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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Red velvet suit, white fur trim, tall black boots, cozy (if not indulgent) pom-pom hat. Santa Claus’ uniform may have some variations, from Tim Allen’s off-duty outfits in “The Santa Clause” as he slowly transforms into the legendary gift-giver, to The Plastics’ spaghetti-strap-dress versions in “Mean Girls,” but his

By Dalia Faheid and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — When Allie Reimold boarded Flight 2223 in Houston a week ago, she didn’t expect to see him. It had been four years since they’d last visited in person. And eight years, almost exactly, since the budding scientist – on the darkest day of the year

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Each week of 2024, CNN Style has delved into the standout or most talked-about celebrity fashion moment of the last seven days, from Heidi Klum’s show-stopping E.T. Halloween costume to the internet-breaking Harris-Walz camo caps released on the campaign trail. Not all ensembles were enviable, of course. Looks ranged

By Julia Buckley, CNN Florence, Italy (CNN) — It was built as a secret passageway for the elite of Florence to pass undetected, far from the regular citizens. Now, for the first time in history, the Corridoio Vasariano, or Vasari Corridor, has opened to the general public. Less a corridor, more a private walking trail

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — It’s a solstice Saturday in the Northern Hemisphere as December 21 is the shortest day of the year and the official first day of winter. Yes, that’s right. It’s only just begun. Cheer yourself up with our last travel news roundup of 2024. Switzerland aims high A spectacular new

By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — In a dark corner of a mansion in mid-century Pennsylvania, Erzsébet, a Hungarian immigrant rebuilding her life in America, pores over the contents of a desk. Scattered across it are sketches and technical drawings for a civic building, a grand folly designed by her husband László, for the wealthy

By Kate Springer, CNN (CNN) — Siargao’s global reputation as the “surf capital of the Philippines” dates back to 1980, when surf photographer Tony Arruza and surfer Steve Jones visited the island in their quest for the “perfect wave.” They hit the jackpot. These pioneering surf explorers spread the word about the area’s abundance of

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — American Airlines has settled a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by three Black men who alleged they were thrown off a plane in January for a false complaint about body odor. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but it includes a commitment from the Fort Worth-based airline to prevent

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — The great and ancient city of Istanbul – formerly Constantinople, formerly New Rome, formerly Byzantium – straddles two continents. The European side extends like a finger across the Bosphorus Strait, almost but not quite touching its Asian counterpart. The strait is just 700 meters wide at its

By Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China is adding yet another superlative to its aviation roster: the world’s largest airport on a man-made island. Currently under construction off the country’s northeast coast, the Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport will eventually cover a 20-square-kilometer (7.7-square-mile) island with four runways and a 900,000-square-meter (969,000 sq

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Army veteran Wayne Hoey takes his saxophone with him everywhere. It came in handy this month when his flight sat on the tarmac for more than an hour in Atlanta. Hoey was returning from a family visit to Detroit and was on a Delta Air Lines connecting flight to

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Too many fingers or too many teeth — as generative AI imagery exploded across the internet last year, these bodily mishaps became both a punchline and a tell-tale sign that these photographs weren’t real. Instead, they were a machine’s best-guess at the world through human prompts. The images that

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — If you think planes have got fuller and the skies busier over the past year, you’d be right — especially if you live in either Hong Kong or Taipei. Travel intelligence company OAG has released its annual list of the world’s busiest flight routes — and the 105-minute hop

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Hear the word “Kallax,” and many people, particularly those outside of Sweden, will immediately think of a certain storage shelf from IKEA. But like many of the Swedish furniture giant’s products, the shelving unit takes its name from a location in the Scandinavian country — in this case a

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Nicole Kidman has officially clocked into the press tour for her latest film, “Babygirl,” and she’s dressed for business. On Monday evening, the actor — who plays a high-powered executive in Halina Reijn’s movie, out Christmas Day in the US — arrived at the Late Show with Stephen Colbert

By Mary Novakovich, CNN (CNN) — Skiing without borders — when you have breakfast in one country and easily ski into another for lunch. European ski domains that sprawl across international borders bring a new meaning to the idea of cross-country skiing. It’s hard to suppress a little thrill when you find yourself skiing into

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — China has tripled the amount of time visitors can spend in the country without a visa in yet another move to entice more foreign tourists. The Chinese State Administration of Immigration announced the country will expand its visa-free layover period to 240 hours (10 days) across the board. Previously,

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Transportation has issued a new rule requiring airlines to follow more rigorous standards when it comes to airline passengers with disabilities. The new rule will require airlines to meet standards for “safe and dignified” assistance to people with disabilities, especially those who use wheelchairs. It

By Benjamin Sutton (CNN) — Lorraine O’Grady, an indefatigable conceptual artist whose work critiqued definitions of identity, died in New York on Friday aged 90. Her gallery, Mariane Ibrahim, confirmed her death via email, adding that it was due to natural causes. O’Grady became an artist comparatively late in life, when she was in her

By Jessica Salter, CNN (CNN) — A huge and teeming Mediterranean port with a gritty reputation, Marseille isn’t typically seen as one France’s classic destinations, yet the country’s second biggest city by population has recently found itself in the spotlight. First it was couture house Chanel putting Marseille on the fashion map when it brought