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The Economist

How trains could replace planes in Europe

The centrepiece of this year’s European Year of Rail was the “Connecting Europe Express”. Between September …

Travel Stats Man

The Billion Dollar Airline Routes

As I waited to board an A380 on a trip to San Francisco from London this year I did some back of the napkin (literally) …

Architectural Digest

This European Town Was Built to Resemble Lego Blocks

The architects were offered free reign to transform the area into a place where people would actually want to live, so …

Big Think

Exotic and sustainable, night trains are coming back to Europe

The “Euro Night Sprinter” map is utopian, but Europe’s rail future could look a lot like it.

Travel Weekly

Office, Meet Adventure

Demand for immersive, work-from-anywhere journeys is still at a high point, and tour operators, hotels, cruise lines and …

Fifty Two

Rice, Fat, Meat, Streets

Why does biryani mean so much to so many people on the Indian subcontinent? The answers may be found on the streets of one of …

Input

Paradise lost: The rise and ruin of Couchsurfing.com

The once-utopian accommodations site, now headed by an alum of surveillance-analytics firm Palantir, has gone back on its …

AFAR

Europe's Entry Rules Just Got More Confusing

European countries have been updating their entry requirements since the United States was removed from the EU safe travel …

Axios

European Union recommends halting non-essential travel from the U.S.

The Council of the European Union voted on Monday to recommend reinstating a ban on non-essential travel from the United …

Gastro Obscura

Meet the Man Recreating Air Travel's Most Glorious Meals

Sennhauser actually owns more than 150 pieces of airline dishware. He photographs his meals on authentic plates, trays, and …

The Economist

Air passengers have become much more confrontational during the pandemic

According to the latest figures from the FAA, in the year to July 6th it has launched 540 investigations into unruly …

South China Morning Post

For post-pandemic travel it won't be budget travellers bad, rich tourists good – backpackers bring unique benefits to the places they visit

• Spain and New Zealand are among countries saying they desire a ‘better class’ of tourist when normal travel …

Monocle

Open invitation

After years of conflict and instability, Iraq is opening up to tourism. Thanks to a new visa scheme, citizens of almost 40 …

The Atlantic

Europe Wants Americans Back

American tourists are stereotypically thought of as loud, boorish, and tacky. They’re also sorely missed.

Los Angeles Times

Ruckus in the skies: What happens when airline passengers refuse to wear masks

Under the the Federal Aviation Administration’s recent zero-tolerance order, unruly airline passengers face criminal …

Benoit Bernard

How I Booked My Absolutely Cheapest One-Month Trip Ever

Some blogs mentioned that airfare was cheaper on some weekdays (or during specific months), while others stated that prices …

The New York Times

How Safe Are You From Covid When You Fly?

To understand how risky it may be to board a flight now, start with how air circulates in a plane.

Ars Technica

France bans air travel that could be done by train in under 2.5 hours

On Sunday, the French National Assembly voted to ban some short-haul flights in favor of train travel. If the measure is …

Scott's Cheap Flights

The State of Cheap Flights in 2021

In this, our second annual Report on the State of Cheap Flights, we’ll look at how consumers are spending on travel, …

Travelfish weekly newsletter

Now Everyone Can Fly—but probably shouldn't

Whenever I argue the costs of air travel should better represent the true costs—including the pollution—people push back. …

Flightradar24 Blog

Troll Research Station: how to operate an airport in Antarctica

With the summer season coming to a close and most personnel flying home this week on an Icelandair 767, we wanted to learn …

Motherboard

U.S. Airports No Longer Have to Build Their Own Terrible Trains

The byzantine bureaucratic rule that made useful airport connections to mass transit difficult is finally gone. Its legacy …

CNN

Venice is watching tourists' every move

They’re watching you, wherever you walk. They know exactly where you pause, when you slow down and speed up, and they …

Curious

The Rise of Subscription Living

Tourism may be dead, but the future of travel is bright.

Reuters

U.S. to require negative COVID-19 tests for arriving international air passengers

Craig Mod

Let's Walk Across Japan, Together

I’d like for us to take a walk together.

A global, distributed, walk across Japan, together, during a year when …

WSU News

Frequent travel could make you 7% happier

People dreaming of travel post-COVID-19 now have some scientific data to support their wanderlust.

A new study in the journal …

Outside Online

Journey to the Center of the Earth

For nearly half a century, legends of a giant cave in the Andes—holding artifacts that could rewrite human history—have …

Harvard Business Review

Why It's So Hard to Change People's Commuting Behavior

Some employers are trying to get involved and reduce car commuting. But how can organizations encourage their employees to …