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(CNN) — Finding a way to experience a country away from other groups of tourists is a challenge in 2019. It doesn’t take long for once underexplored areas to become popular as the word gets out. A surge in interest in long distance trails has seen long-established hikes such as Spain’s Camino de Santiago and

(CNN) — Picture the scene. A beach heaving with bodies. Sunbeds racked up alongside the pool. High tower blocks of rooms, one packed on top of another. Tourists clustered round the buffet. All in a complex gated off from the local community. A classic example of the kind of travel that devastates the environment and

Editor’s Note — CNN’s series often carry sponsorship originating from the countries and regions we profile. However, CNN retains full editorial control over all of its reports. Our sponsorship policy. (CNN) — Dubai’s hotels are among the most luxurious and extravagant in the world. But there’s one that’s about to set itself apart from all

(CNN) — Archeologists in Mexico have uncovered traps containing the remains of at least 14 mammoths. The traps date from about 15,000 years ago and were found in the city of Tultepec, Estado de Mexico, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said in a statement published Wednesday. Tultepec is already home to a

A tree-cutting crew arrived at Carol Schultz’s home in village of Florida, New York, early Thursday morning to saw into her winning 77-foot Norway spruce. The sacrificial tree is already headed to its Manhattan pedestal. A small crowd of local schoolchildren and beaming neighbors cheered as workers sawed into the base of the tree, held

(CNN) — Rowdy groups of bachelor parties. Backpackers asking locals to pay their way. The hordes that pour daily off cruise ships, choking up city centers. It wasn’t so long ago that tourists were (relatively) feted in the destinations they visited, with locals relishing the chance to earn money through a tourism economy. But today,

A team of French and Russian archaeologists discovered the 200-year-old skeleton in July during an excavation in the Russian city of Smolensk, which lies about 250 miles west of Moscow. Pierre Malinowski, who led the dig, told CNN that after he unearthed the remains he flew overnight with part of the skeleton’s femur and teeth

(CNN) — For all the perfect Dooky Chase gumbo, Sazerac cocktails and live jazz that bathe New Orleans in unmatched flavors and rhythm, the Big Easy’s 60-year-old airport passenger terminal left much to be desired. The snacks tasted like airport food — in New Orleans! — and modern conveniences such as free Wi-Fi and plentiful

(CNN) — “The G-spot of Europe,” read the adverts encouraging visitors to come to Vilnius. “Nobody knows where it is but when you find it — it’s amazing.” It was a controversial marketing campaign for the capital of Lithuania when it launched last year. For starters, the racy ads went live just weeks ahead of

(CNN) — Egg-like ice balls are piled up on a beach in Hailuoto, Finland, delighting people who braved the cold to visit the island. “This was [an] amazing phenomenon, [I’ve]never seen before,” Tarja Terentjeff told CNN.”The whole beach was full of these ice balls.” Hailuoto is in the Gulf of Bothnia, which separates Finland and

(CNN) — As air pollution in parts of India hits record levels, the country’s most iconic attraction is getting some special treatment. The Taj Mahal is India’s single most visited tourist attraction, with an estimated eight million people visiting the UNESCO World Heritage site annually. Located in Agra in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, about

(CNN) — These rescue dogs are having a hard time getting adopted. But thanks to a local brewery in Fargo, North Dakota, they are now featured on beer cans in hopes to find them a forever home. “Our One-der dogs are dogs that will live their best life in a home by themselves and there’s

(CNN) — It has so far fought overtourism by limiting the number of cruise ships that dock in its ports, banning four in five souvenir stalls, and cutting the number of tables and chairs outside restaurants by 20%. And now the Croatian port of Dubrovnik has suggested an even more stringent measure: an effective ban

Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese pilot has been grounded after a photo of a woman sitting in an airplane cockpit emerged on social media, sparking outrage over a breach of safety rules. The photo, posted by the woman on the Twitter-like Weibo social network, showed her taking the pilot’s seat and making a V-sign

Paracas, Peru (CNN) — While tens of thousands of travelers descend on Peru annually to visit well-known attractions such as Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley and Lima, one of the country’s most beautiful and interesting spots is virtually ignored by tourists. Paracas, a small coastal town of less than 5,000 residents, lies 150 miles from

Thursday’s harsh weather pushed the vessel away from its rocky perch and closer to the falls on the Canadian side, according to the Niagara Parks Commission. It’s the first time it’s moved any appreciable distance for more than a century, according to CNN affiliate CBC. In a video produced by Niagara Parks Commission on Friday,

Visibility was so poor that 37 flights — including at least one international journey — were diverted from the city’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, a senior airport official told CNN. Pollution indexes saw air quality in the Indian capital climb to “hazardous” levels in the city on Sunday. Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that

(CNN) — After 48 years, El Al is retiring its 747 fleet — and to say goodbye, Israel’s national carrier used a flight tracker to “draw” the plane in the skies over the Mediterranean Sea. Departing from Rome at 10am local time on Sunday, the Boeing 747 Jumbo took a one-time flightpath to create the

Stéphane Simon’s “In Memory of Me” series was intended to comment on the culture of selfie-taking. Works by French sculptor Stéphane Simon, which show nude, classical-style figures taking selfies, were being displayed in Paris during UNESCO’s European Heritage Days event in September. But officials decided to cover the offending parts of the artworks with underwear,

Editor’s Note — HMS Urge, shown here in harbor, set out from Malta for Egypt in April 1942. (CNN) — The wreck of a British submarine that went missing during World War II with 44 people on boardhas been found off the coast of Malta. HMS Urge — part of Britain’s 10th Submarine Flotilla —