Some of China's most popular tourist landmarks are now employing attendants with timers to ensure each visitor has only one minute to take photographs. [Read More]
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Remember the StikBox? The creative smartphone case selfie stick raised over $40K on Kickstarter for a product that would eventually cost about $47. But before the Kickstarter was even over, China was selling a perfect copy for as little as 8 bucks. petapixel.com »
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New data shows that searches of phones and other electronic devices at U.S. borders have reached an all-time high.
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An image of a tourist lifting a large piece of ancient marble to pose for a photo at a historic site in Greece has sparked backlash online. [Read More]
A tourist wrecked a priceless oil painting when he leaned in for a photo beside it, fell, and tore a huge hole in the canvas. [Read More]
Two tourists in Italy have been roundly criticized for sitting on a "Van Gogh" chair and badly damaging the artwork.
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says that historical landmarks are at risk of being destroyed as a result of "selfie-tourism." [Read More]
The city of Tokyo wants to stop tourists taking photos of Geishas -- with tensions over the issue reaching boiling point.
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