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What’s behind the rise of the fake tourist attraction?

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By Lilit Marcus, CNN This week in travel: why hotels struggle to address noise complaints, the fake tourist attractions luring in visitors, and South Korea’s capital cements its super-cool status. ‘Make it look old’ It had a handful of glowing five-star TripAdvisor reviews, a series of sculpted colu…

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    By Lilit Marcus, CNN This week in travel: why hotels struggle to address noise complaints, the fake tourist attractions luring in visitors, and South Korea’s capital cements its super-cool status. ‘Make it look old’ It had a handful of glowing five-star TripAdvisor reviews, a series of sculpted colu…

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