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(CNN) — The Maldives: turquoise waters, luminous white sands, gorgeous technicolor sunsets and, of course, luxury. But believe it or not there was a time when the Maldives wasn’t one of the most glamorous getaways in the world. When Mohamed Umar “MU” Maniku and three friends opened Kurumba, the country’s first tourist resort, in 1972,

Beachgoers sunbathe and swim at a beach in Portimao, Algarve region, Portugal. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images Delicious pasta in Florence, a walk down the Champs-Élysées in Paris, or a beautiful sunset on one of the Greek islands — tourism in Europe is looking to get back to normal this summer. EU countries officially

(CNN) — At the beginning of the 21st century China had no high-speed railways. Slow and often uncomfortable trains plodded across this vast country, with low average speeds making journeys such as Shanghai-Beijing a test of endurance. Today, it’s a completely different picture. The world’s most populous nation has — by some distance — the

JetBlue Airways aircrafts are pictured at departure gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Fred Prouser | Reuters JetBlue Airways‘ is finally making the hop across the pond. The New York-based carrier is now selling tickets for service from its home base at John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow, starting

(CNN) — The aviation industry is in crisis, there’s a global push to cut carbon emissions, and many of us haven’t stepped on a plane or hugged far-flung loved ones in more than a year. Reviving the supersonic dream that died with Concorde’s retirement nearly two decades ago seems, at first, like an outrageous fantasy.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-73V jet departs Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on April 6, 2021. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said travel demand continues to improve with booking patterns for next month looking “fairly typical” as the impact of Covid-19 in the U.S. wanes. The Dallas-based airline said leisure

(CNN) — For those who have always wondered what it would’ve been like to be a passenger on the Titanic, a theme park in China is set to offer the closest experience one can get. A massive replica of the sunken ocean liner is now under construction in Daying County in Sichuan province. Called the

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday said many Wall Street pros are out of touch with the American consumer and advised retail investors to get ahead of the bar on some stocks in the reopening trade. “The baton is now being passed from the stay-at-home names to the travel and leisure plays,” the “Mad Money” host

(CNN) — Nearly every week, it seems there’s a new disturbing video or news report of attacks on Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders in the United States. A new study says that anti-Asian hate crimes have increased in 16 of the nation’s largest cities and counties by 164% this past year. All of this violence

Singapore Airlines crew members and travelers at the transit hall of Changi Airport in Singapore on Jan. 14, 2021. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore and Hong Kong have once again pushed back the start date of a long-anticipated air travel bubble arrangement, the two cities announced Monday. The travel bubble,

The chairman of Dubai’s flagship airline is optimistic about a return to travel between the United Arab Emirates and the U.K. — one of its top tourism and investment partners — even as a new Covid-19 variant threatens to complicate reopening plans. The mostly-expatriate desert sheikhdom of roughly 10 million has been on the U.K.’s

In this article RY4C-IE Beach in Lagos, Portugal. CARLOS COSTA | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — British tourists are now able to fly abroad as Covid restrictions are eased, but only to a limited number of destinations — something that the tourism industry wants to change. People in England and Scotland can fly to

With vaccines rolling out across across the world, travelers want to reclaim something most gave up during the lockdown era: the summer vacation. Travel searches are surging, and bookings aren’t far behind. But it isn’t happening uniformly across continents. Here’s who is booking, where people are traveling, and what’s beckoning travelers from their homes again.

Gas prices surged past $3 a gallon, the highest since late 2014, as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown squeezed supplies. The price rise comes ahead of what is expected to be a busy summer driving season with reopenings and pent-up demand fueling consumer travel. Mark Tepper, president of Strategic Wealth Partners, does not expect that to

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two U.S. senators called on the Federal Trade Commission in a letter Thursday to do more to protect American consumers from travel scams. Responding to reports that there has been an increase in travel- and tourism-related fraud — such as scammers posing as travel advisors

In this article PEJ Money is pouring into one exchange-traded fund tied to the reopening trade. Invesco’s Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ) has seen its assets climb from around $50 million a year ago to $700 million at the start of 2020 and more than $1.5 billion as of this Thursday, said John Hoffman,

Aerial images of Kea island also known as Gia or Tzia, Zea, and, in antiquity, Keos, is a Greek island in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea. Kea is part of the Kea-Kythnos regional unit. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images LONDON — Andreas Patiniotis can’t help sounding cheerful as Greece once again welcomes

In this article TVAG-FF Axel Hefer, CEO of Trivago Trivago It’s been said there’s no gain without pain and that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Online travel search firm Trivago seem to have taken the sentiment to heart amid an ongoing pandemic that’s put its industry through the wringer for some 14 months.