When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, many people were forced to make big decisions when it came to their upcoming travel plans.However, lockdowns and travel restrictions ultimately meant that many of those choices were made for us for the most part.But…
In Greece's best-known party island, white houses, blue shutters and scarlet bougainvillea all glimmer in the sun.Two weeks after the country's official tourist season was declared open, everything is silent except for the work of bringing the place back to…
As Thailand continues to battle its third and worst Covid-19 wave since the start of the pandemic, officials say the popular resort island of Phuket is still on track to reopen to international tourists next month.The Tourism Authority of Thailand…
In non-pandemic summers, both continental Europe and the United Kingdom draw crowds of tourists from around the world. Last summer, they couldn't get there. This summer many should be able to, though the tangle of entry requirements will vary by…
Sometimes all it takes is a little name change to bring attention to an underappreciated park. At least, that's certainly the case with West Virginia's New River Gorge.Hidden within a 5,593-page omnibus spending bill in the final days of 2020…
In the week since Ryanair flight FR4978 from Athens to Vilnius was forcibly diverted to Minsk, travel in Europe already looks very different.Three days after the incident -- in which Belarusian fighter jets escorted the airplane to land in the…
A Washington man dreamed his whole life of finding a raw diamond to create a one-of-a-kind engagement ring for his future spouse, but he didn't know that it would actually become a reality.Christian Liden told CNN that the idea of…
It is the biggest legal fight the art world has ever witnessed: a Russian oligarch, who claims he was ripped off buying multi-million-dollar masterpieces, versus a Swiss art dealer who says it was just business.Now, after six years of lawsuits…
Anyone named James -- that being a first or last name -- just got one extra reason to visit New York City this year. The hotel James New York-NoMad is celebrating its fourth anniversary by giving 40% off stays of…
The New York City sunset can be a sight to behold, with sky high buildings reflecting magnificent colors and clouds peeking in between.But twice a year, residents are treated to an even more spectacular sight: Manhattanhenge.It's that magical, fleeting moment…
Top US vacation spots are welcoming travelers for the first big holiday weekend of the Covid-19 vaccine era.Now that, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 40% of Americans are fully vaccinated, Memorial Day weekend seems…
Airplane seat designers have long been dreaming up innovative economy cabin concepts, looking for the ideal balance between squeezing in as many passengers in as possible, and keeping the experience relatively enjoyable for fliers.And while the stand-up airplane seats that…
For years it's sat abandoned in a dilapidated hangar in Kazakhstan, visited only by intrepid urban explorers keen to photograph a spectacular if unloved piece of space history.But after graffiti was recently spray painted on the side of a Soviet…
A'Driane Nieves didn't attend art school, and she never dreamed of becoming an abstract artist."I knew I was a creative, but I identified as a writer," Nieves told CNN.That changed when Nieves began to struggle with mental health conditions. Painting…
The long-held dream of a successor to Concorde just got a little farther away as one of the major contenders in the race to build a supersonic passenger jet appears to have run out of financial fuel.Aerion, based in Reno,…
New York City is posting buses at beaches and parks over the Memorial Day weekend offering free Covid-19 vaccinations, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday."We're going to go the extra mile, whatever it takes," said de Blasio. "You're going to…
Summer is unofficially here, and many people in the United States are ready to get back to flying, driving cross-country and soaking up the sun after the pandemic hammered travel plans for basically all of 2020.With an increase in vaccinations…
A Scottish architecture firm has released plans for the second-tallest skyscraper in the world to be built in St. Petersburg, Russia.The Lakhta Center II will stand at 703 meters (2,306 feet), while the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in…
The moon was illuminated a bright coppery red, big and beaming in the night sky.And as people on the ground in Australia and New Zealand and parts of the western United States peered up to admire this rare super blood…
Following a series of incidents aboard aircraft, including an assault that left a flight attendant with facial injuries and two missing teeth, the union representing Southwest Airlines' flight attendants is urging the company to take stronger steps to protect its…
