Man buys into small town to draw more travelers
Matt Rogatz now owns a hotel, guest house, spa and former jail in Green Lake, Wisconsin. Source: Our Green Lake For the past two years, property developer Matt Rogatz made …
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Is your hotel sustainable? Not if these two things are in your room
Many hotels claim to be eco-friendly. But are they? A quick-and-easy test is to look for two items, said Sonu Shivdasani, founder of Soneva and Six Senses hotel …
The best places — and best times — to take a safari
In some African cultures, the combination of rain and sunshine means that a leopard and a lioness have given birth to a cub. I was hoping that this was …
44-year-old travels to every country in the world — without flying
Danish traveler Torbjorn Pedersen says he is the first person to visit every country in the world — without flying. It’s a feat that took 10 years to accomplish — …
Cities are fighting back against overtourism: Venice, Amsterdam, Bali
From overtourism to no tourism — and back again. Many cities have come full circle to worrying about too many tourists rather than too few. The rise of budget …
Is the party over? New data suggests revenge travel may be ending soon
The era of unabated “revenge travel” may be coming to a close. New reports show that, after years of inflation and rising travel costs, travelers may finally be curtailing their …
Apps show where people do it
Ever pack workout clothes for a vacation — only to unpack them, unworn, upon returning home? Perhaps the destination matters. Data from exercise apps, which track users’ physical locations and …
5 new shops for tea, coffee and meditation
Kyoto’s flat geography makes long strolls easy. And by using bustling Shijo Street — also known as Shijo-dori — as a main street for navigation, it was a breeze to …
What are the best hotels in the world? See the list of the top 50
The best hotel in the world is Passalacqua, an 18th century villa on the edge of Italy’s Lake Como. That’s according to the 50 Best organization, which announced the …
UNESCO names new sites to World Heritage List –one is in the West Bank
The World Heritage Committee has named 37 new sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List — including one in Israeli-occupied West Bank. The newly inscribed properties were announced during the 45th …