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Monaco is the world's most expensive luxury rental market, according to analysis provided to The Wall Street Journal by global real estate agency Knight Frank.

Venice, Italy, trialed a tourist tax earlier this year by charging day-trippers 5 euros ($5.43) to enter the city on 29 days. Now, the City of Bridges is planning to continue the tax next year and possibly increase the fee.

When Venice introduced a five euro entrance fee in April, officials said the aim was to dissuade day-trippers from visiting at peak times, in a bid to ease the pressure on beleaguered residents forced to share the fragile city’s limited space and public resources.

On June 20, after millions of Americans had suffered through a sweltering heat wave for three days, Amtrak sent an ominous warning over social media: Trains connecting the largest cities in Northeast could face up to an hour of delay from high temperatures.

Like any emerging technology, AI is not a foregone conclusion. Realizing its full potential in travel will require bold action within companies and collaboration between them.

“I have analysis paralysis,” said my friend Maite, an Argentine who lives in Madrid. Maite is a world traveler but has always been stymied when it comes to Greece. “There are too many islands. How do you decide?”

Qatar Airways is known for its service, high-end business class seat, and top-notch safety record, and now it’s been voted the best airline in the world for 2024.

Step aside, CocoCay. Royal Caribbean's private island could soon face some serious competition.

iSeatz’s 5th Annual benchmark analysis of hospitality rewards shows across-the-board increases in point earn and burn opportunities, driven by sustainability and non-traditional lodging.

Doreen Pryor brings deep global financial experience in renewable energy and emerging industries.

The 2024 “Travel Trends” report by the Mastercard Economics Institute reveals significant consumer spending and increases in travel activity, with extended stays and higher passenger traffic noted globally.

If you want to go on an all-inclusive vacation at sea, you no longer need to book an ultra-luxury, ultra-expensive cruise line.

Love to travel to the most posh places? A new analysis from travel experts at the blog OptimosTravel ranks Aspen—a mountain town in Colorado—the most expensive U.S. vacation destination.

Royal Caribbean's family-friendly private island is about to get a bit more crowded — with Gen Xers.

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Distracted driving fell in four states after they implemented hands-free laws. An analysis of cell phone data from Alabama, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio following legislation to prevent holding a cellphone while driving found that hands-free laws made a positive impact.

About 140 miles east of Miami, Royal Caribbean's private Bahamas island, Perfect Day at CocoCay, receives thousands of eager families virtually every day of the year.

Drowsiness as a factor in road crash deaths is roughly ten times higher than reported in traditional crash data, according to new estimates. Between 2017 and 2021, nearly 18% of all traffic fatalities involved a drowsy driver, accounting for close to 30,000 lost lives. In 2021 alone, about 6,725 people were killed on U.S. roads by drowsy drivers.

Searching for the safest cities in the United States? With crime on the rise, MoneyGeek—a personal finance technology company—has issued its annual report on the safest cities in America. The report, which analyzes FBI crime data alongside the economic costs associated with crime, offers a comprehensive look at urban safety, examining not only the safest cities in the country, but also the most unsafe cities.

United will resume flying to Israel in early March, making it the first U.S. airline to return to Israel since the war between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 7.

For frequent flyers the varying amount of legroom on airplanes can be difficult to navigate.  A recent study analyzed the amount of available legroom on varying airlines’ most popular routes, and ranked them in order of most legroom to least legroom. The clear winner was JetBlue while Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines tied in 7th place, according to the study from Upgraded Points.  The full ranking for the airline seat legroom is: