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Destinations
How to Experience Peru—and Even Machu Picchu—Without the Crowds
World-class food. Surfable beaches and biodiverse rainforests. Stupendous mountains and some of the most famous ruins in the world. Incan history, Indigenous traditions, sand dunes you can sled down, and enormous geoglyphic drawings. There are countless reasons why Peru is so…
— AFAR
Stunning Architecture And Vibrant Street Markets: This Colonial City Named Best Destination In Mexico
When it comes down to crowning the best destination in Mexico, we wouldn't blame you for gravitating towards the usual tourism hotspots of Cancun, Cabo, or Puerto Vallarta: with their endless miles of sandy coast and world-class resorts, they are some of America's favorite sunny…
— Travel Off Path
Tours and Activities
Disney to Launch New Reservation-free Ride Pass for Up to $449 Per Person Per Day
Both Walt Disney World and Disneyland will roll out a brand new system that will allow guests to join a Lightning Lane queue without a reservation — but it'll cost you. The Lightning Lane Premier Pass will use dynamic pricing based on demand and date of visit. Prices will also…
— Travel+Leisure
Best Themed Tours in Salem, MA: Bar Crawls, Broom-Making, & Fantasy Studio Shoots
Salem transforms into a spooky delight each October. The quaint city once served as the site of a veritable witch hunt that culminated in multiple deaths over a year-and-a-half-long period in the early 1690s. Was the area actually plagued by malice thanks to local witches and…
— Travel Awaits
The 11 Best Things to Do in Scotland From Spotting Puffins to Bagging Peaks
Scotland often feels bigger than it is. That’s in part because of its impact on the world – think Edinburgh’s cultural clout and or Speyside’s famous whiskies – but it’s also because of the sheer range of things to do here. Two fascinating, but very different, cities dominate Scotland’s…
— Lonely Planet
Cruise
Royal Caribbean Guest Sues Over Hidden Camera Found in Bathroom
A Royal Caribbean International passenger is suing the company and a former crew member after the employee allegedly hid a camera in her cabin bathroom. The class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of the guest – identified as Jane Doe – and “all other similarly situated…
— USA Today
Here Are All the Ships Entering Service for Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line is adding seven vessels to its fleet between now and 2033. According to the latest edition of the Cruise Industry News Global Cruise Ship Index, the company is receiving newbuilds, as well as two ships transferred in from the P&O Australia brand…
— Cruise Industry News
Transportation
Luxury Train Travel Is Entering Another Golden Age
On August 26, an unusual rail journey set out from Vancouver, British Columbia, with an itinerary stringing together seven pre-existing luxury train lines across four continents, starting in North America, zigzagging through Europe and Africa, before concluding in Asia (with a few…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Lufthansa Pays Record Fine for Denying Boarding to 128 Jewish Passengers
The German airline Lufthansa has agreed to a record $4 million penalty from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) in response to complaints that they illegally discriminated against Jewish passengers during their journey from New York to Hungary in 2022 after some of…
— Fodor's Travel
Flight Passenger Attempts To Steal Upgraded Seat, Sparks Social Media Frenzy
Traveling with people who make you wonder what the world is coming to has become the norm. The latest incident involves a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Los Angeles who attempted to upgrade herself by stealing another traveler’s seat. The event…
— Travel Noire
Lodging
First Look: Inside Regent Santa Monica Beach, IHG’s New Ultraluxury Us Flagship Hotel
One of TPG's most anticipated hotel openings of the year is finally here with the arrival of Regent Santa Monica Beach, a return to the U.S. for the ultraluxury hotel brand. It's not Regent's first rodeo in Greater Los Angeles, either. That distinction belongs to the former Regent Beverly…
— The Points Guy
The Swiss Hotel Cut off From the World for 12 Hours a Day
While Switzerland is full of Alpine huts and hard-to-reach hotels, Alp Grüm is a mountain anomaly like no other. "Happily, there are no roads. There is only nature. Sunrises. Sunsets. Stillness. Nothing more, " Primo Semadeni, the 57-year-old manager of Alp Grüm hotel in Graubünden…
— BBC
Other and Odd
Travel 2025 Trends, Hot Destinations and Off-The-Beaten Path Choices
Travel Expert Melanie Fish shares Expedia's 2025 destinations of the year, what's different about where people are booking, and why…
— CBS News
3 Day Trips From Nashville
Little more than a decade ago, Nashville, a.k.a. Music City, wasn’t so much a tourist town as it was a destination for musicians — a place where performers like Taylor Swift could still play the Bluebird Cafe without creating a scene. These days, visitors come in droves. And with…
— New York Times
Today in History
The London Beer Flood
They say too much beer is bad for you. Meux's Brewery Co Ltd was a London brewery located at Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street, one of the city's poorer districts at the time. On October 17, 1814, a vat of beer…
— Travel Research Online
The Incessant Traveler
New Programs from CroisiEurope for 2025
by David Cogswell
Thursday October 17, 2024
For the 2025 tr avel season CroisiEurope, the France-based river cruise operator, is offering some new destinations and itineraries, as well as some exclusive departures for the U.S. market. The company is introducing new cruise itineraries in Belgium, the Netherlands and India.
These three new entries are added to CroisiEurope’s roster of some 170 itineraries on 50 ships in 37 countries, stretching across Europe, the Mediterranean, Northern and Southern Africa, and South and Southeast Asia.
It's a…
— Travel Research Online
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