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412,000 Travel & Tourism jobs across the U.S. may remain unfilled

July 26, 2022191 Views

# Workforce shortages projected to peak during 3Q 2022# Some relief expected later this year and into 2023# WTTC provides measures for addressing worker shortages in the sector A new analysis by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism business sector, estimates 412,000 Travel & Tourism jobs in the U.S. will remain unfilled this year, putting in serious jeopardy the recovery of the sector. According to WTTC’s data, one in 18 jobs remained vacant during the first half of 2022, highlighting a talent crunch that has plagued the sector since early 2021. An estimated 321,000 Travel & Tourism positions went unfilled in the January – June 2022 timeframe (a 5.4% shortage), and worker shortages are expected to persist into 3Q, pe...

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Alaska experiencing wildfires it’s never seen before

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July 26, 2022864 Views

Alaska is burning this year in ways rarely or ever seen, from the largest wildfire in a typically mainly fireproof southwest region to a pair of blazes that ripped through forests and produced smoke that blew hundreds of miles to the the Bering Sea community of Nome, where the normally crystal clear air was pushed into the extremely unhealthy category. Already more than 530 wildfires have burned an area the size of Connecticut and the usual worst of the fire season lays ahead. While little property has burned, some residents have been forced to evacuate and one person was killed — a helicopter pilot died last month when he crashed while attempting to carry a load of equipment for firefighters. FILE PHOTO: This aerial photo provided by the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Servic...

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A folk festival with stage powered by bicycle pedaling

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July 24, 2022306 Views

The Newport Folk Festival, known for creating electrifying musical moments — the most famous being Bob Dylan’s decision to plug in his guitar in 1965 — this weekend has a small outer stage that is being powered in part by festival-goers on stationary bicycles. The Bike Stage is the brainchild of the band Illiterate Light, an environmentally conscious indie rock duo from Virginia, who has partnered with a company called Rock the Bike to create a pedal-powered sound system, which they have already been using at small club shows. Frontman Jeff Gorman said the “Bike Stage” at the event in Rhode Island is the first time the system has been tried at a festival. About a dozen artists are scheduled to perform mostly acoustic sets on the stage. Madi Diaz performs on the Newport Folk Festi...

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10 Hidden Treasures Within the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco

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July 23, 2022684 Views

Within its 1,000-plus acres, Golden Gate Park contains some of San Francisco most famous and most visited attractions; but there is still plenty to see that you might not know about yet. Here’s a list of Golden Gate Park's hidden treasures. 1.Bison Paddock Why visit a home on the range when you can see real buffalo roam right here in Golden Gate Park? See these majestic creatures in an open, safe habitat along John F. Kennedy Blvd. The herd has grown recently; in 2020, five new baby bison were added to the group. 2.Dutch and Murphy Windmills Dutch windmill in San Francisco Standing at 75 feet tall, the north windmill was originally constructed in 1902 to pump water. Today it’s known for the thousands of colorful tulips that surround the historic landmark in the northwes...

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Comic-Con returns in full force with costumes, crowds

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July 22, 2022308 Views

The pop culture extravaganza that is Comic-Con International is back to its old extravagance. Stars, cosplayers and hordes of fans are filling the San Diego Convention Center in full force for the first time since 2019. Here’s a look at this year’s version of the four day festival. Jay Acey, left, dressed as A-Train from the television series "The Boys," Faeren Adams, center, dressed as Marvel superhero Doctor Strange, and Derek Shackleton, dressed as Marvel superhero Moon Knight, walk together outside Preview Night at the 2022 Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) COMIC-CROWDS The pandemic necessitated virtual versions of Comic-Con in the summers of 2020 and 2021, and a scaled-back in-person ...

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New data signals recovery of international travel to the U.S.

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July 21, 2022723 Views

# After testing removal, inbound international flight bookings to the U.S. see 93% surge# However, recovery still lags other international travel destinations and pre-pandemic levels New data released by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and its partner ForwardKeys on international flight booking trends, reveals the long-awaited recovery of international traveler spending in the U.S. is finally underway. According to the research, inbound travelers are returning in droves after the U.S. government dropped the requirement to COVID test before entry. Tubers float the Coral River, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in New Braunfels, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) But while ForwardKeys’ data shows bookings increased by 93% during the past six weeks compared to the same period last ye...

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Polar bears scavenge on garbage to cope with climate change

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July 20, 2022280 Views

Hungry polar bears are turning to garbage dumps to fill their stomachs as their icy habitat disappears. On Wednesday, a team of Canadian and U.S. scientists warned that trash poses an emerging threat to already-vulnerable polar bear populations as the animals become more reliant on landfills near northern communities. This is leading to deadly conflicts with people, the report published in the journal Oryx said. Polar bears scavenge for food at a dump in Churchill, Canada, in this handout image dated circa 2003. In 2005, the community permanently closed its dump and now stores garbage in a secure facility. Dan Guravich/Polar Bears International/Handout via REUTERS "Bears and garbage are a bad association," said co-author Andrew Derocher, a biologist at the University of Alberta. ...

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Train endangers some of Mexico’s oldest pre-historic sites

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July 19, 2022517 Views

The Mexican government has invoked national security powers to forge ahead with a tourist train along the Caribbean coast that threatens extensive caves where some of the oldest human remains in North America have been discovered. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is racing to finish his Maya Train project in the remaining two years of his term over the objections of environmentalists, cave divers and archaeologists. The government had paused the project earlier this year after activists won a court injunction against the route, because it cut a swath through the jungle for tracks without previously filing an environmental impact statement. FILE PHOTO: Rogelio Jiménez Pons, director of Fonatur, points to photos of a planned train through the Yucatan Peninsula, during an inter...

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For love of mangroves, Florida man hauls 10 tons of trash

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July 17, 2022854 Views

After years of watching trash build up in mangroves on the Florida Keys off his native Miami, Andrew Otazo began hauling out garbage to raise awareness about an ecosystem he has been enjoying since he was a teenager. The public relations professional and self-described "amateur mangrove trash collector" has over the past five years removed over 10 tons (20,000 pounds) of waste from barrier islands including Key Biscayne and from the surrounding waters. Andrew Otazo, who calls himself an amateur mangrove cleaner, walks on the shore as he removes trash from the mangroves at Crandon Park in Miami, Florida, U.S. July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello "As I got older and I learned more about the importance of the mangroves as a keystone ecosystem, I realized how much damage it was doing t...

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Cuban sea turtles can’t escape climate change, even on these far-flung beaches

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July 13, 2022897 Views

On Cuba's far-flung Guanahacabibes peninsula, park guard Roberto Varela watches as a green sea turtle lumbers ashore and a ritual as old as the dinosaurs unfolds. "To see them lay their eggs and to know their nests will be protected, you get the sense you are making a difference," said Varela, who helps oversee turtle research in a national park that spans much of the peninsula. So far, efforts by Varela and fellow researchers at the park and University of Havana have been a success. Turtle nesting here, once threatened by poaching, has stabilized and increased in some cases, published studies show, even as it has fallen off elsewhere in the tropics. A green sea turtle returns to the sea after laying eggs on the beach in Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Cuba, June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Alex...