Hacker News with Generative AI: Travel

Why am I searched every time I go to Australia? (wordpress.com)
The Australian Border Force won’t stop searching me and my personal devices when I visit Australia.
Travel, Privacy, Australia, Border Security
17 points by jasondavies 15 hours ago | 13 comments
Henry James was not at home in America (newrepublic.com)
Contra Thomas Wolfe, you actually can go home again—but once you see how much it’s changed, you may want to leave just as quickly.
Literature, America, Culture, Travel
18 points by benbreen 2 days ago | 14 comments
At least 26 tourists killed by suspected militants in Kashmir attack (theguardian.com)
At least 26 tourists have been killed and ten injured after suspected militants opened fire at a popular local tourist destination in Kashmir during a scheduled four-day visit to the country by the US president JD Vance.
Terrorism, Kashmir, India, Politics, Travel
6 points by crossroadsguy 3 days ago | 0 comments
Airbnb will now show total prices by default (cnn.com)
Airbnb, Pricing, Travel, Business, Consumer
19 points by lavabender 3 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: Trailmarks – Huge, browser-based, Carmen Sandiego-style travel game (trailmarks.earth)
Trailmarks is a travel game where you work in a travel guide, traveling the world to check facts and discover new destinations.
Games, Travel, Web Applications
19 points by matsxmats 3 days ago | 9 comments
Real ID and Unreal Lines: TSA's New Travel Adventure (gadallon.substack.com)
After years of postponements, the federal REAL ID Act will be enforced starting May 7, 2025. U.S. travelers aged 18+ will need a REAL ID–compliant license or acceptable alternative to board domestic flights. Yet, compliance remains low—only about 61% of IDs are expected to meet the requirement by the deadline. This week’s article explores how widespread unpreparedness could strain airport operations, delay flights, and overwhelm TSA officers.
Travel, Security, Government Regulations
10 points by JumpCrisscross 4 days ago | 1 comments
Visiting Us (epic.com)
We're located in the beautiful countryside of Verona, Wisconsin, about 11 miles southwest of Madison, the state capital.
Location, Travel, Wisconsin
139 points by tobr 5 days ago | 126 comments
We'll fly you to Atlanta, TX, and your hotel in Atlanta, GA is your problem (microsoft.com)
I was reading the official rules for T-Mobile’s sweepstakes [archive] in which the grand prize is a trip to see the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia. (Yes, I read fine print.)
Travel, Sweepstakes, Baseball
7 points by gtbot2007 7 days ago | 2 comments
The Labyrinth of Villa Pisani in Stra, an Intricate Pathway (finestresullarte.info)
It is known as the “queen of the Venetian villas.” and indeed, Villa Pisani in Stra is a significant, elegant, majestic presence; it is impossible not to notice it as one travels along Veneto Regional Road 11, or the long road that leads from the center of Venice, from Piazzale Roma, to the gates of Padua, skirting the Brenta Canal, along which stand several of the villas that in ancient times the Venetian patriciate had erected in these pleasant countryside
Architecture, Italy, History, Travel, Art
17 points by gnabgib 7 days ago | 6 comments
Sonic Heritage - the sounds of the world's most famous sights (citiesandmemory.com)
Sonic Heritage is the first collection of the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.
Audio, Travel, Culture, History
16 points by hinnisdael 8 days ago | 1 comments
Decline in European Travelers to U.S. (flowingdata.com)
Travel to the United States for Europeans appears much less popular year-over-year.
Travel, Europe, United States
23 points by lentoutcry 11 days ago | 31 comments
How to bike across the country (brooks.team)
Cycling, Travel, Adventure, United States
242 points by benjbrooks 12 days ago | 130 comments
Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained (theguardian.com)
Australia, Politics, Travel, Academic Conferences, United States
35 points by KnuthIsGod 12 days ago | 19 comments
Small Towns in Japan (japanstartshere.com)
It is in the small towns in Japan, they say—well, I say—where the real Japan resides. But in a country with literally hundreds of them—small towns, this is—where do you even begin?
Travel, Japan, Culture
69 points by airstrike 12 days ago | 32 comments
Airport face scans could replace boarding passes and check-in as soon as 2028 (msn.com)
Airline passengers may soon be able to complete check-in and catch a flight without showing a passport or boarding pass.
Airport Security, Travel, Technology, Biometrics
7 points by 01-_- 13 days ago | 5 comments
Cholera cluster in Europe linked to people drinking bottles of holy water (arstechnica.com)
European tourists who toted home bottles of water from a holy well in Ethiopia were likely hoping for blessings and spiritual cleansing—but instead carried an infectious curse and got an intestinal power cleanse.
Health, Travel, Religion
9 points by coloneltcb 15 days ago | 2 comments
Boarding passes and check-ins could be scrapped in travel shake-up (theguardian.com)
The days of fumbling around for your boarding pass or frantically checking in for a flight on the way to the airport could soon be over under imminent plans to overhaul the way we travel.
Travel, Technology, Aviation
26 points by wr1472 15 days ago | 23 comments
Australian with working visa detained, deported upon return to US from memorial (theguardian.com)
When Jonathan returned from the US to Australia for a two-day trip to scatter his sister’s ashes, he packed only two changes of clothes, leaving enough space in his small bag to carry the empty ashes urn to his home in the US.
Immigration, Travel, United States, Australia
28 points by andsoitis 15 days ago | 2 comments
Flying somewhere? You may finally need that Real ID (nytimes.com)
After years of postponements, the deadline to show a security-enhanced Real ID at airport security checkpoints is now just weeks away. What to know.
Travel, Government Regulations, Security, Transportation
23 points by bookofjoe 16 days ago | 72 comments
Are Americans Still Welcome in Europe? (ricksteves.com)
If you’re an American traveling to Europe soon, you may be wondering: As Donald Trump reshapes the USA’s role in the world, are we still welcome abroad?
Travel, Politics, Europe, United States
51 points by ranit 16 days ago | 96 comments
Can Your Phone Ban You from the U.S. in 2025? (ctcnews.ca)
In a shocking update that’s sending ripples across North America, the Canadian government has issued a stern travel advisory cautioning its citizens about a little-known but deeply invasive U.S. border policy.
Travel, Technology, Immigration, North America
22 points by sipofwater 16 days ago | 4 comments
Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family (freep.com)
Law, Protests, Travel, Airport Security
21 points by miles 18 days ago | 4 comments
The ID deadline is looming and many travelers are scrambling and confused (cnn.com)
Travel, Deadlines, Confusion
7 points by LinuxBender 19 days ago | 0 comments
A Supermarket Bag and a Truckload of FOMO (julik.nl)
The day was nearing to a close. The sun has already set, but that Friday evening in Amsterdam was still warm. Unusually warm, in fact, for those late days in March – as if spring decided to bless my piligrimage, for that piligrimage was not jovial.
Travel, Amsterdam, FOMO
116 points by julik 19 days ago | 74 comments
Privacy at the Border: A Technical Guide to Securing Your Data and Devices (consciousdigital.org)
Imagine arriving at an airport and being denied entry because of what’s on your phone. This isn’t a dystopian fantasy – it’s a reality for some travelers today.
Privacy, Security, Technology, Travel
16 points by yoaviram 19 days ago | 1 comments
Fewer Foreign Passengers Are Flying to the US (jasher.substack.com)
My favorite part about getting older is that sometimes I wake up at 3:30 AM for no reason and can’t fall back asleep.
Travel, Tourism, United States
408 points by apwheele 19 days ago | 2 comments
The narrowest escalator in New York City (doobybrain.com)
Have you ever wondered where the skinniest escalator is in NYC? An escalator that literally has no room to pass on either side? An escalator that is only able to accommodate a single-file line of passengers? Wouldn’t you love to see and ride one just like this?
Escalators, Architecture, Design, Travel
86 points by bookofjoe 20 days ago | 54 comments
I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled (theguardian.com)
Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking of going to Trump’s America: don’t do it
Travel, Immigration, Politics, United States
32 points by nickcotter 21 days ago | 15 comments
I don't like traveling anymore (sidverma.io)
And now, I don’t feel like traveling anymore.
Travel, Personal Experiences
74 points by mavidser 21 days ago | 87 comments
Expect extra questions, take a burner phone: Lawyers weigh in on travel to US (cbc.ca)
Law, Travel, United States
4 points by amichail 22 days ago | 0 comments