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Radical plans to transform a ‘tired, tourist trap’ in the heart of Sydney into a slick waterfront boulevard complete with a 42-storey residential tower Developers hope to build a 42-storey tall residential tower in Darling Harbour Mirvac have plans to ‘immeasurably improve’ the Harbourside Shopping Centre Locals are concerned the site will block water views … Read more
Peru’s famous Machu Picchu has opened after months of coronavirus closure for just a single visitor – a Japanese tourist stranded in the country by the pandemic. Jesse Takayama’s entry into the ruins came thanks to a special request the 26-year-old submitted while stranded since March in the town of Aguas Calientes, on the slopes … Read more
Five people are killed in mid-air crash involving two tourist planes in France Five people were killed after a tourist plane and aircraft collided in France The planes crashed around 4:30pm local time in Loches in Indre-et-Loire By Kate Dennett For Mailonline Published: 19:25 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 19:25 BST, 10 October 2020 Five … Read more
Heart-breaking moment elephant at Chinese zoo eats a plastic bag thrown by a tourist Footage shows the captive elephant picking up the plastic bag at a Chinese zoo The white wrapper carrying an apple was tossed into the enclosure by a visitor Despite the zoo’s ‘no-feeding’ sign, such incidents are said to occur frequently The … Read more
Ryan Owen-Brewerton (pictured), 20, was speeding through Abingdon town centre, Oxfordshire A drunk driver who knocked down and killed a tourist while speeding through a town centre at 78mph was jailed for seven years today. Ryan Owen-Brewerton, 20, was speeding through Abingdon town centre, Oxfordshire, at almost 80mph, while almost three times over the drink-drive limit. … Read more
Swarms of Chinese tourists have ditched social distancing rules and flocked to scenic spots in China to enjoy their first major holiday after the country claimed to have contained its COVID-19 outbreak. Shocking footage from Sunday shows Huangshan Mountain, a famous hiking site in Anhui, jam-packed with people standing shoulder to shoulder, some even without … Read more
Tourist sites across China are heaving this week as millions of revellers mark Golden Week, a national holiday held after the country’s National Day celebrated every year on October 1. Some 600 million domestic tourists – about 40 per cent of the population – are expected to travel in China during the holiday amid restricted … Read more
A British holidaymaker has died in hospital after being pulled from a Spanish hotel swimming pool in a ‘critical condition’. The woman was in cardiac arrest when she was pulled from the pool in Lanzarote and revived at the scene by a lifeguard and emergency responders. Police on the island confirmed today she had lost … Read more
I was the first to say corwas all bulls**t and ‘nah f**k it we’re young we won’t get it, it’s only bad flu, government conspiracy bla bla bla’ – wrong! ‘This is REAL. It’s real life killing me.British tourist, 29, who thought Covid was ‘b*****t’ po Chris Grailey, 29, was on holiday in the Canary … Read more
Two British holidaymakers were killed when they plunged over a promenade on to a beach as they were ‘larking’ around and dangerously ‘posing on the edge of cliffs for pictures’. The good friends – Jayden Dolman , 20, and Daniel Mee, 25 – were ’embracing’ each other as they fell to their deaths – as … Read more