Expedia to Stop Selling Tickets for Dolphin, Whale Shows
智遊網將停賣海豚、鯨魚秀的門票
主持人：陳彣 (Neil)
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Travel company Expedia has announced that it will no longer sell vacations that include experiences with captive dolphins, whales or similar animals.
Expedia is one of the largest travel companies in the world, selling flights, accommodation and tickets to many different attractions. Expedia Group also owns a number of popular travel websites and services, including Hotels.com, Cheaptickets and Ebookers.
Expedia's new rules mean that from early 2022, it won't sell tickets to shows where dolphins and whales have to perform. Tourists won't be able to use Expedia to buy tickets to attractions where they can do things like swim with captive dolphins and whales either.
Expedia will, however, still sell tickets for seaside sanctuaries where the animals won't be made to perform and can only be looked at.
Animal rights activists have been asking travel companies to stop selling tickets to whale and dolphin shows for a number of years. Such shows are already banned in places like Canada, India and Bolivia. However, there are still 3,000 captive dolphins being used to entertain tourists around the world, according to The Guardian.
Summary
智遊網是全球最大規模的旅遊公司，販售機票、住宿和許多不同景點的門票。 智遊網集團也擁有數家知名旅遊網站，像是Hotel.com、Cheaptickets和Ebookers。從2022年上旬開始，遊客將無法透過智遊網購買和圈養海豚或鯨魚一起游泳的景點門票。智遊網會持續販賣海濱保護區的票券，動物在那裡不會被迫表演，牠們只會被遊客觀賞。數年來，動物權運動人士都呼籲旅遊公司，停止販賣鯨魚和海豚表演的票券。 這樣的表演在加拿大、印度和玻利維亞等地已被禁止。 然而，根據《衛報》的數據，世界各地仍有3,000隻被圈養的海豚被用來娛樂觀光客。
Words & Phrases
captive受監禁的
cruelly殘忍的
sanctuary避難所
References
Article: Engoo Daily News
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