sparking the UK's biggest repatriation since World War II.
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"Nightmare, Nightmare": Tourists Stranded After Thomas Cook Collapses
More than half a million holidaymakers were stranded around the globe on Monday following the collapse of Thomas Cook, the world's oldest travel firm.
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Thomas Cook Needs $250 Million, Or 1.6 Lakh Tourists May Get Stranded
Britain's Thomas Cook needs to find an extra 200 million pounds ($251 million) to satisfy its lenders or one of the world's oldest holiday company risks collapse, potentially stranding thousands of holidaymakers across Europe.
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Trains Slowed Down As Heatwave Set New Temperature Records In Europe
Trains were slowed down and holidaymakers flocked to swimming pools, beaches and lakes in western Europe on Wednesday as another heatwave set new temperature records.
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Video: Visitors Flee Beach As Severe Storm Sends Debris Flying
Francesco di Giandomenico, a local postman, captured sunbathers and holidaymakers fleeing from Tortoreto beach on Italy's Adriatic coast on Tuesday.
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Watch: Flamingo Strutting Down Runway Holds Up Plane, Travellers Wait Inside
Holidaymakers arriving in Majorca, Spain, and had to wait inside their aircraft as a flamingo ambled down the runway in front of their plane.
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Stampede At Disneyland Paris As Crowds Mistake Sound For "Attack"
Crowds of holidaymakers stampeded for safety in Disneyland Paris Saturday when they mistook the din from a broken lift or escalator for the sound of weapons, officials and witnesses said.
