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With its vibrant big cities, abundant historic and cultural attractions, and diverse natural landscapes, Asia offers more to see and do than most travelers can experience in an entire lifetime. We tried to narrow things down, and pulled together a list of the 50 best places to visit in Asia before you die. Note that…
If you’re anything like us, you’re already plotting where to travel in 2020. But with so many places to choose from, where should you go? Luckily, many beloved destinations have bounced back from terrorism, civil unrest, or natural disasters, offering new hotels and restaurants. Among this list are some of these comebacks, as well as…
Southeast Asia encompasses more countries than you probably realize. Of course there’s Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia, but you may pause for a moment before remembering Singapore, Myanmar, Brunei, and several others. Although some similar influences crop up in neighboring countries, the cultures and attractions are strikingly diverse in each destination. To help you decide where…
Thanks to year-round pleasant weather and fairly consistent flight and hotel costs, traveling near the equator is an attractive option. Plus, getting to stand on (or close to) that zero-degree latitude is a fun bucket-list item. Although the equator passes through 13 countries, it doesn’t lie along any major city. That said, there are still…
A hotel room with a scenic view is one thing — but the simultaneously terrifying and electrifying feeling that comes with seeing a city from high above is reason enough for some travelers to make the trip. While some properties focus on designing rooms with jaw-dropping vistas, others extend the viewing opportunities to rooftop amenities…
Courtesy of Flickr/Studio Incendo Each year market research group Euromonitor crunches the numbers from national statistics offices, airports, and hotels to determine the top 100 cities visited by international travelers, and the results for 2015 (the most recent year with complete data) were announced today. According to the report, the world’s 10 most visited are…
Over 244 million people — nearly three-and-a-half percent of the world’s population, live outside their home country. Those immigrants influence the world in numerous ways — changing the languages we hear, the holidays we celebrate, and the food we eat. Speaking of the latter, many imported dishes have even become more popular as sequels than…
Being stuck in an airport might be one of the worst parts of traveling, but it doesn’t always have to be that way. Hear us out. Airport lounges around the world are going above and beyond the complimentary half-hour of free Wi-Fi, making the hours of waiting less painful and — dare we say it…
Winter is coming. While we all (or most of us) enjoy the first snowfall and twinkling holiday lights of the season, after sloshing in snow and donning our puffy jacket for a couple of months, we’re over it — and ready for summer weather. If you’re like us and need a mid-winter, post-holiday break to…
The costs of a budget motel and a five-pearl luxury resort may not be as drastically different as you think. Actually, they might not be different at all: It all depends on where you are. So, using sample dates August 18 through 21, we searched the globe for hotels that have rates at just $100/night…