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Maureen O'Hare is a London-based travel journalist for CNN.

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<strong>Istanbul's Grand Bazaar: </strong>This venerable marketplace is more than 500 years old and spreads out over 48,000 square meters (around 516,700 square feet).

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In the world’s most-visited city, here’s a view few tourists have seen

Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is one of the most bustling spots in one of the world’s greatest, busiest cities. After a multimillion-dollar restoration, exclusive new rooftop tours offer a unique view over the Turkish city.

<strong>The Airbus A321XLR: </strong>Spanish carrier Iberia launched the A321XLR globally this week.

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The world’s longest-range, single-aisle plane is poised to shake up transatlantic travel

In travel news this week: crackdowns on overtourism in Florence and Pompeii, new developments in the world of long-haul and ultra-long-haul flights, plus the California couple who moved to France, where things did not go as they hoped.

<strong>The Britannic Explorer, A Belmond Train, UK: </strong>The first ever luxury sleeper train to tour England and Wales will take to the tracks in July 2025.

England’s first luxury sleeper train is a garden party on wheels

Britain, birthplace of rail transport, will get its first ever luxury sleeper train touring England and Wales next summer.

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Raccoon drops from ceiling at LaGuardia Airport and goes on the run

Passengers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Monday morning were surprised by a raccoon which dropped from the ceiling at a check-in gate in Terminal A.

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La Dolce Vita Orient Express: Eat your way around Italy in style

In our travel roundup this week: the burning mountain whose flames never go out, how Antarctica became a hot vacation spot and what to expect from Italy’s first luxury sleeper train.

Travelers with luggage using smart phones while waiting in line for boarding at airport. Focus on wheeled luggage.

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Airline cracks down on ‘gate lice’ who skip the line

In travel news this week: American Airlines tackles line-jumpers, the world’s best bars for 2024, plus National Geographic and Lonely Planet reveal their top destination picks for the year ahead.

Kuang Si Falls or known as Tat Kuang Si Waterfalls. These waterfalls are a favorite side trip for tourists in Luang Prabang with a turquoise blue pool. Cascade of small waterfalls.

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Lonely Planet’s top places to go in 2025

Grab your passport and your sunscreen, Lonely Planet has just revealed its 30 must-visit destinations for 2025 as well as a brand-new rundown of top 10 travel trends.

<strong>Los Angeles:</strong> “Hey Young World”—a mural painted on the side of a local business in the Crenshaw neighborhood—is just one of several artworks commissioned by Destination Crenshaw, the largest public/private Black art program in the United States.

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National Geographic reveals its top destinations for 2025

National Geographic has just revealed Best of the World 2025, the brand’s annual list of the most thrilling and purposeful travel experiences for the year ahead.

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Airport introduces time limit on hugs

In travel news this week: the Chinese pets earning “snack money” in cafés, a European capital that’s had enough of “drunk” tourists, and the New Zealand airport that’s curtailing caresses.

<strong>Nice, France: </strong>In the southeast corner of France a few miles from Monaco and right next to the Italian border, the Mediterranean city of Nice has stunning beaches and a picturesque Old Town.

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Airfares to these gorgeous beach destinations are now a lot cheaper

In travel news this week: fat bears, hungry racoons, an R-rated flight movie mishap and the best-value air travel destinations for Americans in the year ahead.

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America’s best foods and the world’s greatest pizza

In travel news this week, how Japan led the world’s high-speed rail revolution, the couple who rode motorcycles round the world with three rescue dogs, plus we put the spotlight on America’s world-class cuisine.

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The world’s best hotels for 2024 revealed

Capella Bangkok: The World’s 50 Best group has crowned this hotel best on earth.

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Behind closed doors: Hotels reveal their wildest room service orders

In travel news this week: odd room service requests, the cruise passengers stranded for months at their departure port, plus how a rogue bag of Cheetos caused havoc in a New Mexico cave.

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A hotel is offering ‘self-love pods’ for solo play. Here’s why that’s a thing

To mark September Sexual Health Awareness Month, a New York hotel is offering a “self-love” package aimed at the newly single. Perks include a free personal massager.

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People are angry at Gen Z taking photos of airport trays. Here’s what’s really going on

Influencers are doing photo shoots with their airport security trays in a new online trend that has people angry about holdups in the line. Here’s what it’s all about.

Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, UT.

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Work hard, play hard: How US vacations made America No. 1 in the world

In travel news this week: booze-free bars are on the rise, the unexpected perks of traveling with kids, plus the countries whose tourism economies are booming.

Maureen O’Hare is a Northern Irish travel journalist for CNN, based at the London bureau. She’s written about news, travel, lifestyle and entertainment for some of the world’s leading media organizations.