An elderly couple has accused European low-cost carrier Ryanair of charging them 110 pounds, or $140, just to print out the boarding passes for their outbound flight.
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Looking for a new museum to add to your travel to-do list? TripAdvisor (SmarterTravel’s parent company) has released the Travelers’ Choice Top 25 Museums of 2018, including the top 10 worldwide and the top 10 in the United States, with some surprising frontrunners. The findings also highlight bookable ways to see each winner—think VIP tours and scavenger hunts—with some offering the added perk of allowing you to skip the lines to get in.
Related:6 Ways to Skip the Line at Tourist AttractionsThe winning museums were determined by comparing TripAdvisor reviews over a one-year period, with consideration given for both overall rating and number of reviews.
Here are the best museums in the world and the United States according to TripAdvisor reviews, and the ones you could skip the line at (denoted in bold).
The World’s Best Museums, According to TripAdvisor Reviews Musée d’Orsay: Paris, France The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum: New York, New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York, New York The British Museum: London, England Prado National Museum: Madrid, Spain—Museum Tour with Skip-the-Line Admission Acropolis Museum: Athens, Greece—Skip-the-Line Guided Tour of Athens New Acropolis Museum Louvre Museum: Paris, France The National WWII Museum: New Orleans, Louisiana National Museum of Anthropology: Mexico City, Mexico War Remnants Museum: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The Best Museums in the United States, According to TripAdvisor Reviews The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum: New York, New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York, New York The National WWII Museum: New Orleans, Louisiana Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, Illinois USS Midway Museum: San Diego, California—Skip the Line USS Midway Museum National Air and Space Museum: Washington, District of Columbia American Museum of Natural History: New York, New York The Getty Center: Los Angeles, California NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: Titusville, Florida United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Washington, D.C.Booking fast-track and skip-the-line admission online beforehand can be close to essential for out-of-town visitors with limited available time. And although TripAdvisor lists the museums in overall rank order, the concept of “museum” is sufficiently varied—so let’s take a look at them by type.
Art Museums
Four of the world’s best museums feature art, including paintings, sculpture, and related visual forms. All four are in the centers of major visitor destination cities and easily accessible by public transportation.
Musee d’Orsay, Paris: The d’Orsay is the number one place to see an extended collection of impressionist art. It’s in a former rail station, and it deserves its many accolades. Timed tickets are available,
An elderly couple has accused European low-cost carrier Ryanair of charging them 110 pounds, or $140, just to print out the boarding passes for their outbound flight.
In Bududa, a lush yet landslide-prone district of eastern Uganda, Mary Butsina and a growing number of other women farmers are building their livelihoods around coffee. “I’m supporting all of my 10 children with it,” says the 36-year-old, holding a red bucket, Mount Elgon looming behind her.
Traditional food has a stronghold on Athens’ dining scene, and Greece as a whole. Widespread respect for classic dishes means that family recipes are often untampered with, even at restaurants, but contemporary newcomers have also found their voice in the sea of tradition.
With curved architecture and a multicoloured mural encompassing the exterior, Towner Eastbourne is an eye-catching stalwart of the south coast’s art scene. This year it celebrates its centenary with Towner 100: The Living Collection, which has accompanying text panels helping youngsters to learn their way around the exhibits. A 20-minute stroll west leads you to Holywell Retreat, a shingle beach with rockpooling and a tea chalet offering breakfast or lunch with a view. Admission free, townereastbourne.org.uk; family room, B&B, from £146, lansdownehotel.co.uk (gallery visitors to the hotel can claim a £20 discount)
On Monday 14 August, when the tide is right, an antique sailing ship will manoeuvre through the lock of Plymouth’s historic Sutton harbour and point herself south-west towards the Canary Islands. It will be the start of a two-year voyage around the world taking in 32 ports and involving thousands of people in a groundbreaking geographical project, Darwin200, which aims, among other things, to inspire the environmental leaders and scientists of the future.
On a Saturday morning in the Lake District, perhaps at the base of a popular fell or along the shores of a placid lake, you might think you were at a countryside Crufts. The region’s footpaths are bustling with spaniels, labradors and golden retrievers – and the ubiquitous cockapoo, of course – all in procession, dragging their owners up hills or along forested trails, tongues out, tails wagging, noses poised to sniff the behind of anything they might pass.
When Muslim Advocates and the NAACP issue a joint letter accusing the U.S. airline industry of racism, it’s big news. And when the NAACP, the “nation’s oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization,” follows that up with an advisory specifically questioning the racial policies of the nation’s largest airline, American, it’s nothing less than a media firestorm. Indeed, all the major news media covered the story exhaustively. And “American Airlines” has been a trending Twitter topic for several days.
Getting old has few benefits, but the occasional senior travel discount is one of them. Senior travelers can enjoy a wide range of discounts, but both availability and value vary substantially among different travel sectors and in different parts of the globe.
The esteemed Dr. Beach has released his annual list of America’s top ten beaches, and you’ll want to visit all of them this summer—doctors orders.
For the sixth year in a row, Finland has claimed the top spot in the World Happiness Report. The annual report, compiled by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, surveys residents in over 150 countries to determine which nations are the happiest.
I am, by my admission, not a fashion girly.
Grupo Xcaret is excited to introduce the inaugural Xcaret Culinary Festival, a first-of-its-kind event in Riviera Maya. In a groundbreaking culinary festival, distinguished chefs from around the world, including internationally renowned and Michelin-starred chefs, will join forces with the finest Mexican culinary experts to celebrate the art of Mexican cuisine. The event will showcase a captivating array of dinners, tastings, pairings, and presentations, blending innovation with the rich traditions of Mexican gastronomy.