Over 200 European Cities to Ban Vehicles for a Day
Tesla at charging station in Oslo Over 200 European cities, including Stockholm, will ban vehicles in their city centers September 19th. This is being done for...
Tesla at charging station in Oslo Over 200 European cities, including Stockholm, will ban vehicles in their city centers September 19th. This is being done for...
Adventures by Disney and AmaWaterways are combining their travel expertise to create family-focused vacations with first-ever river cruising itineraries. Five sailings along the Danube River in the summer of 2016, as well as two holiday- themed...
Just so you know it's not all going to the dogs, one day after we reported on a Spanish town that has granted full rights to its "non-human residents," comes news that a town in Italy has restricted the right to...
Got to feed the hungry baby: growing air traffic means higher fuel usage. You may have noticed a number of announcements and articlse in recent weeks about airlines signing deals with producers of biofuels–fuels made from plants, from...
The Strasburg Rail Road, which bills itself as the “Rail Road to Paradise” has added a less-heavenly attraction to its steam-train rides through the Pennsylvania countryside near Lancaster. Using a dozen vintage...
Iranian officials hope that the nuclear deal will result in a growth of tourism.
A small Spanish town has taken a world first: It's formally recognized equal status for human and non-human residents of t town, and laid out rules for protection. Trigueros del Valle, a town of 300 in the province of Valladolid, passed the law...
A spinach pizza from Torino Photo: Nova / Wikimedia Amar, the association of Italian pizza-makers is demanding...
First step in Crystal's expansion: Crystal Esprit luxury yacht sails this December. Crystal Cruises, presently a two-ship, all-luxury line is planning a burst of expansion in every direction, with...
Inside the Mavericks' 757 If you feel a little cramped in your airplane seat, think what it would be like if you were 7'2" and trying to sit in that seat! That's a real issue for NBA players, and it's why the teams fly on specially-equipped...
Tokyo's Keio Hotel, in Shinjuku, features several rooms decorated in Hello Kitty themes for fans of the popular cartoon character.
United Airlines, which has been plagued by computer glitches over the past few years, some of which have led to disruptions of flight schedules, has given two computer hackers a million MileagePlus miles each for helping find security glitches in...
If cruisers are dreaming of Caribbean warmth for the coming winter (see item above), skiiers are already thinking of freshly-packed powder and warm drinks after...so now, in the heat of summer, we are seeing the winter services being announced.
A recent article from the newsletter Smarter Travel got me thinking about the different issues with boarding planes. I have noticed the myriad different ways that airlines try to control boarding. As they have worked to enforce "zones" or "groups"...
Street scene, Cuba Photo: GarryRF / TravelGumbo MSC Cruises, currently Europe's top ocean cruise line, is responding to constantly-increasing European interest in Cuba (and possibly...