Travel Briefs

London visitors can enjoy a 4-course meal while sailing up the River Thames on a 3-hour dinner cruise with City Cruises (phone +44 20 77 400 400, www.citycruises.com). The river sightseeing ship travels round trip from Westminster Pier, passing the Houses of Parliament and St. Paul’s Cathedral and under the Tower Bridge.

The dinner cruise costs £80 (near $116) per person or £85 for a window seat. A table for four costs £320. On the website, click on “...

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In northern Norway, guests of WolfLodge who meet certain requirements can interact with wild (but human-acclimated) wolves in an enclosure in Polar Park (N-9360, Bardu, Norway; phone +47 77 18 66 30, http://polarpark.no/polar-park-english.html). 

Located in the park, WolfLodge has one double and five 3-bed guest rooms; two bathrooms that are shared; a common area with a kitchen, living room and fireplace; large skylights for viewing the northern lights, and large windows for...

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An agreement made between Carnival Corporation and the Cuban government on March 23 will allow a ship run by the Carnival subsidiary Fathom (Valencia, CA; 855/932-8466, www.fathom.org) to operate the first cruises from the US to Cuba since the 1960s. Fathom’s weeklong cruises aboard the MV Adonia, Miami-Havana-Cienfuegos-Santiago de Cuba-Miami, were scheduled to begin on May 1.

Initially, Cuban-born Americans were not going to be able to join the Fathom cruises. Cuban-born...

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In an attempt to conserve energy, Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, announced in April that the country’s time zone would change on May 1, with clocks moving ahead a half hour (to take advantage of light in the afternoon), making it exactly four hours ahead of GMT. Venezuela has been 30 minutes behind GMT-4 time since 2007, when then-president Hugo Chavez made the change.

On April 22, the government announced that for the next 40 days in the most populous states,...

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On March 24, the Argentinian government suspended the $160 reciprocity fee imposed on US passport holders traveling to Argentina. Until further notice, US citizens visiting Argentina for fewer than 90 days for tourism or business will have free entry. Visa applications still must be submitted at least 30 days before the date of arrival and approved before travel. 

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In a referendum on June 23, the British public will vote on whether or not to remain in the European Union (EU). Should they vote for an exit from the EU, something colloquially being called the “Brexit,” the British Parliament will decide whether or not to support the public’s vote and begin to negotiate the Brexit.

Even if the United Kingdom does withdraw from the EU, a process that would take at least two years to complete, travelers to the country will be little...

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All passengers departing from Dubai International Airport, including transfers, will be charged an airport facility fee of AED35 (near $9.50) starting on June 30. The fee will be included when buying a ticket for a flight to or connecting through the airport. Passengers arriving and departing aboard the same flight are exempt. Revenue raised will go toward airport expansion projects.

In central Switzerland, the Gotthard Base Tunnel will become the world’s longest train tunnel when it begins operation, scheduled for Dec. 11, 2016. Located between the cities of Biasca and Erstfeld, the tunnel stretches 35.42 miles under the Gotthard massif and will knock up to a half hour off the travel time between Zürich and Ticino.

Between Aug. 2 and Nov. 26, 2016, limited seating is available on the special Gottardino train, whose passengers will travel the tunnel before...

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