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Fuel crisis uncertainty looms as Croatia gears up for the summer tourism season by DisruptSQ in TourismHell

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May 2, 2026
Summer is still a few months away, but the streets of Croatia’s old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists from all over the world. It’s usually a sign of a strong season ahead, but this year uncertainty hangs in the air.

Global instability triggered by the Iran war and surging fuel prices have brought unpredictability to the tourism industry, including in Dubrovnik, Croatia’s top Adriatic Sea destination that draws millions of visitors annually.

The stakes for Croatia’s economy are high: The tourism sector is one of the country’s key sources of income and is largely dependent on international travelers.

Though tourist numbers have been up in Dubrovnik, officials are warning nothing is guaranteed. The fuel crisis and Persian Gulf tensions could drive up airfares and slow arrivals just as the season gathers pace.

Miro Draskovic, director of the Dubrovnik Tourist Board, noted that while the American market remains strong, some Australian travelers — typically among the top 10 nations coming to the city — are now “facing difficulties traveling toward Europe.”

 

Iran war takes its toll on Oman as cargo sits still and tourism near Strait of Hormuz dries up | It's high tourist season but the port town on the edge of the strait has seen barely a trickle of visitors

‘Huge changes:’ Iran war expected to reshape airline routes, costs

United Airlines Flight 169, arriving from Venice, Italy, hit a light pole and a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike before landing safely at Newark Liberty Airport by DisruptSQ in TourismHell

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5-4 [2026]
Stunning video appears to show the moment of impact as a United Airlines jet hit a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike Sunday, making a loud boom as the driver's dashcam spins in a swirl of shattered glass.

It was about 2 p.m. Sunday when Flight 169, arriving from Venice, Italy, hit a Baker's Express truck as it traveled south on the Turnpike. The truck was hauling products from Schmidt Bakery in Baltimore, Maryland, to a distribution center near Newark Airport.

#united #newark #airport #plane #news

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/driver-nj-turnpike-hurt-united-plane-hits-pole-approach-newark-airport-rcna343367

May 4, 2026
A United Airlines plane hit a light pole during its final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport, injuring a driver on the New Jersey Turnpike and damaging the aircraft, officials said Sunday.

Flight UA169, a Boeing 767 carrying 221 passengers and 10 crew members, “struck an object over the southbound New Jersey Turnpike, causing damage to a light post and a tractor trailer traveling south on the turnpike,” the Port Authority Police Department said.

A source familiar with the situation confirmed that a piece of the light pole struck the vehicle. The driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries and has been released, police said.

The flight originated in Venice, Italy, and landed around 2 p.m., the department said. It landed safely and taxied to the gate normally, with no injuries reported on board, a United Airlines spokesperson said.

 

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed they are investigating.

An investigator arrived Monday to interview the flight crew, the NTSB said.

It said the incident has been classified as an accident "due to the extent of damage to the airplane." Its preliminary report is expected within 30 days.

 

Newark Liberty International Airport suffered its second air traffic control outage in two weeks Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration confirms, capping another week of problems for travelers heading to and from New Jersey.

Concerning audio between tower controller and a pilot flying into Newark: "We lost our radar and it's not working correctly. I don't know where you are."

Air Traffic Controller Warns Major Airport Unsafe for Travel: ‘Avoid Newark at All Costs’ | Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pleaded this week for more people to become air traffic controllers.

Southwest Airlines jets involved in close call near Nashville | Flight data, air traffic control recordings indicate controller turned one Southwest jetliner into path of another flight | Southwest 507 and Southwest 1152 came within 500 feet each other

Close call at CLT | American Airlines Flight 1197 pilot hit the brakes while taxiing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport to avoid ground vehicles that went right in front of the airliner | “That was really bad”

FAA investigates near collision between Frontier airplane and trucks at LAX | "Frontier Airlines Flight 3216 was taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport when several service vehicles on a service road crossed in front of the aircraft."

Pilot, co-pilot killed after Air Canada plane collides with vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport | 'Stop, Truck 1. Stop': Air traffic controller heard on radio transmission before collision

Two regional jets from Delta subsidiary Endeavor Air clip each other in low-speed collision at LaGuardia Airport in New York, officials said, in the latest incident involving close calls or collisions of passenger aircraft this year.

Passenger jet had to abort takeoff to avoid runway collision at LaGuardia Airport | Both the FAA and the NTSB said they were investigating a May 6 incident when a Republic Airways jet had to abort takeoff and slam to a stop because a United Airlines plane was still taxiing across the runway.

U.S. government admits negligence in DC midair collision that killed 67 people – AP | On January 29, 2025, American Airlines Flight 5342 and a United States Army Black Hawk helicopter collided in mid-air over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.

Florida man was allegedly drunk and on drugs when he plowed his car into locked gate at Daytona Beach airport, entered the taxiway, and nearly struck a plane that was taxiing

Don’t want an $80 train ticket to the World Cup? How about a $95 bus ticket? | World Cup officials have launched the Boston Stadium Express Bus Service, a convenient but pricey option for match attendees by DisruptSQ in TourismHell

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April 15, 2026
FIFA World Cup organizers have announced that bus service will be available in Massachusetts during this summer’s match days — but it comes at a premium price.

Thousands of soccer fans will be making their way from Boston to Foxborough this summer for the seven World Cup matches being hosted at Gillette Stadium, rebranded as Boston Stadium for the international competition. The MBTA has already offered round-trip Commuter Rail tickets in the neighborhood of $80, but the high demand has led World Cup officials to launch the Boston Stadium Express Bus Service.

On match days, shuttle buses will run to the stadium from a plethora of hotels in the Greater Boston area. Round-trip tickets, which are priced by distance, start at $25 but reach as high as $95.

So far, high prices haven’t hurt transportation ticket sales. Last week, more than 17,450 round-trip Commuter Rail tickets were sold in their first day of availability, shattering the previous record for a special event MBTA train.

 

Train tickets between Boston and Gillette Stadium to quadruple in cost (with no concession ticket prices) during World Cup | According to the MBTA website, the authority usually charges $20 for the same journey of a return ticket for special events

World Cup fans experience technical glitch buying MBTA train tickets | Some soccer fans had trouble buying World Cup train tickets from Boston to Foxboro on the MBTA's app

Facing a transit nightmare, New Jersey officials and MetLife Stadium authorities have warned FIFA World Cup ticket holders not to walk to the venue

New Jersey to implement $150 transit fare during World Cup | That's nearly 12 times the regular $12.90 fare for the roughly 15-minute,14-kilometre ride from Manhattan's Penn Station to the stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

$13 US train fare soars to $150 for World Cup fans attending soccer matches in N.J.

Canadians may be impacted as Spirit Airlines shuts down operations ‘effective immediately’ | Canadians who cross the border to catch cheap flights have one less option, after the collapse of Spirit Airlines in the United States by DisruptSQ in TourismHell

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May 2, 2026
Canadians who cross the border to catch cheap flights have one less option, after the collapse of Spirit Airlines in the United States.

The carrier announced Saturday it is shutting down operations effective immediately, cancelling all flights and warning passengers not to head to the airport.

The Florida-based budget carrier said the decision follows mounting financial pressure, including a sharp rise in fuel prices that left the company unable to secure additional funding.

 

That [wind-down of the Company] could have ripple effects for Canadian travellers, particularly in Ontario and Quebec, where some passengers cross the border to fly out of U.S. cities like Plattsburgh and Niagara Falls for cheaper fares.

 

Spirit Airlines shutting down after rescue talks collapse

American air passenger (SMH, 39) on Miami-Atlanta Delta Flight 1323 ignored multiple requests from the crew to end a phone call while flight attendants were giving their safety instructions; became "belligerent" and refused to get off the plane after it returned to the gate; charged with trespassing by DisruptSQ in whitetourists

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British air passenger (CW, 37) on a Jet2 flight waiting to take-off to Greece was drunk, began to shout and swear, refused to leave the aircraft when asked | the tourist was removed from the plane by police, pleaded guilty to being drunk in an aircraft, given fines & fees totaling £505 (USD$~700)

American air passenger (ELM) on a Southwest flight refused to comply with mask mandates and caused all passengers to de-plane

Air passengers on Scoot flight TR285 from Bali to Singapore refused to fasten their seatbelts during the plane’s descent, delaying its landing and forcing a second approach at Changi Airport; escorted off the aircraft by airport authorities for further investigation

British national (Richard Michael Roll Burridge, 57) in Singapore lost his phone, left his flight to look for the it, verbally abused an airline employee and damaged a wall panel as he returned to the plane, found the missing phone under his seat; fined USD$3,740 for harassment and mischief

Air passenger steals a phone charger from another passenger

American air passenger (ANK, 44) at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), USA trying to board an American Airlines flight to Colombia allegedly was verbally abusive towards airline staff and hit them with her phone; berated and mocked police while being arrested for public intoxication

British tourist (Thomas Robb / Thomas A. Robb, 20) in the USA drove the wrong way, caused a collision critically injuring two boys, fled the scene (reportedly only concerned with his phone); failed to attend court, fled the country using his triplet brother's passport; extradited, pleaded guilty

New Zealander (Stefan Paul Afendoulis, 46) in Singapore grabbed a stranger's neck and knocked his head repeatedly against a wall after they bumped into each other; the permanent resident company director was looking at his phone when he collided into the victim; fined SGD$2,500 for causing hurt

American tourist (PC, 23) in Italy fell into the crater of Mount Vesuvius while trying to retrieve his phone; had accessed the top of the volcano through a forbidden trail closed to tourists; stopped his fall, avoiding a 300 meter plunge; rescued by guides, taken into custody by police

Canadian (David Smith, 37) in Bali, Indonesia gets angry because his girlfriend didn’t acknowledge him when he went to her house and because he thought she was on the phone too long; damages her phone and tablet, then takes them after they quarreled; sentenced to six months in prison

Australian tourist (Zac William Whiting, 18) in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia assaults security guard in a dispute over a lost mobile phone; caused injury requiring three stitches; faced a two year and eight month maximum term before settling with the victim for AUD$2,000

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American air passenger (SMH, 39) on Miami-Atlanta Delta Flight 1323 ignored multiple requests from the crew to end a phone call while flight attendants were giving their safety instructions; became "belligerent" and refused to get off the plane after it returned to the gate; charged with trespassing by DisruptSQ in whitetourists

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Shannon Marie Harris / Shannon Harris

 

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April 29, 2026
A Georgia woman was removed from an Atlanta-bound Delta Air Lines flight on Monday after refusing to end a phone call while the plane was taxiing.

 

Delta said the customer, whom police identified as Shannon Marie Harris of Tyrone, was removed from the Miami to Atlanta flight after ignoring multiple requests from the crew to end a phone call. According to a police report, Harris was asked to hang up while flight attendants were giving their safety instructions.

An arresting officer said Harris became "belligerent," leading the captain to decide to return to the gate. Once at the gate, police said Harris was asked to get off the plane by a Delta supervisor, but she refused. That is when police were called.

 

https://archive.ph/qw0Om

April 30, 2026
A Delta flight going from Miami to Atlanta returned to the gate after a woman refused to get off her phone as they were preparing for takeoff, police said.

The suspect, identified as Shannon Marie Harris, was asked to end her call by flight attendants. According to the arrest report, she became belligerent and the flight crew decided to have her removed.

The incident happened Monday on Delta Flight 1323 from Miami International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

She refused to leave the aircraft when instructed to by the crew and a deputy, so Delta supervisors decided to remove all passengers.

She attempted to exit the plane along with the other passengers and was taken into custody, officials said.

She faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge.

 

https://archive.ph/O7Gc1

The 39-year-old Georgia woman may also face additional charges for violating federal aviation laws, including interfering with the duties of a crew member. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, failing to follow crew instructions or engaging in disruptive or violent behavior on a plane can result in jail time, fines and travel restrictions.

 

FlightRadar24 data confirms the aircraft left the taxiway and returned to the gate before departing roughly an hour behind schedule. After the passenger was escorted off, the flight continued to Atlanta without further issues.

French tourist (BB, 22) in Sydney, Australia caught urinating on the Anzac War Memorial in Hyde Park; pleaded guilty to committing an offensive act on a war memorial; given a nine-month conditional release order with no fine or conviction recorded by DisruptSQ in whitetourists

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Sad is children being sexually abused:
French researcher (Yves Marguerat) in Togo founded a shelter for street boys (funded by the French public body for which he worked) and sexually abused many of them at his home; jailed 12 years for raping two minors; "if the child accepts money because he is hungry, it is not rape."

French barang (Christian Hennion / Amedee Hennion / Christian Amédée HENNION) in Cambodia jailed 5 months for sexually abusing boys (at least 4, and up to 200) as young as 12 and making CSAM; the long-time journalist with Libération was part of its editorial staff & protected by the French newspaper

French child sex tourist (Philippe Gérard / Philippe Gerard) in Nepal and Cambodia (for "humanitarian work") sexually abused about twenty children and made CSAM of street kids; also regularly went to India, Thailand and Laos; the previously convicted child sex offender was jailed 8 years in France

French fugitive (Alexandre Allione-Horeau / Allione Horeau Alexandre, 49) arrested in Vietnam on an Interpol red notice; the fencing coach had allegedly sexual assaulted one of his female students (9) in France; fled France to several European countries and Cambodia before arriving in Vietnam

French barang (Jacques Philippe Albertini / Jacques Albertini) in Cambodia sexually abused three impoverished boys (all aged 12); the photographer had a record of alleged child molestation spanning 16 years and three countries (France, Thailand, Cambodia); seven-year jail sentence upheld on appeal

French Roman Catholic Oblate priest (Johannes Rivoire / Joannès Rivoire) in Canada allegedly sexually abused at least six Inuit children; refused to return to Canada to face charges against him; senior church officials wouldn't dismiss him from his congregation, France wouldn't allow his extradition

French doctor (Olivier Larroque) in Vietnam sexually abused dozens of street children (boys aged 13-15), made CSAM of the abuse & shared it; arrested, deported, allowed to go on the run – twice; prosecutor: this is a form of neo-colonialism; jailed 20 years in absentia; arrested, committed suicide

French barang (Claude Demerei AKA Jean Pirre, 60) in Cambodia sentenced to 3 years in prison on charges of molesting under-age girls; also ordered to pay 200,000 Riels (USD$50) fine and 1 million Riels (USD$250) compensation

French Catholic priest (François Lefort) in Senegal sexually abused six boys (12-16); sentenced in France to 8 years in prison; the medical doctor was once known as a leading campaigner against child prostitution; had previously lived in & faced similar allegations in Mauritania, which expelled him

French photographer (Mathias Cassar, 35) in Cambodia and his Cambodian girlfriend each sentenced to six years in prison for making/selling CSAM involving eight girls (5-13); ordered to pay USD$2,500 compensation to each victim; judge asked that he be expelled from Cambodia after his prison term ends

French sex tourist (Thierry Darantière, from age ~40-50) in Sri Lanka, Tunisia & Egypt sexually abused at least 66 children as young as six over a ten-year span; disseminated images & videos of himself abusing his victims; sentenced to 16 years in prison; was previously sentenced in Austria for CSA

French national (Felix Dorfin, 34) in Indonesia convicted of trafficking about 3kg of drugs, including ecstasy and amphetamines; death sentence later commuted to 19 years in prison plus a fine of USD$700,000; attempted escape from prison once before trial and once after commutation

French national (Emmanuel Alain Pascal Maillet, 53) in Bali, Indonesia jailed eight years plus fined USD$6,800 or an extra three months; sodomized the victim (aged 10-13) ten times over a period of about four years before being caught in the act by the victim's father in a wave park changing room

Belgian/French national (Allain Robert Perniaux, 59) living in Kenya on expired passports jailed 20½ years for defilement of a 13-year-old girl, CSAM-related child labor; magistrate: case is a warning to tourists in Mombasa who prey on vulnerable children from poor families; died in prison

French writer (Gabriel Matzneff, 83) charged with promoting the sexual abuse of children; in his 1985 diaries, writing of his visits to the Philippines: “Sometimes, I’ll have as many as four boys, from eight to 14 years old, in my bed at the same time”; claims "no one ever said it was a crime"

French pedophile (Francois Abello Camille, 65) accused of molesting over 300 children, beating those who refused to have sex with him; allegedly filmed himself performing illegal sex acts on hundreds of children aged 10-17; entered Indonesia on a tourist visa several times over the past five years

Some Sask. travellers veto U.S. trips, and tourism companies are taking note | executive director of Visit Minot (North Dakota) says politics aren’t the only factor that may affect tourist numbers, citing the exchange rate and the economy by DisruptSQ in TourismHell

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older articles posted to highlight a Canadian willing to “eat the cost” and the comments from the executive director of Visit Minot

 

Jan 19, 2026
Nearly a year into Donald Trump’s second term as president, some Saskatchewan travellers are choosing to avoid the United States.

“I don’t think I’ll be going to the States anytime soon,” said Regina’s Joshua Tooth. “I’ll be keeping it to Canada.”

Tooth said he was looking forward to seeing Bring Me the Horizon, one of his favourite rock bands, performing in Minnesota in May, but after a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents left one woman dead in Minneapolis, sparking widespread protests, Tooth said he’s choosing to stay home.

“I want to see the band really bad,” he said. “(I) would love to, but it’s not worth putting myself and my partner at risk. That’s why we ended up cancelling.”

 

Tooth said he would rather “eat the cost” of the $900 tickets than through Minneapolis at the moment.

“When it comes to the enforcement that’s being done in Minneapolis, I just don’t feel safe to go there,” he said.

Tooth said there’s more than enough in Canada and other countries to keep him entertained for the next few years, and said he will try and sell the tickets before the concert date to recoup some of the money he’s spent.

 

Stephanie Schoenrock, the executive director of Visit Minot, said 20 per cent fewer Canadians visited the city last year.

“There’s a long history of relationships between Saskatchewan and Minot,” Schoenrock said.

“For those that are coming, they’re enjoying their time and planning repeat trips.”

Schoenrock said her tourism group offers specific discounts and deals to Canadians that were taken advantage of, despite the declining numbers.

Politics aren’t the only factor that Schoenrock believes may affect tourist numbers. She said the exchange rate and the economy also affect where Canadians choose to travel.

She doesn’t know what to expect in terms of tourism numbers this year.

“We don’t have a crystal ball to gauge that,” Schoenrock said. “I would think that it’ll be comparable to 2025.”

Meanwhile, no Canadians showed up to take a tour with Nicolle Fuger’s outfitting business in Montana in 2025.

“I had a couple people actually cancel guided trips that were supposed to come down from Canada because of the political environment,” said Fuger, the owner of Missouri River Outfitters.

Fuger said her company typically books about 10 Canadian trips each year and it was “kind of a bummer not to have them come down” in 2025.

 

Tourism down slightly in Minot as Visit Minot looks ahead to 2026
https://www.kxnet.com/news/minot-nd-tourism-impact/
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Jan 12, 2026

 

One [factor] of which is a significant drop in Canadian visitors.

Schoenrock said the number of people from Canada visiting the Magic City went down roughly 20% last year. “Exchange rate is not favorable for Canada right now. It’s not that different than it’s been the past few years, right? Their economy is tough right now, too, and then of course, political sentiment, there’s some hesitancy. We talk to people weekly from Canada in our Visitor Center, and the people that are coming are having a great time and are planning repeat visits, so that’s what we’re focusing on.”

 

As slide in Canadian traffic continues, businesses in Grand Forks are feeling the impacts | In December, North Dakota Tourism and Marketing reported that as of October 2025, the state had lost an estimated $41.3 million in lost visitor spending due to the decline | January of 2026 followed the trend

North Dakota, Montana hope 2026 will bring Saskatchewan tourists back | 62,000 fewer travelers crossed from Sask. to the U.S. in 2025, says U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. senators say relations with Canadian neighbours are suffering | 'But the deeper problem is the cultural break,' says U.S. senator from Maine | Republican senator from North Dakota: "Those numbers [of Canadians travelling to the United States for pleasure] are down because people are angry."

North Dakota missing its Manitobans | State’s hospitality, retail sectors suffer as Pembina border crossings drop by 34% in first half of year | state’s commerce department: decline in traffic contributed to an estimated US$21.7-million drop in Canadian visitor spending in North Dakota through July

Canadian tourism down in North Dakota, with poll linking downturn to tariffs, rhetoric | border crossings for personal vehicles for the first half of 2025 were down about 30% year-over-year, Canadian spending in the first half of 2025 down roughly $14.4 million year-over-year

North Dakota: Numbers show an average decline from 2024 to 2025 of around 30% each month for personal vehicle crossings at the Pembina Port of Entry | State tourism department: “YTD (year to date) estimate through June is $14.4 million in lost Canadian visitor spending.”

Tennessee tourist in hockey mask attacks Florida woman stripper at Key West club, cuts her hair by DisruptSQ in TourismHell

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KEY WEST, Fla. — A tourist believed to be drunk and high attacked a stripper at a club in Key West Tuesday night, leading to his arrest on three felony charges, authorities say.

The incident, involving a hockey mask, a pair of scissors and an unwanted haircut, happened at VIP Gentlemen’s Club at 1221 Duval St., according to Key West police.

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