Cabbing in Italy can be a gnarly affair. Here’s how to navigate it

[ad_1] That was at most a half-truth and all the confirmation I needed to know that I had become a statistic — one of thousands of tourists who are scammed…

A UNESCO World Heritage site with thousands of people living inside it

[ad_1] 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…

More millennials are turning 40 — and they’re changing travel as we know it

[ad_1] More millennials are traveling with young kids. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Middle-aged millennials have arrived. As more millennials — often defined as those born between 1981 and…

Shut out from their top destinations, Chinese travelers are turning to other places

[ad_1] In a survey last year, Chinese travelers said that they were most interested in visiting Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea. But that’s not where they’re going —…

What do Chinese travelers want? Luxury ‘star-rated’ hotels, says new survey

[ad_1] Consumers in China plan to pay up when it comes to hotels, a Morgan Stanley survey found in late January. The research points to growing demand for high-end and…

The next ‘White Lotus’ is expected to be filmed in one of these locations in Asia

[ad_1] When the HBO black comedy “The White Lotus” premiered in the summer of 2021, it took viewers to Hawaii’s sunny Maui. It was a perfectly timed pandemic escape full…

Hong Kong will give away half a million plane tickets. Here’s who can get them first

[ad_1] Hong Kong’s new global promotional campaign will “kickstart” the city’s reopening to international travelers, the Hong Kong Tourism Board told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Friday.  As part of…

A travel insider explains how people who hate cruising — can learn to enjoy it

[ad_1] Canadian Tammy Cecco wasn’t a fan of cruising. “The thought of being on a ship with thousands of other people and not being able to get off,” she said,…

Tourism is roaring back in China. But the $6 trillion consumer market is digging itself out of a deep slump

[ad_1] BEIJING — China’s consumption recovery from zero-Covid is getting off to a solid start – after a depressing fourth quarter. When Michelin-starred restaurant Rêver reopened Thursday from a Lunar…