Istanbul’s third bridge over the Bosphorous opened, the $3bn 1,408m Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. It features 10 lanes, including two rail lines. Officials say the bridge’s 322m high towers are the tallest in the world.
A car blast outside the Southern Hotel in Pattani triggered more travel advisories by western governments. The DFA also updated its advice on Italy
From September 30, Canadian citizens with dual citizenships will only be allowed to fly into the country if they have a valid Canadian passport.
In the week the a woman in a headscarf was photographed on a beach in Nice removing a long-sleeved top while surrounded by armed police Gathering on RTE’s Today with Sean O’Rourke featured the burkini debate and the world of ticket reselling. Listen here to Travel Extra editor Eoghan Corry speaking on the issues. Read here Sheryl Garratt‘s powerful argument about the criminalisation of clothing. Read here an interesting insight from Huda Jawad: The burkini ban is misogynistic – and Western feminists are turning a blind eye. Separately Listen here to Eoghan Corry speaking on Today with Sean O’Rourke on travel trends for the summer.
Destination DC saids that Washington’s tourism industry supports 74,000 jobs as it reported 2m international vistorsi 2015, led by China (360k) followed by England, Germany, Australia and France. Curiously, the total of 2 million doesn’t include visitors from Canada or Mexico because the Department of Commerce doesn’t collect the same data at land borders.
Yellowstone employee 21 year old Estefania Mosquera died from a cliff fall early on Friday during a social gathering at the park.
The Daily Express flagged a Google Maps secret function that they say will CHANGE the way you holiday forever: open up Google Maps and type in the location, when the correct place appears, click the tag to expand the location fully, then hit the save button, denoted by a star, so you wil have a record of it the next time you go on holiday.
