Travel

(CNN) — A Michelin-star restaurant in northern England housed in a 14th century building has suffered significant damage after its thatched roof caught fire. The Star Inn at Harome caught fire at 10.13 p.m. local time (5.13 p.m. ET) on Wednesday, according to the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The restaurant, which is located

(CNN) — It was November 1997 and Dina Honour was hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the first time. The then 27-year-old had invited a group of New York City friends who, like her, had decided to stay in the city over the holidays. It has been a tough year for Honour. She’d been suffering from depression

(CNN) — The romance of rail travel has seduced many travelers over the years. Sitting in a train as it slips quietly out of a city, along tunnels and viaducts, sneaking glimpses of people’s backyards before rolling into open countryside is one of life’s true pleasures. It’s a love affair that started in Britain, as

(CNN) — Countries around the world imposed travel restrictions after the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant in South Africa, more than 2.3 million Americans traveled by air for Thanksgiving, and in Asia-Pacific, New Zealand and the Philippines revealed new reopening plans. Here are some of the biggest developments in travel this week: A new

(CNN) — Hundreds of passengers from South Africa were being held at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam on Friday after the Netherlands imposed new travel restrictions amid concerns over an aggressive mutation of the Covid-19 virus. The European Union and other major destinations, including the United States and Canada, have moved to block flights from African

Beaune, France (CNN) — France’s Burgundy winemakers agree on one thing: 2021 was about as catastrophic a year as any of them can remember. It was in April that disaster struck. Even as the delicate buds of their vines were burgeoning, the weather forecasts warned of a sudden and unseasonable drop in temperatures. For three

(CNN) — “The past is never dead,” Nobel Prize winning novelist William Faulkner once wrote. “It’s not even past.” That famous quote could apply to many of the winners of this year’s Historical Photographer of the Year contest, in which photographers from around the world shared images of the historic sites, landscapes and structures where

(CNN) — Pigs may not actually fly, but they might have a role to play in keeping air travel safe. Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has employed 20 of the animals as part of a pilot project aiming to reduce the number of bird strikes on aircraft. Collisions between aircraft and larger birds, such as geese, can

(CNN) — People travel across oceans and from the other side of the world for a chance to see the wonders of Kruger National Park. The South African game reserve was established more than 120 years ago and ranks among the best national parks in the world. Bucket-list adventurers visit with the hope of encountering

Hong Kong (CNN) — For Sandeep Arora, home is the ancient city of Jalandhar in India’s Punjab region. His wife, son and parents live there, but he hasn’t seen them since March 2020. Amy Stott hasn’t seen her parents — or eaten at her beloved local fish and chip shop — in Manchester, England since

(CNN) — Turkey, family time and football are among the traditions that many look forward to at Thanksgiving each year. But there is one other major event that often takes center stage during the holiday: the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The annual parade, celebrating its 95th march this year, has become something of a holiday

(CNN) — Gleaming airplanes have been returning to the empty blue skies above 30,000 feet in recent months, opening up travel possibilities as they skim the clouds on their way towards unfiltered sunshine. On board, safely behind face masks, many passengers have been shrugging off the old discomforts of plane travel in their excitement at

(CNN) — New Zealand will allow fully vaccinated international travelers into the country from next year, in a gradual easing of its strict border restrictions that have been in place for more than 18 months to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Fully vaccinated citizens, residents and tourists will be allowed to enter the country

(CNN) — Your checklist for airplane travel this holiday season: High quality, comfortable mask; hand sanitizer; early airport arrival; and easy to remove jacket, shoes, laptop and toiletries for the security checkpoint. Yet according to flight attendants, pre-planning may not prepare you for the full reality of flying in 2021 — and it’s not just

(CNN) — For the first time in history, an Airbus A340 plane has landed on Antarctica. Hi Fly, a boutique aviation company, was behind the flight. The company specializes in wet leases, which means they hire out both aircraft and air crew and are responsible for handling insurance, maintenance and other logistics. Hi Fly 801

(CNN) — Austria has introduced unprecedented new Covid measures, Ireland’s under a midnight curfew, but India has reopened to vaccinated tourists. Here are some of the biggest developments in travel this week: It’s beginning to look a lot like … lockdown One silver lining during lockdown: Ski lifts will continue operating, according to a spokesperson

(CNN) — Some shoot out of the soft rock like reptiles bathing in the sun. Others are mysterious depressions resembling an ancient board game played all over the world. And a few are straight-up puzzling. On a desolate and windswept corner of Qatar’s northeastern coast, among the sand dunes of the barren desert, lies Al

(CNN) — Dubai has turned breaking world records into something of an art form over the years, and the emirate now has yet another to add to its list. The world’s first and highest 360-degree infinity pool has just opened at the Palm Tower, a hotel and residential building from developer Nakheel that offers showstopping

(CNN) — Does size really matter? When it comes to superyachts, it seems the answer is most certainly “yes.” The title for world’s biggest yacht was once held by the same vessel, El Mahrousa, for over a century. But it’s changed hands far more frequently in the years since then as more and more supersized

(CNN) — Munich’s iconic Christmas market has been canceled for the second year in a row due to a significant rise in Covid-19 cases in Germany. The “bitter news” was announced by the city’s mayor Dieter Reiter, who said he’d been left with no choice but to call off the popular event, which usually attracts