One of the biggest challenges in choosing a river cruise in Europe is simply the number of rivers. Unless you’ve traveled extensively across the continent, European river geography can feel overwhelming. Even travelers who know Europe well are often surprised by how many navigable waterways there are. A quick glance at Wikipedia reveals hundreds of rivers crisscrossing Europe — including some lesser-known ones, like the Oise, which I only learned about recently.

— Travel Research Online
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A fam trip to Jamaica last week revealed how the island is doing, big hopes for the US market at Princess Senses the Mangrove, and lots of plans for new building and attractions across this lush green island.

The north side of the island, where tourists gather, sustained only minimal damage from last year’s hurricane. If some fallen palm fronds and bricks line the sides of the roads, Jamaica still looks good enough to sell—and the pricing makes an argument for a great vacation at real…

Despite the sunny weather, air travel had a bumpy day yesterday, as travelers tried to navigate last-minute airport closures in El Paso and Barcelona—and Air Transat cancelled all flights to the United States.

In El Paso, the FAA announced an immediate closure for 10 days due to “special security reasons”—and just a few hours later, reopened it. Various reports attribute the closure to drones; some say it was the US military testing drones, some say it was an incursion of foreign drones, and some say it was a party balloon incorrectly identified as a drone.

In Barcelona, meanwhile, 148 departures and arrivals at El Prat airport were cancelled, affecting travel to Madrid and across Europe, and remaining restrictions may cause further delays and cancellations…