This trip to Italy, let’s just say, came with its share of adventures, and not all of them were the kind I’d happily repeat. On…
Inside Abercrombie & Kent’s Multibillion-Dollar Bet on Crystal Cruises
Skift Take: The owner of Abercrombie & Kent is using the balance sheet of one of travel’s best asset-light luxury businesses to rebuild Crystal Cruises.…
A Lost Year for Gulf Tourism
Skift Take: Rooms are filling at half-price, not at pre-war demand — that’s hurting big brands and independents alike, but only one side has the…
Scientists say August was Earth’s hottest month they’ve measured
The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August. Scientists said the heat surge is mostly…
UN peacekeepers give NPR a rare look behind Israeli lines
NPR accompanies UN peacekeepers behind Israeli lines as Israel expands its occupation of South Lebanon following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
‘I’ll never trust them again’: Some Afghans who helped the U.S. post-9/11 regret it
Soon after the Sept. 11 attacks, the U.S. launched what would become a 20-year war in Afghanistan. Some Afghans who helped the U.S. prosecute that…