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Yoga Classes and "Star Wars" Droids Take to the Skies: Today's Travel Briefing
A roundup of travel news from all over
Parents Not Suing Disney World Over Toddler Killed by Gator
The parents of a toddler killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World in Orlando say they have no plans to sue the theme park over the incident.Two-year-old Lane Graves of Omaha,…
You Can Take a Yoga Class on a Ferris Wheel in Vegas
Where's the ideal spot to practice yoga? On top of some mountain in the Himalayas? How about on board a Ferris wheel in the heart of the famoulsy serene Las Vegas Strip?Sin City's…
Japanese Airline to Make Jet Look Like "Star Wars" Droid
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) is going to paint one of its Boeing 777 jets to look like the Star Wars character C-3PO. That will make it the fourth Star Wars-themed plane in the…
Tourism and Terror: Today's Travel Briefing
Interest in Travel Insurance Surges Following Terror Attacks
Experts in the travel insurance industry say that consumer interest in terrorism coverage and trip cancelation policies has surged following recent attacks in Brussels, Paris, Nice,…
Cruise Lines Continue to Cancel Stops in Turkey
Cruise lines—including Royal Caribbean, Carnival Cruise Line, and Celebrity Cruises—continue to cancel stops in Istanbul and other Turkish cities, substituting days at sea or calls…
New App Lets You Switch Rental Cars on the Spot
Rental car company Avis introduced a new mobile app last week designed to give customers more control over the car-choosing process. If you're unhappy with the car assigned to you,…
New UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Hotels for Millennials, and More: Today's Travel Briefing
21 New UNESCO World Heritage Sites Announced
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee added 21 sites to its World Heritage List during the group's annual meeting in Istanbul last week (a meeting that had to be cut short because of…
Marriott Brings Hotel Brand Aimed at Millennials to USA
Hotel chains have begun courting Millennials—travelers in their 20s and 30s who have been spending more and more money on trips. Two of the generation's defining characteristics are…
Singapore Getting a Michelin Guide
Singapore—undoubtedly one of the world's great food capitals—is getting its own Michelin Guide, making it the first Southeast Asian country to be singled out by the gold-standard…
Zipping Down Niagara Falls, Zooming Over Los Angeles, and More: Today's Travel Briefing
Study: Zika Outbreak Will Be Over in Three Years
The Zika outbreak currently taking place in Central and South America has probably peaked and will be more or less over in about three years, says a new study published in the…
Zipline Debuts at Niagara Falls
The classic way for a daredevil to go down Niagara Falls is in a barrel, but how are you supposed to enjoy the views in there? An attraction that made its debut on Friday offers a…
Lawsuit Filed Against LA's Skyslide
A lawsuit has been filed claiming that a woman broke her ankle on the recently opened Skyslide at the top of U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles. A feature of the skyscraper's new…
UNESCO Adds Endangered Sites, Hamilton Tourism, and More: Today's Travel Briefing
"Hamilton" Fans Flock to the Rooms Where It Happened
The Tony-, Grammy-, and Pulitzer-winning hip-hop musical Hamilton continues to pack ‘em in on Broadway—it’s sold out through next May, even though the show’s creator and star,…
Wider Airplane Seats (No, Really!), Hotel Satisfaction, and More: Today's Travel Briefing
Plane with Wider Seats Debuts (No, Really!)
Here's a sentence we don't get to write every day: a company that makes airplanes is introducing a model with wider, more comfortable seats than the norm. Canada-based Bombardier…
Hotel Satisfaction Nearing Plateau as Perks Become Expected
J.D. Power's annual study measuring hotel guest satisfaction was released this week. The takeaway: while overall satisfaction increased, it appears to be reaching a plateau as…
Pokémon Go Goes Where It Shouldn't
Digital creatures from the popular smartphone game Pokémon Go, which overlays images onto the real world when you look at them through your mobile device, have been found at somber…
Study: Jet Lag Is Worse When You Travel East
A new study published in the journal Chaos found that it’s harder to recover from jet lag when you travel eastward rather than west. Turns out your biological clock doesn’t operate…
Sites in Mali, Libya, and Uzbekistan Added to UNESCO Endangered List
An ancient village of mud houses in Mali has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list of endangered sites. Instability from Islamist militants in the West African country has…
Disneyland's "Star Wars," Airport Customs, and Other Magical Places: Today's Travel Briefing