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Barack Obama on why travel matters
The former US president describes his most memorable travel experience, finding his place in the world on an overnight bus …
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Why do airlines still mislay 25 million bags a year?
The airline industry claims it’s getting better at not losing our luggage, partly through improved tracking technology. …
TravelThe Atlantic
There Are Two Types of Airport People
Because I’m a compulsively early person, I’ve always assumed the other people trucking through the airport were …
TravelHuman Parts
The Solo Traveler's Guide to Dealing With Loneliness
The thrill of exploring a new place on your own doesn’t negate the fact that it will be hard sometimes.
TravelNew York Magazine
Here's Why Airplane Boarding Got So Ridiculous
One thing that happened was that airlines discovered that boarding by row in reverse numerical order, while intuitive, is one …
TravelThe New York Times
Why Do You Grab Your Bag When Running Off a Burning Plane?
As passengers fled a burning plane in Moscow, some stopped to get their luggage. Don’t be too quick to judge.
Life TravelTechCrunch
Yes, Americans can opt-out of airport facial recognition — here's how
If you’re a U.S. citizen, you can opt out by telling an officer or airline employee at the time of a facial recognition …
TravelNational Geographic
Suffering unseen: The dark truth behind wildlife tourism
Captive wild animal encounters are hugely popular, thanks partly to social media. But our investigation shows many creatures …
TravelUproxx
Travel Writers Tell Us Their Best And Worst Airline Experiences
Anyone who’s ever squeezed their bodies into an airplane seat owns at least a few crazy air travel stories, good and …
TravelScott's Cheap Flights
How to Find Cheap One-Way International Flights
Members of our Travel Community often ask, “Is it cheaper to buy two one-way tickets instead of a roundtrip?” …
TravelThe Guardian
Have hen will travel: the man who sailed round the world with a chicken
Meet Monique, for the past five years, she and Guirec Soudée have been sailing around the world. Emma Beddington reveals how …
TravelThe Outline
Traveling is an elitist nightmare
Tourism is increasingly oriented toward and designed for the rich. How do we make it for everyone?
TravelAtlas Obscura
When Doctors Thought 'Wanderlust' Was a Psychological Condition
For decades, “pathological tourists” ended up in asylums or worse.
TravelThe Wall Street Journal
Big News for People Who Spend Hours Staring at Maps on Planes
The in-flight moving map, object of fascination for travel geeks and impatient fliers, is going in a new direction. But have …
TravelPart-Time Traveler
I Didn't Do It For The 'Gram
Since when did we start traveling with a destination’s Instagram worthiness in mind?
TravelVox
Why do airplanes look like nightclubs now?
Airlines have embraced blue lighting to upgrade the flying experience.
TravelSlate Magazine
How to Scan Your Airbnb for Hidden Cameras
Airbnb’s terms of service dictate that hosts must disclose the presence of cameras to their guests. It’s unclear …
TravelNational Geographic
Could a woman walk around the world today?
Women adventurers reveal how gender inequality can limit movement—and imagination.
TravelBBC
Why airlines make flights longer on purpose
Ever wondered why flight times seem to be getting longer? It’s called “padding”, a phenomenon that helps …
TravelNomadic Matt
Getting Stabbed in Colombia
I blog about all my experiences – good or bad – and this story is a good lesson on travel safety, the importance of always …
Digital Nomad TravelFast Company
The Future of Aviation Even More Automation
In a study we conducted in 2014, people were much more willing to fly in planes with a human pilot in the cockpit–and quite …
TravelThe Onion
Woman's Solo Hiking Trip Shockingly Doesn't Have To Do With Inner Journey Or Anything
“She’s not graduating from anything, trying to reconnect with her inner child, attempting to understand the soul …
TravelThe New York Times
There Is No Reason to Cross the U.S. by Train. But I Did It Anyway.
But the other selling point of a cross-country train trip is a chance to look behind the American scrim: to learn where the …
TravelLongreads
A Three-Day Expedition To Walk Across Paris Entirely Underground
Journalist Will Hunt, who made the crossing with a group of urban explorers, recounts being menaced by rainwater and rats — …
TravelRoads & Kingdoms
Naomi Duguid on the Charms of Chiang Mai
Legendary cookbook author Naomi Duguid talks fermented sticky rice wine, raucous Thai market culture, and the immeasurable …
TravelThe Economist
First-class air travel is in decline
Executives are flying business class; plutocrats are taking private jets.
TravelBBC
How Fiji changed the way we travel
The little Pacific island nation was the first to incorporate GPS into its aviation system – and in doing so forever changed …
TravelBuzzFeed
People Are Worried About Singapore Airlines' Entertainment System Cameras. Turns Out, American Airlines Has Cameras, Too.
A viral photo showing a camera in a Singapore Airlines in-flight TV display recently caused an uproar online. The image was …
TravelHas Anyone Had Success Negotiating With Airbnb
Looking at going to Europe from around June - Oct. Prague, Kosovo, Poland, Albania, Italy etc. Will probably be using Airbnb …
Digital Nomad TravelThe New York Times
Inside the Rise and Fall of a Multimillion-Dollar Airbnb Scheme
Multiple misleading identities, more than 100 host accounts and 18 corporations were created to run an illegal hotel business …
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