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In this week’s travel news, the airline has been sued for selling windowless “window seats” and closed Spanish beaches, why US influencers are flocking to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
“Black beat hit”: The name is interesting, so it’s actually a nuisance.
We reported on “Bare Beating” in May. This is a growing trend to perform music and videos loudly on public transport. The backlash was ongoing, with British opposition parties asking the government to issue fines to criminals.
Now, Ireland’s Irish Road Alien (Irish Rail), a leading European railway operator, is warning customers that train inspectors will issue 100 euro fines for etiquette crimes, including playing music without earphones, smoking bags and placing them in their seats, the Journal reports.
The fine is based on an existing ordinance established in 1984 and prohibits the use of “gramophones (…) or portable wireless or television devices (…) for the discomfort of others, among other fine prints.
“Social norms appear to be clashing over the issue of audio playing loud,” Barry Kenny, Ireland’s Railway Communications Manager, told the Journal. “We won’t put your safety at risk, but it disrupts all other aspects into what could be a very enjoyable journey.”
Millions of Delta and United passengers say they are not getting the fun journey they wanted with the airline. Over a million passengers from each carrier claim to have paid extra money to sit in window seats, but while on board they sat next to a blank wall.
This week, the proposed class action lawsuit was filed separately against both airlines, sought millions of dollars in damages.
Nara Lee, a native of South Korea, and Barry Collins, a native of the UK, had a more serious travel experience. They are two of the 900 frequent flyers “Millionaires” created by airline SAS when they switched airline alliances in late 2024. The pair revealed to CNN how they spent their days in the air to earn $10,000 worth of airline points.
Kyle Olson, editor of partner CNN’s Travel Products, is a review and recommendation guide for products owned by CNN, and used 7,000 credit card points to fly from London to San Francisco this summer. This is how he did it.
Globally, approximately 300,000 people die from their own deaths each year. Although Hurricane Erin is away from the US, it still breaks through the Atlantic, so the flow of the rift remains a risk.
Here’s how to stay safe from the risk of own death and avoid becoming a statistic.
A beach in a tourist hotspot in Gado Mar del Segra in southeastern Spain, has been closed for another reason this week.
Two toxic ocean slugs have been found in the water, packing enough poison to paralyze prey, 300 times its size. Look at the little creatures here.
Finally, a passenger was injured earlier this month on the world’s largest cruise ship after an acrylic water slide opened. Adult guests were seen by a doctor, and slides riding on the Royal Caribbean icon were closed for the rest of the sailing.
Influencers flock to Taliban Afghanistan
The US warns its citizens not to travel to Afghanistan, but influencers are traveling in large numbers four years after the Taliban came to power. CNN’s Isobell Yong met Keith Sinclair in Kabul, who drives cars all over the world.
The hidden “Eagle’s Nest” city that Alexander the Great couldn’t conquer.
Termessos has few visitors, but it’s an archaeological wonder.
This is the only place in the world where you can legally purchase dynamite.
They call it “Mountains that eat men.”
Many US retirees are about to move abroad.
Here is the best country for them.
He warned that overtourism would come.
No one listened.
