The pandemic has put a damper on the Japanese tourism boom. Also discouraged by international crises, they now prefer local vacations.
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With an 80% market share in the house-swap space, and explosive growth, HomeExchange, bought and reinvented by two Frenchmen, has become the undisputed champion of house swapping. Will it undercut the American giant’s hold on the market.
Luxury havens abandoned overnight, summer resorts that were the victims of bad business decisions. As summer ends, we look at seven abandoned vacation spots that were once the height of glamor before fading — or rusting — away.
After waiting more than two years for a visa appointment at the U.S. embassy in Bogotá, Héctor Abad Faciolince’s meeting was cancelled following the Jan. 26 spat over migrants between Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump. Nevermind, the Colombian novelist and essayist writes; in a world clearly run by idiots, we’re better off staying at home.
Inside volcanoes, in front of trains, atop skyscrapers … From Iceland to Japan and Brazil, the love of soccer is finding roots in the unlikeliest, and most breathtaking locations.
With the popularity of food travel shows, the rise of international dishes like Basque cheesecake and Japanese ramen, and the enduring allure of the culinary traditions of Italy and France, Gazeta Wyborcza‘s culture editor Małgorzata Muraszko argues that Poland should (and can) become a foodie destination.
The sun, the food, lazy days and pastel colors… but is that the real Italy? The particular fascination that Germans have for the Bel Paese says plenty about both countries.
Cruise lines around the world are heading for a record year in traffic in 2024. While companies continue toward larger liners, luxury hotel groups are making inroads with smaller ships and exclusive experiences.
The president of Turkmenistan announced plans to extinguish the country’s famous “Gates of Hell” gas crater sometime in 2024. But it’s by no means the only one of its kind. We rounded up the eternal flames still burning in all corners of the globe.
Summer Special – Travel Edition – August 12 – August 18, 2024
Updated July 26, 2024 at 11:20 a.m. The Solar Impulse 2 completed its historic circumnavigation of the Earth on this day in 2016, after a journey that spanned approximately 26,000 miles (42,000 kilometers) and took over a year to complete. It demonstrated the feasibility of long-duration, solar-powered flights, encouraging further research and innovation in renewable […]
Despite sometimes heated debates and increasing regulations, the king of short-term rentals has never performed as well as in this post-COVID period. The announcement this week of a whole set of new features shines the light on one of the digital era’s great success stories.
Tourism has become big business in Medellín, Colombia, but it also be fueled the city’s worst sociocultural traits and encouraging drugs and abusive sex work. With new laws and bans being put in place, is change afoot in “the City of Eternal Spring”?
As designers and entrepreneurs worldwide transform sacred spaces into vibrant hubs of activity, abandoned churches find new purpose: from breweries and nightclubs to yoga studios, bookshops, and even supermarkets. Antwerp, Pittsburgh, Oviedo … Let us take you to (that place that used to be a) church!
There’s the obvious stops. And then there’s the off-the-beaten path venues and activities — all recommended by an Istanbulite travel journalist!
Visit Scotland’s capital for a few days of good food and even better drinking.
Taking an international trip with small children can be a source of stress, but that shouldn’t overshadow the larger life lessons of such an adventure.
A travel agency in Miami discovered 20 years ago that there’s sustained demand for luxury holidays for adult couples that also offer “orderly” swinger sex with fellow travelers.
The climate crisis could provide an opportunity to invent a new way of discovering the world that is more local and sustainable.
Every year, countless tourists make the pilgrimage to the place where Sherlock Holmes is supposed to have died – the Reichenbach Falls, near Meiringen, in northern Switzerland. Die Welt looks back at the famous detective, and his final days — and how those pages of literature have become a driving force for locals to market their land to tourists.
Vegan donuts, a Lithuanian spin on the borscht, a berry well-kept secret — and even a hint of Stranger Things: Discover the Vilnius recipe for a great culinary experience.
Sausages, potatoes and sauerkraut … Ja, but not only! Let us take you on a culinary tour of Hamburg, where hip vegan cafes meet sushi and ramen bars, and Bavarian beer flows aplenty.
The author set off on a three-week vacation trip across Europe in an electric car. Would the charging infrastructure be enough to get all the way, or would they end up stranded without battery, far from home?
Since the fall of communism in 1991, the small Balkan state has been slowly but inexorably emptying itself, at the pace of incessant waves of emigration. With an aging and declining population and a birth rate in free fall, it is facing all kinds of challenges.
A severe housing shortage means that many of those who come to serve the millions of tourists on the Spanish island can’t find a decent place to sleep. Some wind up sleeping in their cars or on flea-infested mattresses. The spirit of Ibiza as an easy-going meeting place is fading away.
Imagine a city with French and Southern Indian fusion cuisine, with gorgeous, century-old colonial-era buildings and beautiful beaches, surrounded by warm, turquoise water. It exists: Pondicherry. The southern city’s cuisine is like no other in India. It combines recipes, flavors and methods from French cooking with regional Indian, often with touches of East Asian and […]
After living in a campervan for more than a year, the author reflects on the limits of both settling down and rolling on forever.
The best tables near Table Mountain!
Four decades ago, there were 9,000 dance clubs in Italy. Today, there are just 3,000. Where is everyone going instead, and why?
Veteran Italian Maestro Alberto Veronesi protested what he believed was the politicization of the La Bohème production that he was set to conduct. In accordance to the opera’s tradition of backstage melodrama, the situation only escalated from there.
Numerous studies in the past have shown how holidays are important for human health and well-being. Now, researchers say even the anticipation of your break is good for your body (and mind).
Five years ago, Agnese DeCarlo received treatment for cancer, but the psychological effects stayed. She found a unique and pioneering treatment for women just like her — psychotherapy on the ocean.
With the Ukrainian war, rising energy prices and the scarcity of personnel, airplane prices are up by 30-50%. But there is something more structural that could bring a definitive end to low-cost options like RyanAir and EasyJet, but also putting the entire industry’s market model into doubt.
Rio de Janeiro is a city known for many things, but food is usually not one of them. Nonetheless, Rio’s food scene is not to be ignored. From açaí to steak, Rio has it all.
Taking a submarine to the depths of the sea, climbing the Everest, plunging into the Arctic’s waters … the list goes on. “Frontier tourism” drives people to explore the most dangerous parts of the globe — but many overlook the risks that come with such expeditions.
Mass tourism developed by taking advantage of cheap and abundant energy. But those days are over and we are all going to have to reinvent how we holiday. But as I found out, that is no easy task.
High on the agenda of the Prague summit of Europe’s foreign ministers this week was a proposal to ban tourist visas for Russians, as punishment for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. But it is ultimately a way to change the subject, and recalls Zelensky’s iconic remark after the war began.
Frenzy has replaced frustration, and some have dubbed it “revenge travel.” But far away or nearby, people want to move, move, move…to travel! Beyond the ridiculous moniker, “revenge travel,” this never-before-seen rush may bring on lasting changes for tourism.
Many of us have become accustomed to cheap flights, but as prices spiral, it’s time to ask about their true cost. And politicians’ plan to bring in cheap labor to keep down prices is doomed to fail.
Among the most immediate effects of the overturning of Roe v. Wade is that women who find themselves in states where abortion is outlawed will travel to where it is legal. But that of course requires the right information and economic means to do so.