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The Disney Treasure, the newest ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet expansion, will set sail in December 2024, embarking on its inaugural season of seven-night itineraries to the Eastern and Western Caribbean from Port Canaveral, Florida. Adventure will serve as the architectural and thematic foundation of the ship, in honor of Walt Disney's legendary passion for travel and exploration. (Disney)
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Disney to add a theme-packed sixth ship to its cruise line
Pasta with blue crab meat, served up by Chef Luca Faraon at Ristorante Il Carro in Eraclea, near Venice.
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Can Italy eat its way out of a blue crab infestation?
ATHENS, GREECE - JULY 20: Atop the Acropolis ancient hill, tourists visit the Parthenon temple during a heat wave on July 20, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The Acropolis of Athens and other archaeological sites in Greece announced reduced opening hours due to the heatwave conditions. Parts of Europe continue to experience extreme conditions of the Cerberus heatwave, dubbed Charon. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)
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Greece starts limiting Acropolis daily visitors to tackle overtourism
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James Jeffrey
Lessons learned from hiking the Camino de Santiago in Spain and Portugal
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Steve McGrath
They quit their jobs and sold the house. Now this family of four is touring the US in an RV
She heard her boyfriend’s voice on the airport PA system. Then came the proposal
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 25: American flags are seen at half-staff surrounding the Washington Monument as people enjoy the weather on the National Mall on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden ordered that the flags at the White House, federal buildings and military posts be flown at half-staff for the victims of a deadly shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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What travel warnings do other nations give their citizens about US violence?
Shot of two happy young women taking selfies together at a carnival
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Instagram is making you a worse tourist. Here’s how to travel respectfully
Gray Barnett got his bike back after a Brussels Airport staffer stepped in when United left him high and dry.
Luke Barnett
The airline lost his bike. He tracked it across the Atlantic
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Danae Netteburg
The parents hiking America’s longest trails with five kids
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Summer is nice, but fall is better — for travel
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 13: An aerial view of the Greenpoint - Williamsburg Waterfront on August 13, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by C. Taylor Crothers/Getty Images)
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Finding a vacation rental in New York City just got harder
Afghan women walk by a waterfall in the Band-e Amir National Park on August 12, 2022 in Band-e Amir, Afghanistan.
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Afghan women once worked in this popular national park. Now they’re not even allowed to visit
Amarachi Orie used TikTok to help her plan her vacation to Tenerife.
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I used TikTok to plan my vacation. Here’s how that went
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Why American families are leaving the US for Europe
Khor Najd, a fjord in Musandam peninsula, Oman
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The ‘Norway of Arabia’ is home to the world’s only desert fjords

NEWS

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES - 2022/04/12: Delta airlines airplanes are seen parked at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. (Photo by Camilo Freedman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Delta flight forced to turn around because of diarrhea incident
Sep 05, 2023
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German tourist accused of damaging 16th-century statue in Florence
Sep 05, 2023
Stay in Paris and you'll pay up to $5.50 per person per night in city tax.
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Europe’s tourist taxes: Everything you need to know
Aug 24, 2023
Air Canada planes on the tarmac at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, June 2, 2022. Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international airline, and a popular choice to bring travelers to its neighbor, the United States. Photographer: James MacDonald/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Air Canada apologizes after passengers told to sit in vomit-covered seats
Sep 05, 2023
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Austria offers free rail travel for a year - if you get a tattoo
Aug 26, 2023
Passengers prepare to board an Air Koryo plane bound for Pyongyang at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Aug. 26, 2023, as North Korea recently resumed international passenger flights, marking the end of a suspension since early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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North Korea hints at tourism reopening, but doubts remain
Sep 03, 2023
An Embraer 175 (ERJ 175LR, registration N279SY) regional jetliner belonging to SkyWest Airlines and in Delta Connection livery lands at Harry Reid (formerly McCarren) International Airport in Las Vegas, Nv., on February 15, 2022.
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NTSB opens investigation into recent turbulence incident on Delta flight that injured 12
Sep 01, 2023
Cancun beach, Mexico.
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Google Flights unveils new feature to help travelers save money and reveals most-searched winter holiday spots
Aug 28, 2023
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Paula Rodriguez
Airline loses passenger’s dog at world’s busiest airport
Aug 27, 2023
FILE PHOTO: Monks play ceremonial instruments to announce the arrival of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan during a commemorative ceremony at the Great Chamber of the Golden Throne in Thimphu, June 3 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his rule. SK/RM/File Photo
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Bhutan cuts daily tourist fee by half to lure more visitors
Aug 27, 2023
Yellowstone National Park officials cautioned that the ground in thermal areas is fragile and thin, with scalding water beneath its surface.
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Yellowstone ban for drunk man who strayed into thermal zone
Aug 25, 2023

Food & drink

The $170 bowl of pho.
Suteera Chalermkarnchana
Gold leaf, wagyu beef, foie gras: This indulgent bowl of pho costs $170
An entrance to Le Gavroche restaurant in the Mayfair district of London, UK, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. London's affluent Mayfair and St James's district is host to Britain's hedge fund industry. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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TV chef says he’s closing his Michelin-starred restaurant for ‘better work/life balance’
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This American family opened a restaurant in Italy
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20 best German foods

Stay

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The OWO
Historic war office used by Winston Churchill is transformed into luxury Raffles London hotel
Life at Sea Cruises will now allow passengers to join the three-year voyage at any point.
Life at Sea Cruises
Three-year-cruise becomes ‘the cruise that never ends’
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Travis Burke
This luxury tent camp has celestial credentials
Portugal's tourism industry could be hampered by new housing laws, say industry experts.
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Portugal’s hostels are world class. But, they say, a new law threatens their existence

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

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Martina Johnson and Leslie Johnson
She bought an airplane ticket she thought was a scam. Then her future husband was on board
A romantic moment ashore in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador - April 2013
Liesbet Collaert
She broke up with her boyfriend and moved in with a man she’d known for 3 weeks. Here’s what happened next
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Graphic by Leah Abucayan/CNN. Photos courtesy Marty Kovalsky and Myriam Van Zeebroeck
They split after a whirlwind romance. Years later the passion was still burning

SEARCHING FOR MEXICO

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 20: Breakfast tacos from HomeState including (from bottom up) Pecos, Dont Mess with Texas and Blanco taken on the outside patio at HomeState on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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A short history of the long fight over breakfast tacos
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This legendary sandwich was created by accident
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All the restaurants Eva Longoria visits in ‘Searching for Mexico’

SURVIVAL GUIDES

Hippo
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‘I was up to my waist down a hippo’s throat.’ He survived, and here’s his advice
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING, UNITED STATES - 2017/06/02: A Mother Grizzly and her cub walk through a meadow in Yellowstone National Park. (Photo by Will Powers/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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How to survive a bear attack – or better yet, avoid one altogether
Bull Shark off the coast of Jupiter Florida.
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What to do when a shark goes after you
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
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