Airport introduces time limit on hugs | CNN
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In travel news this week: the Chinese pets earning “snack money” in cafés, a European capital that’s had enough of “drunk” tourists, and the New Zealand airport that’s curtailing caresses.

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Dunedin Airport CEO Daniel De Bono weighed in on the topic in an interview with New Zealand’s RNZ radio. Describing airports as “hotbeds of emotion,” he pointed to a study suggesting a 20-second hug is enough to get a burst of the “love hormone” oxytocin and argued that moving customers along quickly allows more people to get more hugs.

  • makingStuffForFun
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    23 hours ago

    I can just see this.

    Family hugging. Tears. Smiles. Well wishes.

    Security: Move along people!

    Large, kind kiwi bloke, with the sweetest voice: Bro! We’re saying goodbye to our mother! Comon bro! Chill.

    Ignore security. Keep hugging.

    As they should.