A 9-Month Cruise Is TikTok’s Favorite New ‘Reality Show’
In the last few months, Beth Fletcher, a 39-year-old photographer in Derbyshire, England, built a small following on TikTok by recapping and analyzing the British reality show “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!” When the latest season ended in early December, Ms. Fletcher was at a loss for content because, she said, […]
Readers Share Their Best Personal Travel Hacks
The next time you’re on a plane, if the person next to you doesn’t seem to own anything that isn’t bright red, it might be Celia Paerels. Kindle case, sweater, sunglasses, headphones, charging cord, everything in shocking scarlet: It’s how she avoids leaving anything behind in the seat or the seat pocket. “Everybody clues into […]
How Life at Sea’s 3-Year Cruise Unraveled
Kara and Joe Youssef sold their two apartments, withdrew their life savings, gave up most of their belongings and, in late October, set out for Istanbul for the trip of a lifetime: a three-year cruise around the world, scheduled to depart Nov. 1. But in late November, after months of behind-the-scenes chaos, the Youssefs were […]
Eiffel Tower Closes for Labor Action on Creator’s Anniversary
History lovers visiting Paris might have made a plan to check out the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday. After all, it was the 100th anniversary of the death of Gustave Eiffel, the eponymous civil engineer whose company designed and built it. But the sign they discovered by the landmark bore grim tidings: “La Tour Eiffel est […]
The Bahamian Island of Eleuthera Offers Beauty and the Sea, Crowd-Free
Twin Coves, on the Atlantic Ocean side of the narrow, finger-shaped Bahamian island of Eleuthera, is a gorgeous spot: Two crescent-shaped, pink-sand beaches free of crowds, with calm waters protected from heavy waves by offshore sandbars. But the real magic emerges when you walk into the crystal-clear sea. Just beneath the surface, a large outcropping […]
What to See, Eat and Buy in Tangier, Morocco’s Cultural Magnet
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Common Travel Mistakes and How to Avoid Them in 2024
Their best method for success, it seems, is to communicate via polite, concise email queries rather than phone calls or online chat or web forms. Those customer service email addresses are sometimes harder to find, but that means they may receive faster attention or better service. Plus, they make for a clean, written record you […]
Strike Halts Eurostar Channel Tunnel Service Between London and Europe
Rail traffic under the English Channel was suddenly interrupted on Thursday after an unexpected walkout by railway workers, stranding passengers and causing travel chaos just days before Christmas. Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train line that runs under the English Channel, said in a statement that 30 trains scheduled to travel out of Paris, London and […]
Southwest Airlines Reaches Deal With Pilots Union
Southwest Airlines and its pilots union have reached a tentative deal on a new, five-year labor contract that would raise wages and increase retirement benefits. The union’s board approved the deal, which it said was worth $12 billion, on Wednesday, sending it to a vote of the more than 11,000 union members, who have until […]
Airbnb to Pay About $20 Million After Charging Australians in U.S. Dollars
An Australian court on Wednesday ordered Airbnb to pay a fine of 15 million Australian dollars for misleading customers by not clearly showing that prices for its property rentals were listed in U.S. dollars, instead of Australian dollars, which are worth less. Airbnb admitted in the Federal Court of Australia that it had made “false […]