A road carved into a damaged section of the Great Wall of China near Shuozhou City, China. Youyu County Public Security Bureau | Handout It may have seemed like a good idea at the time. In an apparent attempt to create a shortcut, two people allegedly used heavy machinery to remove a sizeable section of … Read more
Will sleep sell? Hotels going all in on “sleep tourism” hope so. Alvarez | E+ | Getty Images Yearning for a good night’s sleep? Join the club. Globally, more people searched about sleep this year than ever before, according to data released by Google Trends last week. People are turning to the internet to learn … Read more
Travelers are still skeptical about AI, but most major travel companies aren’t. Nuthawut Somsuk | Istock | Getty Images According to a global survey of more than 5,700 travelers commissioned by Expedia Group, the average traveler spends more than five hours researching a trip and reviews 141 pages of content — for Americans, it’s a … Read more
More people are interested in Sweden this year, in what could be the beginning of a “Scandi summer” travel trend. Martin Wahlborg | E+ | Getty Images An unusual summer scorcher or a new normal? Some travelers aren’t waiting to find out if this year’s heat wave in southern Europe is an anomaly or part … Read more
More parents than nonparents say they plan to travel to improve their mental and physical health. Peopleimages | Istock | Getty Images Amusement parks and road trips — this is this stuff many family vacations are made of. But a new survey shows parents increasingly want in on a trend that isn’t often aimed … Read more
Unlike their parents and grandparents, Gen Zs are less likely to view travel as a discretionary expense. Getty Image Gen Zs aren’t easing into the travel market — they are exploding into it. Despite their youth and comparatively low income, more than half of American Gen Z adults are frequent travelers, having taken three or … Read more