Travel

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 …

The New York Times

Vermont, Oklahoma and Now Topeka, Kan., Want You

Topeka, the state capital of Kansas, is the latest community to use money to lure out-of-towners.

The New York Times

How to Move Abroad

Millions of Americans move overseas every year, some for love, some for jobs and others to embrace new cultures. Here’s …

CNN

How to travel without destroying the planet

“Greening” our vacations – making travel more sustainable without relinquishing it entirely – is one …

CNN

New airplane seat design will make it easier to sleep in economy

Who hasn’t struggled to sleep on an airplane economy seat, forced to improvise a makeshift pillow out of a rolled up …

The Wall Street Journal

Sicilian Homes Went Up for Auction Starting at €1. More Than 100,000 People Called.

As rural populations wane, mayors are auctioning off abandoned homes, with Americans among the takers.

The New York Times

How Spices Have Made, and Unmade, Empires

From turmeric in Nicaragua to cardamom in Guatemala, nonnative ingredients are redefining trade routes and making unexpected …

OneZero

The Magical Science of Wi-Fi on Airplanes

Surfing the internet at 35,000 feet is now something that we expect on flights. According to the 2018 Global Traveler study, …

Wirecutter

Confessions of Failed Credit Card Rewards Hackers

There’s no shortage of stories highlighting how an enterprising credit card hacker used rewards to pay for their …

Bloomberg

Nine Secrets I Never Knew About Airports Until I Worked at LAX

From dead bodies in the security line to a cobra in a Pringles can, you wouldn’t believe the crazy things that happen …

CNN

We bought a $1 house in Italy. Here's what happened next

It seemed like a deal too good to be true. A new house – and potentially a whole new life – for sale in sunkissed …

TechCrunch

Airbnb to verify all of its listings

Following the death of five people at a Halloween party hosted at a California Airbnb rental, and a scathing Vice report …