New Storm Impacting Travel: Helene Has Airlines, Cruise Lines on Watch

Skift is advancing its commitment to shaping the future of the travel industry with the launch of Skift Elevate, an initiative dedicated to empowering underrepresented voices within the sector.

There’s a refreshing fluidity and freeness to the best wine bars of New York City, which can appear in many forms—a sleek power-lunch hotspot, a cozy bar on the Lower East Side, or a tranquil backyard in Brooklyn. “To me, a wine bar serves limited food and is more focused on the beverage at hand,” explains Chase Sinzer, owner of wine bar Claud and Penny in the East Village. “It might feel more ‘casual’ in that it invites guests to maybe peruse the bottles on the wall or pour their own wine from an ice bucket.”

Sober travelers who wish to take to the seas find it nearly impossible to book an alcohol-free cruises. Major cruise lines focus heavily on alcohol consumption, trying hard to sell expensive drinks package to cruisers. In return, cruisers who paid big bucks for their drinks package tend to indulge a lot more than usual in an attempt to get their money’s worth, creating an atmosphere that’s very unhealthy for those who want to avoid booze altogether.

Southeastern France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is famous for some big things, from Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps, and the rolling landscapes that unfurl below it to the millennia-spanning architecture that defines the region’s capital city, Lyon, and beyond. Ironically, one of the best ways to experience all that grandeur is to think small — that is, to visit the small towns that reflect the best of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes’ endless outdoor possibilities, robust agriculture and gastronomy, and long history and cultural heritage.

Carnival Cruise Line celebrated both its 30-year relationship with Tampa, Florida, and International Coastal Cleanup Day all in one shot.

Celestyal Cruises has unveiled a new guide for travel advisors. 

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is set to unveil a new attraction in the spring of 2025.

Update: September 24, 2024, at 8:05 a.m. ET

Southwest Airlines has issued a warning to employees without actually warning them. It’s more preparatory that something ominous is likely coming.

Spirit Airlines is embracing fall with a great sale that has one-way flights starting as low as $40.

For a hero to actually become a hero, they often need a villain. You'll find plenty of both types of iconic Disney characters on Disney Destiny, poised to set sail in 2025.

It's going to be epic.