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The hotel dog that saved its owner's life
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Created: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:32:42 GMT
Italy's Cinque Terre region was hit by a devastating flood in October 2011. But one hotelier's life was saved by his dog, Leo -- and they now run a popular hotel together.
Meet the luxury travel agent who plans trips for former US presidents and world leaders
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Created: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:40:05 GMT
On a personal trip to Ethiopia in 2015, former US President George W. Bush encountered a pleasant surprise.
A small Australian town's attempt to lure Chris Hemsworth has gone viral. Here's how the actor responded
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Created: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:13:40 GMT
An Australian town's mission to convince actor Chris Hemsworth to visit has paid off after the actor gave a surprise response to their creative campaign video.
Celebrating the tastes of Chinese American bakeries
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Created: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 01:44:41 GMT
In an age when Chinese food is no longer foreign to international audiences, with diners willing to embrace its many regional cuisines, there's one culinary area that has yet to receive much attention globally -- baking.
Singapore Airlines to fly A380 on 60-minute flight
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Created: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:24:09 GMT
The Airbus A380 is designed for long-haul flying, thanks to its hefty size and famously quiet inflight experience.
Saudi Arabia to launch enormous oil themed 'extreme park'
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Created: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:10:11 GMT
Saudi Arabia may be trying to reduce its dependency on oil, but that hasn't stopped the Arabic kingdom from using its petroleum industry as inspiration for a brand new tourist attraction.
When your home becomes a tourist attraction
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Created: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 01:16:28 GMT
Have you ever looked at a beautiful little mews house in London and thought "it must be so amazing to live there?"
Italy reveals its new national airline
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Created: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:08:10 GMT
They've long dominated the food and fashion worlds, this year they've dominated sports, and now they're aiming for the skies.
In Kenya, your next coffee could be a 'camel-ccino'
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Created: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:14:52 GMT
While tea may be Kenya's largest export, a new beverage is brewing in central Nairobi: cappuccinos made with a splash of camel's milk.
The United States has a reopening date. Here's what travelers need to know
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Created: Sat, 16 Oct 2021 15:07:46 GMT
The United States' new international travel policies are just weeks away from going into effect.
Scientists find rare fish trapped, and it nearly breaks their scale
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Created: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:44:58 GMT
The fish is nine and half feet long and scientists believe it could weigh more than 4,000 pounds.
$80M superyacht concept has a 'gaping hole'
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Created: Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:04:14 GMT
Previous offerings include a yacht in the form of a swan and another devised to resemble a shark, but Lazzarini Design Studio's latest superyacht concept may be one of its most daring yet.
Airbus A380: Where to fly in a superjumbo as aviation returns
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Created: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:14:08 GMT
The Covid-19 pandemic threatened to render the A380 obsolete. But as international travel resumes, airlines including Singapore Airlines and British Airways are getting their superjumbos back into the sky.
Bali now open to tourists from 19 countries
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Created: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:52:57 GMT
Indonesia's Bali and Riau Islands are reopening to visitors from 19 countries starting Thursday, according to the country's Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan.
Yellowstone sets September and year-to-date attendance records
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Created: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:28:38 GMT
Yellowstone National Park has done it again.
How Italy's high-speed trains helped kill Alitalia
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Created: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:21:51 GMT
Alitalia takes to the skies for the last time on October 14. Did Italy's status as the only country in the world with two competing high-speed rail networks play a part in its national airline's fall?
Here's who will be able to get into the US more easily -- and whose trip just got harder
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Created: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 21:30:56 GMT
Another bit of welcome news for travelers clamoring to get into the United States came Tuesday with the announcement that land borders with Canada and Mexico will reopen to fully vaccinated visitors in November.
How she was chosen to be the only tourist in Bhutan
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Created: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 07:23:00 GMT
Fran Bak never read "Eat, Pray, Love."
Southwest Airlines canceled her entire family's flights and they missed her wedding day
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Created: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:01:07 GMT
What was supposed to be a special day over the weekend instead became an emotional roller coaster for a bride whose family couldn't attend her wedding after Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights around the country.
Regenerative travel is protecting Colombia's coral reefs
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Created: Fri, 15 Oct 2021 19:55:37 GMT
San Andres is one of Colombia's most popular beach destinations in the country. Meet the local entrepreneur and diver who has been spearheading the island's regenerative tourism efforts since 2013.
Europeans were enjoying blue cheese and beer 2,700 years ago, ancient poop shows
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Created: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:09:13 GMT
Iron Age Europeans enjoyed foods that are still part of our diet today -- like blue cheese and beer -- new research studying ancient poop has shown.
Thailand to allow some vaccinated tourists to bypass quarantine
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Created: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:26:54 GMT
Thailand has taken another step toward fully reopening to tourism by allowing fully vaccinated tourists from a handful of approved countries to bypass quarantine from November 1.
900-year-old crusader sword found underwater
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Created: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:07:54 GMT
A scuba diver has found a four-foot long sword thought to belong to a crusader 900 years ago off the coast of Israel.
Fiji reopening December 1
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Created: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 02:23:16 GMT
Fiji will reopen to fully vaccinated tourists on December 1, 2021, according to an official statement from the country's national tourism body.
Edge-of-space balloon trips to cost $50,000
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Created: Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:24:27 GMT
What do you do for ultimate bragging rights when you've already visited the Grand Canyon, the Great Barrier Reef, the Serengeti and the Giza Pyramids?
Southwest Airlines cancellations: What are airline passengers entitled to?
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Created: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 21:59:59 GMT
Your flight is canceled. You have to stay over in a hotel and pay for dinner or scramble to find a rental car. What are you entitled to?
What to know about Europe's newest airline
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Created: Fri, 08 Oct 2021 11:37:40 GMT
There's a week to go before the world's newest airline launches, and it's promising to bring some dolce vita back to the skies.
There's a 'lost city' here that's older than Machu Picchu
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Created: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 13:51:34 GMT
Tourism to Colombia has grown exponentially in recent years, with thousands more people flocking to the South American destination after decades of it being practically off limits because of a long, drawn-out civil war.
Time Out picks the 'world's coolest' neighborhood for 2021
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Created: Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:48:05 GMT
The top 10 includes the foodie hub of Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland and artsy Station District in Vilnius, Lithuania, but which neighborhood is the hippest hangout in Time Out's round-up?
Qantas repatriation flight sets aviation record
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Created: Thu, 07 Oct 2021 05:08:33 GMT
Australian airline Qantas has set a company record by flying a one-off direct flight from Buenos Aires to the city of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory.