Venice has also introduced a tax for overnight visitors. In the Netherlands, Amsterdam has long been trying to clean up a reputation for rowdy stag parties, drugs and sex that has been partly blamed on an influx of around 20 million visitors a year. Crowds of tourists on a street in Amsterdam, which has implemented … Read more
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao wanted to participate in this year’s Summer Olympics, but the International Olympic Committee has let him know he’s been denied to represent the Philippines. Pacquaio, 45, needed an exemption from the IOC to participate because the age limit for boxers is 40. But the IOC sent him a letter denying his request for the … Read more
Embattled beer king Anheuser-Busch — which has seen sales nosedive over Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney fiasco — has a new dance partner and this one should be far less controversial. The Belgium-based brewer on Friday announced a long-term deal with the International Olympic Committee for the next three Olympics and Paralympic Olympic Games. However, the … Read more
