‘Paradise ruined’: Why Spanish locals fed up with overtourism are blocking zebra crossings

Daytime Bangkok is an industrial opera—flashing tuks-tuks, hectic motorbikes, and dogged taxis whizz by the end of a side street, creating a soundtrack of car horns and engines, which then layer onto an Adele playlist blasting out of one of the many gay bars along Silom Soi 4 road. But hidden at the very end, where the noise of the traffic becomes a dull hum, is the Stranger Bar, its black facade bleeding into the other buildings on either side. Come nightfall, a quick metamorphosis begins—it's nondescript no more as the crowds funnel in, waiting for the night’s five drag acts to dazzle inside the bar-cum-threater.

If you were in college over the past 20 years or so, you might have some fond — and not so fond — memories of Megabus. The blue double-decker buses with power outlets that worked most of the time and WiFi that worked rarely have for years been an important, if imperfect, way for budget-conscious travelers to get from point A to point B. The trip wasn't always pretty — you often got plopped in front of an obnoxious phone talker or wound up traumatized by the bathroom — but in general, you got where you needed to go for a good price.

I became a travel writer for the same reason many people do: I'm an avid traveler and have been for as long as I can remember.I love nothing better than to get as far off the beaten path as possible, immersing myself in nature or having genuine interactions with people from other cultures.My earliest travel memories are of my mother taking me on adventure-filled, cross-country trips each summer during middle school. We would pack up her van and the two of us would hit the open road, leaving behind our small apartment in upstate New York to spend weeks exploring each and every one of the national parks throughout America’s southwest.Zion. Check.Arches National Park.

Greece is set to introduce a new tax for cruise ship passengers visiting the popular islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the summer’s peak season, in an effort to mitigate the effects of overtourism. 

During a typical summer afternoon, Camp IHC, nestled in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains, accommodates more than 600 youth campers.

It's the most wonderful time of the year ... for airfare.

A growing number of travelers have shown a preference for spending more money on experiences than possessions, and the travel industry has paid close attention to that shift. Skift Research’s Venture Investment Trends in Travel 2024 report revealed the experiences sector was one of the few in travel to see an increase in venture capital investment.

China was a booming opportunity when United Airlines launched flights to Chengdu a decade ago.

It all began, as most things do these days, with a viral video on TikTok.

Another European city is cracking down on short-term holiday rentals in a bid to to curb overtourism.

Rome could soon launch a ticketing system to enter one of its most iconic sites.

I'll admit it — I'm addicted to premium travel rewards cards. Most people choose just one or two of the most popular top-tier cards — such as The Platinum Card® from American Express, Chase Sapphire Reserve® and Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card — but I have all three.