Air Berlin ends Oct. 28, news soon on Alitalia
Air Berlin sets the date for the end of all flights, while Alitalia has a couple of weeks left to learn its fate.
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Looking for Cheap? Southwest round-trips under $100
Southwest's 72-hour sale has a few restrictions, but lots of bargains.
'World's Most-Useless Airport' opens, finally
Saint Helena, a tiny British dot 1200 miles from Africa gets its first air connection to the rest of the world...if anyone wants to visit.
Are U.S. airfares a bargain? Only with competition
TravelGumbo recommends a must-read analysis of domestic airfares and what makes them less of a bargain than many people think.
Rome's Pantheon gets a fee (when they figure out where to collect)
The 1900-year-old icon will soon have an entry fee, once the city figures out how to build a ticket window that won't be an eyesore.
Medical tourism: a big trend, growing fast
Travel for medical care is a growing trend, and may grow from $60 billion a year last year to $165 billion by 2023.
Fees, fees, everywhere: Now it's the cruise ships
Royal Caribbean will require all passengers in a cabin to buy its alcohol package if one does.
Endangered rays get Belize sanctuary
Working with researchers from Florida International University, Belize has set out to safeguard rays from extinction and sees them in a tourism future.
Danish town to host World Darts Cup
Esbjerg is proud to host one of the world's less-known world championships as darts interest grows in Denmark.
Orient Express gets a new partner, plans
SNCF is 50% of Orient Express name and operation to Accor Hotels; together they will develop it as a luxury hospitality brand...and maybe a train.
Google's Pixel Buds offer in-your-ear translation
Google is marrying new earbuds with its translation and personal assistant software to produce an instant in-your-ear translator
Geneva offers 'street view' of its history
A 19th-century model of the city has become a digital tool for exploring and understanding the city.
CDC names the cleanest cruise ships
Centers for Disease Control found seven ships with perfect sanitation scores in the third quarter, and none that failed inspection.
Hurricane and Trump drop Cuba travel costs
A double-whammy of storms and politics has led to bargain prices as Cuba's tourism sector attempts to recover
Rome: Colosseum visitors get top-level view
The latest stage of the restoration of the Roman Colosseum has opened the upper levels, allowing a new view of ancient Rome.