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Antarctica tourism: the quest for Earth's vulnerable extremes 29 Nov 2019 - 07:06 pm
Tourists and Barbijo penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) are seen on Half Moon island, Antarctica on November 09, 2019. AFP / Johan Ordonez
In Antarctica, tour operators police themselves 29 Nov 2019 - 07:06 pm
Norwegian Jonny Johnsen, Chief Engineer of the Hurtigruten hybrid expedition cruise ship, MS Roald Amundsen, poses for a photo after an interview with AFP at sea on November 3, 2019. AFP / Johan Ordonez
In Antarctica, tourists swim among penguins 29 Nov 2019 - 07:06 pm
A Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) swims on Half Moon island, Antarctica on November 09, 2019. / AFP / Johan Ordonez
Cruise industry takes first 'green' steps 29 Nov 2019 - 07:06 pm
AFP video jounalist Viken Kantarci works before boarding the Hurtigruten hybrid expedition cruise ship, MS Roald Amundsen, in Valparaiso, Chile, on October 27, 2019. AFP / Johan Ordonez
Home of Komodo dragons ponders steps to curb overtourism 28 Nov 2019 - 12:48 pm
A tourist tries to get a photo of a Komodo dragon in Indonesia. About 1,300 of the creatures live on the Indonesian island of Komodo. Photo: Christoph Sator/dpa
Thirty-two genius travel hacks to upgrade your holiday trips 25 Nov 2019 - 10:20 am
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Jordan's Petra celebrates landmark 1 million visitors in a year 23 Nov 2019 - 01:59 pm
Jordan's ancient archaeological site of Petra received 1 million visitors in one year for the first time ever, with officials organizing celebrations on Thursday at the World Heritage site. Photo: Reinhard Kungel/dpa
Disputed Western Sahara becomes kitesurfing hotspot 17 Nov 2019 - 06:32 pm
A picture taken on October 10, 2019, shows a kitesurfer riding waves at Dakhla beach in Morocco-administered Western Sahara. AFP / Fadel Senna
Lights, cameras, interaction: Exploring Chicago's Instagrammable Wndr museum 17 Nov 2019 - 11:11 am
Visitors experience the installation
How airplane food goes from the kitchen to your flight 31 Oct 2019 - 12:24 pm
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Australia's Uluru joins other cultural sites in fight for survival 25 Oct 2019 - 11:31 pm
A view of Uluru near Yulara, Australia, October 25, 2019. Reuters/Stefica Bikes
From Ethiopia to Australia, the promises and pitfalls of tourism for good 25 Oct 2019 - 10:58 pm
The newly opened Menelik Palace in Unity Park overlooking Addis Ababa, October 25, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Belinda Goldsmith
7 spooky under-the-radar places to visit, according to a ghost hunter 24 Oct 2019 - 10:03 am
 1889 McInteer Villa in Atchison, Kansas. CREDIT: 1889 McInteer Villa.
I just took the world's first 20-hour flight; Here's what it did to me 20 Oct 2019 - 12:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: Workers are seen near Qantas Airways, Australia's national carrier, Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the tarmac at Adelaide Airport, Australia, August 22, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
A selfie ban in the Czech Republic is the latest effort to combat bad tourist behavior 20 Oct 2019 - 10:13 am
File photo of the Sedlec Ossuary in Kutna Hora, Czech Republic, February 14, 2019. Reuters / David W Cerny
Development dilemma as eastern Greenland eyes tourism boost 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
Andrea Fiocca (L), Italian researcher and tour guide leads a group of tourists as they arrive to Kulusuk (also spelled Qulusuk), a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality located on the island of the same name on the southeastern shore of Greenland on A
The new MoMA is a lot bigger, but you may not learn as much about the art 13 Oct 2019 - 11:21 am
 MoMA seen from 53rd Street. Brett Beyer
You're going where? St. Paul, Minn. 10 Oct 2019 - 11:54 am
Rice Park is home to several bronze statues, including some Peanuts characters as an ode to St. Paul native Charles Schulz. Photo by Tiffany Clark for The Washington Post.