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Locals Protest Entry Fee at KPHB Phase-5 Park
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Locals Protest Entry Fee at KPHB Phase-5 Park

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Locals have opposed the charging of an entry fee to a park at KPHB Colony, Phase-5. Locals opposed the move to ticket their entry, stating that the park was public property and access should be free. It started taking charges from the past 15 days.” The GHMC had developed the one-acre park with a walking track and a place …

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'Robin Hood' anti-tourist protesters smash key safes off holiday properties in Italy as locals say they are being priced out of housing
5 months ago

'Robin Hood' anti-tourist protesters smash key safes off holiday properties in Italy as locals say they are being priced out of housing

Daily Mail  

Italian anti-tourism protestors have targeted key safes off holiday properties in a bid to deter visitors they say are pricing them out of local housing. Robin Hood hats were attached to lampposts around Rome with a letter lamenting tourism Locked boxes, like the one pictured, were ripped from walls outside holiday properties The rise of rental companies like Airbnb has …

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Japanese town erects mesh barrier to prevent overcrowding at Mount Fuji viewing spot
10 months ago

Japanese town erects mesh barrier to prevent overcrowding at Mount Fuji viewing spot

Hindustan Times  

A Japanese town mounted a large mesh barrier at a popular viewing spot for Mount Fuji on Tuesday, in an attempt to deter photo-taking by an ever-growing number of tourists. TOPSHOT - A person takes pictures of Mount Fuji from across the street of a convenience store, hours before the installation of a barrier to block the sight of Japan's …

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Hanoi’s ‘train street’ becomes selfie central
6 years, 4 months ago

Hanoi’s ‘train street’ becomes selfie central

CNN  

CNN — Gone are the days when polite travelers would avoid walking in front of people so as not to get in their vacation snap – now, it’s all about not walking behind people to ruin their selfies. Hanoi’s “selfie street” is in the Old Quarter, along a set of train tracks originally built by French colonists. “The locals were …

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为解决游客语言障碍 日本推出奇葩便民标志
8 years, 1 month ago

为解决游客语言障碍 日本推出奇葩便民标志

China Daily  

近日，日本岩手县推出了一套奇葩的旅游标志，以简洁明了、图文并茂的形式告知外国游客菜品选项、支付方式以及当地习俗等信息。据岩手县盛冈市有关人士表示，推出这一系列标志是为了吸引不会说日语的外国游客。目前，商家可以从网上下载全套26副标志图。 Language barriers can be a real struggle when traveling. 语言障碍是旅游中面临的一大困难。但是不用担心，日本已经为讲英语的游客想出了机智的解决方案。 Officials in the Iwate Prefecture have developed a lineup of tourism signs that display info about menu choices, payment options and locker room etiquette in simple, illustrated form. "Until recently some owners believed their profits from serving only locals were sufficient, and due to the language barrier, they may …

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