Top 10 in Travel News: Week of July 1, 2015

THE TOP 10 IN TRAVEL NEWS THIS WEEK:

1. Disney World will ban selfie-sticks from its theme parks
2. After resisting for years, JetBlue adds checked bag fee
3. Baha Mar developer files for bankruptcy
4. Porter Airlines is on its way to Pittsburgh
5. Nine dead after sightseeing plane crashes near Alaska cliff
6. French taxi drivers rioted in the streets because they are unhappy about the rise of Uber in the country
7. Cathay Pacific Partners with LoungeBuddy at SFO
8. AA passenger hit by lightning at airport
9. LAX closing another runway as part of safety improvements
10. #LHR security guards confiscate children’s board game because it features a black round ticking plastic ‘bomb’

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• Step aside, Somalia: South-East Asia is the new piracy capital of the world
• Portugal’s TAP Air eyes 10 new U.S. cities under ownership of JetBlue founder
• Going the distance at U.S. Airports
• Bus Stop Tacos, or How I Dove Into L.A.’s Food Truck Culture
• Social Media: The Ultimate Travel Guidebook
• Norwegian Brings Its 737 to the US… From the Caribbean, Not Europe
• I’m sorry, your online outlet is not worth a free stay (Travel PR)
• Evicted: Los Angeles Beach Cities short-term rentals forced underground
• Sasquatch has been spotted in Canada. No, really.
• WSJ: What Are the Odds Your Carry-On Won’t Fit?
• 10 ways to survive summer air travel nightmares
• Apple Maps to tell you exactly which exit to take when exiting a subway or train station
• Hot mess: The grossest health concerns of summer
• Is a Labor Slowdown The Reason United’s Operation Has Been Terrible?
• 5 ways airlines are actually making flying better
• Heart-stopping photos show couple dangling off a rock 3,000 feet above Rio

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