A new luxury hotel with rooms made from buses opens in Singapore
The resort hotel has 20 rooms which will be open for stays from Dec. 1, 2023. Source: The Bus Collective It only costs a dollar to ride a Singapore bus …
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Pack your jerseys. The era of ‘sports tourism’ is here
Start your engines. From Formula One races to the Summer Olympic Games, traveling to attend major sporting events is on the rise. Sports tourism, as it’s called, is one of …
Remote company rents apartment in Spain where workers stay for free
Some workers go to great lengths to hide hush trips from their bosses. But employees of the Polish company PhotoAid needn’t bother. The company, which helps travelers take their own …
Fear driving Chinese travelers away from 2 of Asia’s most popular places
Japan and Thailand are two of the most popular places to visit in Asia. But both are losing ground with Chinese nationals as safety concerns rise among younger travelers. Both …
A UNESCO World Heritage site with thousands of people living inside it
I strolled through the tawny labyrinth-like halls — past quirky cafes, curious tourists, men on motorbikes carrying groceries to their homes, and veiled women ringing temple bells. It’s life as …
Here are the ‘unwritten rules’ of air travel
A new report has an ominous warning for air travelers. “No matter what you do on a plane, you’re probably annoying another passenger,” it states. The report, published Thursday by …
Man buys into small town to draw more travelers
Matt Rogatz now owns a hotel, guest house, spa and former jail in Green Lake, Wisconsin. Source: Our Green Lake For the past two years, property developer Matt Rogatz made …
Is your hotel sustainable? Not if these two things are in your room
Many hotels claim to be eco-friendly. But are they? A quick-and-easy test is to look for two items, said Sonu Shivdasani, founder of Soneva and Six Senses hotel …
The best places — and best times — to take a safari
In some African cultures, the combination of rain and sunshine means that a leopard and a lioness have given birth to a cub. I was hoping that this was …
44-year-old travels to every country in the world — without flying
Danish traveler Torbjorn Pedersen says he is the first person to visit every country in the world — without flying. It’s a feat that took 10 years to accomplish — …