Maureen O’Hare - Senior Producer, CNN Travel
Maureen O'Hare
Senior Producer, CNN Travel
Maureen O’Hare is a Senior Producer for CNN Travel, operating across all CNN’s digital products, with a particular responsibility for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Based in London, she supervises staff reporters and international freelancers, working closely with CNN Travel’s teams in the United States and Asia.
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Which country flies the most? Where are people going? And in which planes? 2024 aviation stats revealed
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In our roundup of travel news this week: the secret tunnel city underneath Rome, China’s “8D city” where trains pass through walls, plus a new report reveals the world’s busiest flight routes, biggest aviation markets and most popular planes.
The EU nearly triples entry fee for visitors, before it even starts
Aug 2, 2025
In our travel roundup this week: the luxury death trap that was the world’s first passenger plane, a forgotten but beautiful Bauhaus airport, and the rising cost of travel entry fees.
Europe’s biggest airline weighs up increasing bonuses for staff who spot oversize bags
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In our latest roundup of travel news: a new unwelcome American visa fee, how airlines fight the “scourge” of excess baggage, plus a guide to packing everything you need in a backpack.
US slips again in passport power rankings
Jul 22, 2025
Asia and Europe are jostling for the top spots in a quarterly ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, but an Asian superpower continues to hold onto the No.1 position.
Summer fare from around the world to cool down in hot weather
Jul 19, 2025
In our latest roundup of travel news: the librarian who ran off with the yacht captain, what Disneyland used to look like, plus the best summer fare — from salads to ice cream to hot-weather drinks.
Why sweating might get you pulled aside at airport security
Jul 12, 2025
In travel news this week: five Americans who moved from the US to France and are loving it, CNN tries out a self-landing plane, plus sweaty secrets of the TSA security checkpoints.
The changes coming to European hand-luggage rules
Jul 5, 2025
In travel news this week: why Thailand did a U-turn on legalizing marijuana, why the party might be over for Germany’s clubbing capital, plus more generous luggage rules are coming to European flights.
Two people rescued after going overboard on Disney cruise ship
Jun 30, 2025
Two guests, said to be a father and his young daughter, have been rescued by crew after going into the water while onboard the Disney Dream cruise ship as it returned from a voyage around the Bahamas.
How one couple saved nearly $3,000 a month by moving to Italy
Jun 28, 2025
In travel news this week: how to get the Italian lifestyle when you don’t have a billionaire’s budget, plus we reveal CNN’s pick of America’s Best Towns to Visit in 2025. Only 10 made our list: Did somewhere near you make the cut?
This country has the best wines in the world for 2025
Jun 21, 2025
How’s your tuxedo looking? Our travel news roundup this week is an award show spectacular. Read on to find out the winners of the world’s most liveable city, the best airline for 2025, the world’s best restaurant and the country with the finest wines.
The new nudity: A 21st-century guide to taking off your clothes
Jun 20, 2025
Membership of traditional naturist organizations and clubs is on the decline, but there are growing numbers of people exploring clothing-free lifestyles.
‘You look hot,’ she told the Italian stranger. For both of them, it was love at first sight
Jun 14, 2025
In travel news this week: the secret rules of British pubs, what it’s like inside one of Asia’s biggest fish markets, plus lasting love connections that began on trips to Italy and France.
London’s newest and most exclusive hotel penthouses start at $50,000 a night
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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.
‘Bare beating’: The annoying public transport trend driving commuters crazy
May 17, 2025
In our roundup of travel stories this week: the spectacular legacy of Alexander the Great, where trainspotters go to see bullet trains “kiss,” plus British attempts to crack down on antisocial noise.
Air New Zealand has a solution to the airplane seat recline debate
May 10, 2025
In travel news this week: Couples who moved from the US to South America, Venice’s radical plan to save the city from flooding, plus Air New Zealand reveals its much anticipated new Dreamliner cabin design.
These Americans quit the US for new lives in Spain. Not all of them loved it
May 3, 2025
In our travel roundup this week: secrets of a 1,600-year-old Istanbul megastructure, the British place names you’re probably saying wrong, plus three stories of Americans who left Florida behind for a new life in Spain — with mixed results.
About
Maureen O’Hare is a Senior Producer for CNN Travel, involved in travel-related content across all CNN’s digital products, with a particular responsibility for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Based in London, she supervises staff reporters and international freelancers, working closely with CNN Travel’s teams in New York, Atlanta, Bangkok and Hong Kong.
She writes CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter “Unlocking the World,” with a wide global subscriber base, and has appeared as a travel expert on podcasts and at industry events.
O’Hare joined CNN in 2015, having previously worked for MSN International, internet TV platform Babelgum and BBC Worldwide.
She studied English Literature and French at Trinity College Dublin and is originally from County Down, Northern Ireland.
