Provence: Rail line re-opens to cut cars
As demand grows, and in response to emissions caps, France re-opens a regional rail line for the first time since 2016.
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Surprise! Lufthansa loses bid for ITA Airways
Italy designates Certares group as final bidder for a majority stake in state-owned ITA Airways, despite expectations Lufthansa would be the winner
Slow sleeper train plan for Boston-Montreal
A new overnight sleeper train is being proposed for the Northeast
Steep hike on trains to Heathrow
Rail fares to London's Heathrow Airport have taken a sudden rise, in part to repay the British government's pandemic aid.
Brussels goes all-out for Car-Free Sunday
Brussels is having a car-free day next week that's been expanded to include the whole Capital Region
Sweden remembers the 'big switch'
In 1967, despite dire predictions, Sweden managed to switch over to right-hand traffic
Plastic water bottles under attack
Environmental concerns over plastic packaging and other issues are leading to campaigns against bottled water.
Putting cycling on the map...
A British couple put a bicycle on the map of Europe with their three-year, 4500-mile cycling odyssey.
Northern Pacific turns South
Due to off-limits Russian airspace, the transpacific startup will fly to Mexico instead for now
Plastic brick by brick: Another Legoland
Europe's fifth and the world's seventh Legoland will open in a few years in Belgium
Avelo says it's flying toward profits
Avelo Airlines, one of last year's start-ups, says it will be profitable by year's end, unusual for an airline just a year old.
New book opens paths for disabled hikers
A new resource, drawn from personal experience, aims at opening new opportunities for outdoor recreation
French tourism tops 2019 levels
After two years of much lower numbers, France's tourism industry sees a return to normal and then some
Sweden launches new 'no-sleeper' to Hamburg
Denmark and Sweden have a bureaucratic spat that's keeping the sleeping cars off Sweden's new night train
Japan re-opening tourism, but with limits
Japan re-opens a bit further, but is still far short of its goal for revival