The U.S. really is the home of the brave. Traveling the world in this day and age can seem like navigating an international minefield. Fortunately, crowdsourced data platform Numbeo has listed the world’s safest countries for travel in 2025 in terms of crime, revealing that tiny European country Andorra is the best nation for globetrotters … Read more
Swarms of bugs have taken over an area of Tuscany, Italy, as officials work to combat the infestation ahead of the busy tourist season. Midges have overwhelmed the beachy enclave of Orbetello, the Associated Press (AP) reported. Midges are harmless small flies that resemble mosquitoes and often “dance together” in the air in huge swarms, … Read more
Travelers are going to have to plan ahead in 2025 as national parks across the country are now requiring reservations. Timed visits are being implemented more as popular destinations are experiencing overcrowding amid “selfie-tourism.” “Some national parks use a timed entry system to manage vehicle traffic. Other parks use tour reservations to manage access to … Read more
This tourism trend is giving nightlife a new meaning. “Noctourism” — the desire to “ditch the daylight crowds for midnight magic” — has been named a top travel trend for 2025, according to Booking.com. This new kind of popular tourism is about the desire to “ditch the daylight crowds for midnight magic.” waichi2013th – stock.adobe.com … Read more
It’s a tourism de force. The Big Apple ushered in a whopping 64.3 million visitors in 2024 — and is on track to bounce back to pre-COVID tourism levels next year, officials said. This year’s comeback marked the second-highest tourist count in city history, and reflected a 3.5% increase in visitors from 2023, according to … Read more
Visitors from far and wide are traveling to Japan, resulting in the country breaking a new tourism record. Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, projections indicate that nearly 33.4 million travelers visited Japan, according to the country’s government site. Out of the three million travelers who visited Japan in November of this year, 247,500 were … Read more
Americans smashed travel records in 2024 — with Dec. 1 going down as the busiest day ever at the nation’s airports, according to the TSA. And we’re clearly on a roll, with destinations around the globe groaning under the weight of overtourism — some more loudly than others. More than 20.2 million U.S. travelers jetted off to … Read more
New land ahoy! Bacan is located off the shores of Venice offering a plot of land 820 feet wide and 33 feet long. The tiny strip of sand used to only emerge from the city’s lagoon in the summer when the waters receded but has become habitable year-round since the city erected flood barriers. The … Read more
Overtourism has made it all the way to the “North Pole.” A small city in Finland dubbed the “official hometown of Santa Claus” has been overrun with eager travelers this holiday season — and frustrated residents are adding them all to the naughty list. Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland and home to the Santa Claus Village … Read more
Go ahead and 86 these places from your travel menu. Even the savviest of jetsetters can be baited into a tourist trap restaurant while on vacation — but it doesn’t have to happen, say experts. Six vital signs will tell you if an eatery is going to pass the proverbial smell test, the culinary connoisseurs told … Read more
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads. One of the most remote US national parks is so far off the grid, the only way in is to fly, or hike for miles — and once you’re upclose with the 8.4 million-acre Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska, there are no marked trails or thoroughfares … Read more
France’s winning streak continues — but New York City is creepin’. Paris, France, is on a roll, keeping the No. 1 spot as the best city in the world, according to Euromonitor International’s Top 100 City Destinations ranking. And it’s perhaps no surprise that NYC landed in the top spot for American cities in the world … Read more
They really are taking the midnight train going anywhere. Detroit has been touted by Travel + Leisure as a top destination for 2025 — no doubt raising eyebrows on a list that also plugged other non-traditional tourism spots like Sacramento and Uzbekistan. “It really is a magical time in Detroit right now, and we hope … Read more
If you’re planning your 2025 vacations already, you might want to avoid these places. Fodor’s has released its 2025 “No List” — a list of destinations that tourists should reconsider visiting because they are “suffering from untenable popularity” and “collapsing under the burden of their own prominence.” Bali, Indonesia, made the list due to overtourism, … Read more
When not in Rome. With colder weather on the way, tourist season is tapering off in Italy, leaving an empire’s worth of hidden gems open for savvy travelers to explore in less crowded conditions, one travel expert shares. The best places to see on the boot during the fall and winter are lively but lesser … Read more
You’re outta luck. Tourists headed to Rome’s Trevi Fountain in hopes of tossing the traditional coins, brace yourselves — the beloved historic site has been shut down for construction work. For the time being, unwitting visitors will find the ancient water feature — said to typically take in more than $3,200 per day, according to officials … Read more
Talk about soaring to new heights. A wild concept has literally taken flight, allowing people to pilot drones over some of the most beautiful places in the world — from the comfort of their own living rooms. From South African wildlife reserves to the volcanoes in Iceland to Machu Picchu in Peru and Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, … Read more
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tourism officials on Florida’s Gulf Coast say one of the ways concerned people can help the area recover is to visit as tourists, even though some beaches are still closed to the public and debris is still piled next to streets from recent hurricanes Helene and Milton. The tourism promotion agency for the St. … Read more
Konnichi-wow. As hot destinations like Italy and Spain say “basta!” and, well, “¡Basta!” the scourge of overtourism, one popular country apparently likes having visitors so much, they’re giving them free flights. Japan Airlines is currently shelling out free domestic hops within the island nation to international travelers — at a time when the world’s manga capital … Read more
Forget all the kitschy travel mementos — the keychain keepsakes, snow globe souvenirs, commemorative tees or other tourist tchotchkes. Jetsetters are opting for a more permanent token from their trips: they’re getting inked, as “tattourism” is on the rise. Data from Hostel World found that more than 40% of adult vacationers under the age of 35 … Read more