Asia Pacific set to lose title as the world’s largest travel region
Francesca Street, CNN Asia Pacific is home to some of the world’s most beloved travel destinations, from the natural beauty of Bali to the…
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Classical statue of Hercules nearly 2,000 years old found in Greece
Hafsa Khalil, CNN Archaeologists have discovered the remnants of a classical statue dating back more than 1,800 years in the ancient metropolis of…
Continue Reading‘Little Fires Everywhere’ author says new novel’s dystopic vision is ‘plausible — and plausible soon’
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In best-selling novelist Celeste Ng’s vision of a near-future or alternate America, children of dissident families are…
Continue ReadingAmerican tourist smashes two sculptures in the Vatican
Julia Buckley, CNN Just when you thought the summer of tourists behaving badly was over, another person on vacation wrecks another priceless…
Continue ReadingKim Jung Gi, acclaimed comic book artist, dies at 47
Scottie Andrew, CNN What takes many artists weeks or months to create took Kim Jung Gi mere hours. The acclaimed South Korean artist crafted…
Continue ReadingThe rise of sleep tourism
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Going on a vacation might seem like a rather unconventional way to try to improve your sleep habits. But sleep tourism…
Continue ReadingFat Bear Week 2022: The voting is underway in annual contest
By Forrest Brown, CNN Spring is for skinny bears and March Madness basketball. Fall, however, is for fat bears — and for Katmai National Park…
Continue ReadingFat Bear Week 2022: The voting has started
CNN, NPS.GOV, CHRISDACOW, NASA, MINISTRY OF CULTURE & SPORTS By Forrest Brown, CNN Spring is for skinny bears and March Madness basketball.…
Continue ReadingThe world’s best bars for 2022 have been revealed
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Move over London. Step aside New York. There’s a new cosmopolitan cocktail capital: Barcelona is home to Paradiso, the…
Continue ReadingBrand worn by Katie Holmes, Kendall Jenner and Beyoncé makes Paris Fashion Week debut
Samantha Tse, CNN Speaking backstage Monday after the brand’s open-air runway debut in Paris at the Petit Palais, Zimmermann’s creative…
Continue ReadingChinese vase valued below $2,000 sells for nearly $9 million after bidding frenzy
Jack Guy, CNN A Chinese vase expected to fetch €1,500-€2,000 (around $1,470-$1,960) at auction has sold for more than €9 million ($8.8 million)…
Continue ReadingGiorgio Armani: A lion in his winter years
Tim Blanks When he remodeled the garden of his home in Milan, Giorgio Armani added a pavilion, a wall of bamboo and an imposing pair of Japanese…
Continue ReadingThe ‘tombstone village’ built by Korean refugees on a Japanese cemetery
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN At first glance, Ami-dong seems like an ordinary village within the South Korean city of Busan, with colorful…
Continue ReadingThe last Covid holdouts in Asia are throwing open their doors for travel — except for China
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Across Asia, borders are opening and quarantine measures are lifting as even the last few countries clinging to Covid…
Continue ReadingHong Kong is opening up to tourism — but is it too late?
By Jake Kwon, CNN Market vendor Mr. Chan gestures around what used to be one of Hong Kong’s busiest streets. “There are no tourists now,…
Continue ReadingAmid global turmoil, superyachts are selling more than ever. Here’s why
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN The world is in turmoil. The specter of global conflict lurks on the horizon. Energy prices are putting the squeeze on…
Continue ReadingThe world’s most spectacular airport is about to double in size
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel: The wreckage of the ship that tried to warn the Titanic about the iceberg has been found. The…
Continue ReadingHistoric 207-year-old outdoor swimming pool reopens in Bath, England
By Issy Ronald, CNN With its honey-colored stone, crescent-shaped changing rooms, still water and idyllic location on the banks of the Avon river in…
Continue ReadingThe couple who spent their honeymoon riding an African iron ore train
Yasmeen E. Awaja, CNN When planning a honeymoon, many couples go for obvious destinations like Paris, the city of love, or the Maldives, with its…
Continue ReadingNext year’s Met Gala theme revealed
Oscar Holland, CNN | Samantha Tse Organizers of the annual Met Gala, one of fashion’s biggest nights, have announced next year’s theme:…
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