New Ticketing System for Visitors of Alhambra Palace

 The Alhambra palace in Granada, although one of 21 finalists, missed out on being named one of the new seven wonders of the world/ Jose Luis Roca / AFP
The Alhambra palace in Granada, although one of 21 finalists, missed out on being named one of the new seven wonders of the world/ Jose Luis Roca / AFP
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New Ticketing System for Visitors of Alhambra Palace

 The Alhambra palace in Granada, although one of 21 finalists, missed out on being named one of the new seven wonders of the world/ Jose Luis Roca / AFP
The Alhambra palace in Granada, although one of 21 finalists, missed out on being named one of the new seven wonders of the world/ Jose Luis Roca / AFP

Alhambra Palace in Andalusia, southern Spain, plans to use a new ticketing system that allows tourists to book online in advance.

Visitors will be able to purchase tickets between three months and two hours before their planned visit, according to the Spanish Tourism Office.

The visitor will also be able to print his personal non-transferable tickets at home instead of taking them from the ticketing office.

All what visitors have to do is show tickets on arrival. The new system will enter into force on 1 January 2018.

Visitors will be required to present their passports or ID number when purchasing electronic tickets. According to the German News Agency (DPA), the tourism office said this request aims to prevent the resale of tickets.

Tickets will remain available at the ticketing office in Alhambra, but cash will not be accepted, and payments will only take place via credit card.

Booking in advance is recommended. Alhambra Palace attracts about 2.7 million visitors a year and is considered an important feature of the Moro architecture.

It is added on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).



Many US Ice Cream Producers to Phase Out Artificial Food Dyes by 2028

Volunteers scoop ice cream before a press conference on the steps of the United States Department of Agriculture on July 14, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)
Volunteers scoop ice cream before a press conference on the steps of the United States Department of Agriculture on July 14, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Many US Ice Cream Producers to Phase Out Artificial Food Dyes by 2028

Volunteers scoop ice cream before a press conference on the steps of the United States Department of Agriculture on July 14, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)
Volunteers scoop ice cream before a press conference on the steps of the United States Department of Agriculture on July 14, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)

Dozens of US ice cream producers are planning to remove artificial colors from their products by 2028, a dairy industry group and government officials said on Monday.

The producers, which together represent more than 90% of ice cream sold in the US, are the latest food companies to take voluntary steps to remove dyes since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in April said the US aimed to phase out many synthetic dyes from the country's food supply.

Several major food manufacturers, including General Mills, Kraft Heinz, J.M. Smucker, Hershey and Nestle USA, have previously announced their plans to phase out synthetic food coloring.

The 40 ice cream companies will remove Red 3, Red 40, Green 3, Blue 1, Blue 2, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6 from their retail products, excluding non-dairy products, according to the International Dairy Foods Association.

The IDFA announced the plan at an event at the US Department of Agriculture headquarters on Monday with Kennedy, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.

"We know that our current health outcomes, especially for our children, are unsustainable and that American agriculture is at the heart of the solution to make America healthy again," Rollins said at the event, referencing a slogan aligned with Kennedy.

Rollins and Kennedy have worked closely together on food sector efforts like encouraging states to ban soda from the nation's largest food aid program.

Kennedy has blamed food dyes for rising rates of ADHD and cancer, an area many scientists say requires more research.

The IDFA said artificial dyes are safe, but that ice cream makers are taking the step in part to avoid disruption to sales from state efforts to phase out dyes from school foods and West Virginia's recent food dye ban.