Travel safety

Chinese travelers scrap holiday trips to Thailand over safety concerns

Chinese travelers scrap holiday trips to Thailand over safety concerns

Bob Elliott

Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as concerns over the kidnapping of ...

Company pairs travelers with the visually impaired

Company pairs travelers with the visually impaired

Bob Elliott

Glyn Evans has been on 30 trips with the same travel company, but he can still pinpoint the moment that ...

The world’s top hotels and restaurants are changing how they serve water

The world’s top hotels and restaurants are changing how they serve water

Bob Elliott

You can ask for a bottle of Evian or San Pellegrino at Singapore’s three-Michelin-starred Restaurant Zen. But you won’t get ...

How mishaps become great memories

How mishaps become great memories

Bob Elliott

A trip to Egypt — the first my brother and I took as adults with our parents — quickly went ...

Luxury safaris adapt as travelers push for meaningful experiences

Luxury safaris adapt as travelers push for meaningful experiences

Bob Elliott

Luxury safari-goers were once all about spotting lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and rhinos — albeit while staying in nicer tents ...

The world’s busiest flight routes in 2024

The world’s busiest flight routes in 2024

Bob Elliott

Hong Kong-Taipei is the busiest international flight route, according to a report released Tuesday by aviation intelligence company OAG. The ...

Where does methanol poisoning happen? Most incidents are in Asia

Where does methanol poisoning happen? Most incidents are in Asia

Bob Elliott

Six travelers have died from suspected methanol poisoning after visiting the tourist town of Vang Vieng, Laos, this month. The ...

Renting a car abroad? These 10 countries scare drivers the most

Renting a car abroad? These 10 countries scare drivers the most

Bob Elliott

Driving in a foreign country can be pleasant or harrowing — ranging from a bucolic slow-roll through the countryside to ...

How to travel long distance with kids? Schedule stopovers

How to travel long distance with kids? Schedule stopovers

Bob Elliott

I’m proud to call the tiny sugarcane farming community of Ingham, Australia, my hometown. It boasts blue skies, sandy beaches ...

Is it safe to visit the US? How guns and Trump affect travel interest

Is it safe to visit the US? How guns and Trump affect travel interest

Lawrence Booth

More than 90% of travelers from Southeast Asia say that gun prevalence in the United States influences whether they will ...

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