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Destinations
Move Over Dublin! This Coastal Gem Is Ireland's Most Enticing City To Visit This Spring
Did you know Dublin is not only one of Ireland's most expensive cities, but also one of Europe's? That's right. Traveling through this historic city can cost more than a leprechaun's horde of gold, but that's one of multiple reasons why travelers have discovered another…
— Travel Off Path
The Best Neighborhoods to Visit in Kyoto
Within Kyoto's historically rich and compact confines, distinctive neighborhoods tell different tales about this storied city. The liquor-fueled alleys of Ponto-chō gossip about the darkened exploits at its nightlife haunts. Ancient religious iconography chants among the…
— Lonely Planet
Tours and Activities
Your National Park Visit Could Be Different This Summer Following NPS Layoffs–What to Know
The National Park Service (NPS) has been tasked with preserving some of the most special places in the country for the public since 1872, when former President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill establishing Yellowstone National Park as the world’s first national park…
— Travel+Leisure
Is There No Such Thing as Italian Cuisine?
Italian cuisine may be one of the most recognised and loved in the world – often imagined as a collection of ancient recipes and local traditions preserved by skilful nonnas over the centuries. But now, a food historian is exposing common myths and false stories…
— BBC
Cruise
From Paris to Provence: This Iconic Travel Company Is Launching New Ships on 2 Famous French Rivers
Two of Europe’s most famous rivers—the Seine and the Rhône—offer two distinctly different experiences in France. The former is leisurely and scenic, flowing past Paris’s most iconic landmarks and through storybook French villages, while the latter boasts…
— Afar
How to Win a Free Cruise in an Onboard Casino
On Jorge Martinez’s first cruise, he won a second sailing before he even disembarked. Martinez got a last-minute invite to join a prepaid Carnival Cruise Line trip to Alaska in 2023 when his friend's partner couldn't make it. The 38-year-old New Mexico resident…
— USA Today
Transportation
If You're Furious at an Airline, Here's What You Should Do
Travel long enough, and you’ll eventually find yourself at odds with an airline. It doesn’t matter if the airline is based in the U.S. or abroad, is a so-called “legacy” airline, or a bare-bones discounter—airlines tend to disappoint their customers on occasion. Some of it…
— Fodor's Travel
Delta Announces New Nonstop Flights to Morocco, Ghana and Cancun
Even before spring travel ramps up, Delta Air Lines is making big plans for next winter. The Atlanta-based carrier on Friday announced three new routes that it hopes will be hits with travelers: two long-haul routes to Africa and one much shorter flight to a popular…
— The Points Guy
Couple Forced To Sit Near A Deceased Body After Woman Dies During Long-Haul Flight: 'It Wasn't Nice'
Husband and wife Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin claim they were forced to sit next to a deceased body for four hours while traveling from Melbourne to Doha on a Qatar Airways flight. According to the Australian news program A Current Affair, the couple was on their…
— Travel Noire
Lodging
Surrey Hotel Allowed to Keep Illegally Built Treehouses
A Surrey hotel has been told, after a two-and-a-half year battle, it can keep four treehouses which were built illegally. The accommodation was built next to the Fairmont Windsor Park near Englefield Green, on green belt land near Windsor Great Park…
— BBC
Hotel Lela, a Tapestry Collection by Hilton Opens in Wilmington, NC
Hotel Lela Wilmington, a Tapestry Collection by Hilton opened today, bringing an all-new boutique lodging option to North Carolina's port city. The backdrop for a unique coastal Carolina experience, Hotel Lela Wilmington is owned by CN Hotels and operated by…
— Hospitality Net
Other and Odd
These Travelers Can’t Trust State Dept. Guidance After LGBTQ+ Changes
Ash was looking at a map before their trip to Spain last year when they realized they would be close to Morocco. "I love the food, the architecture. I started getting really excited," said the 34-year-old. "Then I was like, 'OK, before I get ahead of myself, I should pause…
— USA Today
UPDATE: CDC Issues Travel Warning Amid Measles Outbreak in the United States, After Infectious Disease Crosses Four State Lines
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has updated its travel warning after a measles outbreak, which originated in Texas, then spread into New Mexico, has now crossed into two additional states: New Jersey and Kentucky. Since our last report on February 25th…
— The Travel
Today in History
The Republican Party is Born
On this day in 1854, a group of former Democrats, Free Soilers, and other abolitionists (about 50 slavery opponents in all) met in Ripon, Wisconsin, to call for creation of a new political party. The American Civil…
— Travel Research Online
The Rosen Report
My Bucket List of New Hotels in The Americas for 2025 (Part 1)
by Cheryl Rosen
Friday February 28, 2025
If I were putti ng together a bucket list of properties opening in The Americas in 2025, there’s a few that look really different or inviting that I’d include. No matter what type of trip you are planning and for whom, I think there’s something here they will too love—be it the glitz of The Waldorf New York, skiing in Aspen, or fly-fishing in Montana…
— Travel Research Online
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Top Headlines
Royal Caribbean Goes Long on Short Caribbean, But Cancels San Juan Again
by Cheryl Rosen
Thursday February 27, 2025
 Following up on its strategy to draw in first-time and younger, time-pressed customers—and to wow them with its best ships, its beautiful private islands and two new beach clubs—Royal Caribbean’s 2026-2027 lineup is heavier than ever on Short Caribbean.
Only one thing will be missing. This week the cruise line also announced it will continue to skip San Juan, Puerto Rico, where ongoing port issues make it impossible for the biggest ships to berth…
— Travel Research Online
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