AI solutions, sustainability, and inclusive travel: ITB Berlin is shaping the future of travel

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) will be closed all day today (Friday, March 21) due to a fire at a nearby electricity substation, which has caused a “significant power outage across the airport," a Heathrow spokesperson says. The fire has been contained and the cause is currently under investigation.

Lufthansa CEO Jens Ritter is emphatic about the state of the transatlantic travel market: Business is good and continues to grow.

For the second year running, the editors of Condé Nast Traveller UK put their heads together with some of the most respected people in the food world—the judging panel: chefs Raymond Blanc OBE; Jackson Boxer; Julie Lin; Gizzi Erskine; restaurant critic and food writer Tom Parker Bowles; TikTok sensation Poppy O'Toole; founder of Black Eats LDN Jackson Mclarty; content creator Notorious Foodie; actress and wine bar owner Anna Shaffer; and Traveller UK digital director Sarah Allard—to shine a spotlight on the new restaurants across the UK that have turned heads and won hearts, as well as the chefs, sommeliers, and changemakers making a difference in the industry. The result is this list: the UK's top new restaurants, which acknowledges fine dining spots and fish bars in the same breath, from chef's tables in Birmingham to restaurants with rooms in Norfolk. We've eaten at, loved, and awarded Greek, Thai, Mexican, Punjabi, French, Italian, Korean, and British restaurants—the diversity of the UK food landscape is, after all, the thing that makes it so exciting. These restaurants are places we recommend to you, hand-on-heart, as new openings to visit, support, and enjoy when you travel across the country this year. Happy eating.

From Egyptian jewellery to 15th century armour to medieval illuminated manuscripts, old masters and exceptional contemporary design - Tefaf, Europe's principal fine arts fair, really has something for everyone.

The European Commission unveiled this week one of its most significant health proposals, the Critical Medicines Act, which aims to enhance the security of supply and availability of essential medicines across the EU.

A one-day strike by workers at 13 German airports, including the Frankfurt and Munich hubs and all the country's other main destinations, has caused the cancellation of most flights on Monday 10 March.

For Korean Air, it's out with the old and in with the new.

Kaley Cuoco has traveled to some of the dreamiest destinations around the world for work, including Thailand to film the first season of Max’s Flight Attendant, which premiered in 2020, and Berlin for the 2024 Prime Video movie «Role Play.» But of all the beautiful places she's traveled for work, Iceland was her favorite.

Ex-007 actor Pierce Brosnan has weighed in on the next James Bond, insisting that the iconic spy must be British, as a leaked memo reportedly confirmed the character will remain a man.

IHG Hotels & Resorts is expanding across the United Kingdom by adding eight properties to its portfolio, from London to Leeds and beyond.

Verdant grass, stone carvings, and a delightful bench to relax on. By all means, the green space in the small town of Nagaizumi, Japan—about atwo-hour drive southwest of Tokyo—has all the elements of an idyllic park … except for the fact that it totals about 2.58 square feet.

A couple of jolts and bumps during a flight is expected, but certain routes have more than their fair share of stomach-dropping turbulence. A study from turbulence tracking company Turbli, reviewed turbulence forecast data from NOAA and the UK Met Office, to identify the most unstable flight routes in the world.