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(CNN) — “Would you like salted duck egg with that?” asked the cook. I was on a trip to Yangzhou in China’s Jiangsu province and had popped into a small eatery for a bite of breakfast, ordering congee and a side of pickled vegetables. Before I could respond, the cook disappeared into the kitchen, then

Move in or check out? Shares of Airbnb are down 36% from their February highs heading into the vacation rental company’s earnings announcement after Thursday’s closing bell. It will be the company’s second report since going public in December. With the shares falling 3.5% to around $135 in Thursday’s trading session, there’s limited hope for

United Airlines planes, including a Boeing 737 MAX 9 model, are pictured at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, March 18, 2019. Loren Elliott | Reuters Boeing shares were up close 3% on Thursday morning after U.S. airlines started fixing dozens of 737 Max planes grounded last month due to an electrical problem. The

(CNN) — The sun is just dipping below the horizon as a steady line of four-wheel-drives, and a few plucky little sedans, pour into the Al Qudra oasis on the outskirts of Dubai. The sky is tinged red, the sun a scorching orange, setting the vast lakes that interrupt the desert ablaze with color. It’s

A driver looks at a closed gas pump as stations from Florida to Virginia began running dry and prices at the pump rose, as the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline by hackers sparked buying panic by motorists, in Falls Church, Virginia, U.S., May 12, 2021. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters GasBuddy, an app that helps users

(CNN) — American student Nicole Erickson was about to embark on an epic round the world trip. Ahead of her lay two years of adventure that could change her life forever. But fate had different ideas. The life-changing event happened before she’d even departed: she encountered a total stranger on a ship, and something unexpectedly

Are any airline stocks worth buying on sale? Two traders grappled with that question on Tuesday as the group slid on concerns around a fuel shortage stemming from this weekend’s cyberattack on a major U.S. pipeline. The U.S. Global Jets ETF (JETS), a basket of 39 airline stocks, ended trading down more than 1.5% on

A United Airlines passenger aircraft arrives over the top of residential houses to land at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, March 13, 2020. Matthew Childs | Reuters The CEOs of several large U.S. and U.K. airlines on Tuesday ramped up pressure on their respective governments to revive air travel between the two countries, asking

In this article AAA Las Vegas is the top road trip destination for Memorial Day travel in 2021, says AAA Travel. Hisham Ibrahim | Photographer’s Choice RF | Getty Images Travel looks set to continue its rebound during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, which traditionally marks the start of the summer vacation season, with AAA

(CNN) — My travel bucket list before the pandemic: hike to Everest Base Camp, cruise to Antarctica, try to visit every prefecture in Japan. My travel bucket list after the pandemic: go to my hometown and spend time with my parents. I know I’m not the only one. While nostalgia has always played a significant

In this article AAL Holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline’s Charlotte Airport Delivery Facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. an undated photograph. Colonial Pipeline | via Reuters The cyberattack that forced the shutdown of the country’s largest refined fuel-products pipeline over the weekend has sparked some routing changes for American Airlines as it seeks

(CNN) — Extreme weather is being blamed for a terrifying incident that left one tourist stranded on a 260-meter-high glass-bottomed suspension bridge in northeast China’s Jilin province on May 7. The bridge is located in the Piyan Mountain Cultural Tourism Scenic Area outside the city of Longjing. According to a statement posted on the Weibo

In addition to on-site yoga classes and ergonomic desks, companies may have a new wellness initiative up their sleeves — granting workers an annual period of remote work.   Remote work has proved popular with many workers, with 54% of employees saying they want to keep working from home after the pandemic ends, according to

(CNN) — In a Parisian hotel 45 years ago, some of France’s biggest wine experts came together for a blind tasting. The finest French wines were up against upstarts from California. At the time, this didn’t even seem like a fair contest — France made the world’s best wines and Napa Valley was not yet

(CNN) — When Florence’s Uffizi gallery reopened this week after another government-imposed lockdown, it was with a fanfare. After a six-month closure for renovations, the second floor of the gallery — home to 15th- to 17th-century works of art by the likes of Titian, Caravaggio and Tintoretto — has finally reopened. The area — which

(CNN) — Travelers from the UK have been given the go ahead to visit Portugal, Gibraltar and Israel from May 17 when months of restrictions making it illegal to travel abroad for a vacation will come to an end. The UK government has finally revealed the 12 countries and territories that will be designated “green”

On March 31, the Italian government issued a decree that would see cruise ships and large commercial vessels banned from the Venetian lagoon, and calling for tenders to be sought to construct a new port outside the lagoon. Yet just 15 days later, MSC Cruises announced that the MSC Orchestra would be heading up the

People walk past the official sign marking the Dubai Expo 2020 near the Sustainability Pavilion in Dubai on January 16, 2021. – The six-month world fair, a milestone for the emirate which has splashed out $8.2 billion on the eye-popping venue in the hope of boosting its soft power and resetting the economy, will now