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London’s newest and most exclusive hotel penthouses start at $50,000 a night
In travel news this week, the most elite penthouse stays in London’s legendary Mayfair, phenomenal natural landscapes from Turkey to Utah, plus the brothers who want to help find you a one-euro home in Sicily.
Two women with suitcases at Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport during the first departure operation of summer 2025, on 27 June, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Aena estimates that airlines have scheduled almost 1.4 million landing and takeoff operations at Spanish airports during the entire summer 2025 season (March 30 to October 25), an increase of 1.2% over 2024.
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The changes coming to European hand-luggage rules
UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 31: The Royal Train had day and night saloons for the Queen and Prince Albert, as well as carriages for other members of the Royal family and dignitaries. Queen Victoria made her first journey by train in 1842, from Windsor to London. Travelling by train meant that the Queen could move around Britain more easily and could show herself to her people. She could also write and attend to business while she was travelling as train travel was far more comfortable than a stage coach. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
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Why Britain’s royal train is coming to the end of the line after 180 years of service
Fishermen travel in a boat in the tributary waters of the Periyar River at Munambam on the outskirts of Kochi in the southern state of Kerala, India, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Sivaram V
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Stranded UK F-35 jet becomes unexpected star in Indian tourism campaign
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She ditched New York for Paris at the age of 79 and says it’s the best decision she’s ever made
Disney Dream pictured en route to the Bahamas in 2021.
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Two people rescued after going overboard on Disney cruise ship
<strong>Italian dream:</strong> US couple Tony Smarrelli, 74, and his wife Francine, 75, moved to Italy from the US in December 2023.
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How one couple saved nearly $3,000 a month by moving to Italy
Activists of international environmental group Greenpeace deploy a giant banner displaying a picture of Jeff Bezos and reading "If you can rent Venice for your wedding you can pay more tax" at St Mark square in Venice on June 23, 2025. Venice will host the wedding of Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez before the end of the month with more than 200 guests expected to attend. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini / AFP) (Photo by STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Venice protesters claim victory in Bezos-Sanchez wedding venue change
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How moving from the US to Costa Rica’s ‘blue zone’ transformed this family’s life forever
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The beautiful but forgotten Bauhaus airport that’s an aviation time capsule
A grape picker harvests fruit from the vines in a vineyard during the traditional Champagne wine harvest in Bethon, France, August 20, 2020. Picture taken August 20, 2020.
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This country has the best wines in the world for 2025
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The new nudity: A 21st-century guide to taking off your clothes
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‘You look hot,’ she told the Italian stranger. For both of them, it was love at first sight
People stand in front of a flight information display screen showing information about delayed and cancelled flights, at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan.
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Disruption as airlines cancel flights and reroute planes to avoid Middle East airspace
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as seen on Tuesday Sept. 7, 2021. A veteran police officer from Jamaica was indicted after attempting to smuggle close to 3 pounds of cocaine into South Florida, a federal grand jury says. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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Man convicted of fraud for posing as flight attendant to fly for free
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‘It was a form of healing’: How traveling to every country helped this American cope with a mental health disorder
Protesters display a banner reading "No Space for Bezos!" on the Rialto Bridge during a protest against Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' upcoming wedding to Lauren Sanchez being held in Venice, Italy, June 13, 2025. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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‘We will block the canals’: Venice divided as young protesters target Bezos wedding
A Qatar Airways plane is departing Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Australia, on July 31, 2024. Regional Express Holdings Limited and a number of its subsidiaries, including REX Airlines, are entering voluntary administration at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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World’s best airline for 2025 named by Skytrax
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - 2024/05/24: A boat with tourists is passing along the canal in the Nyhavn area, a popular tourist spot known for its colorful historic houses, bars, restaurants, and boats. Copenhagen ranks fourth in the world in the Mercer 2023 Quality of Living Survey. A stable economy, excellent education services, and high social safety make it attractive for locals and tourists. Copenhagen is also one of the world's most expensive cities and a popular tourist destination. (Photo by Volha Shukaila/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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World’s most liveable city for 2025 revealed
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‘I was free to recreate myself’: This American woman says that relocating to France at the age of 80 saved her life
This photograph taken on July 6, 2024, shows a general view of Chenab bridge, the world's highest rail arch bridge in Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir.
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World’s highest railway bridge opens in conflict-hit Kashmir
04 June 2025, Bavaria, Memmingen: A Ryanair passenger jet stands on the apron at Memmingen Airport. The plane was traveling from Berlin to Milan when it hit turbulence. Several people were injured and rescue teams were deployed at the airport in Unterallgäu.
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Nine injured after Ryanair flight hits turbulence
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‘I always felt like I didn’t have enough’: Why this American woman moved from California to Mexico 20 years ago
2025/05/21: Tourists are seen taking pictures at the Parc Guell terrace, a famous tourist landmark. With more than 100 million tourists expected to visit Spain in 2025, and 18 million Barcelona alone, the city is struggling to find a balance between the economic benefits of mass tourism and the need to keep the city livable for local residents.
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‘Cities turned into theme parks’: Why Airbnb is facing trouble in Spain
Kami Rita Sherpa poses for a picture at Everest Base Camp in 2021.
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Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for a record-breaking 31st time
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‘The US is the best place to exist’: She returned to Germany after living in California, and now she’s full of regret
Police in Rome say they spotted the tourist riding along the Via Veneto near the US Embassy with the marble relic.
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German tourist carrying ancient Roman artifact on e-scooter chased by Italian police
An aircraft operated by IndiGo, a unit of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. near the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on Monday, July 25, 2022.
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Indian plane makes safe landing despite significant damage during hailstorm