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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Italy’s most famous film festival has drawn to a close. The 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival, which…

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — When a United Airlines “technology issue” halted several thousand flights a few weeks ago, it added…

By Sam Peters (CNN) — Abu Dhabi has many of the things that surfers hunt for in their quest for perfect waves: warm weather, year-round sun and…

By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — Sitting inside the minimalist-chic interior of Nestle, you’d never guess it used to be a wind turbine. From…

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CNN) — In 1967, four years after her husband President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and she…

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — As she sips on coffee at a cafe in southern France, Chiara Adorno’s ears prick up at the sound of the…

By Faye Bradley, CNN (CNN) — Before sunrise in Dien Phuong, Vietnam, clay artists set up their workbenches beneath swaying bamboo by the…

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Flashy engagement rings have long been par for the course among betrothed A-listers, but lately it feels like…

By Tracy You, CNN (CNN) — Visiting Shanghai is an exhilarating experience. This financial hub of 25 million was seemingly made for…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Each of the photos highly commended in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition could be a freeze-frame from…

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — As soon as seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams stepped foot onto the court for the 2025 US Open, in the…

By Joe Yogerst, CNN (CNN) – “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” is a phrase enshrined in the US Declaration of Independence. But a…

By Ali Halit Diker, CNN (CNN) — Calling Turkish coffee “just a drink” undersells it. It’s a ritual, a conversation and, as arguably the…

By Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The island of Jeju, often referred to as the “Hawaii of South Korea,” has issued a…

By Natalie Hammond, CNN (CNN) — When Princess Diana arrived at the Royal Ascot in 1988, she turned heads in a polka-dot dress that was…

By Silvia Marchetti (CNN) — She was craving peace and quiet after working as a teacher for 20 years, and Amelia Butler from the US says that…

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: airlines sued for selling windowless “window seats,” venomous sea slugs…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Beaches in the town of Guardamar del Segura, in southeastern Spain, closed earlier this week after the discovery of two venomous…

By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Drawn by sunshine or a lower cost of living, a growing number of Americans are choosing to live their golden…

By Milena Lazazzera, CNN (CNN) — In May, a model dressed in a mustard-colored gown with blooming details sashayed through the lavish garden of…

By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Erin is barreling along the Atlantic seaboard and bringing with it dangerously high water levels, waves…

By Jen Rose Smith, CNN Even during his days off, Raul Morales gets spotted by fans. On a recent visit to Universal Studios Hollywood, Morales, owner…

By Oscar Holland, CNN Bintan, Indonesia (CNN) — In 1914, two years after the Titanic embarked on its ill-fated maiden voyage, the steam-powered…

By Melanie Swan, CNN (CNN) — For decades, Orlando has reigned as the global capital of theme parks — a place where Disney, Universal,…

Story by Tanya Manus | Video by McKenna Ewen and Laura Coates, CNN Rapid City, South Dakota (CNN) —Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota,…

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A $25 million pink diamond that was stolen in an elaborate heist in Dubai has been recovered by police just a few…

By Marianna Cerini, CNN Milan (CNN) — From chairs built with mushroom mycelium and vegan leather sofas to fabrics originating from seaweed,…

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the White House on Monday, he spoke with a familiar…

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Beauty queen Nadeen Ayoub will become the first woman to represent the Palestinian people at the Miss Universe…

By Natalie Hammond, CNN (CNN) — If your surname is Hadid, Jenner or Lipa, a summer break isn’t so much switching on your out-of-office for…

By Jennifer Walker, CNN Budapest (CNN) — Every day, crowds flock to the Lukács Thermal Baths in Budapest, soaking in warm mineral-rich pools…

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our travel roundup this week: the Japanese city firebombed by the US just hours before the end of World…

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — On October 12, 1977, banking giant Citicorp opened the tallest new skyscraper in New York City since the early…

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — With Taylor Swift, a new album unveils a new “era,” and a new era dictates a new costume. This time, she…

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — As she casually traverses one of the most scenic stretches of the Spain’s Camino de Santiago, taking…

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — In 1996, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr. got married outside a peeling white log cabin chapel on…

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Cape Town is the best city in the world, says Time Out — unless that is, you’re under 30. The…

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — A permit to climb the world’s tallest mountain costs an eye-popping $15,000 — and that’s before you add in…

By Ella Alexander, CNN (CNN) — Jenna Ortega’s eyes are lightly smudged, framed by dark shadows. Her face is pale, and her cheekbones are…

By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — It takes a moment to fully grasp what you’re seeing in Edoardo Delille and Giulia Piermartiri’s photographs…

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — You can’t visit Tokyo without seeing them. These pale-yellow boxes of individually wrapped bite-size cakes are…

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel news this week: the secret tunnel city underneath Rome, China’s “8D city”…

By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — An acrylic waterslide on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas broke open on Thursday, injuring one passenger and…

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In a makeshift bedroom with vibrant purple curtains, the adult film actor Sharon Wild poses for a photograph…

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Kate Moss’s beach bag is not like ours — the supermodel was photographed on Wednesday in a bikini in Formentera,…

CNN By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Amtrak’s NextGen Acela highspeed trains are set to debut this month after years of delays. New faster Acela…

By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Amtrak’s NextGen Acela highspeed trains are set to debut this month after years of delays. New faster Acela…

Joe Yogerst, CNN Island getaways have long captured our imagination. South Pacific landfalls with coral reefs and tropical beaches, European isles…

By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — From anchors aweigh to funnels ashore. As the historic SS United States gets ready to be converted into the…

By Nimi Princewill, Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Tourists and business travelers from Zambia and Malawi must pay a deposit of up to $15,000 when…

By Haicen Yang and Hassan Tayir, CNN (CNN) — When visiting Chongqing for the first time last November, Joshua Guvi was worried that the city…

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A British hiker who had to be airlifted to safety after he ignored signs and crossed warning barriers in…

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Taichung, Taiwan (CNN) — There are more than 3,000 restaurants in the world with at least one Michelin star. Only one…

By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN (CNN) — After years of renovations, Dior has re-opened the doors to its flagship store in New York City. And unlike its…