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Tech NewsAirbnb Would Just Love It if You Could Just Postpone Your Orgy Until Next Year
Although the axes of “Hot Girl Summer” and “Fully-Vaccinated Summer” are about to collide in an unholy fashion for a certain young subset of the population, Airbnb is respectfully asking if you would please, please just keep it chill and socially distanced for the foreseeable future. On Monday, the vacation rental and tourism platform launched … Continued
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Tech NewsUnlike Airbnb, Vrbo Reportedly Won’t Cancel D.C. Bookings During Inauguration Week
Airbnb smartly decided earlier this week to cancel all D.C. bookings during inauguration week out of fear of another violent insurrection on the horizon, but its competitor Vrbo is apparently not following suit. As first reported by BuzzFeed News, short-term rental platform Vrbo said in a blog post Friday that it was “encouraging hosts to … Continued
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Tech NewsGreece Will Open to International Tourists but Ban Travelers From Covid-19 Hotspots Like U.S.
The Greek government announced today that it will open up to international tourists from 29 different countries on June 15, according to the English-language Greek news outlet Ekathimerini. People from countries with high infection rates for the coronavirus, including the U.S., UK, Sweden, Spain, and Brazil, will not be allowed to enter Greece. The announcement … Continued
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ScienceHealthHere’s What New Zealand Did Today After Two Months of Coronavirus Lockdown
The government of New Zealand lifted most of the country’s strict lockdown measures today after almost two months. What did New Zealanders do? They went to stores, they got tattoos, they met up with friends (in groups of no more than ten), and they got haircuts. Lots of haircuts. Restaurants, movie theaters, malls, retail stores, … Continued
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Tech NewsChernobyl’s Infamous Reactor 4 Control Room Is Now Open to Tourists
The “highly radioactive” control room at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s Reactor 4 at the center of the facility’s infamous 1986 catastrophe is open for tourists, so long as they wear a protective suit, helmet, and gloves while inside, CNN reported. Chernobyl tour agencies confirmed to the network that the control room is now open for … Continued
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EartherConservationWanna Visit the Galápagos Islands? It Could Soon Cost You a Lot More
Officials at Galápagos National Park are considering a substantial rate hike for visitors, a move that could make the islands a lot more inaccessible—which is exactly their goal. The Galápagos Islands are an environmental treasure. Home to giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, and Darwin’s famous finches, the Ecuadorian archipelago has lots of natural wonder … Continued
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EartherCreator of HBO’s Chernobyl Asks People Not to Snap Embarrassing Photos at Disaster Site
HBO’s Chernobyl has ignited a newfound interest in our relationship with nuclear power and the impacts of one of the worst nuclear disasters with history. It’s also wildly popular, which means it was only a matter of time people started looking to cash in on the moment on social media. Tourism in the Exclusion Zone—an … Continued
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EartherConservationShitty Tourists Flood Pristine Icelandic Canyon After Viral Justin Bieber Video
Environmentalists have a new reason to roll their eyes at Justin Bieber. According to the Associated Press, a canyon on the southern coast of Iceland where the Biebs shot a 2015 music video has been overrun with ecologically destructive tourists ever since. This was first widely reported in March, when the Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon closed a … Continued
