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Google Maps introduces detailed voice guidance Oct 22, 2019 • 2 min read
It’s no exaggeration to say that Google Maps has changed the travel game, making it easier than ever for globetrotters to navigate unfamiliar locales with…
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historyParis is celebrating Marie Antoinette as a pop culture iconOct 22, 2019 • 2 min read
Marie Antoinette is the focus of a new exhibition in Paris, one that celebrates the notorious queen of excess as a 21st-century pop culture icon.
astrotourismBoeing is investing US $20 million in Virgin Galactic's space-travel programOct 22, 2019 • 2 min read
This summer brought new developments in the realm of commercial space travel, and now the dream is drawing closer to reality, thanks to a recently revealed…
The UK government has lifted its flight ban to Sharm El SheikhOct 22, 2019 • 1 min read
After four years, the UK government has lifted its ban on flights to and from the popular Egyptian resort town of Sharm El Sheikh.
budget travelThese are the best-value destinations for an affordable adventure in 2020Oct 22, 2019 • 2 min read
Want to plan a trip where you get the most bang for your buck? Look no further than Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel top 10 best-value destinations for 2020.
hotelsSomeone will get to spend two nights in Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse with their friendsOct 22, 2019 • 2 min read
One group of up to four people will be able to stay at Barbie's lifesize Malibu Dreamhouse for two nights in late October.
sustainable travelA new Finnish resort will cut down your bill based on your eco-friendly activitiesOct 22, 2019 • 1 min read
Arctic Blue Resort is an eco-hotel that will open in 2022 in Kontiolahti, and it will reduce guests' bills based on their eco-friendly activities.
festivals and eventsAre you brave enough to spend Halloween in a haunted tower?Oct 21, 2019 • 1 min read
If you really want to push your courage to its limit this Halloween, you can spend the spookiest night of the year in a real haunted castle in Italy.
artTo take photos at this famous Czech site, you’ll need to request permission days in advanceOct 21, 2019 • 2 min read
Misbehaving tourists have encouraged Czech Republic's famous Sedlec Ossuary or "Church of Bones" to enforce stricter rules around photography from next…
hotelsHorror writer Stephen King’s house in Maine is becoming a writers' retreatOct 21, 2019 • 2 min read
Stephen King's Victorian house in Maine is becoming a writers' retreat after Bangor City Council approved an application to rezone their property for use as a…
historySee the art and architecture of Europe as the creators originally intendedOct 18, 2019 • 2 min read
European vacations can seem like an endless list of to-see’s and to-do’s. Eiffel Tower? Check. Louvre? Check. Arc de Triomphe? Check. But no matter if it…
cruiseAll aboard the first-ever cruise dedicated entirely to chocolateOct 18, 2019 • 2 min read
Swimming in chocolate might not be possible yet, but sailing the Mediterranean on a cruise dedicated entirely to chocolate might be a good alternative.
wildlife and natureSee the "blob” in Paris - a mysterious organism that has 720 sexesOct 18, 2019 • 1 min read
A mysterious organism dubbed the “blob” has made its debut at the Paris Zoological Park.
cruiseEmbark on an adventure around Iceland and Greenland with a famed mountaineerOct 18, 2019 • 2 min read
If your fitness and adventure goals go beyond training for a Marathon or even an Ironman Triathlon, this new itinerary is for you.
artSee how Michelangelo sketched the Sistine Chapel in a new US exhibitionOct 18, 2019 • 2 min read
A group of Michelangelo's sketches, including his studies for the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, are coming to the US for the very first time for an exciting…
luxuryA luxury hotel in France now has the world’s first Champagne conciergeOct 18, 2019 • 2 min read
Sipping a flute of Champagne already has the rarefied air of luxuriance. Now an haute hotel in the heart of the region that made the wine famous is…
sustainable travelThe only suitcase in the world that generates its own powerOct 18, 2019 • 2 min read
Gone are the days when your only luggage choices came from giants of the industry. Crowdfunding has made way for a bevy of inventive indie designs, from…
wildlife and natureOne of Cinque Terre’s most famous routes is about to reopenOct 18, 2019 • 1 min read
After almost nine years, one of the Cinque Terre’s most famous hikes, the Path of Love, finally has a date for its reopening.
Hate flying but love travel? This airline will send an avatar in your placeOct 18, 2019 • 2 min read
Forget about waiting in line for security checks, the mad rush to board or sitting in the cramped space of economy for hours, Japan's biggest airline is…
sustainable travelTourists are helping to revive the fortunes of the endangered Cantabrian brown bear in SpainOct 18, 2019 • 3 min read
An endangered bear species is thriving in northern Spain, thanks to local conservation efforts and a tourist economy that supports them.
sustainable travelCornwall's Eden Project to be powered by the 'hot rocks' beneath itOct 18, 2019 • 2 min read
A plan to heat the giant biomes of the Eden Project by tapping into the “hot rocks” beneath the Cornish attraction has received a boost.
artItaly clears the way for da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man' to go to the Louvre but you'll have to book to see itOct 17, 2019 • 2 min read
An Italian court has given the go-ahead for Leonardo da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man' to travel to France for an exhibition, after a push by a heritage group to…