Barcelona residents squirt travelers with water to protest overtourism
Mass tourism troubles hit fever pitch in Barcelona on Saturday as protesters threw items and sprayed travelers with water guns and canned drinks, while shouting […]
Hospitality and leisure industry
Why did Airbnb host reject me? Hosts are looking up travelers online
When a woman in her early twenties requested to book Vicky Borman’s one-bedroom Heritage-listed cottage in the English village of St Neots last summer, something […]
Egypt swears in a new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges fuel public discontent
CAIRO — Egypt’s new Cabinet was sworn in Wednesday as the country faces an ailing economy and raging conflicts in neighboring nations. The new Cabinet, […]
Six Marriott hotels are providing free helicopter transfers into NYC
With New York’s congestion pricing plan indefinitely delayed, traffic into Manhattan this summer is set to be gridlocked as usual. But travelers staying in some […]
Americans take less time off but Europeans are more vacation deprived
Nearly two in three workers around the world are «vacation deprived,» according to a new report published by Expedia. However, the report shows the feeling […]
Hong Kong lifts curbs on property market, to spend more on tourism
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s government has lifted curbs on property deals after home prices fell to a seven-year low, adding to the Chinese territory’s […]
Taking a trip with one child at a time: parent child bonding vacation
Sonja Prokopec took her son on their first «solo» trip together when he was six years old. They went to Rome, and it was so […]
The Eastern & Oriental luxury train is back — here’s what it costs
After nearly four years, the Eastern & Oriental Express is back on the rails. The train, which is operated by the luxury travel company […]
Record number of travelers visit city this winter
For many Chinese, Harbin conjures images of ice and steel, a city both cold and tough. But this winter, the heavily industrialized city morphed into […]
Here’s what it may look like
The kingdom of Bhutan is planning a «mindfulness city» that, if built, will cover some 2.5% of the country — an area larger than Singapore. […]