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ALERT: Costa Rica Tourism Faces Turbulence – Airlines Cut Routes, Yellow Fever Strikes, and What It Means for Flights, Finance & Forecasts

ALERT: Costa Rica Tourism Faces Turbulence – Airlines Cut Routes, Yellow Fever Strikes, and What It Means for Flights, Finance & Forecasts

Airline Route Shifts and New Flights Costa Rica’s tourism hub remains highly dependent on air connectivity, and the fall 2025 shuffle is dramatic. Several major Latin American carriers have pulled back amid tightening margins. For example, Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aéreas (which launched a San José–São Paulo flight only last Nov.) will terminate that route on Nov 29 ticotimes.net. GOL cited a “network realignment” in a press statement. Colombia’s Wingo (a low-cost LATAM spinoff) is ending its Bogotá–San José service after Oct 28, also blaming capacity adjustments ticotimes.net. Avianca, Costa Rica’s longstanding flag-carrier, is cutting Central America ties: it will stop San José–San Juan
14 October 2025
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Mount Everest Snowstorm Crisis: Rare Himalayan Blizzard Traps Hundreds of Trekkers and Exposes Deepening Climate and Tourism Fault Lines

Mount Everest Snowstorm Crisis: Rare Himalayan Blizzard Traps Hundreds of Trekkers and Exposes Deepening Climate and Tourism Fault Lines

A Rare Storm Triggers a Mount Everest Crisis The sudden blizzard The first week of October is normally considered a safe window to visit Tibet’s Karma Valley on the northern slopes of Mount Everest. The monsoon rains typically retreat, leaving crisp skies and manageable snow cover. But in 2025 the weather defied expectations. A low‑pressure system lingering over the Bay of Bengal channelled moist air into the Himalayas foxweather.com. When the warm, humid air hit cold Himalayan air masses at around 4,000 m, a convective snowstorm formed over the Everest region. Snow began falling on Friday and intensified over the weekend, blanketing
6 October 2025
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Galápagos Drone Ban REVEALED: Must-Read Rules for Tourists (2025 Update)

Galápagos Drone Ban REVEALED: Must-Read Rules for Tourists (2025 Update)

Key Facts Overview of Drone Regulations in the Galápagos Islands Drones in Ecuador are regulated by the Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) under national aviation law. In March 2024 the DGAC issued Resolution 0019-2024, a comprehensive update to the rules for remotely piloted aircraft (RPAS) es.scribd.com. However, the Galápagos Archipelago has a special conservation and legal status, so it imposes additional restrictions. Specifically, Galápagos park regulations explicitly require authorization for drone use. Ecuador’s Environment Ministry published visitor rules stating that “the use of drones requires authorization from the Galápagos National Park Directorate” ambiente.gob.ec. In other words, visitors must treat
15 September 2025
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Internet Access in Phuket: A Tourist-Focused Overview

Internet Access in Phuket: A Tourist-Focused Overview

Phuket has widespread fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) with speeds up to 1 Gbps, and some cases 2 Gbps. AIS announced by mid-2024 that its 5G network reached 95% of Thailand’s population, including Phuket. 5G launched in 2020 and Phuket was among the first areas to receive it, along with Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Patong City launched free citywide Wi‑Fi using Cisco and CAT Telecom, via the SmartCityFreeWiFi network managed by Meraki. AIS tourist SIMs include an 8-day package for about 399 THB with 25 GB of high-speed data, plus 15- and 30-day options. 4G speeds in Phuket typically range 30–100 Mbps, while
15 May 2025
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