# Travel news/2011
## December 2011

* Samoa Crosses International Dateline (31 December 2011)
* Medellin has a brilliant Christmas with 16 million lights (29 December 2011)
* South Pole Marks Centenary of Amundsen Expedition (14 December 2011)

## November 2011

* Kingfisher Airlines cancels over 80 flights in the last three days (10 Nov 2011)
* ANA Flies First Boeing 787 Dreamliner (1 Nov 2011)

## October 2011

* Qantas Airlines Grounds All Flights (29 October 2011)
* [[Travel news#Bangkok floods spark travel alert|Bangkok floods spark travel alert]] (26 October 2011)
* Qantas flights cancelled due to strike (18 October 2011)
* MassKara Street Dance Competition (16 October 2011)
* Cypress Gardens reopens as Legoland Florida (15 October 2011)

## September 2011

* Floods hit Thailand (17 September 2011)

## August 2011

* Hurricane hits U.S. Northeast (26 August 2011)

## July 2011

* South Sudan is World's Newest Nation (9 July 2011)
* Sri Lanka Eases Travel Restrictions (5 July 2011)

## June 2011

* Worlds Longest Sea Bridge Opens in China (30 June 2011)
* Athens Under Civil Unrest (29 June 2011)
* World Heritage Sites Added from Kenya, Japan, Ethiopia and More (29 June 2011)
* Macedonia Unveils Controversial Alexander the Great Statue (23 June 2011)
* Violence Resurges in Northern Ireland (21 June 2011)
* Henry Ford Museum Displays America's Emancipation Proclamation (20-22 June 2011)
* China Bars Foreign Tourists from Tibet (16 June 2011)
* Eritrea Volcanoes Cancel Flights (13 June 2011)
* Volcanoes Erupt in Chile (5 June 2011)
* Attacks Continue in Yemen After Ceasefire Agreement (2 June 2011)

## May 2011

* Yemen Agrees on Ceasefire (29 May 2011)
* Egypt Opens Borders with Gaza (29 May 2011)
* Cote D'Ivoire Returns to Normalcy (22 May 2011)
* P-Noy National Games to be held in Bacolod (22 May 2011)
* Las Vegas' Sahara Hotel closes permanently (17 May 2011)
* Protests break out in Spain (15 May 2011)
* Lower Mississippi Floods Worst in U.S. History (12 May 2011)
* Southwest Closes AirTran Acquisition (May 3, 2011)

## April 2011

* Ecuador Under Volcano Alert (29 April 2011)
* Violence Resurges Between Thailand and Cambodia (29 April 2011)
* Shinkansen Connecting Tokyo and Sendai Reopens (25 April 2011)
* Tokyo Disneyland Reopens (15 April 2011)
* Cuba Faces Worst Drought in 50 Years (14 April 2011)

## March 2011

* UN-Backed Forces Take Capital in Cote D'Ivoire (30 March 2011)
* World's Tallest Hotel Opens in Hong Kong (29 March 2011)
* US, France, and UK Bomb Libya (20 March 2011)
* Bahrain Destroys Iconic Pearl Monument (18 March 2011)
* Kyushu Shinkansen Segment Opens in Japan, Despite the Earthquake (12 March 2011)
* Japan Hit By 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake and Tsunamis (11 March 2011)

## February 2011

* Museums Reopen in Egypt (22 February 2011)
* Earthquake Devastates Christchurch, New Zealand (22 February 2011)
* End of Daylight Saving Time in Brazil (20 February 2011)
* More Protests Erupt in Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, and Yemen (15 February 2011)

## January 2011

* Shinmoedake Volcano Erupts in Southern Kyushu (30 January 2011)
* Protests Rock Egypt (28 January 2011)
* Disney Dream Christened, Begins Maiden Voyage (26 January 2011)
* Riots Break Out Across Tunisia (14 January 2011)
* Flooding Continues to Wreak Havoc in Brisbane, Australia (14 January 2011)
* Over 500 Dead in Brazil Mudslide (14 January 2011)
Mexico - World Heritage Patrimony - January 4, 2010 | Mexico is the number one country in the Americas and the fifth nation in the world with the most World Heritage sites and traditions protected by Unesco; Mexico counts with 29 cultural and natural world heritage sites and 3 intangible world heritage traditions.