A recent Booking.com global survey of 31,000 travelers found that 71 percent of respondents “want to leave the places they visit better than when they arrived.” Eighty-three percent said that sustainable travel is important to them. Now, as travelers wake up to the social effects of tourism, travel businesses are responding in kind, helping visitors…
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A Delta Air Lines flight returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning after the crew reported “possible smoke” inside the aircraft, prompting the pilot to declare an emergency and passengers to evacuate by slides once it safely landed, the airline and federal officials said. Flight 876, a Boeing 717 aircraft, was headed for…
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Let’s buck the trend, a local marine biologist suggested. In 2018, as the Maldives, a nation of nearly 1,200 islands in the Arabian Sea, continued its transformation into a luxury tourist destination, the country’s handbook for resort developers called sea grass meadows in the country’s shallow lagoons “aesthetically unappealing,” suggesting that it was “very important…
Decades before the actress Natasha Rothwell ever set foot in London, she dreamed of living there. The historic charm — the regal theaters and terraced houses — was part of the pull. The other reason was the city’s connection to classic rom-com films. “‘Notting Hill’ and ‘Love Actually’ and ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ definitely made it…
Those dark days began almost five years ago. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic, and four days later, U.S. states began to order shutdowns and travel restrictions. By the end of the month, the European Union had barred nonessential travel from outside the bloc, cruise ships were under a…
The impact on Yellowstone At 2.2 million acres, Yellowstone is about the size of Rhode Island and Delaware combined. Seasonal park workers help manage and service its five park entrances, nearly 1,000 miles of backcountry trails, seven park-operated campgrounds with 450 campsites, 52 picnic areas, and 11 visitor centers, museums and contact stations. Yellowstone has…
Last August, a hotel room in Europe priced at 200 euros was about $224. Today, travelers spending American dollars would pay only $208. On the rise since last autumn, the dollar is strong compared with a number of foreign currencies, including the euro, the Japanese yen and the Canadian dollar. And President Trump’s tariff threat…
The fastest way to speed up spring’s arrival is to chase it down with a vacation to somewhere sunny and scenic. But how to choose a destination when you’re overloaded with options and short on time? We’ve zeroed in on five places that should appeal to a range of budgets and preferences — whether you’re…