Hacker News with Generative AI: Travel

Real ID now required in US after nearly 20 years of delays (theguardian.com)
Real ID requirements for those flying within the United States begin Wednesday after nearly 20 years of delays.
With Shake Shack in First Class, Airline Food Is No Longer a Joke (bloomberg.com)
By all accounts, airlines have no business serving cheeseburgers on flights.
United Airlines says it has 'no other choice' but to cancel flights from Newark (businessinsider.com)
United Airlines is canceling dozens of daily flights to and from Newark Liberty International Airport because the airport "cannot handle the number of planes" coming in and out.
What New Orleans Taught Me (commonedge.org)
It’s hard to leave New Orleans when the jasmine is in bloom — especially when you’ve spent a decade learning its rhythm.
Chris Krebs has Global Entry membership revoked (cbsnews.com)
Washington — Chris Krebs, who led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency during President Trump's first term, has had his membership in the Global Entry traveler program revoked, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Thursday.
You could just choose optimism (quarter--mile.com)
There’s something strange and a little awe-inspiring about hearing someone ask for champagne on a two-hour domestic flight. What’s going on here? What are you celebrating? Champagne, really?
The ancient psychedelics myth: Tourists told stories 'they find interesting' (theguardian.com)
The narrative of ancient tribes around the world regularly using ayahuasca and magic mushrooms in healing practices is a popular one. Is it true?
Chris Krebs kicked off CBP's Global Entry program (cnn.com)
Hunting for dark nights and wishing on stars (hcn.org)
Shadows cast 10 miles long as the last sun tucks between ridges and mountain tops. Dusk falls faster on our basin side and slower on the other side, the sunset watched not by looking toward it but by looking in the opposite direction toward blood-orange peaks. End-of-day light climbs the highest summits till it’s airborne, and we fall into the shadow of the Earth. My internal compass starts up, shoulders relaxing as I settle into cardinal directions, brain tingling with orientation.
Liverpool to introduce 'tourist tax' for visitors (bbc.com)
People staying overnight in Liverpool will have to pay a "tourist tax" after hoteliers voted in favour of plans to introduce one.
B787 electronic window dimming system failed on 14 hour flight (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Passengers on an ultra-long-haul British Airways flight from Tokyo to London had to endure 14 hours of glaring sunshine streaming through the windows after the electronic window dimmer system malfunctioned on the entire length of one side of the aircraft.
Chongqing, the Largest City – In Pictures (theguardian.com)
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.
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.
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.
Airbnb will now show total prices by default (cnn.com)
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.
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.
Visiting Us (epic.com)
We're located in the beautiful countryside of Verona, Wisconsin, about 11 miles southwest of Madison, the state capital.
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.)
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
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.
Decline in European Travelers to U.S. (flowingdata.com)
Travel to the United States for Europeans appears much less popular year-over-year.
How to bike across the country (brooks.team)
Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained (theguardian.com)
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.