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Venice expands day-tripper tax in bid to combat overtourism • Apr. 18, 2025, 8:54 PM ET (AP)
US expected a big travel year, but overseas visitors — angered by Trump — are heading elsewhere • Apr. 8, 2025, 12:10 PM ET (AP)
Anger against Trump is forecast to cost the US international visitors • Apr. 1, 2025, 8:52 PM ET (AP)

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Great Wall of China
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Monk at Kyaiktiyo (Golden Rock) pagoda
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India: pilgrimage
Castries, Saint Lucia
Niagara Falls
Luna Park, Coney Island
The resort town of Blackpool
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Rio de Janeiro: Copacabana beach
Take a guided tour of the Australian Outback, visiting the Undara lava tubes, Cobbold Gorge, and Agate Creek
See the efforts of Ms. Mass to show visitors the everyday life and culture of the Balinese people
Know how connecting flights contribute to the rapid growth in global connectivity
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