Picturesque scene of gondolas navigating a historic canal under a bridge in Venice.

Tourist Taxes Used to Feel Like a Strange Quirk of One Overwhelmed City in Italy That Nobody Else Would Ever Copy, but a Fast Growing List of Destinations Is Now Charging Visitors Just to Walk Around, Making Some Trips Cost a Lot More Than Travelers Expect

Venice charged visitors nothing just to wander its canals for centuries. Then in 2024 it became…

Outdoor scene of a young couple setting up camp next to their RV during a summer day in Portugal.

Road Tripping in an RV Still Gets Pictured as a Retiree’s Slow Hobby From a Completely Different Era of Travel, but a Huge and Fast Growing Share of Renters Booking Them Right Now Are Under Forty

The median age of an RV owner in America dropped from 53 in 2021 to 49…

Qatar Airways aircraft parked at airport terminal with cargo being loaded on a sunny day.

Airlines Usually Add One Cautious New International Route at a Time and Nervously Wait to See How It Performs, but Several Major Carriers Just Blitzed the Market With Five Brand New Overseas Routes in a Single Month

Four airlines opened five new international routes in September 2026 alone, a burst of expansion that…

A vibrant red train at a bustling railway station under an overcast sky.

Train Travel Has Spent Decades Getting Written Off in America as a Slow, Outdated Way to Get Anywhere Worth Going, but Ridership Just Quietly Rocketed to Numbers the Rail Industry Has Never Recorded Before

Amtrak carried 34.5 million passengers in the fiscal year that closed this past September, according to…

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Regional Airline Flight Attendants Were Days Away from Walking Off the Job Entirely, but a Last Minute Contract Deal Just Averted the Strike before a Single Flight Was Cancelled

Jazz Aviation, the regional carrier that operates Air Canada Express flights, has reached a tentative contract…