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Japan has long captivated travelers. But many of its most famous qualities — from the cuisine to the country’s nationwide culture of civility — can initially be befuddling…
Read more What’s your single best tip for traveling in Japan? Here’s what frequent visitors saidSingapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday that a closed-door deal for Taylor Swift to perform in the city-state ensured she would not perform in other Southeast…
Read more Debate heats up as Singapore prime minister says exclusive Taylor Swift deal isn’t ‘unfriendly’After nearly four years, the Eastern & Oriental Express is back on the rails. Â Â Â The train, which is operated by the luxury travel company Belmond, this week…
Read more The Eastern & Oriental luxury train restarted this week — here’s what a trip costsThe airline industry’s dramatic climb from the depths of the pandemic may be ending soon. A review of multiple reports shows stabilization across several key metrics, as rapid…
Read more Will air fares remain high in 2024? Here's what experts sayFew names exude “quiet luxury” like the ultra-luxe Aman Resorts. Its hotels bear its moniker: from Amanoi in Vietnam, to Aman Sveti Stefan in Montenegro and the hotel…
Read more Ultra-luxury Aman Resorts launches a more affordable brand called Janu. Here's what it costsThe resort hotel has 20 rooms which will be open for stays from Dec. 1, 2023. Source: The Bus Collective It only costs a dollar to ride a…
Read more Southeast Asia’s first luxury hotel made from retired buses opens in Singapore — take a look insideMany 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…
Read more Is your hotel sustainable? Not if these two things are in your room, says Soneva’s founderKyoto’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…
Read more I walked more than 100 miles in Kyoto. Here are 5 new places worth visitingPlanning a holiday can be stressful — that’s where travel agents come in. But now, travelers have another option: chatbots like ChatGPT, Bard AI and Microsoft Bing. Simply…
Read more Which is better — ChatGPT or a travel agent? Here’s our pickStarting Monday, passengers flying on Korean Air may be asked to step on a scale before boarding their flight. The exercise, which will last about three weeks, is…
Read more Your boarding pass and weight, please: Why airlines are asking passengers to step on the scalesLooking to splurge on your next vacation? The travel website FloridaPanhandle.com analyzed costs in 100 popular vacation spots, looking into average prices for accommodations, transportation, food and attractions.…
Read more $1,850 a day? What it costs to visit the 10 most expensive vacation destinations in the worldTravelers can avoid paying some of Bhutan’s daily tourism fees, as long as they stay at least five nights. Last week, Bhutan announced changes to its Sustainable Development…
Read more It’s now cheaper for travelers to go to Bhutan — if they stay long enoughAmusement parks and road trips — this is this stuff many family vacations are made of. But a new survey shows parents increasingly want in on a…
Read more Wellness travel is rising among a particularly weary group of travelers — parentsThe World Travel & Tourism Council says the global travel and tourism sector won’t fully recover this year — but it will get close. The sector is forecast…
Read more Travel won’t fully recover this year — but it will get closeA decade ago, a person who walked into a restaurant in Seoul and asked for “han myung-I” —a table for one — could be declined service. That’s…
Read more Planning a solo trip to Seoul? Here are some places that cater to singles in SeoulConsumers in China plan to pay up when it comes to hotels, a Morgan Stanley survey found in late January. The research points to growing demand for high-end…
Read more What do Chinese travelers want? Luxury ‘star-rated’ hotels, says new surveyBEIJING — China’s consumption recovery from zero-Covid is getting off to a solid start – after a depressing fourth quarter. When Michelin-starred restaurant Rêver reopened Thursday from a…
Read more Tourism is roaring back in China. But the $6 trillion consumer market is digging itself out of a deep slumpPeople still looking to book trips home to visit family or take a vacation during the holidays need to act fast and prepare for sticker shock. Airline executives…
Read more Flying home for the holidays will cost you more this yearVivian James Rigney is no casual traveler. The executive coach and speaker has visited more than 80 countries and lived on three continents. He’s also climbed the highest…
Read more Afraid of heights, he climbed Mount Everest — now he’s helping others conquer their fears too
