This week’s travel news includes the Chinese dogs making “snack money” in cafés, a European city fed up with “drunk” tourists, and the airport in New Zealand that is restricting pet petting, reports Edition.
The new sign at Dunedin Airport in New Zealand, which states that “for fonder farewells please use the car park,” limits embraces at the drop-off area to three minutes, sparking controversy worldwide.
A limit on cuddling has angered some users on a Facebook post that went viral, while others are amazed that an airport still offers a free drop-off area at all, considering the overall increase in costs and fines, reports Edition.
In an interview with New Zealand’s RNZ radio, Daniel De Bono, the CEO of Dunedin Airport, offered his thoughts on the subject.
He referred to airports as “hotbeds of emotion,” citing research that suggests a 20-second embrace is sufficient to release the “love hormone” oxytocin. He also made the case that expediting customer flow enables more individuals to get hugs, reports Edition.
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A free 15-minute visit is permitted at the parking lot of Dunedin Airport, where De Bono acknowledges that “our team have seen interesting things go on … over the years.”
In addition to being a high-cholesterol breakfast option, the full English is a significant and contentious symbol of England’s national identity. Learn how to get the most out of your HP sauce by reading this article, reports Edition.
This century-old “masterpiece café” in Tokyo, which prohibits cell phones and discourages socialising, also values tradition. Here’s why all of the chairs face in the same direction to help with that.
Lastly, a recent development in China is the practice of pet owners sending their animals out to earn “snack money” at cafés. One comments, “I think it’s like parents dropping their children off at school,” reports Edition.
The remarkable limestone hills of Pamukkale in southwest Turkey, which the Romans once regarded as the entrance to Hell, are a mystical paradise with bubbling water bathing springs that have enthralled tourists for millennia.
Another well-known feature of Darvaza in Turkmenistan is its own enigmatic, burning “Gates of Hell.” Methane-fueled flames that escape from many vents around the crater floor and sides give the Darvaza gas crater its blazing splendour, which was formed by an industrial disaster that is now a tourist destination, reports Edition.
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