Australia announces bid to win back tourists
Sunshine Coast, Australia (CNN) — When we do go outside again, what will it be like? Over the May 16-17 weekend, Tourism Australia — the country’s national travel organization — […]
Iceland Is the Perfect Coronavirus Refuge
Source: Bloomberg By Lionel Laurent A nasal swab is a small price to pay to visit a country that had a pandemic plan ready and stuck to it. The world’s tourism hot […]
Italy to allow international travel from June 3
Source: Dawn Italy’s government on Saturday approved a decree which will allow travel to and from abroad from June 3, in a major development as it moves to unwind one […]
Everything we know about Neom, a ‘mega-city’ project in Saudi Arabia with plans for flying cars and robot dinosaurs
Source: Business Insider By Bill Bostock Saudi Arabia is building a futuristic mega-city called Neom deep in a desert bordering the Red Sea. The state has pledged at least $500 […]
Empty Hotels, Idled Tour Buses, The Pandemic Is Devastating Tourism
Source: MSN MEXICO CITY — There were major hurricanes, and the global financial crisis of 2008. There was 9/11, and an array of regional health scares, from SARS to Zika. But during the decades that he’s been involved in the tourism business in the Caribbean island nation of Sint […]
Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah minister tells Muslims to wait for coronavirus clarity on pilgrimage
Source: Arab New The largest annual gathering of Muslims is scheduled to begin in late July RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has asked Muslims to wait for more clarity on the coronavirus […]
Mysterious flooding leads to discovery of 5,000-year-old underground city in Turkey’s Cappadocia
Source: Daily Sabah A underground city partly submerged underwater and estimated to be around 5,000 years old was discovered by municipality crews trying to determine the cause of flooding in […]
The Rise of Halal Tourism
Source: The New York Times By Debra Kamin For one of the fastest-growing sectors of the global travel industry, there is no pork on the hotel dinner menus. There are flights with […]
This self-driving hotel room could revolutionize travel
Source: CNN By Sarah Lazarus (CNN) — Question: What do you get if you cross a hotel room with a self-driving vehicle?Answer: The Autonomous Travel Suite (ATS). A hotel room on wheels, the […]
Saudi Arabia opens high-speed train linking Islam’s holiest cities
Source: Reuters BY Stephen Kalin JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Tuesday inaugurated a 6.7 billion euro ($7.87 billion) high-speed rail linking the two holiest cities […]
The Science behind Jet Lag
Source: Time By MELISSA LOCKER September 18, 2018 Traveling abroad can be exhilarating. But sometimes it’s easy to discount the crippling jet leg that can set in after traversing multiple time […]
Search Are flying taxis about to become a reality?
Source: CNN (CNN) — The prospect of a flying taxi that lifts you over the traffic and speeds you to your destination is an enticing one — but are we any […]
Ancient Rome’s sinful city at the bottom of the sea
Source: BBC News By Adrienne Bernhard 5 January 2018 Rome’s ultra-wealthy took weekend trips here to party. Powerful statesmen built luxurious villas on its beach, with heated spas and mosaic-tiled […]
These Are the 10 Best Amusement Parks in America
Source: Time By ALLANA AKHTAR Nothing screams summertime quite as much as amusement parks. They are the one place you can walk for miles, listening to screaming thrill seekers and munching […]
View from Turkey: The 55-year visa liberalization discussion
BERIL DEDEOĞLU Turkey and the European Union recently held discussions on visa exemption for Turkish citizens wanting to travel to the EU. The EU has been blocking and diverting […]
This Is the Best Park in Every U.S. State
Source: Time By MONEY STAFF May 25, 2018 This summer, get yourself, your family, or even your pet outdoors and explore the hidden natural wonders in your own backyard. With the […]
Where people commute by cable car
Source: BBC News By Larry Bleiberg 9 May 2018 After two hours of mountain hiking, my first destination came into sight, and it hardly seemed worth the trip. The wooden […]
Kuala Lumpur-Singapore named busiest international air route
Source: BBC News The air route linking Singapore and the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur has become the busiest in the world, research shows. Planes made 30,537 trips between the two […]
After 100 hours in Tibet, I knew it was time to leave
Source: BBC News By Pico Iyer 8 March 2018 In time, like space, a curious mathematics often takes hold. The fewer things you have in your memory, the more space […]
This New Jet Design Would Get You From New York to China in 2 Hours
Source: Travel And Leisure By TALIA AVAKIAN FEBRUARY 23, 2018 A team of Chinese researchers has revealed a design for a hypersonic jet that they claim could transport passengers from China to New […]