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What makes one passport more powerful than another? The best-known passport ranking, from London-based investment migration consultancy Henley & Partners, focuses solely on visa-free travel. Essentially, the more countries a citizen can visit without a visa, the better. In that ranking, six nations—France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain—tie for the top position, with 194 visa-free destinations apiece. (In 2024, the U.S. is tied for sixth, with 189.)

Oceania's newest ship, the Oceania Vista, will sail its first world cruise in 2026, roundtrip out of Miami.

British Airways unveiled a host of new initiatives at a media event in London on Monday, as part of a $9 billion "transformation."

Personalized, attentive and gracious service distinguishes the luxury hotel experience. It requires genuinely passionate staff willing to go above and beyond the expectations of their roles to service guests. To recognize these efforts, Forbes Travel Guide presents its fifth annual Employee of the Year honors in conjunction with its 2024 Star Awards.

You don’t have to be a certified diver to come face-to-face with some of the sea's most fascinating creatures. In fact, in some destinations, you can simply wade from the sand into the shallows with your mask and snorkel and enjoy some incredible marine life encounters. 

ITB Berlin 2024 the world’s leading B2B trade event, inaugurated on the 4th is set to open its doors, showcasing 1,000 exhibitors from 168 countries. Hosted by Oman, this significant gathering in the middle of the travel and tourism industry is anticipated to draw approximately 1,000 international exhibitors and over 160,000 professional visitors from around the globe. Attendees will include global hospitality industry leaders, think tanks, tourism decision-makers, airline and MICE planners, global destination management companies, airline industry, travel technology leaders, international travel influencers, and the leading providers of the world’s best travel technology services. This encompasses a broad spectrum of participants from B2B companies, the cruise industry, and travel technology providers. Amidst growing optimism, the event is poised to celebrate the global tourism industry’s return to pre-pandemic levels of activity. With anticipated growth in 2024, ITB Berlin this year is expected to herald a significant boom, surpassing pre-pandemic levels and marking a new era of expansion and prosperity in the tourism sector.

A partnership with SLH marks a new chapter in the hotel’s journey, emphasizing its dedication to creating unforgettable guest experiences.

The flights are perfectly timed to connect on to the airlines’ North American services to New York, Boston, Toronto and Montreal.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kate Boardman, a 36-year-old former teacher and current content creator from Massachusetts who has lived abroad for the past 12 years in countries including Vietnam, Australia, Guatemala, and Bahrain. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

Seychelles is set to dazzle attendees at the world’s largest travel trade show, ITB Berlin 2024 at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds.

In the spring of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, the always bustling Dam Square in Amsterdam was deserted, silent and surrounded by concrete counterterrorism blocks. The Dutch street artist Frank de Ruwe, who goes by the name of Frankey, decided these daunting studded blocks resembled something more innocent — giant Lego blocks — and that the city needed something to lighten the gloom.

Even as we travel around the globe, it’s easy to forget that our planet is part of a much larger celestial dance. Sure, we mark the orbit of the Earth around the Sun each year, but nothing reminds us that we are part of something much bigger than the experience of watching the Moon slide in front of the Sun during a solar eclipse.