Across Asia and Europe, high-speed rail is providing a competitive alternative to air travel on the same routes, in terms of price and the all-important barometer of time. Put that together with the environmental benefits that flow from not burning jet fuel, and staying on the ground begins to make more sense for travelers who would otherwise...
Richard Branson was cut the ribbon at the world’s first permanent visitor centre dedicated to climate change in County Wicklow, Ireland. The Cool Planet Experience at Powerscourt House aims to encourage people to take action to prevent global warming. It is an interactive experience which connects science, gaming, engineering and drama and is...
Check out these new treehouses located slopeside at Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana. Called the Snow Bear Chalets—and billed as the world’s first ski-in/ski-out treehouses—the recently built chalets stand 30 feet above the forest with gorgeous views of the mountains of Glacier National Park. The best part? These treehouses are the...
Fewer international travelers visited the United States during the first seven months of 2017 and with that decline, foreign visitors also spent less across the country, according to U.S. Department of Commerce data released this week. All of the data isn’t in yet but 2017 is shaping up to be the second year in a row that international visitor...
Soul Sabbatical is typical of a burgeoning approach to mindful travel retreats that focus on mental wellness. With the high speed and frequency of information technology, bombarding our minds from every angle, we are never really focused on the present, constantly preoccupied with a plethora of concerns, tasks and activities at any given moment...
Getting through security at the airport often involves long lines and frustrated customers. In an effort to alleviate passenger congestion, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is testing a new program called Security Pass that lets passengers book a time slot for going through security control before they arrive. Customers flying to select...
Starbucks has a long, long tradition of using tech to bring you into its coffee shops, and that will be truer than ever with the latest supersized Reserve Roastery location in Shanghai. The beverage behemoth will use a mobile app to offer guided augmented reality tours of the coffee-making process when the restaurant opens on December 6th....
While it won’t be available via room service, guests at the West Hollywood outpost of the Standard may soon be able to head downstairs in their pajamas to purchase a sweet treat with a little something extra. Lord Jones, an L.A.-based luxury cannabis brand, has plans to open a retail shop inside the Sunset Boulevard hotel next year. Here, it...
International arrivals to the U.S. dropped 3.9 percent during the first six months of 2017, compared to the year-earlier period, according to data released this week by the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office and U.S. Department of Commerce. The decline includes a 5.7 percent reduction in overseas arrivals. This slump began in late 2016 —...
The first thing you’ll see when you walk into Eaton Workshop hotel in Washington, is a custom-commissioned video art installation by AJ Schnack, shown on a series of vintage-style television screens. All day long, it’ll broadcast a montage of footage from the presidential elections of 2012 and 2016 that’s built around one pointed question: How...