Vibes of Taormina
Taormina does not ease you in. The town announces itself from a distance — a stone shelf jutting from the eastern flank of the Peloritani…
AI Heads to the Campground as More Campers Blend Nature With Connectivity
Camping in the United States is entering a new phase where campfires and trail maps now share space with artificial intelligence, satellite internet, and remote…
The Mara Laguna Beach Opens, April 20, Laguna Beach
A low-rise stretch of coastline just south of downtown Laguna Beach has picked up a new kind of hospitality signal, the kind that feels less…
RoarFun Unveils ROF for America 250 Tourism Activations
As the United States heads toward its 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, a growing number of companies are trying to position themselves around what…
Two Headwinds for Tourist Season 2026: Oil Prices and Europe’s New Border System
Summer 2026 is shaping up as one of the most expensive and logistically complicated travel seasons in recent memory. Two forces — unrelated in origin…
Rooftop of the Austrian Hospice on Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem
There is a rooftop in Jerusalem where, for a few shekels and the willingness to climb several flights of stone stairs, the entire Old City…
The People Who Still Dress Like They Mean It
On a weekday afternoon in a Bavarian pedestrian zone, a small procession appears without announcement. Men in lederhosen and flower-crowned hats. A woman in dirndl…
Marienplatz, Munich: The Square That Runs the City
Every European city has a central square. Rome has the Piazza Navona and the Campo de’ Fiori and a dozen others competing for the designation.…
The Almudena Cathedral in Madrid, The Cathedral That Was Told to Stand Down
Most great cathedrals dominate their surroundings. They were built to do exactly that — to rise above the city, to terminate vistas, to make the…
JetBlue Opens Boston–Barcelona, Adding Spain’s Second City to Its Transatlantic Map
JetBlue launched daily nonstop service between Boston Logan and Barcelona’s Josep Tarradellas–El Prat Airport on April 16, 2026, making Barcelona the airline’s seventh European destination…
The Royal Palace of Madrid: Scale as Statement
The Plaza de la Armería gives you the full measure of the Palacio Real before you’ve even reached the gates. The forecourt is enormous —…
Inside the Almudena: Madrid’s Cathedral of Colour and Stone
Madrid does not lack for grandeur, but the Almudena Cathedral earns a second look that most visitors don’t give it. From the Plaza de la…
Europe’s Entry/Exit System Goes Live — and the Airports Fell Apart
On the morning of April 10, 2026, the European Union’s Entry/Exit System — years in the making, delayed repeatedly, and hyped as a historic leap…
Travelzoo Pushes New U.S. Club Offers With Iceland, Croatia, Sonoma, South Florida and Grand Cayman in the Mix
Travelzoo is leaning again into the members-only travel deal model, highlighting a fresh batch of Club Offers for U.S. members that spans cold-weather adventure, beach…
Princess Cruises Bets on a New Generation with Three Giant Voyager-Class Ships
Princess Cruises is making a very long-range bet on the future of cruising, and it is not a small one. The line has signed three…
Expedia’s AI Trust Gap Report Shows Travelers Plan with AI, Book with Brands
Expedia Group has released The AI Trust Gap, a survey of more than 5,700 adults across the U.S., U.K., and India that puts a number…
Taiwan Stakes Its Claim as Asia’s Cruise Gateway at Seatrade Cruise Global 2026
Taiwan is making its cruise ambitions explicit. At Seatrade Cruise Global 2026 in Miami, the Taiwan Tourism Administration is presenting the island not merely as…
Nantes: The Underrated Radial Point for Exploring France
The photograph captures it well enough: a broad urban square, the kind that French cities do better than anywhere else on earth, ringed by cream-stone…
The Undertourism Opportunity: Why the Travel Industry Needs to Look Beyond the Obvious
There is a paradox sitting at the center of modern travel marketing. The industry has spent decades perfecting the art of selling the same forty…
Bangkok Is Throwing the World’s Greatest Water Party — and You’re Invited
Every April, Bangkok transforms. The heat is real, the streets get soaked, and somewhere between tradition and sheer spectacle, you remember exactly why Thailand earns…
Fly Alliance Opens World’s First Dog-Dedicated FBO at Teterboro Airport
Fly Alliance is launching Jet Paw Lounge at Teterboro Airport in mid-April, describing it as the world’s first FBO built specifically for dogs and their…
Ben Gurion Airport Set for Midnight Reopening as Israel Moves Toward Normalcy
A shift back toward routine is beginning to take shape in Israel’s aviation sector, with authorities preparing for a full resumption of operations at Ben…
Osaka, Universal Studios Japan, and a Hotel That Actually Gets the Assignment
Osaka has that immediate, slightly electric feel the moment you step into it—dense, bright, a bit chaotic in a way that somehow works. It’s a…
Osaka Just Got a New Home Base — and It Knows the City Like a Local
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that hits you somewhere around your third hour in Dotonbori. The giant mechanical crab. The screaming takoyaki vendors. The…