Vacations

Sipping a cold pint of beer in Budapest can cost $2.Dinner for two in a pub in Prague? About $22.And a month's rental for a sleek studio apartment in the center of the Portuguese city of Porto can set you back $650.With these sorts of…

Finding a great hotel deal may be harder than ever before.Hotel rates are at an "all-time high," Alan Watts, Hilton's Asia-Pacific president, told "Squawk Box Asia" on Thursday.Rates are being fueled by travel demand that is like "a feast ……

The United Arab Emirates has the strongest passport in the world, according to a new index.The country jumped from being tied for 32th place on last year's ranking to the No. 1 spot, according to new index by the tax and immigration…

To many, the lifestyle of a "digital nomad" is an aspirational one — you can live anywhere in the world, visa permitting, with your laptop as your office.Forget the daily grind of the rush hour commute. As long as there's decent Wi-Fi,…

Some people love travel planning. But I am not one of those people. So the idea that artificial intelligence chatbots, such as ChatGPT and Bing, can research travel destinations and create itineraries is intriguing.But I'm skeptical too.Do…

Most people have a travel bucket list, perhaps with 10 to 15 countries.For this couple, it's all 195 — and they're more than halfway there.Hudson and Emily Crider have visited 112 countries, but their journey together began long before…

Shakeemah Smith has visited more countries — by herself — than most people have visited in their lifetimes.She's visited 63 countries alone, she said, and now coaches others on how to go solo.Smith — who goes by the name of Keem — said she…

All I felt was gratitude Tbilisi  |  Georgia The calm I needed Volta Region  |  Ghana An incredible feeling ATIU  |  Cook Islands When “Tbilisi Loves You”…

Hopping between tapas bars in Madrid, gorging on art and culture in Barcelona or simply soaking up the sun in the Canary Islands.For most people, those beat awkward conversations by the water cooler in a lonely suburban office park.Remote…

When I travel, I like to try to experience a city in a local way.So when I stayed in Downtown Vegas — more traditional and less flashy than "The Strip" — I went to yoga classes and coffee shops in residential areas. And when I went to…