Travel

Derek Sivers

Travel without a phone

Where you are is partially defined by where you are not. When you’re somewhere, you’re not somewhere else. But …

The New York Times

'Worse Than Anyone Expected': Air Travel Emissions Vastly Outpace Predictions

The findings put pressure on airline regulators to take stronger action to fight climate change as they prepare for a summit …

Tim Harford

The curious economics of being ripped off on holiday

Travellers are well used to these: the strange cover charge in the tourist-trap restaurant; the outrageous price of the hotel …

Reddit

Why I won't use Airbnb again

So a couple weeks ago, we had a pretty ridiculous fiasco with Airbnb, in which they claimed that “A fan legally …

BBC

Why 'flight shame' is making people swap planes for trains

The flight shame movement is about feeling accountable for your carbon footprint

• but it is also about rediscovering the joy …

The Guardian

Underpopulated Italian region offers visitors €25,000 to move in

An underpopulated region in southern Italy is offering newcomers €700 per month for three years to live in one of its …

Reddit

What's the very best thing you ever invested in for life on the road?

For me it was my camera, what have you bought that made your travellers life easier/more fruitful?

Popula

The wisdom of never leaving your hotel room

The rare, forgotten feeling of knowing that someone else, someone responsible, is taking care of life for you.

Associated Press News

Marriott banning little shampoo bottles by 2020

Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, said Wednesday it will eliminate small plastic bottles of …

The New York Times

How Guilty Should You Feel About Your Vacation?

I’ve often wondered how it would feel to work in an industry blamed for its outsize impact on global warming — say, oil …

1843

Chicken Kiev: the world's most contested ready-meal

Was it invented in Kiev, Moscow, Paris…or the backroom of a British supermarket?

Google

Want the best prices for your trip? Google can help.

We’ll monitor the price for you and if the price drops any time before departure, we’ll send you an email letting …

Travel + Leisure

Would You Rather Travel With Your Phone Than a Friend? Maybe It's Time for a 'Mobilemoon'

Last month, the travel company issued the results of a survey which said, given the ultimatum, 33 percent of American …

Bloomberg

Tourism Is Eating the World

Unfortunately, there will come a point where over-tourism makes travel both logistically inconvenient and much less enjoyable …

Rolf Potts

Matt Kepnes on how to travel for years (instead of days or weeks) at a time

In this episode of Deviate, Matt discusses what led him to travel, and adapting to life on the road; planning his first trip, …

Narratively

The Man with the Golden Airline Ticket

My dad was one of the only people with a good-for-life, go-anywhere American Airlines pass. Then they took it away. This is …

The New York Times

The Airport Lounge Is Much Improved, if You Can Squeeze In

The airport lounge ain’t what it used to be.

Once seen as quiet retreats for businessmen on expense accounts looking to …

Fast Company

Airlines are finally fixing the middle seat

“There’s no justice in air travel,” an airline industry insider once told me. A third of passengers on …

ArchDaily

A Series of Maps Reveals the Difference in How Cities are Perceived by Tourists and Locals

Artist Eric Fischer has developed a project that explores precisely the difference in perceiving - and photographing - a city …

Just Well Mixed

Why airplane windows have round corners

If you’ve ever had the window seat on an airliner, you’ve probably noticed that the corners of the window were …

TEDxTUHH

How to travel the world with almost no money

Many people daydream about traveling the world, but all of them have the same excuse - lack of money. Tomislav, after …

Gizmodo

How to Recline Your Airplane Seat Without Being a Dick

The experience of being reclined on is especially bad if it comes suddenly, mid-flight, after you’ve settled in and …

BBC

How to be a better tourist

Over-tourism is suffocating cities around the world. Here’s what you can do to avoid being part of the problem – short …

New York Magazine

The Best Way to Tour a City Is Through Its Grocery Store

Grocery stores have the gritty, hustling authenticity of a bodega or street cart with the propriety and promise of Whole …

The New York Times

China Snares Tourists' Phones in Surveillance Dragnet by Adding Secret App

China’s border authorities routinely install the app on smartphones belonging to travelers who enter Xinjiang by land …

BBC

Why the age of electric flight is finally upon us

Aerospace firms are joining forces to tackle their industry’s growing contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, with …

WIRED

I Opted Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport—It Wasn't Easy

Travelers should be critical when submitting to facial recognition technology in airports. Ask yourself: Is saving a few …

Condé Nast Traveler

Where to Go When You Just Want to Be Alone

Thoreau headed for the woods. Bowles fled to the desert. The Indigo Girls went to the mountains. We humans disappear into …

Scott's Cheap Flights

The Best and Worst US Airports for Cheap International Flights in 2019

To determine which airports offer the most frequent deals on international flights—and which major airports offer the …