Tourism represents 10% of the global economy. But many travel destinations (and the people who live there) are reeling from increasing numbers of tourists, spurred in large part by social media. Correspondent Seth Doane travels to Amsterdam, Paris, Venice and Portofino to look at the impacts that tourism is having on cities, resorts and natural attractions, and why some people are resisting visitors – or redefining tourism – in some of the world’s most popular and fragile destinations.
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Invented in Austria in 1927, PEZ candies were not a hit in the United States, until cartoon characters were added to the dispenser. Today, PEZ makes five billion candies a year, and its dispensers have become collectors’ items.
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Ford Motor Company is recalling over 179,000 vehicles due to a front seat issue that can increase the risk of injury in a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
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When the Golfer’s Journal editor visited a nine-hole course in New York’s Catskills that had seen better days and was up for sale, he took on a new challenge: running the course for a year to see if he could turn it around.
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Journalist Paige McClanahan writes about how tourism shapes societies and individuals, and about the need to redefine the meaning of “tourist” in today’s shrinking world.
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The English city of Newcastle was hometown of the rock musician Sting, who as a young man witnessed the city’s shipbuilding business dry up. He’s paid homage to his town’s heritage by writing and starring in a musical, “The Last Ship.”
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Cherie DeVaux became the first woman to train the winner of the opening leg of the Triple Crown.
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Discount carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday. It had been struggling with skyrocketing fuel costs and mountains of debt. A proposed government bailout plan unraveled, leaving thousands of passengers, employees and investors in limbo. Ali Bauman reports from Newark’s Liberty International Airport.
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Alabama and Tennessee are the latest states rushing to redraw congressional districts after a Supreme Court ruling that further weakens the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Nikole Killion reports.
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Held every spring in Louisville, Kentucky, the event is also known for its over-the-top hats and vibrant suits and dresses.
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