Mamallapuram is now in Green Destination certification program

Thailand is inviting remote workers and digital nomads to not only visit, but to stay a while with its new extended visa program.

The Boeing 737 Max is back in the news after the plane was involved in a “Dutch roll” on a Southwest Airlines flight from Phoenix to Oakland in May. The incident caused significant structural damage and is raising further safety questions about the aircraft.

Back in 2021, a 22-year-old from Arkansas named Trevor Rainbolt shuttered himself in his Los Angeles apartment to memorize the world. For months, he spent his time studying Google Street View from his desk chair. Delivery drivers handed over his meals; a barber came to style his hair. After a while, his memory grew planetary. When you see cabbage-like plants thriving along the sides of a Russian country road, he learned, you’re most likely looking at Sakhalin Island. On a bridge lined with pea-green pavement? You’re above a river in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province. If your vista, but for the sweep of golden grasslands, screams South Africa, you’ll be in Eswatini.

Think of Goa and what comes to mind? Beaches, nightlife, and parties. Goa’s Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte welcomes this image, but he wants travelers to see beyond it.

China is opening its doors even wider to the world. Australia is now the latest country to join China’s expanding visa waiver program.

Jun 14, 2024 • 7 min read

Heading to the beach or lake and taking a swim in the cool water is an essential part of going on holiday for many. But to save spending the rest of your hard-earned break sick, it's good to know how clean the water you’re jumping into really is. 

Finnish airline Finnair is making it easier to hop across the Atlantic this fall and winter with a flight sale for travelers planning ahead.

If you want to redeem Choice points for your Preferred Hotels & Resorts stay, unfortunately, award rates are now higher at many properties within the portfolio.

Sixty years ago, a catchy tune and a whimsical boat ride debuted at the 1964 World’s Fair before moving to Disneyland in 1966. At a time when air travel was still a luxury, its miniature landscapes offered people a glimpse into the world. Americans saw the temples of Thailand and the carnivals of Brazil. “It’s a Small World” wasn’t just a boat ride; it was a portal for discovery.

As a half-Thai, half-American kid growing up in Florida, Dylan Eitharong often felt out of place.

Justin Parfitt has sent 47 emails, called more than 30 times, and spent an estimated six hours on the phone with Turkish Airlines in an attempt to change his family's flight home from Indonesia to France, he told Business Insider.