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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Cruise companies are being forced to cancel or reroute voyages as tensions in the Red Sea escalate. Royal Caribbean, Carnival Corporation and MSC Cruises are among those who’ve made the decision to adjust their itineraries, or pull voyages completely, to avoid passing through the Red Sea due to attacks by

By Hannah Seligson, CNN (CNN) — For many years, an area on the Pacific coast of Mexico now known as the Riviera Nayarit was so overlooked that people were, as one local put it, “giving away land.” The rocky beaches, viewed as less desirable than the sandy ones an hour to the south in the

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Mass tourism has turned the Italian city of Florence into a “prostitute,” the director of Galleria dell’Accademia has said, sparking anger and calls for her to step down. Although Cecilie Hollberg has apologized, Italian politicians have slammed her comments this week as being offensive to Florentines. “Once

By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, CNN (CNN) — Think of road trips and you might automatically imagine motoring along US highways, or roaming country to country through the mountains and vales of Europe. But it’s also possible in Saudi Arabia and – although some people might believe this would be a dusty, boring experience – it offers

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Nothing unites Hong Kong quite like dim sum. Baskets of steaming, bite-sized morsels bring families together every weekend, gatherings where elderly members share stories of their childhoods over the familiar taste of a Chiu Chow-style dumpling. This is why Hong Kongers choose their dim sum experiences

CNN By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Nothing unites Hong Kong quite like dim sum. Baskets of steaming, bite-sized morsels bring families together every weekend, gatherings where elderly members share stories of their childhoods over the familiar taste of a Chiu Chow-style dumpling. This is why Hong Kongers choose their dim sum

By Catherine Hickey (CNN) — When Caspar David Friedrich died in poverty in 1840, he was almost forgotten by the contemporary art world. As his 250th birthday approaches, his reputation is reaching new heights — and the anniversary year is likely to propel it into the stratosphere. Three major exhibitions are planned in Germany this year.

By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department has posted a travel advisory update urging Americans to “exercise increased caution” in the Bahamas, citing crime. “Gang-on-gang violence has resulted in a high homicide rate primarily affecting the local population,” the advisory, posted on January 26, reads. The advisory out the most-affected islands of New

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — An artist who appeared nude in a highly publicized piece by famed performance artist Marina Abramović is suing New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) after he said he was sexually assaulted during the 2010 event. In the lawsuit obtained by CNN, New York artist John Bonafede claims MoMA

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Crossing the desert could be about to get much more glamorous. State-owned railway company Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) recently struck a 200 million Saudi riyals ($53.33 million) deal with Italian hospitality company Arsenale Group to launch the first luxury train in the Middle Eastern kingdom. Saudi Arabia officially opened

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When two rats began taking their own photos with a camera attached to their cage, artist Augustin Lignier said he felt “super powerful.” As part of his graduate studies in 2021, Lignier bought two rats from a pet store in France where he lives, and built them an elaborate

By Julian Ryall, CNN Odawara, Japan (CNN) — The careful placement of the traditional “kabuto” helmet and the adjustment of the cord chin strap complete the transformation. Simon Celestine arrived at Odawara castle as a tourist from France but he is now lord of one of the most impressive feudal-era fortresses in Japan – if

KCRA, CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A woman who was stuck overnight Thursday in a gondola at a Lake Tahoe, California, ski resort told CNN affiliate KCRA she “screamed desperately until I lost my voice.” Monica Laso, who had planned a ski trip with her friends, didn’t imagine that she would spend a night

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — In front of Martha Stewart is a perfectly set table, complete with silverware rolled into cloth napkins, matching blue glasses, and three picturesque floral arrangements at the center. Plates of fruit sit on a table behind her, and at the center is the face that would launch a thousand

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A woman who was stuck overnight Thursday in a gondola at a Lake Tahoe, California, ski resort told CNN affiliate KCRA she “screamed desperately until I lost my voice.” Monica Laso, who had planned a ski trip with her friends, didn’t imagine that she would spend a night hanging in

KCRA By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A woman who was stuck overnight Thursday in a gondola at a Lake Tahoe, California, ski resort told CNN affiliate KCRA she “screamed desperately until I lost my voice.” Monica Laso, who had planned a ski trip with her friends, didn’t imagine that she would spend a night hanging

By Kelly Murray, CNN (CNN) — A spur-of-the-minute detour led to a “real great adventure” for a Parisian visitor to the United States. Julien Navas, who was visiting the US from France to see the launch of the first US moon landing mission in decades from Cape Canaveral, Florida, also ventured to New Orleans. Along

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — There is nothing subtle about the world’s largest cruise ship. Royal Caribbean’s new, nearly 1,200-foot-long and 250,800 gross ton Icon of the Seas – which set sail from the Port of Miami on its maiden cruise just before sunset on Saturday – towers like a multilayered birthday cake. The

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Why flight attendants want you to stop ignoring them, what Brits don’t want in their tea and Italians don’t want on their pizza, plus how to stay safe if you ever encounter a lion in the wild. Plane safety What the recent incidents on

CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Why flight attendants want you to stop ignoring them, what Brits don’t want in their tea and Italians don’t want on their pizza, plus how to stay safe if you ever encounter a lion in the wild. Plane safety What the recent incidents