The Mona Lisa Queue Is Everything Wrong With How We Visit Museums
This is the Salle des États at the Louvre. The crowd is queuing behind stanchions, phones raised, shuffling forward in a managed line supervised by…
Why You Should Order the Steak at a Paris Pizzeria
The assumption is reasonable: you walk into a Paris pizzeria, you order pizza. That is not always the right move. A number of French pizzerias…
Palais de Justice, Paris: The Courthouse on the Island Where the City Began
The Île de la Cité is where Paris started, and the Palais de Justice is what eventually consumed most of it. The complex occupies the…
Inside the Petit Palais: The Courtyard Garden Nobody Expects
Most people who visit the Petit Palais see the street facade, walk through the entrance portico, and go directly to the galleries. The interior courtyard…
Petit Palais, Paris: The Free Museum Most Visitors Walk Past
The Petit Palais sits on Avenue Winston Churchill in the 8th arrondissement, built for the 1900 Universal Exposition and never relinquished. Paris kept it, converted…
Notre-Dame Under Scaffolding Is Still Notre-Dame
The cranes are part of the composition now. You stand on the parvis, construction fencing at your knees, a red hydraulic lift blocking the left…
Global Traveler Rhine River Cruise, Oct. 29–Nov. 5, Europe
Luxury travel publication Global Traveler is inviting subscribers and readers to join publisher and CEO Francis X. Gallagher on an exclusive Rhine River cruise taking…
Ambassador’s Ambition Sealed in Bordeaux After Onboard Death and Mass Gastrointestinal Illness
A 90-year-old passenger has died aboard Ambassador Cruise Line’s MS Ambition, and roughly fifty other passengers and crew have reported gastrointestinal symptoms, after the ship…
The Manta Resort Unveils Third-Generation Underwater Room off Pemba Island
The Manta Resort has announced the launch of a fully reimagined Underwater Room in the waters off Pemba Island, Tanzania — the lesser-known companion island…
Atlas Adventurer Inaugural Season 2028–2029 Expands Atlas Ocean Voyages Into Asia and Africa
Atlas Ocean Voyages has unveiled the inaugural deployment of Atlas Adventurer, a major fleet expansion that also marks the brand’s first dedicated entry into Asia…
Spirit Airlines Crowdfunding Campaign Tops $337 Million
Spirit Airlines shut down all operations at 3:00 AM on May 2, 2026, after 34 years of flights, leaving thousands of employees without jobs and…
Bahamas Alcohol Ban, May 12, 2026: What Travelers Need to Know
The Bahamas is enforcing a nationwide ban on alcohol sales on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, the date of the country’s general election. The restriction runs…
Summer Travel Chaos
Every summer arrives with the same promises from the industry — smoother operations, better staffing, upgraded systems — and every summer delivers roughly the same…
Cruise Industry Roundup: Fabled Voyages, Atlas, Cunard, and Oceania Chart 2028 and Beyond
Four significant announcements from the cruise industry this week signal where the sector is heading — from a next-generation residential living concept still years from…
Ryanair Calls for EES Suspension as Border Queues Spread Across Europe
Ryanair has formally called on the 29 Schengen and associated states that have activated the EU Entry/Exit System to suspend mandatory biometric border checks until…
Visit Caesarea Maritima
Caesarea Maritima sits on Israel’s Mediterranean coast between Tel Aviv and Haifa, and it rewards attention in a way that few archaeological sites in the…
The one-size-fits-all approach to travel marketing has almost never worked
Mont Saint-Michel draws three and a half million visitors a year. On the causeway, they are indistinguishable from one another—a slow procession of cameras and…
Star Princess Arrives in Seattle for 2026 Alaska Season
Star Princess, the newest vessel in Princess Cruises’ sphere-class fleet, arrived in Seattle on May 3 to begin its inaugural Alaska season. The 177,800-ton ship…
World Cities Summit 2026, June 14–16, Singapore
The 10th edition of the World Cities Summit takes place in Singapore from 14 to 16 June 2026, organised by the Centre for Liveable Cities…
Hantavirus on the MV Hondius: What the Cruise Industry Is Watching
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch-operated polar expedition vessel, has killed three passengers and left one in intensive care in Johannesburg,…
MSC World Asia Is Building a Theme Park at Sea
The cruise industry’s arms race has a new front: open-air amusement parks suspended over the ocean. MSC Cruises just detailed the family entertainment lineup aboard…
Coffee with Pastel de Nata in Lisbon
There is a version of a perfect afternoon that costs less than two euros and requires no reservation. In Lisbon, it arrives on a black…
JetBlue Steps Into the Void Left by Spirit’s Shutdown
Spirit Airlines is gone, and JetBlue is moving fast to absorb the disruption. The carrier announced a package of measures targeting stranded Spirit customers, displaced…
EgyptAir Takes Delivery of First Boeing 737 MAX
Egypt’s national carrier has entered the 737 MAX era. EgyptAir took delivery of its first Boeing 737-8 this week, becoming the first airline to operate…