Tagged: colombia

4 Tips for Visiting the 4 Most Popular Latin America Destinations This Year

After being largely suppressed in 2020 and 2021, international travel surged last year, with airport traffic approaching or exceeding pre-pandemic levels on some days. Overall,…

The World's Safest Country for Tourists

Finland has been named the world's safest country for travelers in this year's edition of the highly regarded Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report from the World Economic…

Trump Hotel Deal Off in Dallas, World's Safest Country Named, and Emirates Cuts Flights to U.S.: Today's Travel Briefing

APRIL 20, 2017 — Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's hotels, airlines, and tourism bureaus.PLAN TO BUILD TRUMP HOTEL IN DALLAS FALLS THROUGH (Associated…

Three Major Issues in Travel—Airbnb’s Right to Operate, the Continuation of “Marijuana Tourism,” and Travel to Cuba—Remain Unresolved as We Enter the New Year

The exact future of Airbnb.com remains in a small degree of doubt, following its recent ”defeat” by New York City. Airbnb had sued the city to prevent it from levying fines on…

An Angry Airbnb, Cattle-Car Airfares, Trump's Impact on Travel, and Colombia's Truce: Four Major New Developments in Travel

As we approach a new year, a battle rages between Airbnb and the cities of New York, San Francisco, Barcelona, and Berlin, all of which have passed legislation designed to reduce the…

Asked to Recommend a Batch of "New Destinations" for 2016, I Like to List Locations that Aren't Really "New" but Simply Under-Visited

Travel writers are often asked to name a few "new destinations" for vacationers who like to travel differently.  And dutifully, they respond by naming places of which you've…

Medellin, Colombia, A City Once Infamous for its Frequently-Violent Drug Battles, Has Become a Touristic Magnet Now that the "Narcos" Have Been Ousted From It

In a recent column, I wrote about the surprising emergence of the South American nation of Colombia as a hot new tourist destination  (and one that also has the fastest-growing…

Peaceful at Last, The Important (and Easily Reached) South American Nation of Colombia is Finally Attracting the Tourism It Deserves

The recent making of a peace treaty (with amnesty provisions) between the government of Colombia and its longtime insurgent guerillas (a movement known as "FARC") has brought about…

And Now: Here are Three New Possibilities for Your Next Vacation

Convento do Carmo, LisbonTired of the same old trip? The travel industry is constantly creating the means for an entirely new vacation experience, as witness the following…

Home Restaurants, Chip-and-PIN Cards, Colombia, Travel Scams, Punta Cana and Findhorn: New Services and Destinations for Your Next Vacation

Almost without letup, new travel services, new twists to old destinations, are constantly emerging to possibly affect your next vacation or vacation choice.For example,…

Hotel Perks: Gas Rebates for Summer Travel

There's nothing like high gas prices to make families start recalibrating road trip plans, and nobody knows this better than hotels. With Memorial Day less than a month away and gas…

How to Time Travel with the Family in Birmingham, England

We were looking for time travel. My six-year-old daughter Nina has recently gotten into history, and it looked like the West Midlands of England would deliver. So in four days, we went…

Ask the Family Travel Expert: How Do I Book Cheap Flights Over the Holidays?

Q: Help! I've been searching for affordable plane tickets for my family of four so that we can visit my parents in Boston for Thanksgiving. I've been shocked at how much it is going…

We're Not There Yet: 6 Stargazing Adventures

500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up highlights 500 of the most exciting and memorable cities, museums, and trips throughout the world. The destinations below are six of…