Tourism

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Environment

Hawaii's lawmakers mull imposing fees to pay for ecotourism crush

Hawaii lawmakers are considering legislation that would require tourists to pay for a yearlong license or pass to visit state parks and trails. They're still debating how much they would charge.
The Associated Press
Health

The happiest country in the world wants to fly you in for a free masterclass

Finland has held the title of world's happiest country for six years running. It wants to teach people how to unlock their "inner Finn" during a four-day masterclass at a lakeside resort in June.
Rachel Treisman
World

Italy's Punta Ala, where the sea beckons and relationships run deep

On the Tuscan coast lies a beach town with no archaeological sites or Roman ruins. Instead, there are big houses, with tennis courts and stables — a sporty getaway for people with money to spend.
Adam Raney
Volcano lodge and developed campground okayed in Mount St. Helens National Monument

The U.S. Forest Service has okayed a plan to develop what would be the first overnight tourist facilities within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, including camping, cabins and a lodge.
Tom Banse
Environment

Right on time, Seattle's cherry blossoms are about to pop with color

Seattle is days away from one of its annual gateways to spring: the cherry blossom bloom
Paige Browning
Government

Why the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe seeks regulation of popular falls airspace

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe wants air tourism to stay away from the sacred site, a 268-foot waterfall, and has asked the federal government to step in.
Diana Opong
Business

Tourism is booming in our small towns. But can locals afford to enjoy it?

This month we visited a few of our popular Washington tourist destinations. We wanted to know: how has the pandemic reshaped tourism? What changes has the pandemic, and tourism broadly, brought to some of our most beautiful places? Today, we break down what we learned and dive into one of the biggest themes we heard about: how booming tourism has made living in our small towns untenable.
Alec Cowan

Noel Gasca

Libby Denkmann
Arts & Life

No more yurts. Orcas Islanders want affordable places year-round

If you can find a place to live and work on Orcas Island you’re set. But who's got the land?
Brandi Fullwood

Libby Denkmann
Government

Leavenworth has become über expensive, pricing out the people who work there

When 80 percent of your local employees can't afford to live in town, what do you do? It's a question Leavenworth residents and officials are struggling to answer. When a community grows too large for it's confines, how do you keep people from slipping through the cracks?
Libby Denkmann

Sarah Leibovitz
National

U.S. travelers are back in the saddle again. But they've adapted to a new reality

The U.S. travel industry is rebounding after taking massive hits early in the pandemic. But Americans are making different choices now, such as staying closer to home and choosing rural destinations.
Jaclyn Diaz

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