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Illustration: HuffPost; Photos: Getty Take A Break is your ultimate guide to the perfect trips to recharge, rediscover yourself and your relationships, and reengage with the world. We’ll cover shopping stops, great bars, restaurants worth your money, photo opportunities, memorable drives and experiences, and other important details you need before you book. Below, we chat

(CNN) — The race to resume supersonic passenger flights decades after the retirement of Concorde was offered a glimmer of excitement on Monday when plane manufacturer Bombardier revealed high speed achievements while confirming the launch of its new business jet. The Canadian company said the in-development Global 8000 will be “the world’s fastest and longest-range

(CNN) — Kim Kyung-seop recalls going to cheap bars after class with his friends, where they binged on as much makgeolli as possible. “You know the saying, ‘alcohol consumes men?’ It was like that.” Makgeolli, the milky and often sweet traditional rice wine from Korea, was chosen for its price, not flavor. In 1989, when

Editor’s Note — Forget what you think you know about British food. This Sunday at 8 p.m. ET “Searching for Italy,” Stanley Tucci explores how Italian immigration has transformed the food scene in his adopted hometown of London. (CNN) — Like many Italians living abroad, Peppe Corsaro missed his mother’s cooking. Born in Sicily, he

Tokyo (CNN) — The Japan Tourism Agency announced on Tuesday, May 17 that it would start allowing small group tours in May as part of a “test tourism” trial before the country fully reopens to foreign visitors. The country’s tourism agency added that the trial will allow the government to assess health and safety protocols

(CNN) — Travelers have been waiting more than two years to get Down Under and now, at last, Australia is open to the world again. With a coastline that unfurls for almost 40,000 kilometers around six states and two territories, there is nowhere on Earth like Australia, with its vast and timeless land, potent as

Editor’s Note — Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening and closing, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. (CNN) — People have never been able to resist the crunchy craving of deep-fried food. Archaeological

(CNN) — As record numbers of superyachts enter the market, designers have been pushing the limits further and further in order to ensure their concepts stand out. However, this new concept from Indian yacht design studio Bhushan Powar Design might just be one of the most eye-catching to date. The 110-meter vessel, named Zion, features

Rome (CNN) — When in Rome, don’t drive your fancy sports car down historic stairways. That advice apparently went unheeded by a man who this week drove his rented Maserati down the city’s Spanish Steps and now faces charges for allegedly causing damage to the landmark, according to police in the Italian capital. The unnamed

Editor’s Note — Sign up CNN Travel’s Unlocking Italy newsletter for insider intel on Italy’s best-loved destinations and lesser-known regions to plan your ultimate trip. Plus, we’ll get you in the mood before you go with recipes from Stanley Tucci. “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. (CNN) — Want to

Editor’s Note — Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening and closing, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. (CNN) — This week in travel news: the world’s best hotels, greatest sandwiches and most spectacular

Getty Images/HuffPost This Florida beach town on the Gulf of Mexico is an ideal vacation spot. Take A Break is your ultimate guide to the perfect trips to recharge, rediscover yourself and your relationships, and reengage with the world. We’ll cover shopping stops, great bars, restaurants worth your money, photo opportunities, memorable drives and experiences,

(CNN) — Walking from one mountain to another, suspended high above ground with only a vast valley yawning below, isn’t for the fainthearted. But thrill-seekers — and lovers of infrastructure — will be flocking to the Dolní Morava vacation resort in the northeast of the Czech Republic to scale the new world’s longest suspension footbridge.

(CNN) — Suspension railways today seem like an anachronism — a 19th-century vision of what the future of transport would look like. By the year 2022, surely we would all be commuting to work on upside down railways! Unlike boring ordinary train lines that stay determinedly fixed to terra firma, suspension railways dangle beneath a

(CNN) — As more and more countries reopen their borders to eager tourists, a trendy new phrase has emerged on social media: revenge travel. The term has been used to describe trips as varied as family reunions, big splurge vacations and re-visits to favorite places, which leads to one question: so, what is it? “Revenge”

Passengers told CNN they flew Lufthansa from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to Frankfurt, intending to connect to a flight to Budapest for a religious pilgrimage on March 4. Yitzy Halpern of New York said he was trying to board the flight when he and a number of other passengers recognizable as Jewish, who

Editor’s Note — Sign up to CNN Travel’s Unlocking Italy newsletter for insider intel on Italy’s best loved destinations and lesser-known regions to plan your ultimate trip. Plus, we’ll get you in the mood before you go with movie suggestions, reading lists and recipes from Stanley Tucci. (CNN) — Making a trip to Sicily without

(CNN) — Air traffic control came to a stop for parts of Thursday morning and afternoon in Jamaica, forcing flight cancellations and leaving thousands of frustrated passengers stranded there or unable to reach the Caribbean island. MBJ Airports Limited, the operator of Sangster International Airport near the popular resort destination of Montego Bay, confirmed in

San Francisco is one of the most popular cities in the United States for tourism ― and for good reason. It boasts a top-notch food scene, gorgeous parks, iconic architecture and more. But according to locals, Bay Area tourists tend to get things wrong during their visits. We asked San Francisco residents to share some

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday, May 11, that the country will fully reopen its international borders from 11:59 p.m. on July 31, with cruise ships also welcome back to local ports on the same day. The end-July opening of the border is two months earlier than the government’s previous time frame