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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel stories this week: Aviation’s strangest four-engine giant passenger plane, the luxury 1980s private jet you can book for a private stay, plus the A380 superfan who has outfitted his home like a first-class cabin. In love with a superjumbo It wasn’t love at first

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Norway’s tourism board has launched a tongue-in-cheek toilet campaign to show off the country’s most scenic restrooms after US President Donald Trump branded the Nordic nation a “sh*t house country.” Trump delivered his scathing comments on the campaign trail, days before voters head to the polls for the midterm

By Lilit Marcus, CNN, and Keiichiro Kowaguchi Tokyo (CNN) — More than 500,000 people march, walk, skateboard and dance across Shibuya Crossing every day. As the world’s busiest and most famous intersection, it’s an essential Tokyo tourist stop. Many places around the world would love to have a “must visit” destination of this cachet. But

By David Mack, CNN If you were to put together a time capsule that might reflect what life feels like amid the chaos of the 2020s, what would you choose to include? Which artists and subjects — which bodies or voices — would you feature? And would you have the confidence to even trust yourself

Story by Associated Press The Vatican (AP) — The Vatican is opening a celebration of the popemobile, the now-iconic vehicle that for nearly a century has let popes get close to the faithful at home and abroad. The Vatican Museums on Wednesday unveiled a preview of the exhibition commemorating “A Century of the Popemobile,” featuring

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — If you were a polarizing Canadian rapper who had a tumultuous end to your 30s and had spent the better part of the last year releasing a trove of new music to change the narrative, what would you want to signal through your 40th birthday attire? Drake, who turned

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Some 250 World War I-era munitions that emerged from rapidly retreating glaciers in the Italian Dolomites have been removed. Artillery shells, mortar bombs and other ammunition had initially been found in the Trentino-Alto Adige region by hikers, naturalists and, in one case, after a road accident, according

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A residential cruise ship that has been sailing around the world continuously for more than two years has evicted passengers in Cambodia after the fallout from the Iran war made fuel prices too expensive to continue its voyage. The Florida-based operator of the luxury Villa Vie Odyssey announced Tuesday

Arabelle Sicardi Frank Voelkl is a well-dressed German man you’d walk past on your Manhattan commute without a second thought. But his work has likely been on your neck, your vanity, your partner or your ex. If you’ve worn fragrance in the last two decades, you’ve probably worn Voelkl. He is, arguably, the perfumer of

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Liverpool, England (CNN) — It’s an unassuming entrance to what’s been described as the world’s largest underground folly, a centuries-old mystery buried at least 60 feet below the streets of Liverpool, England, and stretching out for perhaps a square mile or more. The peeling, graffiti-covered facade of a Georgian house is

By Mike Valerio, CNN Xiaohuajiang, China (CNN) — Against the towering mountains of southwestern China, a crowd gathered as a young man prepared to bungee jump off the world’s highest bridge. He stood above a vast canyon, the bridge’s roadway soaring nearly nine times higher above the water than San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. Beyond

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel stories this week: the reality of living on a permanent cruise, the travelers visiting some of the world’s most notorious destinations, plus how the pandemic nearly killed off cargo ship tourism. Cargo ship cruisers For centuries, cargo ships have welcomed paying passengers, making freighter

By Francesca Street, CNN London (CNN) — Walking down a London street populated by chic wine bars, Michelin-starred restaurants and smart, Victorian buildings, a group of tourists suddenly halts in its tracks. They’re ignoring the appealing surroundings. Instead, they’re peering through an iron gate leading to a far-less-appealing alleyway where a row of garbage cans

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Busan, South Korea (CNN) — Crabs pulled, still alive, out of tanks and cooked to order. Groups of teens wearing fan gear for their favorite pop idols. Moms and daughters relaxing side-by-side in a naturally heated pool. Yes, Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, has all of those things. But in the

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Airbnb has revised its rules to reduce the tasks a host can expect a guest to perform at the end of their stay — and washing dishes has been wiped from the to-do list. Airbnb, which connects travelers with more than 5 million hosts globally, has advised hosts to

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Just four years after the Civil Rights era, Chicago welcomed its first downtown high rise designed by a Black architect for a Black-owned company. For four decades, the Johnson Publishing Company occupied an 11-story tower at 820 S. Michigan Avenue that was a monument to Black culture, sending out millions of

By Lottie Gross, CNN (CNN) — Something delicious and wholesome is popping up all over the British countryside, and people are traveling for miles to be a part of it. While America has roadside farm stands and fruit carts, Britain is now officially obsessed with cake sheds. Honesty boxes — small wooden structures containing fresh,

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — When David English woke up on the morning of September 11, 2001, he was confident his life was about to change. The entrepreneur, who was working near the Lower Manhattan area now known as Ground Zero, had been scheduled to sign a “career-clinching contract” with a major bank that

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — From a certain handmade $50 million white-gold bra to the latest red carpet look worn by Jenna Ortega, metal couture is everywhere this week. At first glance, Ortega’s fitted bodice, fringe skirt and W-shaped bustier looked like something you might find hanging in Cher’s closet. But the gown, designed

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — It’s too easy to kick the can down the road when planning dream trips: Push it to next month, next year, after the new kitchen is done, or never. To help banish the endless procrastination, National Geographic’s 2027 list of 25 must-visit destinations for the year ahead is one

By Stephy Chung, CNN Shanghai, China (CNN) — One of China’s most exciting art curators, X Zhu-Nowell, is giving me a very Shanghai morning. We share a breakfast of traditional staples –– scallion pancakes, salty bean curd and soup dumplings –– in an Art Deco museum building as she recalls the work of the Chinese

By Leah Dolan. Photographs by Jennelle Fong for CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — On Sunday night, just when you thought the megawatt spectacle that is the Victoria’s Secret runway show couldn’t get any glitzier, out struts Kylie Jenner in a $50 million diamond brasserie. The “Fantasy Bra” is a Victoria’s Secret signature stunt — since

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel stories this week: Istanbul’s time-traveling hotel, a slow-eater’s guide to Hong Kong, plus the aristocrats opening their homes to guests. Palazzo for hire Gone are the days when the duties of an Italian princess involved nothing more than a bit of regal hand-waving and

By Oscar Holland, CNN As father to both a toddler and an infant, the din of tearful wailing — theirs, not mine (usually) — is the soundtrack to approximately half of all car journeys. I get it. Trapped wind, claustrophobic car seats and long scary tunnels are all legitimate reasons to cry when you’re barely

By Oscar Holland, CNN Featuring tranquil courtyards, pond-lined walkways and a facade bursting with tropical plants, a rug factory in Bangladesh has claimed one of architecture’s top prizes. Green Field Factory, a seven-story textile facility in the northern city of Rangpur, won the prestigious RIBA International Prize on Thursday, with judges calling the building a

By Kate Springer, CNN Dubai-based A380 superfan Arun Rajagopal knocks three times on an ivory-colored door. “Voila!” he exclaims as he slides it open. Inside, there’s a beige leather sofa, wide blocky armrests, gently arching ceilings, under-seat accent lighting and two open windows bathing the space in sunshine. For a moment, it looks as though

By Bianca Betancourt, CNN I often base my impression of a celebrity on one of two major variables: how much I would want to actually be their friend and yap over martinis and French fries or how much I would want to raid their closet. The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Ayo Edebiri passes both

By Sebnem Arsu, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — “This has been sitting in the safe for such a long time,” says 78-year-old Umit Berksoy, leaning over the table with his magnifying glass in hand, gently running his fingers over the stone gleaming inside the creased white cloth. “You can no longer find rubies of this size

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A heartbreaking image of an elephant carrying a dead calf has been named the overall winner of the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The image, named “The Aftermath,” was taken by Italian photographer Federico Veronesi. It shows a female elephant carrying the calf in Namibia, according to

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Passengers traveling from Italy to Australia failed to arrive in Perth as planned over the weekend, after their flight was canceled due to a reported case of bedbugs. Qantas, Australian’s national airliner, was forced to cancel the flight scheduled for Saturday after passengers on an earlier incoming flight complained

By Leah Dolan, CNN You’re a copywriter, a communications manager, an elusive creative director with indeterminate responsibilities. So why are you dressed liked a 20th century French rail worker? Today, some 70 million employed Americans will probably work from behind a desk. Yet our obsession with clothes from a different kind of working life just

By Brad Lendon, CNN Manila, Philippines (CNN) — Without Filipino sailors, much of the world’s merchant shipping would come to a standstill — and the world economy along with it. Seafarers from the Philippine archipelago make up 25% to 30% of the ship crews worldwide, from tankers to bulk carriers to cruise ships. It’s a

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our round-up of travel stories this week: Why one US family moved from Virginia to Naples, how to stop a runaway plane, plus the verdict’s in on the world’s best bars, restaurants and hotels. The ‘world’s best bars’ When Lorenzo Antinori opened Bar Leone in Hong Kong’s fashionable

By Leah Dolan, CNN You might have an idea as to what fashion people wear to runway shows. Then photographer Juergen Teller shows up, as always, to prove you wrong. Even amid the hooplah of peacocking influencers and frazzled fashion editors, Teller’s flash of Ibiza club-colored sportswear demanded a double take. He wore them a

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Anne Carson, the Canadian writer and classicist whose work blends verse, prose and essay with influences from classical myths, has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in literature for her “bold and inventive oeuvre.” Carson, 76, is an accomplished classicist who has taught at multiple colleges in the US and

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — British luxury automaker Jaguar has launched its first vehicle since a radical rebrand that caused consternation, and sparked a small-time culture war with some critics calling it “woke.” Big and broad, with no sign of Jaguar’s traditional curves, the Type 01 is a fully electric four-door grand tourer

By Sheena McKenzie, CNN London (CNN) — At some point, we’ve bumped our heads and woken in a ’90s fantasia. In this new-old world there are cargo pants, slip dresses and swooning for Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s minimalism. Kate Moss is on the runway. Oasis keeps going on tour. Nevermind (in the words of Nirvana) that it’s

By Jeanne Bonner and Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — There’s no time like October when it comes to leaf-peeping. Each day beyond the autumn equinox ushers in darker days and cooler temperatures — the cues for leaves to change color. Across the country, trees and shrubs shut down the production of their energy-making chlorophyll,

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — At a busy thoroughfare inside the European Parliament, passing politicians are now confronted with a grotesque and gilded vision of American power: an 8.5-foot-tall statue of President Donald Trump, naked but for a thin layer of 23-karat gold leaf. “Trump likes gold,” said Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, the statue’s

Tanya Fevzi Julianne Moore’s apartment, a two-bedroom duplex smack in the center of New York’s West Village, was one she always wanted. “I had spotted it when I was wandering,” she confessed to Architectural Digest ahead of their November issue. A subconscious manifestation, perhaps. Today, she shares the space — which sits on top a

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Standing at the crossroad of continents, Istanbul has long been a global linchpin. As Byzantium and then Constantinople, it controlled trade routes along the Silk Road and maritime passage from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. In the golden age of railways, Istanbul was the end point of the

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Some of the cutest, weirdest and most comedic animal photographs and videos of the year have been released. Perhaps an elephant covering an eye with his trunk, as if participating in a game of hide and seek, makes you gush. Or two birds face-to-face in close proximity, covering themselves

By Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN; Photos by Cha Gonzalez Paris (CNN) — A year after his highly-rated debut as the new artistic director of Chanel, Matthieu Blazy showed that despite the rave reviews and frenzied shoppers, he hasn’t lost sight of how it all began. On Monday night, the designer presented an ode to the

Matt Villano Las Vegas (CNN) — On a grass mat in front of a DJ booth, hula dancers sway gracefully in time to the gentle tones of traditional island music. By some food trucks, the pungent scent of garlic shrimp swirls in the air. At communal tables under a tent, several tattooed men and women

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — An enigmatic oil painting bought for just $30 at an estate sale fetched more than $1.35 million at auction after it was confirmed to be the work of celebrated surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie. The 8-by-11-inch still-life was discovered in a “dark corner” of a Michigan home in July, according to

Vivian Song, CNN (CNN) — Over the past year, an all-American-style diner serving Italian-American dishes became one of the most viral dining destinations in Paris. Inside Red Sauce, red velvet banquettes, neon signs, rotating ceiling fans, Formica tables topped with vintage salt and pepper shakers and bottles of Tabasco sauce recreate the look and feel

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel stories this week: A hiking trail through the “Mountains of Heaven,” why Champagne is getting boozier, plus a woman who found joy by moving from Las Vegas to an Italian island. Swapping Vegas for Italy Debra Coltune’s life changed in 2023 when she traveled

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — A colossal sea arch that had long been a major landmark on Hawaii’s rugged coastline has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean more than 500 years after it was naturally formed, the local park service confirmed. Hōlei Sea Arch stood at a height of roughly 90 feet (27 meters) in

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — If clothes tell a story, then Florence Pugh’s “East of Eden” press tour wardrobe has tantalizingly mirrored that of her character in John Steinbeck’s classic novel. And at the New York premiere of Netflix’s new adaptation, she assumed her villainous final form. After more than two weeks of period-coded

Juliana Ukiomogbe Long before Dr. Leslie King-Hammond became a leading scholar and mentor in the art world, she was a young girl watching a glass blower make her a replacement eye. Born in the South Bronx in 1944, she had developed a tumor that required one eye to be removed. In a new documentary about

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN When we unlock our phones, pass through airport security, and — depending on where you live in the world — walk down the street, our faces are analyzed for the exact combination of nose width, eye spacing and jaw shape that allows an algorithm to see and recognize us. For billions

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Yogyakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — In the frenetic, action-packed metropolis of Jakarta, a democratically elected president oversees Indonesia’s government. But just a few hours east, a sultan still holds court. Yogyakarta is a rare thing, a sultan’s kingdom inside of a country that is otherwise a republic. In the local Javanese language,

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In New York this fall, Sotheby’s will put up for auction a rare Vincent van Gogh painting, not seen for half a century, which it expects will sell for a staggering $180 million and set a new auction record. That would normally be enough buzz for a marquee November

By Fiona Sinclair Scott, Leah Dolan, CNN Paris (CNN) — Paris Fashion Week, the biggest arena for the industry’s battle of ideas, has wrapped after nine days of shows. Rihanna was spotted, and maniacal crowds lined up outside shows to screech and wave at their favorite stars all week. Chanel, and designer Matthieu Blazy, made

By Stephen Lioy, CNN Ala Kol, Kyrgyzstan (CNN) — Just a few dozen steps over snow-covered scree remain to the top of the pass, and then I finally climb up to a panorama of mountain ridges backdropping a stretch of blue glacial water. The surrounding peaks are known as the “Mountains of Heaven” — roughly

By Leroy Ah Ben, CNN Antalya, Turkey (CNN) — I’ve always loved a good waterslide, but it had been years since I’d set foot in a waterpark when I arrived at Antalya’s Land of Legends and found myself staring up at Dragonfly Tower on the Turkish Riviera. From a distance, it didn’t look too intimidating.

By Chris Dwyer, CNN (CNN) — Some meals begin long before the first plate is served. They may start on a mountain road climbing through a remote valley, on board a ferry crossing an unfamiliar sea, or with a flight taken largely because a remarkable table waits at the other end. Around the world, certain

Tanya Fevzi While New York, London and Milan’s fashion weeks have come and gone –– having brought us everything from Henry Zankov’s new take on Diane von Furstenberg’s wrap dress to Di Petsa’s fountain of breast milk and a very skirt-centric Prada show –– Paris’ has only just begun. Perhaps the most anticipated of all

By Zoe Whitfield (CNN) — The Belgian photographer and filmmaker Eva Verbeeck credits the shaping of her adolescent years to two singular pop culture supernovas: singers Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. “Especially Britney,” Verbeeck shared on a recent video call. “She really had this lore around her of the ‘American girl.’” Like many women whose

By Kate Springer, CNN Standing in Penn Square, the heart of downtown Lancaster, it’s easy to imagine the scene that must have unfolded on these same streets nearly 250 years ago. The American Revolution was in jeopardy. It was September 1777, and the British forces had just defeated the Continental Army at the Battle of

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Miami and Tampa both have enviable weather, a vibrant Cuban diaspora and beautiful beaches at their doorsteps. Both Florida cities also lay claim to the Cuban sandwich. So when you dig into which community is the cradle of this layered love affair, expect an earful. “As far back as

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — We have a history theme to our CNN Travel newsletter this week, from Istanbul’s Ottoman legacy, to the discovery of ancient human footprints in New Mexico, to an underground Nazi fortress in Poland. First up, though, is an incredible story of survival during the Vietnam War. Wartime tunnels and

By Leah Dolan, CNN Sofia Coppola was once robbed. The burglar broke into the first floor of the director’s New York townhouse, scanned an array of expensive framed artworks on her wall and made their choice. It was a little surprising. The thief decided to steal a set photo of Coppola’s 2006 movie, “Marie Antoinette.”

By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — Clothes can often tell a story. In Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s case, he’s really spelling it out for us. Appearing Wednesday at a company event in Menlo Park, California, Zuckerberg opted for a shirt that carried an overt message — and an apt one at that, considering he was

By Griffin Shea, CNN Jinja, Uganda (CNN) — For 2,000 years, Uganda’s natural wonders have inspired travelers, stretching improbably from ice-capped mountains to tropical beaches. Yet, for much of that history, the country’s interior remained shrouded in mystery. Uganda was long believed to be the origin of the world’s longest river, with speculation about the

By Scarlett Conlon Milan (CNN) — The skirt to Prada is what the trench coat is to Burberry and the Bar jacket is to Dior; a defining silhouette that has underpinned every collection since co-creative director Miuccia Prada took over her family business in the late 1970s. Prada has never wavered in her devotion to

By Leah Dolan, CNN At the London premiere of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new film “Digger,” Emma D’Arcy arrived at the red carpet event in a scene-stealing silky duster coat. The “House of the Dragon” breakout star managed to harness the theatricality of a regal ballgown (they were rubbing shoulders with the Prince and Princess of

By Lisa Morrow, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — It’s been a prison, a fortress, an imperial treasury, and a desolate ruin. Over hundreds of years, Istanbul’s dark citadel has survived empires and neglect alike — and now, as it undergoes a major rebirth, its deepest secrets are coming to light. Yet despite being one of Istanbul’s

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Most bus passengers know how annoying it is when a fellow commuter blasts music or has a loud conversation on speakerphone. Now in Singapore, bus passengers could be fined hundreds of dollars for doing just that. It’s part of a crackdown on “disruptive” behavior on public buses in the

Praachi Raniwala Mumbai, India (CNN) — It’s no secret that Europe’s biggest luxury houses routinely rely on Indian craftspeople for some of their most intricate handiwork. Now, amid growing conversations around attribution, cultural appropriation and transparency, some brands are beginning to acknowledge the artisans behind their collections. Chanakya International is one of the most prominent

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Don’t put your bikini in storage just yet. There’s a new travel season just around the corner and Lonely Planet has released its list of 50 destinations and experiences to inspire your adventures in the year ahead. The 53-year-old guidebook company launched the Lonely Planet app earlier this year,

By Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN London (CNN) — How can a 170-year-old brand feel modern? The answer may lie in understanding the difference between building on heritage versus leaning on nostalgia. At the Burberry show on Monday night — the final event on the London Fashion Week calendar — Britain’s oldest luxury fashion brand, under

By Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — This season, many of the designers showing at London Fashion Week seemed to want to remind us of one thing: humans made these clothes. It was an idea placed front and center at the Steve O Smith show — which wasn’t a show at all, but a seminar,