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Can you buy the same ticket at a lower price if you buy it from another country?

I heard that buying a ticket from a different country (like using a VPN to access the website from another country’s …

Yuval Aizenman

The magic of traveling alone

Traveling alone is lean. You don’t have to mind other people’s desires or needs and hear no other voice than your …

The Points Guy

Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years

The average daily rate of an Airbnb rental is 36% higher today than it was in 2019, the company’s chief financial …

Reddit

I was Scott from Scott's Cheap Flights. Now I'm Scott from Going. I'm a professional cheap flight expert here to help your 2023 travel plans.

I have a weird and wonderful job: I find cheap flights to help people travel more.

BBC

No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights

Airline passengers in the European Union (EU) will soon be able to use their phones to full effect in the sky.

The European …

Euronews

It's official: France bans short haul domestic flights in favour of train travel

France has been given the green light to ban short haul domestic flights.

The European Commission has approved the move which …

The Washington Post

Airbnb is more successful than ever. Why is everyone so mad at it?

Guests are over fees and chores. Hosts say they can’t fill vacancies. But the company keeps cashing in.

Reddit

Women nomads, which country did you felt most safe?

I would love to hear about your travel experiences!

The New York Times

U.S. Fines Airlines More Than $7 Million for Not Providing Refunds

The Transportation Department penalties come after many travelers have expressed frustration about flight delays, …

Reddit

What city will you NEVER visit based on it's reputation?

Some comments: I won’t go to Mogadishu because I don’t want to be skinned alive.

Other comments: I won’t go …

Vox

The Instagram capital of the world is a terrible place to be

Just because you can (sort of) afford to go somewhere doesn’t mean you’ll enjoy it.

The Wall Street Journal

Who's Operating Your Flight? Air Travel Is Getting More Complicated

Travelers should be aware of the pitfalls of flight partnerships as they become more common, especially in the event of a …

Insider

Travelers are slamming Airbnb chore lists that tell guests to mow the lawn, do the laundry, and take out the trash — on top of paying $125 cleaning fees

Some Airbnb hosts are requiring guests to complete lengthy chore lists on top of paying cleaning fees up to $375, the Wall …

Reddit

What are your travel related pet peeves?

A couple days ago I was queueing behind someone at the security line at a small airport. He got to the front of the queue, …

Chronotrains

How far can you go by train in 5h?

This map shows you how far you can travel from each station in Europe in less than 5 hours.

Bloomberg

Madrid and Barcelona Win From Spain's Free Train Travel Plan

The country will issue season tickets and offer other discounts to help with the cost of living and promote sustainable …

Bloomberg

Airbnb Is Spending Millions of Dollars to Make Nightmares Go Away

When things go horribly wrong during a stay, the company’s secretive safety team jumps in to soothe guests and hosts, …

Perceptive Travel

The Life of a Backpacker in Asia in the 1970s

In an adapted excerpt from an interview on the Deviate podcast with Rolf Potts, a writer and speaker best known as a futurist …

Outside

Cheryl Strayed on 'Wild,' 10 Years Later

On April 5, bestselling author Cheryl Strayed joined Outside for a live conversation about the enduring impact of her beloved …

The New York Times

In Europe, It's Planes vs. Trains. For Many Travelers, Rail Is the Way to Go.

Amid concerns about climate change, Europe is investing heavily in trains. The idea is to make rail more appealing, …

TIME

Why You Should Keep Wearing a Mask on Planes—Even When You No Longer Have To

For more than a year, a mask has been as essential at the airport as a boarding pass: you can’t fly without one. But …

Reuters

Delta CEO wants U.S. to put convicted unruly passengers on 'no-fly' list

Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) wants the U.S. government to place passengers convicted of on-board disruptions on a national …

Bloomberg

How Working From Home Will Permanently Change the Way We Travel

Some say it’s the most transformative thing to happen to the travel industry since commercial flights took off. …

AIRLIVE

Lufthansa group confirmed that 18,000 flights had been flown empty to keep airport slots

Brussels Airlines has operated 3,000 flights without passengers this winter to avoid losing take-off and landing slots.

Aeon

The end of travel

Driven by the need for a storied life, I relished the opportunity for endless travel. Is that a moment in time, now over?

Travel Stats Man

Airports Had to Deal With Over 2 Billion Litres of Airplane Toilet Waste in 2019

We already know airplanes don’t have enough toilets.

But where does all the waste go once the vacuum has sucked the …

Jon Worth Euroblog

The longest train journey in the world – in 2021

The longest heavy rail only, plus walking, connection is between Cascais 🇵🇹 and Woodlands 🇸🇬 – this has a geodesic distance …

The New Yorker

The New Luxury Vacation: Being Dumped in the Middle of Nowhere

The joys—and absurdities—of finding oneself abandoned in a desolate landscape.

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 …