Category: Travel News

Kempinski Hotels has tapped former Silversea Cruises chief executive Barbara Muckermann as CEO. Muckermann is the first woman to lead Kempinski in the group’s 127-year history.  Muckermann departed Silversea in April, saying…

My spell-checker recognizes “Disneyfied” as a word. Its usage is typically pejorative, used to describe a place where human intervention has pushed a destination into the sphere of artifice. Interestingly, Disney World…

A brush fire that started in eastern Maui Wednesday evening burned through over 420 acres in the span of two days, prompting the closure of Haleakala National Park and a two-day emergency…

Skyscanner’s Savvy Search and Google’s Gemini are AI-powered tools that can help you plan your trip. Both tools can also find you cheap flights, but Gemini was able to find the lowest…

The airline-provided inflight entertainment list is generally safe for onboard consumption. If you’re watching something on your own device, it’s probably OK, too. If someone near you is really uncomfortable with something…

Airlines don’t currently have such granular price control that a handful of searches by one person will result in a customized higher price. Airfare purchased well in advance is often cheaper, because…

Cruise lines can typically sail around storms or alter itineraries and schedules to get out of the path of storms. The water may also be rougher if there is a storm nearby….

A man was indicted for an alleged bomb hoax on a Carnival Cruise Line ship. Joshua Darrell Lowe II is charged with making a false bomb threat, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…

Brown bear 128, known as “Grazer” was voted Fat Bear Week champion in 2023. Hosted by Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, Fat Bear Week is an annual park competition that…

Before the competition even kicked off, Fat Bear Week took a gruesome turn after a fight broke out between two bears at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, competition officials said Monday….