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(CNN) — While our suitcases have been gathering dust over the past 16 months, the travel industry has been rapidly adapting to cope with the demands of the new Covid era. This means that if you’re making your first flight for a while, things may be very different from what you’ve previously been used to.

MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images via Getty ImagesAn employee restocks the salad bar at the Shady Maple Smorgasbord in Pennsylvania, which reopened last summer with certain modifications and precautions in place after being closed toward the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak. When COVID-19 shut the world down in March 2020, none of us could

Travel brings out different sides of our personalities, especially when it comes to packing. For some, it highlights a tendency to forget the important things. For others, packing decisions reveal an almost delusional sense of optimism. Advertisement Whichever camp you fall into, you’re not alone. The funny folks on Twitter have shared their packing challenges,

Handout via Getty ImagesThere are many Disney Parks fanatics with expert tips for enhancing the experience.  It’s been just over a year since Walt Disney World reopened to visitors after its pandemic-induced shutdown, and people are certainly flocking to the iconic theme parks again. But visitors to the so-called “Happiest Place on Earth” have made

(CNN) — Hikers looking to summit Scotland’s highest mountain and other peaks in the area are being sent up “potentially fatal” routes by Google Maps, the region’s mountaineering organizations have warned. The John Muir Trust said Thursday that growing numbers of people using Google Maps to navigate up Ben Nevis risk being directed via a

(CNN) — Of the countless dwindling Italian towns that have opted to sell dilapidated homes for just one euro, Sambuca di Sicilia has undoubtedly been the most successful. Approximately 16 dwellings have been snapped up for €1 here since the scheme was first announced by CNN Travel in 2019, and Sambuca has been in the

(CNN) — Ryan Carlson was in the middle of a backpacking trip in New Zealand when he got the email: North Korea was opening its borders to American tourists. It was September 2005. Carlson, 25, worked in finance as an independent futures trader in Chicago, a job that afforded him a lot of flexibility for

Tuul & Bruno Morandi via Getty ImagesThe popularity of Paris as a destination extends to TikTok. The creative, funny and fascinating world of TikTok influences our cooking, dance moves, makeup choices and more. It also fuels our wanderlust. The luggage storage network Bounce analyzed the view counts for travel destination hashtags on TikTok to determine

Doha (CNN) — Past the small arched door, a narrow spiral stair leads up to the top of the windswept minaret, still standing tall even as almost everything around it has crumbled. Inside the tiny room atop the circular shaft, four little windows open up to the long-abandoned surroundings. On the one side, the tumbling

(CNN) — German airline group Lufthansa will greet fliers using gender-neutral language from now on. Lufthansa’s airlines — which include Lufthansa, Eurowings and Brussels Airlines — have historically welcomed travelers on board by referring to them as “ladies and gentlemen.” In a statement, the airline said that on future flights travelers will be referred to

(CNN) — Up until recently, many travelers visiting India’s famed monument of love, the Taj Mahal, would also add a stop at the nearby Sheroes Hangout to their itinerary. Located just a few kilometers from the famed Indian icon in the northern city of Agra, this cafe is managed and staffed by acid attack survivors.

Now, cruise ships will be banned from sailing through the city center of Venice from August 1, the Italian government has announced. Instead of sailing past the iconic St Mark’s Square, and up the narrow Giudecca Canal, docking in the city-center port, from next month large cruise ships will be rerouted through the Venice lagoon,

Paris (CNN) — Baker Christian Vabret is squeezing down gently on a baguette in order to make it “sing.” As he presses down, the crust is collapsing in on itself to produce a staticky, crackling sound. “You can tell a good baguette by the way it sings,” he says. “Le pain qui chante,” or bread

(CNN) — For much of the pandemic, Australia has been the envy of the world. The nation leveraged its geographic isolation and resilient economy to close its borders and largely block out Covid-19. The results spoke for themselves. While other countries faced prolonged lockdowns and overwhelmed hospital systems, the majority of Australians enjoyed large public

(CNN) — Atlanta is a city that has been forged on the anvil of strife, that’s risen from the embers of the Civil War. It is a city with traditions both genteel and gritty, a place that is rising up out of its past to bring out the best of human endeavor. It is the

(CNN) — Search the hashtag “pilots of Instagram” and you’ll be greeted by an endless amount of images of pilots in uniform posing it up. Pilots are hugely popular on the social media platform, with some garnering more followers than Hollywood stars. One of the most famous is Patrick Biedenkapp, or PilotPatrick, who has nearly

(CNN) — Disney has finally redone its Jungle Cruise ride after years of being criticized for the attraction’s controversial depictions of Indigenous people. In January, the corporation announced it would rethink the classic Jungle Cruise ride, in which a skipper ferried visitors along a waterway while making jokes and funny comments. One of the sights

(CNN) — Planning a post-vaccination vacation this year? Chances are, you’ll be spending a lot of time outdoors. With destinations slowly opening up for tourism again, and travelers tentatively booking flights, travels that take in the great outdoors look set to boom post-pandemic. And in Italy — the first country to be flattened by the

(CNN) — On July 6, a planeload of Taiwanese travelers arrived in the US territory of Guam. But they didn’t just travel for the island’s gorgeous scenery — they were also there to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The travelers were among the first to take part in the Air Visit & Vacation (nicknamed V&V) program

(CNN) — Henry Golding could rival James Bond for being a smooth talking, crisply dressed world traveler. But before he was the star of blockbuster movies like “Crazy Rich Asians,” British-Malaysian Golding hosted the BBC’s aptly named “The Travel Show.” When it comes to personal travel, though, Golding does have a few rules — invest