Travel

Most travelers hold their own unique bucket list of destinations, but how many have every single country in the world listed?

There is nothing subtle about the world’s largest cruise ship.

The aviation industry is still in shock from a near disaster on January 5, 2024, in which a 60-pound “door plug” blew out from a nearly new Boeing 737 MAX 9 in flight at 16,000 feet, leaving a gaping hole in the fuselage.

Passenger Philip Baum recently experienced one of the most uncomfortable flights of his life.

It’s the city that’s the main character in all your favorite TV shows and movies, the inspiration behind countless songs and art – and one of the famous destinations in the world.

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Why the cost of living is high but plane tickets are relatively cheap, the best countries for expats in 2024 and the big-shot movie stars getting in trouble in the United States and Europe. Airfares are down If you’re searching for a silver lining,

Taking a long-distance train journey often feels like going back in time. Now, a new route opening up fast, direct access between two European countries will spin passengers back more than a century to the times of the Habsburg empire.

If you’ve heard a sonic boom recently, you probably remember it. The loud, explosion-like bang – caused by a plane flying faster than the speed of sound – can be startling, and even crack windows.

Traveling to one of Africa’s most popular destinations seemed to be about to get a lot easier in 2024 after the government of Kenya announced tourists would no longer need a visa.

This week in travel news: a 30-hour train trip has become a hot ticket, a “time traveling” flight didn’t work out as planned and one of Africa’s coolest countries just got easier to visit.

By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — In the race for alternative, sustainable jet fuels, some companies are getting creative. We’ve heard about planes powered with cooking oil, but what about jet fuel made entirely from human poop? Firefly Green Fuels, an aviation company based in Gloucestershire, UK, has created just that – and, unsurprisingly, the

Around the world, travelers are flocking back to trains, and demand is increasing across the board for high-speed trains, luxury “land cruises” and long-distance day and night trains.

The world’s largest cruise ship has been spotted in the Caribbean ahead of its highly anticipated inaugural voyage later this month.

Too often, headlines about airlines and airports focus on the bad – extensive delays, inclement weather, nightmare passengers and the like.

One of the world’s most widely used cargo planes completed an entire flight with no one on board for the first time.

Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Stripping off from the waist down at a sacred site. Driving a car across a medieval bridge, as fragile as it is famous. Carving your name into a world icon, and going on a punishing hike… to take illegal drugs. These are just some of the things tourists have got

By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Planes are going to be crowded. Patience will be tried. Some level of aggravation is all but inevitable, especially after all the recent shutdown-related chaos. Throw in a seat-kicker, a tipsy stranger or someone who’s blissfully barefoot, and the holiday odyssey becomes even more challenging. This Thanksgiving, 6 million

Goodbye London; hello Italian Riviera.

Squaring our urge to see the world with the need to ease the impact of flights on the planet is now a major concern among top travel companies.

In travel news this week: the world’s most attractive city destinations, why fake olive oil is on the rise and the flight-booking hack travelers love but airlines hate.

Processing times for passport applications are back to pre-pandemic levels, the US State Department announced on Monday.

In December last year, after their flight from Orlando to Knoxville was unexpectedly canceled, 13 stranded strangers desperate to reach their destination rallied together, rented a van and hit the road.

The three biggest legacy airlines in the United States say they are gearing up for a longer and larger stretch of Christmas holiday travel while aiming for a repeat of this past Thanksgiving, which saw few flight cancelations.

The three-year cruise is dead – long live the three-and-a-half-year cruise.

Paris has once again been named the world’s most attractive city destination, according to an annual report by global market research company Euromonitor International.

Living life on the edge doesn’t have to be stressful. It can mean a relaxing vacation where land meets sea. 

There are a million nightmare tales about lost airline luggage. Some become detective stories with happy endings; others remain unsolved mysteries. This one is different.

By Zara Khan, CNN (CNN) — Turkey is the final stop for one of the most famous train rides in the world, the Orient Express. But another journey – the Dogu Express, or Eastern Express in English – is making the country one of the world’s leading rail destinations. Historically a commuter train from Ankara

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Aviation faces a steep climb towards a greener future. Although it has, like many other industries, committed to slashing its planet-warming pollution by 2050, it is not on track to reach its target — mainly because there are no obvious ways to do so. Although the sector currently accounts

With at least 25 states and 50,000 miles under her belt, Frankie may just be the most well-traveled goat in the United States.

The world’s biggest cruise ship is now in­­ the hands of its new owner, with Royal Caribbean accepting delivery of the 1,198-foot Icon of the Seas this week.

They had signed up for the experience of a lifetime: three years traveling the world from the comfort of a cruise ship, at prices that rivaled regular living expenses.

US airports are on the verge of setting more travel records as huge numbers of travelers have been taking to the skies over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Planes are going to be packed. Patience will be tried.

Spotting the tiny Elektra Trainer aircraft from far off was never going to be an easy task.

By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Could you survive a vacation without your mobile phone, resisting the compulsion to check emails, make a call, post a tweet or rely on the power of the all-mighty internet to get around in a foreign country? Imagine not knowing how to tell the waiter what dish you want

In travel news this week: smart alternatives to the world’s top tourism destinations, the Michelin restaurant that closed because it was too expensive and the plane that reached 14,000 feet after taking off with missing windows.

Night trains have been making a resurgence across Europe after decades of decline, raising the prospect of more sustainable ways of crisscrossing the continent as travelers look to find alternatives to flying.

Savior of many a cramped pair of legs, the jet stream is well known for lopping roughly an hour off long haul west-to-east flights.

By William Emond (CNN) — Travel sickness isn’t just hearsay. Nearly a third of people experience motion sickness – and to this day we don’t exactly know what causes it. The prevailing theory suggests it is triggered by a poor perception of movement. Departure to and return from summer vacations seem moments especially prone to the stealthy advances

This week in travel news: a record-breaking temple has opened, one of Europe’s best cities is reinventing itself and a Japanese airplane encountered a weighty issue.

Having passengers shuffle down the jetway and fumble their way into the cramped seats of a commercial flight is one of the most time-consuming, logistical nightmares that major US airlines execute thousands of times each day.