Meet the traveler behind social media’s viral packing hacks
By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — We’ve all been there – frantically tipping suitcase contents onto an airport bench, desperately trying to…
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The US is giving away historic lighthouses
CNN By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost the Fourth of July. This week has been rough for air travelers in the United States, but we have…
Continue ReadingCold pizza in a glass? The rise of savory cocktails
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Bloody Marys have been a staple of brunch menus as long as there have been brunch menus. But a new wave of bars from New York to…
Continue ReadingRemember when Paris Hilton wore a Barbie-branded handbag to a Britney Spears concert?
By Faye Bradley, CNN (CNN) — More than two decades before anyone knew the term “Barbiecore,” there was one celebrity who epitomized the…
Continue ReadingFAA lifts ground stop at DC-area airports after pausing departures for repairs at air traffic control facility
By Greg Clary and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Flights to DC-area airports are able to resume after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted a…
Continue ReadingWhy the in-flight magazine for an African airline shuttered in 2002 is a must-read today
By Nick Remsen, CNN Paris, France (CNN) — A generation of flyers will remember the name Air Afrique, the pan-African airline that operated from…
Continue Reading‘Everybody loves Americans’: Why US tourists are a hot commodity
Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Justin Albertynas, a travel industry expert based in Vilnius, Lithuania, has some good news for US travelers who…
Continue ReadingThis country is 99% water. But the 1% is paradise
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — It was a somber week in tourism as five explorers were lost in the “catastrophic implosion” of a…
Continue ReadingWhy we’re all pulled in by Titanic’s ‘toxic’ allure
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — The world’s ceaseless fascination with the Titanic disaster resulted in fresh tragedy this week when…
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CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — The world’s ceaseless fascination with the Titanic disaster resulted in fresh tragedy this week when…
Continue ReadingWorld’s hardest dish? Stir-fried stones are China’s latest street food fad
CNN By Chris Lau Hong Kong (CNN) — Dubbed “the world’s hardest dish” – literally – a traditional stir-fry featuring stones as its key…
Continue ReadingAfter 25 years and $185m, Spain’s new Royal Collections Museum is finally opening
By Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — When the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao opened in northern Spain 25 years ago, architect Frank Gehry’s curvy…
Continue ReadingGermany’s biggest Jewish educational and cultural center to open in Berlin
Nadine Schmidt and Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — A glistening, curved building of blue tiles and panels in metallic hues, the Pears Jewish Campus…
Continue ReadingWhat happens when there’s a medical emergency on an airplane
By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — For Dr. Sij Hemal, it was a flight he’ll never forget. It was December 2017. Hemal, then a 27-year-old…
Continue ReadingThe shimmering mirrored building that vanishes into the desert
By Lilit Marcus, CNN AlUla, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — To find one of the most iconic attractions in Saudi Arabia, don’t look for the building…
Continue Reading‘The idea of what makes an American movie is changing’: Celine Song and the cast of ‘Past Lives’ on love, loss and ‘inyeon’
By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Greta Lee isn’t afraid to mess around with her co-stars. The actor was sitting with John Magaro and Teo Yoo for…
Continue ReadingBritish Museum apologizes after using translator’s work in China exhibition without pay or acknowledgment
Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — When the British Museum launched its “China’s hidden century” exhibition last month, writer and translator…
Continue ReadingDiversity takes center stage at the new National Portrait Gallery in London
By Nicole Mowbray, CNN London (CNN) — When The National Portrait Gallery opened its doors to the public in London on Thursday, it was the first…
Continue ReadingLook of the Week: An Olsen twin in color!
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — The sartorial journey of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen remains a source of endless public curiosity. From the days of…
Continue ReadingThe A380 was nearly extinct. Now a new airline says it’s building a superjumbo-only fleet
Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — The pandemic almost killed it and its production ended sooner than anticipated in 2021, but the A380 simply refuses…
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