New York sees record number of tourists in 2012
It’s not your imagination -- it really is getting tougher to find a cab in “the world’s greatest city” TweetCNN Travel staffArticle PageDon’t hold your breath waiting for hotel rooms to get affordable...
View ArticleTravel clichés we vow to avoid in 2013 (but probably won’t)
Hotels will no longer be perched. We’ll eat, not dine. We’ll enjoy, not luxuriate. Or so we sayTweetChuck ThompsonArticle PageA recent Wall Street Journal article belittling clichés the Style &...
View ArticleSentosa Island: A tourist attraction no longer just for tourists
With fantastic new venues, from restaurants to roller coasters, the 40-year-old venue continues to reinvent itselfTweetTina Hsiao and Jules Kay, for CNNArticle PageWith 800 species of marine animals,...
View ArticleKingfisher Airlines loses flying permit
Cash-strapped Indian airline must pay employees in order to renew operationsFrances ChaTweetArticle PageIt’s been a terrible week for Kingfisher Airlines.The Indian airline lost its flying license on...
View ArticleWould you stay in a hotel called 'The Thief'?
A Norwegian hotel pays homage to its island's criminal past -- and also helps ex-cons reenter societyFrances ChaTweetArticle PageIn the eighteenth century, the tiny island of Tjuvholmen was where...
View ArticleCrowds stampede stores for Japan's 'lucky bags'
Some underpriced goodie bags contained coats, others, a Macbook Air Frances ChaTweetArticle PageIt’s "lucky" to be in Japan for New Year celebrations.To kick off the start of the new business year,...
View ArticleCan Starbucks make it in coffee-mad Vietnam?
The Seattle-based behemoth plans to try its luck in Ho Chi Minh City, already home to some of the world's best coffeeTweetCNN Travel staffArticle PageStarbucks is hoping to shake up the coffee-drinking...
View Article2013: The year ahead in air travel
"Will they or won’t they” might be the theme of a dicey year in commercial aviation. Here are 10 stories to watchTweetScott HamiltonArticle PageUncertainty.About the only thing aviation industry...
View ArticleAmazing, seldom seen photos of Papua New Guinea
Photographer Michele Westmorland leads a visual tour into the heart of Southeast Asia's most mysterious landTracy YouTweetArticle PageWestmorland with her new friend, Coco, the resident hornbill at...
View ArticleWaldorf Astoria opens in Berlin
Luxury hotel chain's first German branch has a Pierre Gagnaire restaurant, Guerlain spa and highest suite in the cityTweetCNN Travel staffArticle PageThe flagship Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York must...
View Article10 cars for every type of traveler
Short drives to the camp site or epic road trips across a continent -- choose your ride and goTweetBrett BerkArticle PageAutomakers often create a target consumer for their cars, inventing profiles...
View ArticleInsider Guide: Best of Santiago
In a list of most underrated world capitals, Santiago ranks high. Check out its food, wine, views and nonstop nightlife and you’ll know whyTweetGabriel O'RorkeArticle PageHead east and in no time...
View ArticleWhich country has the best food?
Italy and spaghetti? Hong Kong's dim sum? Or French escargots? We want to end the great food debate here and nowZoe LiTweetArticle PageWe love to write about food. We love to celebrate the good stuff...
View ArticleFuture of air fares: More 'special' charges on the way
Don't complain so quickly -- optional surcharges for things like checked bags, extra legroom and bottled water might actually benefit some travelersTweetJordan RaneArticle PageNot that long ago, paying...
View ArticleWe want! Made in India, candy-colored, vintage-style luggage
For travelers who value fashion and functionality, custom-made trunks and cases are making steamship style hip againDivya DugarTweetArticle PageIn today's age of frills-free travel, there's something...
View Article2012 safest year to fly since 1945
Last year contained the longest period without a fatal airline accident in modern aviation historyTweetCNN Travel staffArticle PageEncouraging news for aerophobics. The year 2012 was extremely safe for...
View ArticleGallery: China's top 10 destinations of 2012
TweetWhere did travelers in China go last year and why? Forbes China has the answerCNN Travel staffWhile the overall numbers remain staggering, China's inbound and domestic tourism was affected by the...
View ArticleMeet a drug lord’s brother on the Pablo Escobar Tour
In Colombia, visitors trace a notorious piece of history and chat with a man once inside a powerful drug cartelJustin CalderonTweetArticle PageHalfway up a slaloming mountain road overlooking Medellin,...
View Article10 outrageous spas in the Middle East
Where a gold facial means exactly thatHelen SpearmanTweetArticle PageIn a part of the world where you can buy 24-carat bullion from a vending machine, eat a cupcake worth US$27,000 and get your iPad...
View ArticleIn pictures: 10,000 angry fliers clash with police
Chaos, anger and violence as flights are grounded at China's Changshui International AirportHiufu WongTweetArticle PageAround 10,000 furious air passengers clashed with police and airport officials...
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