Rail vs air: The tool that aims to make European train journeys as easy as booking a flight

The unofficial anthem of Buenos Aires is a classic tango from 1935, “Volver.” The name of the song means “to return,” and in it Carlos Gardel anticipates the mixed emotions of revisiting the city after many years. “To feel…that life is a puff of wind,” he croons, “that 20 years is nothing.” For me, it had been nearly 30 years since my last visit to Buenos Aires, a city to which I'd bought a one-way ticket as a young man with a wild dream of setting myself up as a foreign correspondent. By some miracle I established myself as a stringer for an array of international newspapers and was soon sharing a cheap apartment in the bohemian barrio of San Telmo with an NPR reporter. I became immersed in its half-European, half-Latin world, learning Spanish with the distinctive Argentine accent and lunfardo, the local slang; living on steak with chimichurri sauce; and attending raucous late-night avant-garde events at the legendary underground club Parakultural. Argentine democracy was still emerging from the long shadow of the military dictatorship that ruled in the late 1970s and early '80s, whose “dirty war” resulted in an estimated 30,000 desaparecidos—“the disappeared.” BA could sometimes feel melancholy, claustrophobic, and conformist (every restaurant seemed to have the same beef and pasta menu), but it was rich with character and atmosphere. With its charming wood-paneled cafés and dapper, formal citizens, much of it felt like it had not changed since the 1930s.

The 43rd Annual Experimental Aviation Convention in Buenos Aires drew over 15,000 visitors to see unique, homemade aircraft.

Spirit Airlines said on Wednesday that it had successfully emerged from bankruptcy, exiting a major corporate restructuring five months after first filing for bankruptcy.

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.

Get ready for many more options for low-cost flights coming this spring. 

Travelers have new data to avoid cancelled or delayed flights, thanks to a report that reveals which airlines were the most punctual in February. The analysis from aviation analytics company Cirium spotlights the on-time performance of flights in the United States and around the world. 

Once the "best-kept secret” from travellers worldwide, Saudi Arabia is now a must-visit destination for Europeans. 

Europe has many great train systems, and more and more airlines are leveraging them to expand their networks. By offering combined air and rail tickets, airlines allow customers to book both forms of transportation on a single ticket.

When people think of St. Patrick’s Day parades in the United States, places like New York City, Boston, or Chicago usually come to mind. And while New York City has the largest and oldest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the country (it was established in 1762), the second largest belongs to a city much smaller in size: Savannah.

This year, German television celebrates a mightily important anniversary. 25 years ago, a depressed loaf of bread waltzed on to children’s TV screens and terrified the entire population.

Whenever we have a chance to sit down with iconic chefs, cookbook authors, and jet-setting travel show hosts, we can't help but ask: What meals would you hop on a plane for? We want to know about the restaurants—be they on a tiny street in Oaxaca or atop a glittering Hong Kong hotel—that are unforgettable even months and years after a visit. We're curious about the lauded tasting menus that are really worth it, and also the blink-and-miss-it street vendors whose food will change your life in seconds (and for less than a dollar).

Recently, Sri Lanka's Southern Province has become a favored destination for neophyte surfers—a laid-back alternative to the less forgiving waters of the eastern coast—and a lively hospitality scene has risen in tandem. It is centered in the Galle district, famous for its monumental Galle Fort, a 16th-century Portuguese stronghold where shops and sleek stays like the Fort Printers hotel now buzz behind the ramparts. But follow Matara Road to the town of Ahangama and the surfing hot spot of Weligama Bay, and you'll start to see the bigger picture: a growing Sri Lankan design movement informed by heritage crafts, spiritual traditions, Dutch colonial roots, and the easy-breezy vibes of the wave riders who are driving change—in the water and on dry land.