As summer temperatures soar, a refreshing travel trend is taking the world by storm: coolcations. These vacations prioritize cooler climates, higher altitudes, and bucket list destinations that offer a respite from the scorching heat...
After decades of cuts and cancellations, Europe’s long-distance sleepers have roared back onto the timetable. Climate-conscious travellers, sky-high airfares and fresh investment from operators such as ÖBB Nightjet and start-ups like European Sleeper have...
Where History Just Got an Upgrade When UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee wrapped up its 46th session in New Delhi on 1 August 2024, it rubber-stamped 26 brand-new additions (plus two major extensions) to the...
Europe’s coast is dotted with name-brand beaches that flood your feed every July. Forget them. These seven stretches of sand demand a little legwork—but pay you back with crowd-free swims, no-filter panoramas, and bragging...
Southern Italy (the Mezzogiorno) has lagged the north in fast rail. Ferrovie dello Stato’s Naples–Bari project stitches the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts together, linking two major ports, and two seas, in record time. Beyond...
Austria is bracing for its busiest warm-weather season on record. The national tourism board (Österreich Werbung) forecasts 22.5 million guests from its ten most important source markets between May and October 2025—up from 21...
After several years of construction—and no small amount of anticipation—Mindelo’s brand-new cruise terminal in Cape Verde at Porto Grande is slated to welcome its first vessels in March 2025. Cape Verde’s government sees the...
Spain is no stranger to sizzling summers, but 2025 is tracking well above the long-term heat average. AEMET thermometers already hit 42 °C in Mérida and Écija this week, with forecasters warning peaks of...
On 5 June 2025 Via Transilvanica, Romania’s epic “path that unites”, officially unfurled its newest chapter: Terra Borza Teutonica. The 170-kilometre segment stitches together 18 villages and small towns between Viscri and Brașov, adding...
On 31 March 2025 easyJet operated its very first flight south of the Sahara, linking London Gatwick (LGW) with Amílcar Cabral Int’l Airport (SID) on Sal. The low-cost carrier now flies every Monday, Wednesday...
