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Working while traveling has exploded with the popularity of remote and hybrid work. If you want to take a “workcation,” Barcelona may just be the ideal destination. That’s according to IWG, a flexible workplace company, which compared 26 cities around the world, grading them on a scale of 1 to 10 for the following categories: 

They say love doesn’t cost a thing. But that certainly isn’t true of weddings. In 2022, couples in the United States spent, on average, nearly $30,000 to get married, according to a report from the wedding website The Knot. But it wasn’t always this way. In the 1950s, the “Complete Guide to Wedding Etiquette” advised

Starting Monday, passengers flying on Korean Air may be asked to step on a scale before boarding their flight. The exercise, which will last about three weeks, is required by law and applies to all Korean flag carriers, a Korean Air representative told CNBC. The law requires airlines to weigh passengers and their carry-on luggage

In this article QAN-AU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Australia’s Transport Workers’ Union have asked Qantas’ CEO to resign over for “empty promises to frustrated passengers” and “announcing more tactics to silence workers and suppress wages.” Phil Noble | Reuters Australia’s flagship carrier Qantas Airways reported a record annual profit on Thursday as demand

Two and a half years after Roni Dagan’s husband died, she and her seven-year-old son, Gal, found solace in places far from home. They didn’t confine themselves to a single location. The act of traveling itself is what has brought Dagan and her child joy — something they started after that first year of grieving.

In this article AAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An American Airlines plane takes off from the Miami International Airport on May 02, 2023 in Miami, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines pilots approved a sweetened labor deal, making the carrier the second major U.S. airline to seal a new contract with

In this article H MAR BKNG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT My hotel bill from a three-night trip to New York City included 21 charges. Nine were for “destination fees.”       There were three daily fees of nearly $35 each — notwithstanding that my third night was supposed to be “free”— plus separate sales

Bleached grooved brain coral, center and left, and bleached boulder brain coral on the right. Photo taken on August 1. NOAA, coral reefs, Florida Keys, coral reefs, coral bleaching, climate change, warm oceans Coral reefs off the coast of Florida are being hit by a mass bleaching event due to record high ocean temperatures, and

An Italian train makes its way at the north entrance of the new Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest train tunnel, on the eve of its opening ceremony on May 31, 2016 in Erstfeld. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Swiss rail authorities said repairs to the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s deepest traffic

Rome ranked second on a recent list of best travel destinations for a digital detox. Piola666 | E+ | Getty Images Despite inflation, Gen Z and millennials are determined to travel this summer, even if it means spending a bit more. While almost two-thirds, or 73%, of people are willing to pay extra fees for

In this article EXPE 9961-HK EDR-ES BKNG TRIP HTG-DE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT According to a global survey of more than 5,700 travelers commissioned by Expedia Group, the average traveler spends more than five hours researching a trip and reviews 141 pages of content — for Americans, it’s a whopping 277 pages. And

I love Spain. So when a friend of a friend who lives on the island of Mallorca asked if I could look after her five cats in exchange for staying in her house for two weeks, I leapt at the chance. I’d never done anything like this, so I organized a video call with the

Passengers try to rest and sleep after canceled and delayed flights while others wait to board flights off the island as thousands of passengers were stranded at the Kahului Airport (OGG) in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui in Kahului, Hawaii on August 9, 2023.  Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Airlines

Looking to splurge on your next vacation? The travel website FloridaPanhandle.com analyzed costs in 100 popular vacation spots, looking into average prices for accommodations, transportation, food and attractions. Here are 10 destinations that certainly call for big budgets. According to the analysis, the most expensive vacation destinations, excluding flight costs, are: Gustavia, St. Barts Gstaad,

Top view of Seoul in the morning in autumn 2016. Natthapol Bussai | Moment | Getty Images China lifted a ban on group tours to more than 70 locations, giving travel and airline stocks in Asia a boost. China’s culture and tourism ministry said Thursday that group tours will resume to over dozens of locations

In this article MAR LUV JBLU ULCC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Women pose for a photo while holding an ice cream at Trevi fountain during hot weather as a heat wave hits Europe in Rome, Italy, July 19, 2022.  Guglielmo Mangiapane | Reuters The competition for travel dollars is heating up, and the

The Tomohon Extreme Market was once a top tourist attraction in the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi — a live animal market filled with everything from fileted pythons to skewered bats and rats. But the market drew international condemnation in 2018 after animal activists shot videos of dogs and cats being brutally beaten and blowtorched

In this article ABNB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky appears at “The Game Plan: Strategies for Entrepreneurs” at Airbnb Open in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2016. Kurt Krieger – Corbis | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Airbnb shares slid as much as 6% in extended trading on Thursday

When it comes to passenger rail in the the U.S., Americans have one option — Amtrak, which is often plagued with high ticket prices and delays. But one Florida-based company is working on changing that. Brightline, which is owned by Fortress Investment Group, thinks that privatized passenger rail in the U.S. could be a better

Travelers from Singapore will soon have a new vacation option — one that doesn’t require a flight. A new Indonesian private island, named ONE°15 Marina Nirup Island, opened in July nine miles south of Singapore. The launch — the first of two phases — included the opening of a restaurant and bar, ferry terminal and