Armchair travelers can now explore Mount Everest on Google Street View
Google Maps announced in a blog post Thursday that it has officially made it to Mount Everest.Google has teamed up with Ava Sherpa, a Nepalese mountaineer who has reached the summit of the world’s most...
View ArticleHere’s why your ears pop on airplanes
It makes babies howl inconsolably on flights and sometimes during takeoff or landing I have the urge on the plane to just let myself collapse and do the same. That acute pain of ear pressure doesn’t...
View ArticleRyanair is planning to launch Europe to America flights and they could start...
Ireland's budget airline Ryanair is set to launch transatlantic flights — and they could cost as little as £10, the Guardian reports. The company's board has approved plans to begin flights between up...
View ArticleTripAdvisor reviews are now so powerful they impact the tourist industry of...
TripAdvisor is the biggest travel reviews website in the world. It makes nearly $1 billion in revenue a year and boasts more than 60 million members.Customers of hotels, restaurants, and other...
View ArticleThis 100-year-old celebrated her milestone birthday skydiving — and she even...
Georgina Harwood celebrated her 100th birthday by skydiving over Cape Town, South Africa. Produced by Jason Gaines. Video courtesy of Associated Press and Skydive Cape Town.Follow BI Video: On...
View Article10 spring-break destinations that are trending this year
Kayak recently released its list of the top 10 trending spring-break destinations of 2015.The travel-search site analyzed more than 1 billion travel searches and found the 10 spring-break locations...
View Article11 budget-friendly and adventurous travel destinations
Adventure travel conjures the image of safaris, wild animals, and far-flung destinations, all of which require oodles of money to experience. But as the world becomes smaller, the possibilities of...
View Article15 reasons why everyone should visit Ireland
Ireland is home to incredibly peaceful cemeteries, gorgeous castles, an awesome landscape of bogs, beaches, and cliffs, and of course, Guinness.As I learned in a nine-day trip around Ireland and its...
View Article6 ways to embarrass yourself in Europe
The consequences of looking like a tourist in a foreign place can range from serious (becoming a target for theft and scams) to humorous (awkwardness, frustration, public embarrassment).Here are a few...
View Article8 times it's worth spending a little more on air travel
You can obsess so much about finding the "cheapest" air ticket that you may overlook cases when you'd be better off spending a little more.It's worth spending on:1. Checked bagsYou pay $25 to check a...
View ArticleHere are the destinations Americans dream about visiting this year
TripAdvisor recently released the results of its TripBarometer study, which looks at worldwide travel trends and traveler spending this year.The report surveyed over 44,000 travelers and hoteliers,...
View Article'We'll never forget': What it's like for tourists in Antarctica
They trekked snow-covered mountains, gasped at seals flopping along the coastline and oohed at penguins waddling along on the ice, and even took in the spectacle of a humpback whale flapping its tail...
View ArticleUS survey: Chinese airports and airlines were the worst in the world for...
Chinese airports and airlines were the worst in the world for being on time last year, according to a US-based company that tracks air travel around the globe.Among the world's 61 largest airports, the...
View ArticleThe world's 'worst airline' in North Korea actually isn't half bad
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View ArticleHere's a simple no-weights workout that will make your legs super strong
Whether you are at the office, traveling, or can't make it to the gym, here is a leg day workout that will have your legs looking their best, using only your body weight.Do each movement for 45 seconds...
View ArticleTourists are flocking to Cuba 'before the Americans come'
Bookings to Cuba jumped 57 percent for one New York tour operator in the weeks after Washington said it would renew ties with Havana. In February, they were up 187 percent; and so far this month,...
View ArticleThe 10 best airports in the world
Consumer aviation website Skytrax has published its latest annual World Airport Awards, and for the third consecutive year, Singapore's Changi International Airport took the crown as the world's best...
View Article13 things you should eat in Tokyo
Tokyo just punched us right in the face. The sights, the sounds, the J-Pop listening stations at Tower Records – it all makes for some serious sensory overload. And that’s to say nothing of the...
View Article10 things about Brazil that shock foreigners
There’s a huge pot that stands in South America. Fill it with Portuguese settlers, indigenous tribes, Africans, Dutch, French, Spanish, German and even Japanese, mix them all together and you’ve got...
View ArticleAirlines are sneakily raising fees — here's how
Fare bundling is the increasingly common airline practice of offering different levels of economy fares that provide different combinations of features at different prices.And like so many changes to...
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