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© Marco Bottigelli via Getty ImagesBeach destinations are all the rage for people’s post-vaccination travel goals.  Over the past year, the idea of travel has carried a sense of risk, fear, uncertainty and shame. But now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines on travel and COVID-19, many people are

(CNN) — For the determined buyer with a strong vision and good home improvement skills, the fire sale of crumbling Italian houses for a little over a dollar each has been a gift. The rest of us, unable even to install a simple shelf, can only look on in envy. Until now. Several villages are

(CNN) — It’s a landscape that looks almost alien. Soft tufa rock — spewed from volcanoes millennia ago to create a series of ethereal “fairy chimneys” that have been shaped and sculpted by nature. This is Cappadocia. Rising above the Anatolian Plains of central Turkey, this historic region is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage

(CNN) — Eric Barry has been riding a seemingly never-ending wave of uncertainty in his life over the past year. The 35-year-old writer and podcast host, who is originally from California’s Bay Area, was researching a novel in Ecuador when the global pandemic erupted in March 2020. Over the next 12 months, as Barry tried

(CNN) — Ancient mummies of Egypt’s royal pharaohs will emerge from their resting places this weekend and parade through the streets of Cairo in search of a new home. What sounds like the plot of a movie is in fact part of a lavish celebration of Egypt’s history and a project to relocate some of

(CNN) — As global business and travel hubs remain largely closed off to the masses, Dubai is making entry easier than ever for international visitors. The glitzy city, as well as the United Arab Emirates as a whole, has for years been opening up its once-strict residency and tourist visa rules, but has accelerated its

Exosonic was handed a contract by the Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate (PE) after impressing the military with its concept for a low-boom supersonic Mach 1.8 twinjet. Now CNN Travel has had an exclusive look inside the cabin interior of the executive transport plane designed to carry the US Executive Branch’s distinguished visitors (DVs). It’s

(CNN) — More than a year after Covid-19 was first detected, Asia’s first “travel bubble” has finally launched. The islands of Palau and Taiwan have opened a reciprocal travel lane, allowing residents of both places to travel back and forth quarantine-free provided they follow certain guidelines. The bubble, which Palau is calling a “sterile corridor,”

(CNN) — For those on a Mediterranean cruise, it’s one of the most memorable sights: the city of Venice unpeeling beneath the boat, the centuries-old buildings and bell towers dwarfed by the ship, giving onlookers a spectacular bird’s eye view. But for many on the shore, cruise ships in Venice have come to symbolize the

(CNN) — Images of people frolicking in snowy landscapes and sliding down icy mountains are not unusual, but one crucial thing made these snaps stand out. They’re shot in Egypt. Situated on the fringes of the arid, sandy Sahara desert, the Middle Eastern country rarely experiences rainfall, let alone snow. But rather than showing a

(CNN) — How many of us have been sitting at home, seen a dreamy picture of a foreign country, and started planning our life there? That’d be a lot. But how many of us have actually gone ahead, bought a property and planned that future life — without setting foot in the location? Michael Barrett

(CNN) — It’s been a strange period for aviation and, for many of us, it’s been over a year since we actually saw the inside of an airplane cabin. This year’s awards go to designs including a hyper-connected, personalized cabin of the future and the swanky interior of an electric jet aimed at commuters. The

(CNN) — People clinking wine glasses in bars and restaurants. Fans watching live soccer and boxing matches. As summer approaches, life has almost returned to normal in one tiny territory in southern Europe — and there’s a very good reason why. Almost everyone is vaccinated. Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory that borders Spain at the

The European Union is suing the United Kingdom for delaying the next phase of Brexit border controls which effectively put a customs border down the Irish Sea, saying they’ve broken international law. In Northern Ireland, the impact of this new border is already being felt by some businesses and by Unionists who are getting increasingly

(CNN) — Right now, a lot of us can’t even fly out of our own countries, but if Florida-based planemakers Aerion are to be believed, by the end of the decade we’ll be able to jet between Los Angeles and Tokyo in under three hours. The Aerion AS3 is a Mach 4+ commercial airliner, revealed

Koh Phangan, Thailand (CNN) — It’s approaching sundown on a full moon Saturday, but revelry is in short supply in Haad Rin, home of Koh Phangan’s legendary Full Moon Party. The deserted streets of this small town are a study in neglect, an impression brought cruelly into focus by the ongoing global pandemic. Shabby shops

Editor’s Note — Find all six episodes of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” on CNNgo. (CNN) — With international travel still largely off the table, Italy lovers around the world are getting their fix any way and anywhere. Cue Sunday nights and the transportive power of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy,” which just wrapped up

(CNN) — The notion of hopping on an observation platform and being transported down to the ocean within minutes seems rather fanciful. But superyacht owners may soon be able to do just that thanks to a new design that provides a “submerged viewing experience” for up to seven people on board. The Hydrosphere concept can

(CNN) — The emergency stop is a familiar maneuver for most motorists. A hazard presents itself in front of the moving vehicle, the driver hits the brakes and grips the steering wheel, the car screeches to a halt, hopefully under full control. But what happens when the vehicle you’re driving is the size of a

International travel can be a magical experience, but as recent months have reminded us, there are breathtaking sites in our own backyard. With travel restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans are seeking the serenity of the great outdoors and taking road trips to national parks across the country. We’ve rounded up photos of