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Six Marriott hotels are providing free helicopter transfers into NYC

Six Marriott hotels are providing free helicopter transfers into NYC

Bob Elliott

With New York’s congestion pricing plan indefinitely delayed, traffic into Manhattan this summer is set to be gridlocked as usual. ...

Chateau de Villette is French manor home that costs 0,000 a week

Chateau de Villette is French manor home that costs $270,000 a week

Bob Elliott

Chateau de Villette is more than a French manor house — it’s a walk through history. Built in the late ...

Gens Zs are traveling this summer and going into debt to pay for trips

Gens Zs are traveling this summer and going into debt to pay for trips

Bob Elliott

Move over family travelers. Gen Zs are set to make the biggest splash this summer, with surveys showing they are ...

Best things to do in Africa beyond safaris: Cruises, wine tours, hikes

Best things to do in Africa beyond safaris: Cruises, wine tours, hikes

Bob Elliott

Africa is blessed with some of the rarest and most beautiful animals in the world — a fact that entices ...

Bhutan introduces Gross National Happiness 2.0 to help economic crisis

Bhutan introduces Gross National Happiness 2.0 to help economic crisis

Bob Elliott

Bhutan’s governing philosophy of “Gross National Happiness” has been heralded the world over for balancing economic growth with the well-being ...

Bhutan may revise its Sustainable Development Fee if travel picks up

Bhutan may revise its Sustainable Development Fee if travel picks up

Bob Elliott

Bhutan may reconsider its controversial $100 daily tourism fees if the country’s tourism industry recovers soon, Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering ...

How to effectively use credit cards for summer travel

How to effectively use credit cards for summer travel

Bob Elliott

Klaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty Images If you plan to spend money on travel as the days get longer, ...

Sri Lanka visa problem was a ‘technical issue’ says tourism minister

Sri Lanka visa problem was a ‘technical issue’ says tourism minister

Bob Elliott

The cost to obtain a short-term visa to visit Sri Lanka rose from $50 to $100 in April. But the ...

The top travel tips for introverts, as recommended by introverts

The top travel tips for introverts, as recommended by introverts

Bob Elliott

The thought of round-the-clock “togetherness” — with friends, family or strangers bound together in a tour group — can be ...

All-inclusive resorts add services to attract more luxury travelers

All-inclusive resorts add services to attract more luxury travelers

Bob Elliott

All-inclusive hotels are making a big play for luxury travelers. In the wake of the pandemic, demand for all-inclusive resorts ...