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How Hellfest Turned Clisson, a French Heritage Town, Into the Extreme-Music Capital
A 7,500-resident Loire-Atlantique town draws 240,000 metal fans each June, turning a reputational quirk into an unexpect...
After the 1968 earthquake, Gibellina rebuilt with art — and is now Italy's first Capital of Contemporary Art
Sicily's Gibellina, rebuilt after the 1968 Belìce earthquake, is Italy's first Capital of Contemporary Art in 2026, open...
Holland America Line Opens 2028 Europe Bookings With Expanded Year-Round Season
Holland America Line has opened 2028 Europe bookings, with year-round departures, five ships and its most Europe port ca...
The Azores Pitch: Volcanic Scenery, Whales and Fibre Internet for Remote Workers
Portugal's mid-Atlantic islands woo digital nomads with a new €154 million fibre link, co-working hubs and premium hotel...
Backpacking Europe Looks Great on Instagram — the Reality Is Crowds and Sleepless Trains
A travel reporter's two-week rail trip across Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland shows the gap between Instagram's ...
UK Parliament Tours: Five Options From £23 to £55 and Who Can Take Them
UK Parliament's visitor lineup spans a £31 multilingual audio tour, a £40 guided walk and a £55 Big Ben climb for UK res...
Who Owns the Traveler? Skift’s Power Map Points to the Next Battleground
Skift’s 14th-anniversary analysis maps who controls discovery, booking and the traveler’s wallet — and warns the portabl...
AI Search Is Rewriting How Hotels Get Discovered — Budgets Are Chasing It Upstream
Only 6% of hotels surface in AI search results, and zero-click Google searches are soaring. Hospitality leaders are shif...
WestJet Flight Attendants Strike Over Pay, Forcing Hundreds of Flight Cancellations
WestJet has canceled 309 flights after 4,400 flight attendants walked out over pay, renewing a Canadian battle over how ...
Chasing the Coco de Mer: A Pilgrimage to Praslin for the World's Largest Seed
A travel writer's quest for a certified coco de mer nut leads to Praslin, where the world's largest seed grows with a my...
5 First-Class Cabins Worth Booking With Miles — and How to Chase Them
A travel reporter lays out five of the world's most exclusive first-class seats and the points-and-miles strategies he w...
Lyme Regis, the U.K.'s fossil capital, packs Georgian charm, fossil trails and seafood into one seaside stop
A practical guide to Lyme Regis on Dorset's Jurassic Coast — where 200-million-year-old fossils, Mary Anning's legacy an...
VIVA Cruises' AI Travel Advisor Prompts Debate Over Human Agents
Swiss-owned VIVA Cruises has launched an AI Travel Advisor to help guests research cruises by budget and preference — an...
Egypt Prepares for ACI's WAGA 2027 and ACI Africa's New Cairo Office
Egypt's airport holding company is finalising logistics for ACI's 2027 world assembly in Sharm El-Sheikh and plans to op...
The Azores: Whales, Volcanoes and a Growing Remote-Work Scene
Portugal's mid-Atlantic islands are betting on subsea-cable internet and boutique hotels to become a workation destinati...
JetZero's Blended-Wing Z4 Aims to End Bathroom Queues — and Needs Certification by 2030
The four-aisle Z4 promises wider lavatories, more cabin space and lower fuel burn, with EXIM backing of up to $3B and a ...
Cuba Traveler's Guide: Cash-Only Payments, eVisa Steps and Key Safety Rules
Cuba now runs on cash for most foreign visitors after Visa and Mastercard were cut off. Here's what to know about entry ...
Mongolia Travel Advice: Visa-Free 30-Day Window, Border Zones and Disease Controls
UK travellers get visa-free access to Mongolia until end-2026, but tight border zones, vehicle rules and a foot-and-mout...
France Travel Advice for UK Visitors: Schengen Limits, EES Checks and Driving Rules
UK travellers to France face biometric border checks, strict Schengen time limits and a detailed local-rule checklist — ...
Osaka Travel Guide: Why Japan's Food-First City Deserves Your Itinerary
Osaka offers a more social, food-obsessed counterpoint to Tokyo and Kyoto, with museums, an aquarium, castle grounds and...
Greek Island Visa-on-Arrival Drives Turkish Tourism Boom, Buoying Aegean Businesses
Nearly 1.5 million Turks visited Greece in 2025, many using the express visa that has transformed travel to the islands ...
Jazeera Airways Adds Third Daily Flight to Amman for Peak Summer Travel
Kuwait's low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways ramps up capacity on its Kuwait–Amman City Airport route to three daily rotati...
Turkey's Q2 Tourism Revenue Slips 2.6% as Visitor Numbers Fall 5.1%
Quarterly tourism income edged down to $15.87 billion despite a modest rise in accommodation and dining spend. Meanwhile...
France’s Constitutional Council Validates Airbnb’s €8.6 Million Tourist Tax Fine
France’s Constitutional Council has upheld the penalty system that led to an €8.6 million fine against Airbnb for missin...
Wildfires Displace 40,000 Campers in France; Campsites Eye August Reboot
More than 80 French campsites have been evacuated, with Gironde bearing the brunt. Industry leaders see early signs of r...
Turkey's Tourism Revenue Drops 2.6% in Q2 as Visitor Numbers Fall 5.1%
Tourism income fell to $15.87 billion while outbound spending by Turkish residents surged 7.4%, pointing to a widening t...
SNCF Surprise Strike Hits Normandy Lines: Which Trains Are Running and Your Rights
A surprise walkout by conductors, station staff and controllers at Paris Saint-Lazare is disrupting key Normandy rail li...
Shanghai Inbound Tourism Surges 28% in H1 on Visa Exemptions and Diversified Markets
Shanghai welcomed 5.31 million overseas visitors in H1 2026, a 28% YoY rise, driven by visa-free policies and strong int...
Asaba Private Jet Crew Still in DSS Custody Over Runway ‘Security Breach’
Aviation minister Festus Keyamo confirms the crew of a US-registered Bombardier Challenger that landed on a road near As...
Air France-KLM Posts €61m Loss as Fuel Costs Soar, Makes Formal Bid for TAP
The Franco-Dutch group swung to a first-half loss, hit by a €804m fuel cost increase from the Hormuz crisis, but passed ...