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Europe’s Christmas travel peak is being disrupted by coordinated strikes across airports, rail networks, and local transport in the UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and France, raising the risk of widespread delays, cancellations, and missed connections around December 18, 2025.
U.S. travelers are being warned to avoid all trips to Russia as the U.S. Embassy in Moscow reinforces a Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory, citing heightened security risks, unstable flight options, limited consular help, and frozen banking links.
Banyan Group has opened Garrya Mu Cang Chai, a bamboo-built wellness resort in northern Vietnam’s terraced highlands, blending low-carbon design, Hmong culture, and immersive retreats to offer a new luxury nature escape beyond Sapa.
Southwest Airlines has unveiled an interline partnership with Turkish Airlines, enabling single-ticket journeys from U.S. cities to Istanbul and 350-plus onward destinations starting in early 2026.
Smog-choked skies and near-zero visibility have plunged Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport into one of its worst winter disruption spells this season, with hundreds of flights cancelled or delayed.
EU’s new biometric Entry/Exit System is already causing hours-long queues, missed connections and hotel losses for some non‑EU travelers.
Spirit Airlines has secured a last‑minute 50 million dollar cash lifeline that averts a feared holiday shutdown, keeping flights operating while the bankrupt ultra low cost carrier races to prove it can survive through a deeper 2025 restructuring or potential sale.
France is moving ahead with a “polluter pays” cruise tax that would add 15 euros per passenger at every French port of call from 2026, potentially raising €75 million a year to fund air-quality and coastal protection projects while nudging cruise lines to rethink Mediterranean itineraries.
Wellness-focused retreats from Tyrol to the Dolomites and Switzerland where quiet luxury, cocooning spas and ski-in convenience redefine what a cozy winter escape can feel like.
A Ranthambore essay reveals how waiting for one tigress sparked a shift toward mindful, nature-centered travel.
Plan your 2025 Christmas market trip with opening dates, festive highlights and travel tips for Berlin, Strasbourg, Vienna and Prague.
Between murals, domino games, and the smell of cafecito, I discovered a Miami neighborhood that beats with its own rhythm.
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