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India tourist visa is seen in a passport in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on March 17, 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India suspended visa applications in Canada on Thursday, escalating the festering diplomatic crisis between the two countries. The recent feud was sparked by the Canadian government’s announcement of “credible allegations” the Indian government

The World Heritage Committee has named 37 new sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List — including one in Israeli-occupied West Bank. The newly inscribed properties were announced during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee being held from Sept. 10 to 25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Of the 50 “candidate sites” being considered, these

Planning a holiday can be stressful — that’s where travel agents come in. But now, travelers have another option: chatbots like ChatGPT, Bard AI and Microsoft Bing. Simply input a prompt and watch the travel recommendations pour in. The best parts? It’s instantaneous and, for the most part, free. But which is better when it

In this article ABNB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Many Airbnb users with bookings in New York City this Christmas are scrambling to find new accommodations. The company announced plans to cancel and refund bookings for stays after Dec. 1, according to the Associated Press, after long-planned regulations aimed at curbing illegal short-term rentals

In this article DAL AXP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Delta’s new SkyClub at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Leslie Josephs/CNBC Delta Air Lines is changing how customers can earn elite frequent flyer status and is making it harder for many American Express cardholders to get into the carrier’s airport lounges,

In this article UPS AAL DAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An American Airlines 787 is loaded with cargo at Philadelphia International Airport. Leslie Josephs/CNBC More companies are warning that a surge in the cost of fuel and employee pay hikes will eat into profits this quarter. Companies from aerospace manufacturers to package delivery

Clarese Partis, a 39-year-old software designer from Los Angeles, has always wanted to work from an offbeat spot far from the crowds.   So when she was offered such an opportunity, she instantly grabbed it.  Last week, Partis landed in the Sardinian village of Ollolai in Italy for a free stay paid by the local

Chinese travelers are returning to Banyan Tree Holdings hotels, it’s founder told CNBC. Christian Heeb| Prisma By Dukas | Universal Images Group | Getty Images A dearth of Chinese travelers is nothing to “worry about,” said Banyan Tree Holdings founder Ho Kwon Ping. “They are definitely going to come back,” he told CNBC’s Chery Kang

Many travelers are accustomed to nightly tourism taxes tacked on to their hotel bills. But daytime taxes are a new ask. Venice’s city council on Tuesday approved a long-awaited regulation to tax day visitors 5 euros ($5.38) to visit the city. The new tax will be implemented over 30 non-consecutive days in 2024, falling on

In this article A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Model of a Pratt & Whitney GTF engine is displayed at the 54th International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 20, 2023.  Benoit Tessier | Reuters RTX said Monday that an engine manufacturing flaw forcing accelerated inspections will hit its

Travelers walk at a terminal hall in Beijing Capital International Airport, China. Tingshu Wang | Reuters Long wait times for visa applications are keeping people in China from traveling internationally as much as they’d like to, Jane Sun, CEO of travel booking site Trip.com Group, told CNBC’s Eunice Yoon. For example, applications for a Schengen

In this article HLT TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Tesla logo is seen on a charging station in Virginia, Aug. 16, 2023. Celal Gunes | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Tesla plans to install 20,000 electric vehicle charging stations across 2,000 Hilton properties in the U.S., Mexico and Canada beginning next year,

Taylor Swift performs in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 30, 2023, during her Eras tour. Taylor Hill/tas23 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Taylor Swift is providing a gold rush for the hotel industry. The “Cruel Summer” singer’s attention-grabbing “Eras” tour has pushed up revenue for hotels in cities across the U.S., according to data from

The Maharajas of India’s past built magnificent palaces as a symbol of their power. But in 1971, India abolished “privy purses,” or governmental payments made to these rulers. Several of them transformed their vast estates into heritage hotels, or leased them to renowned hotel chains which carefully restored them to their former glory. From the

It may have seemed like a good idea at the time. In an apparent attempt to create a shortcut, two people allegedly used heavy machinery to remove a sizeable section of the Great Wall of China in Shanxi province, according to an online notice by local authorities. The duo used an excavator to widen a

In this article UAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A United Airlines plane takes off as the Air Force One planeâs wing is seen at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on June 21, 2023.  Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A brief nationwide ground stop for

Yearning for a good night’s sleep? Join the club. Globally, more people searched about sleep this year than ever before, according to data released by Google Trends last week. People are turning to the internet to learn about bedtime routines, sleep positions and to understand — “Why am I so tired all the time?” —

Andia | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Airline passengers often end up at odds over many aspects of the in-flight experience — a reclining seat in the knees, groups of travelers asking others to switch rows, and overhead cabin battles, among them. Now on many international air carrier flights there is a more civilized

In this article LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Whenever you’re traveling somewhere by plane, you have to pack, get to the airport, go through security, find your gate and — in the last step before you can finally relax while being taken to your destination —board the aircraft. “Boarding is one of the

The United Kingdom’s air traffic control systems have grounded thousands of flights on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — A technical glitch which has caused hundreds of U.K. flights to be disrupted could take “days” to fix, causing chaos for passengers