Travel

Overall passenger satisfaction with airlines has improved for the seventh consecutive year, according to the J.D. Power 2018 North America Airline Satisfaction Study. “With a single exception, airlines in North America show consistent improvements across all the factors, from booking a ticket to handling luggage,” said Michael Taylor, travel practice lead at J.D. Power, in […]

Providence, Rhode Island’s signature event, PVDFest, takes over the city from June 7 to 10, shutting down traffic downtown and making way for 1,000 artists to perform. An estimated 75,000 participants have attended PVDFest in the last few years. “We think of our city as a stage, as a canvas,” said Mayor Jorge Elorza. “We’re […]

Mexico is the sixth most-visited nation in the world, and the government and tourist board go to great lengths to support the country as a major destination. A big part of that is the Mexico Tourist Board’s annual Tianguis Turistico summit, held in a different location each year. The purpose is to market and showcase […]

NEW YORK—The digital canvas that is Times Square will set the stage to celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary on Sunday, June 3. The free celebration, organized by the Consulate General of New York and the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport, takes place from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is open to the public. Billboards […]

SAN FRANCISCO—At 5:30 on a Saturday morning, the plaza behind San Francisco’s iconic Ferry Building is empty—the world, dark, and the air, silent, save for the sound of the water on the nearby pier. Then, the trucks come rolling in. An hour later, an entire world has popped up, its contents and builders carried in […]

A group of boaters saw a mako shark jump onto their boat in Long Island, New York, according to a video of the event. The shark can be seen on the boat’s railing. The large fish appears to have been caught on a fishing line as it thrashes about. The shark also tries to bite […]

Nestled in the alpine mountains along the Salzach River, Salzburg is a UNESCO World Heritage site, the birthplace of Mozart, and the fourth largest city in Austria. I arrived in Salzburg last July when its renowned music festival was in full swing. The Salzburg Festival takes place each summer and people from many parts of […]

ST. MICHAELS, Md.—On Aug. 10, 1813, cloaked in the early morning darkness, a fleet of British ships crawled up the Miles River and approached the small town of St. Michaels, Maryland. It was the War of 1812, and the town’s many shipyards were churning out fast schooners used to slip past British trade embargos and […]

PORT ELGIN, Canada—Bluegrass tunes bellow from the beachside bandstand. The air is redolent with the scent of pine trees, hot sand, and aquamarine lake water. A group of black-clad Mennonite girls run, laughing, to the breakwater that shelters the beach. A lone goose cuts through the silver confetti of a seagull flock. It’s the summer tourist […]

Anyone who has lived in Los Angeles knows how treacherous it can be when stuck on the 405. While sitting in traffic after a long day of work, have you ever wondered: “I wish I could just fly home.” According to Uber, your wish may become true as soon as 2020 when testing for flying […]

Snorkeling along the edge of the reef that separates Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan, I drift along with the current. A giant sea turtle beats its flippers below, causing a school of fish to break formation and spark an endless chain of reaction in the ecosystem that lives on the precipice of a coral cliff. […]

Two world capitals are at a turning point in their histories. Brexit may change London forever, and Berlin is finally shedding its post-Second World War image. I recently visited both cities. Berlin It may come as a surprise to some that only a few sections of the infamous Berlin Wall still remain today, considering how […]

The day before their flight, Briston Brenton and his girlfriend, Sarah O’Hearn, readied their suitcases for a vacation that had been two months in the works. The catch: They had no idea where they were headed. So began what Brenton would later call “the best trip of [their] life,” a “surprise trip” organized by travel […]

NEW YORK—Craftsmanship and time were intricately interwoven in the 1750s, a time of reliance on the land and its provisions. An hour out of New York City, the train whisks you to the village of Sleepy Hollow, home of Philipsburg Manor, the colonial estate of Anglo-Dutch merchants. A 20-minute stroll from the Tarrytown train station […]

San Antonio, Texas Every year, 26 million travelers venture down the winding river of San Antonio, caressed by vibrant green vegetation, incandescent night lights and Spanish missionary architecture. The $358 million dollar restoration project will bring the river back to its natural state, inviting birds and butterflies to a place they can call home, as […]

Blockchain technology has the potential to shake up the travel industry by giving airlines and hotels a way to bypass controlling intermediaries like Expedia or Amadeus and gain better access to customer data. Major players including Lufthansa and citizenM hotels are partnering with startups and talking to large corporate clients about whether they can do […]

Some major customers of Boeing Co’s popular 737 jets including Korean Air Lines Co Ltd said on Wednesday they were inspecting engines of the type that blew apart mid-air on a fatal Southwest Airlines Co flight on Tuesday. European regulators this month began requiring an inspection by early next year, and a person familiar with […]

FOGO ISLAND, Canada—In order to enjoy the incredible calm of the ocean and the shining coolness of the pack ice stretching into infinity, we left our hotel window open, facing the Atlantic Ocean at Joe Batt’s Arm on Fogo Island, Newfoundland’s largest island. The islands in the distance looked like humpback whales, their top half […]

My connection to Africa runs deep. My Genoese uncle, Zio Alfredo, served in Ethiopia during the Italian occupation in the 1930s. Growing up, my mother recounted stories about Zio’s regard for Ethiopian culture and disgust with colonialism. Years later, my uncle met an African-American lieutenant from Texas who was stationed in Italy during World War […]

Horror stories about airport baggage handlers abusing travelers’ luggage abound. Anyone who has logged some flying miles will have one. Usually it is luggage lost, but tales of baggage broken run second. “This end up” means “This label might end up on top after we toss the bag onto the cart,” and “Fragile: handle with […]