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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="215021" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Maui">Maui</keyword> County mayor Michael Victorino asked airlines for a "pause."</li><li><keyword id="118728" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="hawaii">Hawaii</keyword> has seen a massive boom of tourists as people begin to <keyword id="6354692" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Travel">travel</keyword> again.</li><li>Locals and businesses aren't fully prepared for this influx of visitors, Victorino's office told Hawaii <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news">News</keyword> Now.</li></ul>"Revenge vacation" season is now moving full speed ahead, and while <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-cruise-covid-vaccine-requirement-future-cruises-selling-fast-2021-5">many travelers are racing to book a trip</a> after a year of being stuck at home, the mayor of one tropical island is asking airlines to slow down: Maui, Hawaii."I have been talking with different airlines and … we're asking for just a pause, if you want to use that term," Maui County mayor Michael Victorino said during a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/150618851661152/videos/314404337004771">press conference</a> on June 29. "We don't have the authority to say stop, but we're asking the powers to be to help us."In recent weeks, the number of tourists flocking to Hawaii has sometimes <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-hawaiis-rental-car-crisis-became-such-a-nightmare-2021-6">surpassed 2019's travel levels</a>. And from July 1 to July 5, over 170,000 people traveled to the state, according to <a href="https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel/data/">Hawaii's travel data</a>. As a result, the Kahului <keyword id="6355752" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="airport">Airport</keyword> in Maui has hit "overcapacity" with bottlenecks throughout the airport, according to Victorino.In late June, Victorino also met with "<keyword id="34984" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="airline">airline</keyword> executives" to potentially cut back on airlift to the airport, Rick Daysog reported for <a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/06/29/maui-mayors-appeal-airlines-least-now-please-bring-us-fewer-visitors/">Hawaii News Now.</a>"The people of Maui County have lacked sufficient time to prepare for the sudden, large influx of <keyword id="20048" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="tourism">tourism</keyword>, even as health restrictions remain in place," Brian Perry, a spokesman for Victorino, told Hawaii News Now. "Many of our hospitality-related businesses are still struggling to fully staff their operations to provide a high quality of customer service."Over-tourism is not a new issue for the warm-weathered state. But despite the economic benefits of tourism, this massive influx of visitors has angered some<a href="https://www.insider.com/americans-flocking-to-hawaii-some-locals-dont-want-tourists-2021-4"> locals who are concerned about COVID-19 spread and some of the visitors' lack of adherence to health protocols</a>."People are choosing to come to Hawaii not only because of its wonderful resources and people, but because there really isn't a lot of choices," Victorino said, citing that other international travel destinations currently have closed borders.Some of these tourists also aren't using "good common sense and [are] going into areas where they're not supposed to," therefore needing the island's emergency services for rescuing, Victorino said.This wave of visitors is also facing headwinds from the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rental-car-shortages-us-travel-demand-chip-shortage-2021-4">state's rental car shortage</a>, which has pushed <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hawaii-asks-tourists-to-stop-renting-u-haul-2021-6">t</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hawaii-asks-tourists-to-stop-renting-u-haul-2021-6">ourists to rent U-Haul moving vans and trucks</a> instead of rental vehicles. This may be a clever alternative, but it has left some U-Haul locations <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hawaii-rental-car-shortage-tourists-rent-u-haul-2021-4">with less equipment to serve the locals</a>."I want to remind the visitors that Maui is a community first and a vacation destination second," Victorino said.

A Hawaii mayor is asking airlines to 'pause' flights as travelers invade the islands

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="118728" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="hawaii">Hawaii</keyword> is currently stuck in a glaring rental-car nightmare as Americans start to <keyword id="6354692" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Travel">travel</keyword> again.</li><li>Rental vehicle prices are skyrocketing, and some tourists have turned to booking U-Hauls instead.</li><li>Take a look at how the Aloha State found itself in such a dire situation, and how you can avoid it.</li></ul>Take a look at Hawaii's <keyword id="2650638" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="rental-car">rental car</keyword> industry right now and you might see something quite peculiar.Booked out rental cars. Vehicles renting for $700 a day. Tourists driving fleets of <keyword id="1746787" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="U-Haul">U-Haul</keyword> vans instead. The state asking tourists to book rental cars before making any other vacation plans.Hawaii's islands are in the middle of a glaring rental-car nightmare. And now, renting a vehicle - in the Aloha State and other parts of the US - could consume the bulk of tourists' vacation costs."People are quickly realizing that they need to take the cost of the rental car into account because it's no longer just an add-on," Jonathan Weinberg, the founder and CEO of AutoSlash, told Insider in April. "It literally could be the majority cost of your trip, so folks who are planning things last minute are unpleasantly surprised by it."So how did the Aloha State get here? The answer lies within computer chips, <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword>, auctions, and "revenge vacations."<h2>How it started</h2><div type="image" title="hertz" height="1823" width="3647" msid="83575634" hostid="261"></div>To understand how the national rental car shortage has impacted Hawaii, let's go back in time to mid-2020.As we all now know, the COVID-19 pandemic <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rv-thor-industries-has-14-billion-order-backlog-inventory-2021-6">devastated the majority</a> of the travel industry, including the rental car companies. In the midst of the pandemic, companies like <keyword id="187854" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Hertz">Hertz</keyword> - which later filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection - and Avis sold off chunks of their rental-car fleets. At the time, this decision may have helped <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/your-money/rental-car-companies-hertz-coronavirus.html">save cash</a>, but it's now, unsurprisingly, at the root of this massive rental vehicle shortage.On top of this, companies are now struggling to regrow fleet sizes as a result of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-used-car-prices-jumped-may-strange-recovery-chart-2021-6">shockingly high used car prices</a> and a lack of new cars due to the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cars-most-likely-impacted-by-chip-shortage-brands-models-2021-2">global computer chip shortage</a>. Companies like Hertz <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rental-car-used-auctions-rental-shortage-hertz-enterprise-chip-shortage-2021-5">have evn to turned to</a> "supplementing fleets by purchasing low-mileage, pre-owned vehicles from a variety of channels including auctions, online auctions, dealerships, and cars coming off lease programs," a spokesperson told Insider in May.But while rental car companies are scrambling to rebuild fleets, travel is beginning to skyrocket again. "When we look at our travel numbers, travel bookings in May were 95% of where they were in May of 2019," Steve Squeri, American Express CEO, told <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/14/american-express-ceo-us-travel-dining-spending-is-nearing-full-recovery.html#:~:text=American%20Express%20CEO%20says%20U.S.%20travel%2C%20dining%20spending%20is%20nearing%20full%20recovery&amp;text=%22When%20we%20look%20at%20our,rebound%20in%20restaurant%20spending%2C%20too.too.">CNBC's Jim Cramer on "Mad Money" on Monday</a>.Hawaii specifically has seen a massive rebound in travel, and more people are now traveling to the state than before COVID-19, <a href="https://www.kitv.com/story/44099457/number-of-travelers-to-hawaii-surpasses-prepandemic-levels">KITV, an ABC affiliate in Hawaii, reported</a> on June 14. In the week preceding the report, 36,000 people on average traveled in and around the islands every day, according to KITV. To compare, in June 2019, the average was 34,000 people.And as you can probably tell, this skyrocketing number of travelers is now compounding the rental-car shortage.<h2>A look at Hawaii's dire shortage, and how you can avoid it</h2><div type="image" title="hawaii coronavirus caution tape" height="600" width="1200" msid="83575638" hostid="261"></div>Hawaii's fleet of rental cars dropped by over 40% during COVID-19, the Hawaii Tourism Authority wrote under the "rental car shortage" section of its <a href="https://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/covid-19-updates/ground-transportation/">website</a>. The average car rental in Hawaii sat at about $50 daily before COVID-19. Now, some vehicles are renting at highs of $700 a day, or over two-times 2019's prices, Chris Woronka, a senior hotel-and-leisure analyst at Deutsche Bank, told Insider in April.As a result, some tourists have turned to renting U-Haul moving pickup trucks and cargo vans instead."We have seen a considerable uptick in U-Haul rentals from customers who are visiting the islands now," Kaleo Alau, U-Haul Company in Hawaii's president, told Insider in an email statement in April. "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hawaii-rental-car-shortage-tourists-rent-u-haul-2021-4">We realize this demand is occurring</a> when tourists are unable to secure a rental car, or they learn that our rental fleet options are more affordable."Renting moving vehicles may be a quick fix for tourists, but this unusual and outside demand for U-Hauls has left some offices with less equipment for locals who may need the vehicles for actual moving purposes."We are working every day with our primary customer base - the islands' residential movers - to ensure we can still meet their <keyword id="34991" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="transportation">transportation</keyword> needs," Alau said.Relying on U-Hauls instead of car-rental companies has become so popular, the state's tourism agency has now had to address the issue on its <a href="https://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/covid-19-updates/ground-transportation/">website</a>."The Hawaii Tourism Authority does not condone visitors renting moving trucks and vans for leisure purposes," the agency wrote.If you want a rental car for your upcoming "revenge vacation" in the tropical state, but don't want to pay a few hundred dollars per day, follow the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hawaii-asks-tourists-to-stop-renting-u-haul-2021-6">state</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rental-car-flights-summer-travel-chip-shortage-hertz-enterprise-turo-2021-4">experts' advice</a>: plan in advance."Rental cars are in high demand, so please plan ahead to secure a reservation first before making the rest of your travel arrangements," the agency wrote.

How Hawaii's rental car crisis became so dire tourists are renting U-Hauls instead

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="118728" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="hawaii">Hawaii</keyword> lifted its <keyword id="6354692" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Travel">travel</keyword> restrictions for fully vaccinated domestic travelers on Thursday.</li><li>Travel to the Aloha State is already surpassing 2019 levels by some measures</li><li>Locals and businesses are beginning to feel the strain of over-tourism again.</li></ul>Hawaii eased some of its travel restrictions on <a href="https://www.gohawaii.com/travel-requirements">Thursday</a>, announcing that fully vaccinated domestic tourists no longer need to quarantine or take a pre-flight <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> test.Unvaccinated tourists still <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hawaii-resort-bubble-lodge-club-at-kukuiula-open-for-tourists-2021-2">have to either quarantine </a>or test negative 72-hours before flying to the islands. But for those who are vaccinated, this new announcement is "really going to be a game-changer," Sheri Kajiwara, Hawaii's Safe Travels special projects administrator, said, according to Jenn Boneza's report for <a href="https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/safe-travels-hawaii-administrator-to-answer-questions-about-july-8-change-to-travel-rules/">KHON2 News</a>.However, the dropping of travel restrictions for fully vaccinated tourists might not lead to an extra boost in <keyword id="20048" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="tourism">tourism</keyword>, primarily because most people have already booked their summer "revenge vacations," the University of Hawaii's Economic Research Organization told <a href="https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/tourism-arrivals-expected-to-remain-high-through-2022-maui-overwhelmed/">KHON2's Nikki Schenfeld</a>.Regardless, at the rate tourists are currently flocking to Hawaii, the number of travelers headed to the warm-weathered state are <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/maui-hawaii-airlines-summer-travel-pause-tourists-booms-2021-7">already coming close to or surpassing 2019's</a> levels. And now, locals and businesses are feeling the strain of mainlanders swarming the islands again."I have been talking with different airlines and … we're asking for just a pause, if you want to use that term," Maui County mayor Michael Victorino said during a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/150618851661152/videos/314404337004771">press conference</a> on June 29. "We don't have the authority to say stop, but we're asking the powers to be to help us."Over-tourism is not a new issue for Hawaii, but local figures like Kaniela Ing - former Hawaii House of Representatives member and current climate justice campaign director at People's Action - want tourists to "stop coming to Hawaii," Ing wrote in a tweet that now has over 120,000 likes."[Tourist hotspot Waikiki Beach] looked like it did before the pandemic," Kawenaʻulaokalā Kapahua, a graduate student and community organizer told Insider's Monica Humphries in <a href="https://www.insider.com/americans-flocking-to-hawaii-some-locals-dont-want-tourists-2021-4">April</a>. "But I could count the number of masks on one hand."It's not just locals that are feeling this burden: businesses in Hawaii are also struggling to meet the demands of this rising number of visitors."The people of Maui County have lacked sufficient time to prepare for the sudden, large influx of tourism, even as health restrictions remain in place," Brian Perry, a spokesman for Maui County mayor Michael Victorino, told <a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/06/29/maui-mayors-appeal-airlines-least-now-please-bring-us-fewer-visitors/">Hawaii News Now's</a> Rick Daysog. "Many of our hospitality-related businesses are still struggling to fully staff their operations to provide a high quality of customer service."Even companies like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hawaii-rental-car-shortage-tourists-rent-u-haul-2021-4">U-Haul in Hawaii have been feeling this strain</a>. Hawaii's <keyword id="2650638" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="rental-car">rental car</keyword> fleet dropped by over 40% during COVID-19, and many car rental companies <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rental-car-shortages-us-travel-demand-chip-shortage-2021-4">haven't been able to regrow their fleet sizes in time</a> for the summer travel boom. As a result, tourists headed to the Aloha State have turned to renting moving trucks and vans, decreasing <keyword id="1746787" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="U-Haul">U-Haul</keyword>'s on-hand equipment for locals."While this [demand] has left many of our U-Haul stores and dealers with less available equipment than usual, we are working every day with our primary customer base - the islands' residential movers - to ensure we can still meet their transportation needs," Kaleo Alau, the president of U-Haul Company in Hawaii,<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hawaii-rental-car-shortage-tourists-rent-u-haul-2021-4"> told Insider </a>in an email statement in April.

Hawaii dropped travel restrictions to visit the islands locals say are already overflowing with tourists

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Italy is bearing the brunt of unruly tourists vandalizing historical sites this summer.</li><li>The trend could end up making cultural heritage sites less accessible, a legal expert told Insider.</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.insider.com/tourists-out-of-control-this-summer-photos-show-2023-7">Amid a horde of eager tourists</a> and a string of vandals, Italy's vast collection of monuments is proving to be both a blessing and a curse.This summer, two tourists have been caught defacing Rome's ancient Colosseum — one of Italy's <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.insider.com/tourists-dumb-things-officials-deal-with-it-colosseum-naitonal-parks-2023-7">most popular tourist destinations</a> — highlighting how difficult it is to protect heritage sites amid mass tourism. In Italy, in particular this summer, many tourists have arrived with a lawless mentality that cultural heritage sites, such as ancient monuments and storied artwork, are a playground."I think people kind of get captured in that fantasy of Italy, which isn't really accurate," Leila Amineddoleh, a lawyer specializing in cultural heritage for Amineddoleh &amp; Associates LLC, told Insider. "You can't jump in the fountain like in 'La Dolce Vita,' you will be fined for that behavior."In July, a fitness instructor based in the UK was filmed carving his and his partner's names <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.insider.com/tourist-defaced-italy-colosseum-apology-letter-2023-7">into the Colosseum.</a> Days later, a Swiss teenager <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.insider.com/italy-colosseum-defaced-yet-again-by-a-teenage-tourist-report-2023-7">carved her initials</a> into the monument. Both could face up to $16,000 and five years in prison.And with the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/priceline-ceo-brett-keller-revenge-travel-2023-5">post-pandemic trend of "revenge travel"</a>, referring to cooped-up passengers traveling in hordes after the pandemic, still ongoing, Italy has been one of the most popular tourist destinations. As European countries loosened COVID restrictions and regulations, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/21/post-covid-revenge-travel-has-gone-big-and-the-revenge-is-sweet">European airports saw a 250% increase</a> in arrivals by mid-2022, according to data sourced <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="c-link" href="https://www.aci-europe.org/">from Airports Council International</a>, a group representing European airports. Italy, Spain, and Greece are among the most visited this summer, expecting to have record-breaking tourism seasons, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wsj.com/story/tourist-masses-are-overwhelming-these-european-hot-spots-d0e7e57a">per The Wall Street Journal.</a>Elsewhere, the trend has led to famous works of art, such as the Mona Lisa, being made less accessible — which ultimately dampens the experience of seeing art, Amineddoleh told Insider. Countries <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/funding/">with UNESCO World Heritage sites</a> spend public funds on protective measures and archaeological ventures. But vandalism forces those same host countries to spend money on security measures with that funding."I don't think anyone wants an experience where they visit the coliseum and every 40 feet is a guard," Amineddoleh said. "It's really difficult for people who work in cultural heritage and in tourism to find that right balance between protecting objects but not destroying the experience."Amineddoleh said that the Mona Lisa was an example of how on a smaller scale, art can become less accessible or enjoyable when targeted by vandals using cake, spray paint, or rocks, something the Mona Lisa has dealt with for over a hundred years, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/mona-lisa-vandalism-1234630407/mona-lisa-spray-painted-tokyo-1974/">according to ArtNet.</a>The painting is now locked behind bulletproof glass in Paris' Louvre museum, with a barrier keeping people away as well. The end result is an unpleasant, crowded funnel of tourists clamoring to get a glimpse of the painting, which is now also accentuated by lights glaring off the glass encasing.Amineddoleh said people in her field do not want to see those kinds of major security measures imposed at historic sites."We want people to be able to walk in and experience those sites and really connect, and to learn about history and perhaps feel in some way transported to another place," Amineddoleh said.

The Mona Lisa — a famously disappointing experience to view — is a cautionary tale about how tourist vandalism can make cultural heritage less accessible and enjoyable, legal expert says

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6355882" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="israel">Israel</keyword>'s latest actions against <keyword id="41896" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Iran">Iran</keyword> have left regime hardliners furious and demanding revenge on Israeli or Jewish sites around the world.</li><li>In the past year alone, the US and Israel have killed Iran's top military commander, top ally in Iraq, and — most recently — top nuclear scientist.</li><li>European and Israeli security officials are now preparing for an imminent attack by Iran on their people and agencies, with Israel sending notes of warning to citizens abroad, and European officials heightening surveillance on Jewish sites.</li><li>"If they [Iran] hit an Israeli target or official somewhere while the US is distracted by the transition and the holidays, I would not be shocked," one European diplomat said.</li></ul>Officials in the Gulf and Europe are preparing for imminent attacks by Iran on Israeli or Jewish sites around the world as revenge for the assassination of its top nuclear scientist, Israeli and European officials and security experts told Insider.In the past year, agents linked to Israel and the US have killed Qassem Soleimani, the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/iranian-military-commander-soleimani-killed-in-airstrike-report-2020-1">top commander of Iran's regional operations</a> in the Middle East; Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Iran's top ally in Iraq, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-syria-crisis-attacks/israel-strikes-widely-in-syria-sending-signal-of-aggressive-post-trump-posture-idUKKBN27Y07S">multiple Iranian and allied Hezbollah commanders</a> in Syria; Abu Mohammed al Masri, a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/abu-mohammed-al-masri-asassination-2020-11">top al Qaeda official believed to be living in Tehran</a>; and, most recently, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/scientist-believed-to-be-behind-irans-nuclear-program-assassinated-2020-11">head of Iran's nuclear weapons program</a>. All of those attacks have left regime hardliners furious and demanding immediate revenge on either US or Israeli targets, the officials and experts said. Those calls are coming despite widespread fears that any aggressive action by Iran could lead to broader military action before President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January.<h2>An Iranian response 'in the coming weeks'</h2>Since President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018, the Islamic regime has generally followed a policy of "strategic patience" in response to provocations from the US or Israel, intelligence officials from Israel and Europe told Insider.This strategy involves limiting responses to regional or tactical operations, like Iran's act of revenge after Soleimani's killing: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-officials-think-iran-shot-missiles-to-miss-iraq-2020-1">ballistic missiles to target US facilities in Iraq</a>, which had caused limited damage and casualties.A military confrontation could "make it harder for future [US] administrations to return to the nuclear deal," said a European diplomat who participated in the original nuclear talks. The source asked not to be named due to the sensitive nature of the subject, but their identity is known to Insider.But now, the source said, "Iran has two conflicting policies in place: Patience in responding to Israeli provocations but also the national need to project the ability to deter such attacks."<div type="image" title="soleimani funeral" height="790" width="1200" msid="79612540" hostid="261"></div>"The latest Israeli actions will put a lot of pressure on the elements in Iran, who might not be friendly to the West, but see a value in negotiating a new deal as cleanly as possible with Biden.""Hardliners - some of whom control aspects of the Iranian services more than capable of planning attacks on their own - reject this, and are currently making their case that Iran cannot negotiate with enemies that regularly humiliate them without first responding in kind," the diplomat said.When asked for a prediction on when an Iranian attack could happen, the European diplomat said: "I would expect the window for a response to be in the coming weeks.""If they hit an Israeli target or official somewhere while the US is distracted by the transition and the holidays, I would not be shocked. But I think the chances reduce each day as a Biden presidency draws closer."<h2>The threats</h2>Israel's intelligence services have determined the chances of a response to be high and have started warning its citizens and activating multiple security protocols, a former Israeli official told Insider.The official asked for anonymity to describe the warnings, but their identity is known to Insider."It's mostly <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-warns-iran-may-attack-israeli-targets-abroad-1.9348567">what you see in the newspapers</a> here in Israel. There has been an activation of the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-uss-new-iron-dome-missile-defense-system-works-2019-8">Iron Dome</a> [missile-defense system] and other systems to protect from shellfire and rockets from the North," said the official, referring to Israel's border with Lebanon, which is controlled by Iran's top ally and proxy Hezbollah."But the major warnings are to diplomatic, cultural, and tourism facilities in counties around Africa and Asia popular with Israeli tourists. And the Gulf, they can do a lot in the Gulf and politically it's a crucial time for Israeli-Gulf relations."The recent influx of Israeli diplomats and businesspeople to Gulf states such as Bahrain and the UAE seem to be considered top targets for Iran. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/travel-bahrain-israel-iran-united-arab-emirates-c375da2af1f863fbc3a249067a10d3d1">According to the Associated Press</a>, the Israeli government urged citizens to avoid travel to those countries last week, citing threats of imminent Iranian attacks.<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/us-embassy-baghdad-withdrawals-soleimani-anniversary/index.html">According to CNN</a>, the US is also temporarily withdrawing some staff from the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, for fear of an Iranian attack around the one-year anniversary of Soleimani's killing.A police official in charge of public security in a European capital - who asked that either they nor the country be identified - also told Insider that Israeli facilities or Jewish community centers are being under additional security observation. They said those sites are normally monitored, but the recent threats have increased the need for surveillance."We are seeing a lot of activity on Israeli or Jewish sites," said the police official. "From a political standpoint it is believed the Iranians will not target sites in Western Europe for fear of offending supporters of resuming the nuclear deal. But there is more security activity by the Israelis, and there appears to be an increase in surveillance of Israeli facilities that we think can be linked to Iran or Hezbollah."<div type="image" title="TEHRAN, IRAN - NOVEMBER 30: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - &quot;IRANIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY / HANDOUT&quot; - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A funeral ceremony of Iranian Top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi, held at Defense Ministry of Iran in Tehran, Iran on November 30, 2020. Fakhrizadeh, who headed research and innovation at the defense ministry, was attacked Friday in Damavand county near Tehran. (Photo by Iranian Defense Ministry/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)" height="1387" width="1850" msid="79612541" hostid="261"></div>But while this is triggering concerns and additional resources, the police official said that the uptick in Iranian activity could simply be a case of security officials paying closer attention. "I'm sure Iran watches many Israeli facilities around the world - it's possible we are only seeing it more clearly because we have a warning to look for it. It's also possible the Iranians have increased their activities to stress the Israelis, draw resources away from other targets.""It's all very complicated."

US allies around the world are acting like Iran is going to attack Jewish sites as revenge for its nuclear scientist's assassination, and that it's happening soon

<ul><li>After a complete halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, hotels in India are beginning to clock sales and are back on the path to recovery.</li><li>Most of the listed hotels have already shown a gradual quarter-on-quarter growth with their latest results for the October-December quarter of the current financial year.</li><li>The <keyword id="2173225" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="travel-and-tourism">travel and tourism</keyword> industry seems to be an elated industry with the news of the COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out across the globe.</li></ul>The stocks of India’s hotel companies have rebounded in the past few months, as several indicators signal a recovery for travel and tourism. After a complete halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, hotels in India are beginning to clock sales and are back on the path to recovery. Here’s how India’s top hotel stocks have fared in the last six months <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Change in share price in last six months </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IHCL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">+36.77% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Lemon Tree Hotels </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">+50% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Chalet Hotels </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">+27.6% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">EIH Hotels </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">+28.5% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mahindra Holidays and Resorts </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">+40% </td></tr></tbody></table> While most of the stocks are yet to recover to their pre-COVID levels, the recovery in the last few months have been fuelled by various reasons and especially, with the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Vaccine – shot of hope for travel and tourism" comment="subhead" text="Vaccine – shot of hope for travel and tourism">Vaccine – shot of hope for travel and tourism</cmsannotation> The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has started across the globe triggering hopes for people to go on leisure as well as business travel. “While we anticipate a gradual revival in corporate travel, leisure demand is already strong and this traction is expected to further increase in months ahead,” said a report by ICICI Direct dated February 12. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Resilience of hotels" comment="subhead" text="Resilience of hotels">Resilience of hotels</cmsannotation> Most of the listed hotels have already shown a gradual quarter-on-quarter growth with their latest results for the October-December quarter of the current financial year. Analysts say this is reflecting in their share price movement. “One is the business recovery, from a complete standstill gradually the businesses have started recovering. Secondly, they have done a good job of cost rationalisation during the pandemic,” Himanshu Shah of Dolat Capital told Business Insider. <div type="image" title="hotels." msid="81032343" hostid="261"></div> Even unlisted companies like OYO Hotels and Homes have seen a recovery in business thanks to “revenge travel”. The term gained popularity in China, after people having been stuck in a lockdown, started travelling within the country, just to get out of their homes. OYO said that during the Valentine’s Day weekend, its online traffic was up by 70% of pre-COVID levels. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Premium hotels will be the first to cater to demand" comment="subhead" text="Premium hotels will be the first to cater to demand">Premium hotels will be the first to cater to demand</cmsannotation> The coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot of things, and the most important of them all is our priority towards safety and hygiene. And that’s where premium hotels will have an edge over others as people travel more often. “Most of the listed stocks are premium hotels. Business and leisure travellers will now prefer branded names as they will still be cautious,” Kranthi Bathini, equity strategist at WealthMills Securities told Business Insider. Despite all the disruptions during the pandemic, travel and tourism is set to make a big comeback as Bathini puts it “man is made for mobilisation”. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Back on track for business" comment="subhead" text="Back on track for business">Back on track for business</cmsannotation> Hotel companies have also announced that they are now back on track with their plans for new hotels across the country. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">New projects already under development or signed </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">To be completed by </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Chalet Hotels </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Commercial projects at Renaissance Complex, Powai, Mumbai Marriott Complex, Whitefield, Bengaluru </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Q4FY23 &amp; Q4FY22 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Lemon Tree </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Lemon Tree Mountain Resort, Shimla Lemon Tree Vembanad Lake Resort, Alleppey, Kerala Aurika, Intl. Airport, Mumbai </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mumbai project to be completed by 2022. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IHCL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Signed six new hotels with over 1100 rooms in third quarter </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> And that may translate into more business for hotels. “Despite investment activity being paused since March 2020, there are emerging signs of re-valuations and a slow demand revival, improvised cost structures and reduced profit levels in the next two years,” said a report by real estate services company JLL. 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Millennials and <keyword id="159493" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="gen-z" source="Orion">Gen Z</keyword> are a cohort born between 1981 and 1996 and contribute to roughly 1.8 billion, equating to more than 23 per cent of the population globally. Millennials have not only changed the demographics of checking into hotels but have also influenced major aspects of the hospitality industry. They play a huge influence and are responsible to dictate many future trends and graphs of the service sector. Their spending power can be attributed to professional advancement, international exposure, and higher discretionary income. The pandemic created work-from-home opportunities that led them to travel extensively, taking advantage of flexible remote working. This led to an increase in travel demand that gave a new boost of life to the hospitality industry. The pandemic created motivation to 'revenge travel' where millennials felt the urge to escape monotony, desire to explore, meet new people and make random travel plans. This has led Indian travel and hospitality professionals to tap the emerging demand by evolving and ditching the conservative approach. Here's to how the hospitality sector can change the game, perhaps forever. Go digital: No matter, how cliche this may sound, it's a digital boom and the new-age traveller uses the internet right from checking in to request a stay, room administration, making payments, planning itineraries, and waiting for the room to open with a digital command. The truth is that Gen-Z doesn't mind undertaking a travel excursion with no human interaction. The only way ahead is to be digitally present. Make room for leisure-merging travel with work: Technology has blurred the boundaries between work and leisure. It's not uncommon for a coding engineer to crack codes whilst on a beach in the <keyword id="6354908" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="maldives" source="Orion">Maldives</keyword>. The millennial believes in 'Work hard, party harder'. The hospitality industry needs to create more holiday spaces where business isn't compromised while on a vacation enabling work-life harmony. Millennials and Experiential travel: Gen Z and Millenials are upbeat, moody, and spontaneous. An itinerary doesn't hold much importance because they may decide to prod an unusual region or destination rather than simply following a tour plan. Experiential travel is on the rise and travellers are looking to explore offbeat regions and immersive experiences. It can be in the form of rural tourism, culinary tourism, or adventure tourism. The crux is to create holidays that are meaningful and authentic. The rise of <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword>'s <keyword id="6363239" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="luxury" source="Orion">Luxury</keyword> villas/homestays and wellness: The pandemic spurred the demand for luxury properties and homestays that are basically weekend homes for a relaxing staycation. Travellers are seeking comfortable private accommodations that are far from the daily hustle, have a stocked kitchen, 24X7 Wi-Fi, and an on-demand staff. A homestay or private villa provides Millenials with the privacy and discretion to travel with groups or solo, relax, unwind, and stride in the property without worrying about restrictions on time and space. Travel and wellness: Millennial travellers are looking for enriching experiences to achieve and maintain good health and a general sense of well-being. This definitely doesn't mean that wellness travel is confined to luxury resorts and spas. The hospitality industry as a whole can take advantage of this emerging trend by marketing your business as a way to contribute to wellness tourism and promoting communities by benefiting locals as well as tourists. It can be as simple as empowering travellers by learning a new skill set that encourages personal growth. The trend of solo travel: Solo travelling is a travel trend that strongly resonates with Gen-Z and millennials. It's a huge opportunity in the hospitality sector if they could successfully cater to this modernized segment of travelling solo. The hospitality sector could create fun and out-of-ordinary properties that reflect the vibrant and adventurous spirit of young travellers. Exploring unique destinations: Unmatchable zeal and enthusiasm is a characteristic that defines the new generation traveller. The rebel millennials are opportunists and adventurers and want to explore unexplored destinations. The new set of travellers wants to break through the conventional shackles of travelling by being torchbearers of exploring unique destinations even if it involves risk. The advent of social media has fuelled the desire to travel to make an impact. Travelling is no longer a behind-the-door experience, but it's the new cool for the <keyword id="15422653" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="millenials-of-india" source="Orion">Millenials of India</keyword>. The hospitality sector can bank on the trend by expanding and investing in unique properties that can create lucrative opportunities that could prove to be profitable investment. The idea is to create travel experiences that are immersive, trending, transformative, and unforgettable. It's an era of adventure and adrenaline rush that also demands moments of calm and peace. Striking a balance between both is like the perfect baked cheesecake, with notes of sweet, creamy, and tangy. 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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Stadium events are giving US cities a huge economic boost, the Bank of America said.</li><li>In a research note, the bank compared two Taylor Swift concerts with Super Bowl LVII.</li></ul>If your city can't host the Super Bowl, a Taylor Swift concert or two might be the next best thing, financially speaking.That's according to Bank of America, which compared the economic impact of football's flagship game with the pop superstar's "Eras Tour" in a <a target="_blank" href="https://institute.bankofamerica.com/content/dam/bank-of-america-institute/economic-insights/consumer-morsel-during-live-events.pdf">research report</a>.When Pittsburgh hosted two Swift concerts in June 2023, average household spending in restaurants and bars rose by $77 and $56 respectively that month, economists Taylor Bowley and David Tinsley found.In comparison, households spent $96 more in restaurants and $74 more in bars when Glendale, Arizona, hosted Super Bowl LVII last year, the bank said."Of course, every event is unique and draws in different audiences, but it is clear from this that stadium events can provide a useful boost to local spending," Bowley and Tinsley said.The economy expanded much faster than forecasters were expecting last year, with post-pandemic "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-funflation-live-concerts-economy-bank-of-america-2023-10">funflation"</a> driving above-par growth.People appear to be more willing to splash the cash on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-beyonce-gen-z-millennials-live-events-status-symbol-2023-12">tickets for live events</a> after years of lockdowns, in a phenomenon that Bank of America calls "revenge spending.""Consumers seeking to make up time lost during the pandemic by splurging on experiences and entertainment," Bowley and Tinsley wrote. "Perhaps most notably, major live events appear to be reaping the benefits."In June, survey firm <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-eras-tour-boost-europe-economy-hotels-flights-2024-1#:~:text=In%20June%2C%20survey%20firm%20QuestionPro,food%20and%20drink%2C%20and%20tickets.">QuestionPro</a> estimated that the first leg of Swift's "Eras" tour could generate $4.6 billion in consumer spending, with the average concertgoer forking out $1,300 per show on travel, merch, food and drink, and tickets.The Federal Reserve also highlighted Swift's impact on the economy in its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/beigebook202307.htm">July Beige Book</a>, which pointed out that three Philadelphia shows had lifted hotel revenues in May."Despite the slowing recovery in tourism in the region overall, one contact highlighted that May was the strongest month for hotel revenue in Philadelphia since the onset of the pandemic, in large part due to an influx of guests for the Taylor Swift concerts in the city," the central bank said.As well as the "Eras" tour, economists have also flagged the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-barbie-oppenheimer-beyonce-economy-gdp-growth-jobs-report-2023-10">"Barbenheimer" box-office craze</a>, Beyoncé's "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hot-girl-summer-inflation-taylor-swift-beyonce-barbie-economy-2023-8">Renaissance" concerts</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-made-nfl-more-popular-in-america-us-2023-9">the National Football League</a> as live events that boosted consumer spending last year.

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