Expert guide to Megève Overview Hotels Restaurants Apres ski Snow reports France’s medieval beauty Megève is a traditional winter sports resort, founded in 1916, that has attracted the rich and famous since the 1920s. Its clientele these days are still mainly affluent and French and are looking for an all-round winter holiday, not just pounding
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While most visitors to Ghana will leap at the opportunity to try fufu (a ball of mashed cassava, yam or plantain), the West African country has plenty of other traditional foods and drinks for travelers to seek out too. From oily palm nut soup paired with starches like banku (cooked balls of fermented corn flour)
Vivian James Rigney is no casual traveler. The executive coach and speaker has visited more than 80 countries and lived on three continents. He’s also climbed the highest mountains on all seven continents, the so-called Seven Summits. It’s a feat that took him 14 years — one, he estimates, that fewer than 1,000 people have
New York just gained many more Michelin Stars. At a glitzy ceremony 101 stories above Manhattan, 19 restaurants earned Michelin stars for the first time, announced by host Neil Patrick Harris at The Peak Restaurant. In total, Seventy-three restaurants received Michelin Star status in the 2022 Michelin Guide New York. “New York’s culinary landscape is
Wyoming is the last bastion of the West, where bold, independent and curious spirits are encouraged to forge their own way to adventure both big and small. Wyoming is home to many firsts, including the country’s first national park (Yellowstone), first national monument (Devils Tower) and first national forest (Shoshone). In addition, Wyoming was the
No matter where you go in Chile, an epic hike through blockbuster nature is waiting to be discovered. Stand at the geographic heart of the country near Santiago, and you’ll find the tallest mountains in the Americas snaking along the horizon to your east. Out west, over another mountain range, you’ll hit the pounding surf of
2000 year old spa rituals blended with 1300 underground thermal hotsprings, 270 types of medicinal waters and hundreds of spa retreats equals a true wellness capital of the world. Hungary lays claim to these rich, curative waters and the exceptional spas built around them beginning centuries ago in Roman times, then enriched by Turkish culture
Editor’s Note — Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. (CNN) — Asia Pacific is home to some of the world’s most beloved travel destinations, from the natural
If you are going to hold a tourism summit in a destination generally considered a hotspot for holidays and leisurely escapes, Les Roches Marbella is the sort of place that ticks all boxes. There it sits, three miles west of the coastal Spanish city in its name, just a mile inland from the gilded marina
A popular vegan fast food restaurant is expanding in New York, just weeks after bringing the Atlanta-based concept to Brooklyn. Slutty Vegan, Pinky Cole’s vegan chain with a near cult following, will open its second New York location at 300 West 135th Street in November. Slutty Vegan Harlem will serve a carry-out menu featuring creative
The Hawaiian islands can swell with upwards of 10 million visitors each year, so getting off the beaten path is the best way to appreciate the islands’ multicultural history. Beyond its sandy beaches and seductive, jewel-toned waves, Hawaii‘s lesser-known local tours and activities make the days in paradise more meaningful. Whether it’s mellowing out at a
Monaco (CNN) — The world is in turmoil. The specter of global conflict lurks on the horizon. Energy prices are putting the squeeze on millions. Covid lingers. But in Monaco, at the yachting world’s most glamorous event, it’s business as usual. This week, superyachts with a combined value of somewhere near $3.8 billion gathered together
There’s a lot more to Moroccan cuisine than couscous and tajines. From cooked vegetable salads and slow-cooked meats to fresh fruits and flaky pastries, the traditional foods of Morocco are mouth-watering. Midrange restaurant menus can often repeat the same old tajines, so to get more variety you need to feast on street food or dine
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Travelers are shifting their holiday getaway plans to avoid busting their budgets amid high inflation, according to a new Bankrate survey. Forty-three percent of U.S. adults are planning to take overnight leisure trips between Thanksgiving and New Year’s; of them, 79% are adapting to rising prices for travel in
A brewery incubator project has expanded from its original Chicago base to Wisconsin with the purchase of a 70,000 square-foot production facility. The Pilot Project used $8 million seed round fundraise to purchase the facility assets and taken over the long-term lease of Milwaukee Brewery Company’s production space, as well as the attached Bottlehouse restaurant
(CNN) — Market vendor Mr. Chan gestures around what used to be one of Hong Kong’s busiest streets. “There are no tourists now, whatsoever,” he says. Mr. Chan sells silver earrings, necklaces and scarves on Tung Choi Street in Kowloon, which is famous for its robust night market. The past three years have been harsh
With notoriously bad traffic and next-to-impossible parking, it’s best to avoid driving until it’s time to leave San Francisco. Fortunately, there are plenty of excellent ways to get around. Most locals walk, bike, ride Muni (the public transit network of buses and streetcars) or ride-share instead of taking a car. The city also has three
Oct. 5th, 2022 After the events of the last few years, most of us are looking for an unforgettable adventure. To go somewhere out of the ordinary to do something big and epic and not just your normal run-of-the-mill summer visit to the beach type of vacation. We are looking for that trip of a
(CNN) — Going on a vacation might seem like a rather unconventional way to try to improve your sleep habits. But sleep tourism has been growing in popularity for a number of years, with an increasing amount of sleep-focused stays popping up in hotels and resorts across the world. Interest has skyrocketed since the pandemic,
The best bar in the world is officially in Barcelona. At least, according to the World’s 50 Best, which announced its 2022 winners on Tuesday, October 4, with Barcelona’s Paradiso taking the top spot. At a ceremony in (where else?), Barcelona, 50 bars were dubbed to stand out above all the other drinking establishments in