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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The Maldives, with its sprawling white sand beaches and dazzling coral reefs, is one of the world’s most expensive holiday destinations. Now, though, this Indian Ocean archipelago nation has just increased the price it costs to leave. From December 1, exit fees for those flying out of the country

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Travelers to the Philippines can now book a room in the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken, located in the country’s remote highlands. No, you’re not expected to bed down on top of a pile of straw in a chicken coop. The towering six-story building stands nearly 35

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — A prowling puma, a hunting polar bear cub and a ghostly barn owl are among the shortlisted images for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2024. The judging panel selected 25 images from a total 59,228 submissions, and the overall winner will be chosen by

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN London (CNN) — A painting by British artist George Stubbs is expected to sell for up to £2 million ($2.5 million) in London next week, as it comes to auction for the first time in more than 50 years. The 18th century artwork of a Spanish pointer dog was last on

By Francesca Street, CNN London, United Kingdom (CNN) — Traveling in a premium cabin on an Airbus A380 — AKA the world’s largest passenger aircraft, known for its low noise levels and super-spacious feel — is usually guaranteed to be a swanky affair. This luxury is set to be taken to new heights on British

By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Ernest Cole was dying. Lying in a hospital bed in Manhattan, New York, thousands of miles from his homeland of South Africa, the photographer and documenter of apartheid was faced with a bitter irony: he was leaving the world just as his nation was being reborn. The date was

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — “Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year — beating out other contenders like “brainrot,” “brat,” and “weird.” In an announcement Monday, the site said that the word experienced a “meteoric rise in usage” in 2024 — up 1,200%

By Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has 3.7 million square miles of land to explore. But more and more young Chinese travelers are opting to see their country from the sky. The newest of these not-for-the-faint-of-heart structures is called Tianti (“Sky Ladder” in Chinese). It clocks in at 551 feet long (168

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Navigating airports and airplanes can be stressful at the best of times. As millions of travelers take to the skies over the busy holiday period, that inbuilt stress can hit new heights. But it doesn’t have to, just ask the world’s flight attendants. If anyone’s got surviving holiday travel

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — In German folklore, doppelgängers are considered to be a bad omen whose presence brings about misfortune. It feels all the more fitting then, that amid today’s geopolitical conflicts, increasing climate catastrophes and economic uncertainties, we’re seemingly hooked on celebrity lookalike contests. It began with actor Timothée Chalamet. In October,

By Will Noble, CNN London (CNN) — Utter the single word “Wetherspoon,” or even the colloquial “Spoons” to a Brit, and they’ll know what you mean. Some will grimace. Some will groan. Others will excitedly rub their hands together like you’d just cooked their favorite meal. Wetherspoon pubs are an institution in the UK. They

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel news this week: the world’s best cheese of 2024, why the FAA might be slowing down Thanksgiving air traffic, plus the apparent boom in wealthy Americans seeking a new life abroad. Villages and visas The Italian village offering $1 homes to Americans upset by

By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — It’s enough to give anyone already on edge about how to handle possible flight delays and cancellations yet another reason to pop an antacid or two: the prospect of delayed, lost, stolen or damaged baggage. The concern is valid, especially during peak winter holiday travel and situations such as

By Kathy Rose OBrien, CNN (CNN) — Not so long ago, if you wanted to spend Christmas with the royal family, the only way to get close was to press your nose up to the TV screen during the monarch’s Christmas speech. But times have changed and many royal residences are getting into the holiday

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — An explosives disposal team was sent to London’s Gatwick Airport and one of its terminals evacuated after a “suspected prohibited item” was found in luggage on Friday. “A security cordon is in place around the South Terminal at Gatwick Airport following discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage,”

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — While the cost of Thanksgiving dinner has been on the rise in recent years, traveling home for the holidays shouldn’t be too pricey in 2024 — at least by car. And the number of people hitting the road is on the rise. Airports and the country’s major highways will

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in Southeast Asia that has worked hard in recent years to shed its reputation for excess. Vang Vieng, a popular backpacker destination in northern Laos, is at the

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Last year, French photographer François Prost spent hours browsing Google Maps to plan a road trip documenting Japan’s “love hotels” — establishments found across the country that offer hourly rates and, most importantly for guests, privacy. But as he embarked on his 3,000-kilometer (1,864-mile) journey, they proved impossible to