Barry Neild - Global Editor, CNN Travel
Barry Neild
Global Editor, CNN Travel
Barry Neild is the Global Editor for CNN Travel, supervising all travel-related content across CNN's digital products.
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World’s best cheese for 2024 is revealed
Nov 15, 2024
A soft, raw ewes’ milk cheese from Portugal is named the 2024 winner after judges chomped their way through more than 4,700 different dairy products at a pungent annual contest to crown the champion cheese.
The magical white stone wonderland with effervescent bathing pools
Oct 14, 2024
Pamukkale in Turkey looks like a snowy paradise but its hot springs have been a tourist attraction for millennia, long before today’s Instagrammers found them.
I’ve tried the best coffee from around the world. I still don’t like it
Sep 23, 2024
Barry Neild has been on a quest from Indonesia to Colombia in search of a cup of coffee he can actually enjoy. Big mistake.
The ghost town that has stood empty for more than a century
Aug 27, 2024
Kayaköy in southwest Turkey was once a thriving town of 10,000 people. Then, almost overnight, everyone vanished, leaving buildings standing empty for decades.
The ‘Hidden Valley’ where tourists wade through icy water to reach a secret waterfall
Aug 12, 2024
Exploring the Saklikent Gorge in southwestern Turkey offers a thrilling and sometimes risky adventure into a natural wonder carved by powerful geological forces.
The hidden ‘eagle’s nest’ city that Alexander the Great couldn’t conquer
Jul 5, 2024
Abandoned around 1,500 years ago, Termessos in Turkey is an incredibly well-preserved archeological site that gets barely any visitors.
World’s best airline for 2024 named by Skytrax
Jun 24, 2024
Middle Eastern carrier knocks Singapore off the top spot at the Oscars of the aviation world as North American airlines miss out on prizes once again.
Dubai airport struggles to resume flights after heavy rains leave runways underwater
Apr 18, 2024
Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs, remained in disarray Thursday after unprecedented heavy rain led to airliners having to negotiate flooded runways.
Russian manufacturer test-flies prototype widebody passenger airplane
Nov 8, 2023
Russia’s leading aircraft manufacturer says it’s completed a successful test flight of its new IL–96-400M widebody passenger airplane that it claims could replace Western aircraft in the country’s skies.
Air traffic control ‘failure’ hits UK airports
Aug 28, 2023
Air passengers across Europe were facing potential delays on Monday after the UK’s air traffic control system suffered a “technical issue” resulting in restrictions on flights.
World’s longest tunnel closes to train passengers after derailment
Aug 17, 2023
The record-breaking 35-mile Gotthard Base Tunnel beneath the Swiss Alps is to remain closed to train passenger traffic for several months after a major derailment ripped up the track.
France violence: Is it safe to visit Paris and other cities right now?
Jul 3, 2023
Angry confrontations continue to grip Paris and other major cities in the wake of the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy. Here’s what that means for people planning a trip to one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations.
Protests are sweeping France. Here’s what you need to know
Jul 3, 2023
France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a 17-year-old youth was shot by police near Paris on Tuesday, sparking a ban on demonstrations in some cities, travel warnings and reigniting a debate on over-policing in marginalized communities.
The forest growing in the world’s hottest sea
Apr 12, 2023
In the serene tangle of Abu Dhabi’s Jubail Mangrove Park, resilient plants thrive in hostile conditions, creating a beautiful wildlife habitat and offering hope in an era of climate crisis.
About
Barry Neild is the Global Editor for CNN Travel, supervising all travel-related content across CNN’s digital products. Based in London, he helms a team of staff reporters and international freelancers, working closely with CNN Travel’s teams in New York, Atlanta, Bangkok and Hong Kong.
Neild joined CNN in 2006, working for its digital news operations before switching to its Travel team in 2015. Prior to working at CNN he worked as a correspondent for the AFP news agency, reporting headline news stories from destinations including Afghanistan, Indonesia, China and Iraq.
