Saudi Arabia's crown prince travels on Sunday to France on the next leg of his global tour, extending his diplomatic charm offensive as he seeks to project a new liberal image of the kingdom. Prince Mohammed bin Salman's two-day official visit, which starts on Monday, […]
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Retired at 24: The life of a pro ‘Call of Duty’ player
Fan the flames Potthoff’s dad drove him to his first eSports tournament when he was 13. It was a small, local competition in Chicago in 2005, featuring matches for Halo and Call of Duty — Potthoff competed in both and performed well enough to collect […]
Selina raises $95M to create a boutique travel lodging experience built around communities
If you’re looking to travel abroad — and especially if you’re looking to work while doing so — it might be tough to convince yourself you can find a cool boutique hotel that caters to a lot of different price points, as well as surround […]
Formentera, Ibiza, Spain
Vintage Travel (01954 261431; vintagetravel.co.uk) is an independent villa specialist that has been in business for more than 20 years and offers some gorgeous traditional properties in Mallorca and Menorca, which tend to get snapped up quickly for July and August. New on their list […]
France strikes: air and rail passengers face another weekend of disruption
However, pressure on Saturday is lower than it might be because of another strike by Air France pilots, cabin crew and ground staff, which is likely to lead to the cancellation of hundreds of flights. The airline said: “Our flight schedule for this day will […]
Castile-La Mancha, Spain: A destination for all seasons
“But we know that the affinities between the two countries can generate other volumes of traffic, and already from the first two months of the year with +17% of arrivals from Italy, we have evidence of the good opportunities from the Italian market.” Finally, to […]
Watch Virgin Galactic’s new SpaceshipTwo take flight
As Virgin Galactic continues its quest to “open” space flight, it completed its first powered test flight since the 2014 crash that killed one of its pilots. Now we have video of the new SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, separating from its carry vehicle and using its […]
Italy: The wedding market world dream
With almost 80 exhibitions dedicated to newlyweds, Italy is one of the first major European marketplaces for this target that in the last few years has reached the dimensions of a real transversal business also for Italy incoming travel. From wedding planners to specialized travel […]
Get to Know Wind & Wine Croatia
Croatia has been making wine for more than 2 millennia and, if you haven't had the chance to experience it, now may be the time. A new adventure travel company, Wind & Wine Croatia, combines luxury yacht cruising in the Dalmatian Islands with a culinary […]
How single-parent families are changing the way we travel
People always told Sylvia Sabes, a France-based writer, that she was brave to travel with her girls as a single parent: "But I was more afraid of limiting their experience. I want them to be global citizens, and I was more afraid of them not […]