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Beatles tour guide Jackie Spencer posted last summer on social media that the increase in visitors and tours to the narrow streets had led to residents erecting a metal chain to manage access.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
A nonprofit exists to preserve them, but tour guide Teri Rommelmann said preservation efforts aren’t meant to alter the course of nature and time, but rather to save the work from sinking into the sand.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Mr. King is a New York-based writer, editor and licensed tour guide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
"My last group of tourists left three days ago, and all the other groups planned for March have been cancelled," said Nazih Rawashdeh, a tour guide near Irbid, in northern Jordan.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Though he grew old, his memories remained sharp, and Alfred became the unofficial and much-sought-after tour guide.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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