Youth will be served on Explora Journeys sailings

What do some of the most iconic pieces of architecture in the world—say, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Dancing House in Prague, and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao—all have in common? Two words: Frank Gehry.

Will Smith is the latest celebrity to promote Saudi Arabia. Smith posted a video on Instagram Wednesday morning showing his recent visit to Neom, a $500 billion project Saudi Arabia is building and hoping to open by next year.

The world’s largest Hanukkah menorah will be lit in Central Park in New York City to welcome the first night of the festival of lights.

After rebounding following the pandemic disruption, the global cruise industry is set to expand further in 2024 with several notable cruise ship launches.

Hungary’s short-term rental hosts who offer their properties on Amsterdam-based Booking.com haven’t been paid for several months, leaving some having to decide whether they’ll need to shutter their businesses, according to published reports.

“He’s in here, in the kitchen every night and he’s smiling. He’s so happy to be doing this,” explains one of the managers of Café Carmellini. He is chef Andrew Carmellini, well known around New York the past 15 years for his respected but more casual restaurants Locanda Verde, Lafayette, The Dutch, Carne Mare and Bar Primi. This restaurant, which opened November 1st in the new Fifth Avenue Hotel, marks his return to fine dining with reinterpretations of French and Italian classics and as his most personal restaurant is the first one that bears his name. It’s been packed since opening night and looking around the Gilded Age style dining room with its oversized bronze and seeded glass chandeliers suspended from double height ceilings, plush blue banquettes and sculpted trees in the middle of the floor, the chef isn’t the only one smiling.

Telsa’s new cybertruck will be pricey and look weird – but also cool and futuristic. And if you go camping with it, you can use a microwave in silence.

If a Venetian gondola ride under the Bridge of Sighs or an aperitivo at Harry’s Bar is on your travel list for 2024, you might need to fill out some extra paperwork—and pay some extra money. In an effort to shore up against the ravages of overtourism, Venice will start charging certain tourists an entry fee to access the marvels of the delicate floating city.

Your December 2023 horoscope is in, with a whole lot to sift through. If you’re someone who likes to spend this time tying up loose ends so you can move into the new year unencumbered, the good news is that you’ll be astrologically supported this month. Mercury enters Capricorn on the 1st and stations retrograde on the 13th, making a number of productive aspects along the way. Yes, this means the typical Mercury Retrograde rules will apply throughout the month—itineraries may need to be revised on the spot, traffic might be a bigger nuisance than usual, and airports may test your patience. But for the most part, this looks like the kind of climate that will support us in solving problems, fine-tuning our plans, and reorganizing our calendars for 2024, especially during the first three weeks of December.

After the sudden ousting last week, the OpenAI board has now agreed “in principle” for Altman to return as CEO. A new board is being instituted and will include former Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers, Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo and the former Salesforce CEO Bret Taylor as the chair.

Allegiant Air will begin flying to Orlando International Airport next May, operating service to Asheville, N.C.; Allentown, Pa.; and Knoxville, Tenn.

Ski season is starting early in some places as resorts across Europe have welcomed bumper snowfall.