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The discussions focused on plans to spur the investment climate in the various tourist destinations across Egypt.

Two holidaymakers found love when their flight was delayed, the BBC News reports. A chance encounter at Bournemouth Airport has led to a wedding engagement.

Like any career, Daniel Prattley's role as a luxury butler has its downsides. 

In our weekend roundup, we delve into the pros and cons of Google’s latest foray into the tours and activities industry, providing insights into how online travel agencies might stand to benefit. We also catch up with IHG’s new CEO Elie Maalouf and his ambitious plans for the brand’s future. From AI’s influence on the travel sector to the latest controversies in short-term rentals, keep reading for a comprehensive look at the most pressing issues in today’s travel landscape.

Gains in efficiency were realized during the pandemic when virtual gatherings were the only option. There was no other choice — business had to be conducted online.

As the world of fashion paid homage to the life and legacy of polarizing fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld at the 2023 Met Gala and its accompanying exhibition, it appears that Lagerfeld’s influence will long continue with The Karl Lagerfeld Macau scheduled to open in the summer of 2023.

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Like at every noteworthy speakeasy, it started with a knock.

I was about to go kayaking on Long Island’s Nissequogue River eight years ago when I met a middle-aged couple gifted in the art of discovery. The two were eager to show me their marked-up and laminated map of New York state and walked me through their summer plans—which, as it turned out, involved journeying from one swimming hole to the next.

Would you pay someone to plan a trip for you and only learn where you’re going when you arrive at the airport?

Establishing a new religion in ancient India was no simple matter. Beyond the pantheon of Hindu gods and their powerful Brahmin worshippers, nature spirits occupied practically every tree, rock, and river. Taking the guise of ogres, these yakshis and yakshas were feared rather than loved. Together with the terrifying serpent deities known as nagas, they needed to be appeased with wine, blood, or flesh in order not to wreak havoc in people’s lives.

I was waiting in my hotel lobby for an Uber to take me to the annual Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio when I met Dina Brewer and Rina Nicholas, 67, who came all the way from California. Like me, it was also their first year attending the event, and none of us realized the difficulties of getting a rideshare in suburban Ohio.

A wildfire raging on the Hawaiian island of Maui is tearing through popular tourist areas, leading to dozens of deaths, halting flights, and prompting strong warnings for travelers to evacuate.

Mary MacCarthy and her 10-year-old daughter, Moira, had just deplaned at Denver International Airport when two Denver police officers met them at the gate, calling them by name and notifying them that they had been reported for suspicious behavior.

Get thee to New York's museums and get thee to them now. There's an end in sight to summer's dog days, and with the promise of cooler early-autumn days comes a fresh turnover in the exhibitions on offer throughout the city. Some of the big summer tentpoles—Africa Fashion at the Brooklyn Museum, installations at both MoMA and MoMA PS1—will run all the way into October, so if you haven't made your way to them yet, there's still time. Joining these holdovers are a myriad of newer options, the variety of which ensures that there's something for everyone. Find our guide below. 

Watching weary day hikes start the long uphill hike from Phantom Ranch, a ranger station at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Jeff Schwartz has learned to look for telltale warning signs.

The Transportation Department announced on Wednesday that it had finalized new regulations to require more commercial aircraft to have accessible bathrooms, a long-awaited step to address complaints from disabled travelers about the difficulties of flying.

Three years after JetBlue Airways and American Airlines first created a strategic partnership that gave their customers mutual access to earning and redeeming miles, to reciprocal codeshare flights, and to an expanded route network, JetBlue this week said that it plans to end the union following a federal ruling against the pact.

Alligator pear is another word for the avocado but it’s now the name of a New Orleans-inspired cocktail bar and restaurant near Madison Square Garden.

Indigenous communities in Costa Rica are relatively unknown and often overlooked, so visiting them makes for a truly fascinating and authentic experience. In the remote Bribrí village of Yorkín, men and women are equal and sustain themselves through farming, fishing and hunting. Rough Guides writer, Anna Kaminski, met the woman behind the collective.