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People dine on a restaurant terrace in front of the stupa of the Buddhist temple Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) illuminated in green to mark St. Patrick's Day in Bangkok on March 17, 2021. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (Photo by MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)
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International tipping: How to cut through the chaos and confusion
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Adventure in You
What happened when a stranger photobombed her vacation video
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‘Dazed and Confused’ are not typically goals when traveling, except in Austin
Aerial view of Lady of Mount Carmel church, St.Paul's Cathedral in Valletta city, Malta
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A world in three islands on the Mediterranean
FILE - Travelers queue up at the south security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport, Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Denver. The unofficial start of summer over the Memorial Day weekend offers a troubling glimpse of what lies ahead for travelers during the peak vacation season. U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights from Thursday through Monday, or about 2% of their schedules, according to tracking service FlightAware.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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Air travel heats up: Are Americans in for another chaotic summer?
Pretty Ayvalık is a different kind of Aegean coast resort.
Deniz Yılmaz Akman
The secret side of Turkey’s Aegean coast
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Sands China Ltd.
A British-themed resort opens in the ‘Las Vegas of Asia’
A woman in white t-shirt jeans stands on a mountain with yellow grass overlooking Yanui Beach, the boat and the mountains below. and there is sunlight
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Why you should travel solo this summer
Jaipur Hawa Mahal palace made of red and pink sandstone. A primary tourist attraction in Rajasthan India.
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Hawa Mahal: How India’s stunning ‘palace of winds’ was ahead of its time
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Mandie Kotze
The spectacular flowering ‘bulb capital of the world’
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Hunter Smith-Lihas
Two flight attendants fell in love on an airplane. Here’s what happened next
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13 of Japan’s best castles
The San Francisco Church and Monastery is a 16th century Roman Catholic complex in Quito, Ecuador. It fronts the large public square called the Plaza de San Francisco in the Old Town or Centro Historico. The church and historic center of Quito was declared a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 1978 because it is one of the largest, least-altered and best preserved historic centers in the Americas. The structure is the largest architectural ensemble among the historical structures of colonial Latin America.
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This underrated capital city was the first to become a UNESCO site

NEWS

People check in at the American Airlines ticket counter at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Auto club AAA said this summer could be "one for the record books, especially at airports," with more than 43 million Americans projected to travel 50 miles or more.
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Memorial Day weekend air travel surpasses pre-pandemic levels
May 30, 2023
Air NZ is required by law to weigh passengers who board flights from Auckland International Airport in June as part of a regulatory oversight
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand to weigh passengers before they board the airplane
May 30, 2023
The giant isopod ramen is seen in a restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan May 27, 2023.
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Taipei’s hottest new menu item is a 14-legged crustacean
May 30, 2023
SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 28, 2023 - The Chinese-made C919 takes off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport on May 28, 2023 in Shanghai, China, for the world's first commercial flight. China Eastern Airlines used Flight MU9191, the first C919 delivered by ComAC, to take off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport, marking the first commercial passenger flight of the aircraft in the world. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus takes first commercial flight
May 28, 2023
01 three-year cruise called off overview
Life at Sea Cruises
Three-year cruise in crisis amid concerns about its ship and refund demands
May 25, 2023
Travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Long airport lines, jammed planes, higher fares and potential flight delays are set to plague the coming summer travel season as more Americans fly at home and abroad.
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Air travel hits new post-pandemic record
May 26, 2023
Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa (C), who broke his own world record for the most summits after climbing Mount Everest for the 26th time, is welcomed after arriving at Tribhuvan airport in Kathmandu on May 27, 2022. (Photo by BIKASH KARKI / AFP) (Photo by BIKASH KARKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Sherpa summits Everest for a record 28th time
May 23, 2023
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 21: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents help travelers place their bags through the 3-D scanner at the Miami International Airport on May 21, 2019 in Miami, Florida. TSA has begun using the new 3-D computed tomography (CT) scanner in a checkpoint lane to detect explosives and other prohibited items that may be inside carry-on bags. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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TSA expands PreCheck access for teens
May 23, 2023
The world's expensive ice cream by Japanese maker Cellato costs $6,400.
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Don’t drop it: World’s most expensive ice cream costs $6,400
May 22, 2023
Officials investigating incident when a man disturbed bison calf at Yellowstone National Park resulting in its death.
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Yellowstone says visitor’s bison calf encounter led to animal being euthanized
May 24, 2023
This aerial view of a section of Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge on April 28, 2023 in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province of China.
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Huge bridge is a symbol of China’s ambitions, and its problems
May 23, 2023
An SNCF personnel member attends passengers next to a TGV (high speed train) at the railway station in Bordeaux, southwestern France on November 25, 2021 on the day the metropolis of Bordeaux is expected to vote on a participation of 354 million euros to finance the extension of the Paris-Bordeaux LGV (high-speed rail line). - The LGV project tears the majority between the socialists and the ecologists, led by the mayor of Bordeaux Pierre Hurmic, who prefer to this project an improvement of "daily trains". (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP) (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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France bans short-haul flights where trains are available
May 23, 2023

Food & drink

Sartoria Panatieri, run by Rafa Panatieri and Jorge Sastre, has been judged the best pizzeria in Europe.
Alejandro Moneo
Italians judge Spanish pizzeria as the best in Europe
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See the 100-year-old secret ingredient in these ‘world famous’ burgers
Adobe
20 classic French dishes everyone needs to try
Marco Molinari
The German couple who moved to Italy and opened a pizza restaurant

Stay

Sands China Ltd.
A British-themed resort opens in the ‘Las Vegas of Asia’
CROSSROADS Maldives
Inside Maldives’ only multi-island destination
Castello di Fighine
They bought a huge rundown Italian castle and transformed it into a luxury retreat