Adventure travel

Inexpensive hotels and swaying palm trees have long attracted travelers to Southeast Asia, but Singapore is doubling down on a different strategy — focusing on increasing tourism receipts instead of traveler arrivals.Officials on Friday…

The Tourism Authority of Thailand is expecting that country's upcoming Songkran festival will generate more tourism revenue than it did last year, despite projections that the March 28 earthquake has dampened tourist arrivals to the…

Ireland has the strongest passport in the world, according to the Nomad Passport Index 2025.It's the first time that the northern European country has held the solo No. 1 spot in the annual ranking from Nomad Capitalist, a tax and…

In spring, they come for the cherry blossoms. In fall, for the foliage tours.Now, more travelers are booking winter trips to Japan, as the country's reputation as a world-class skiing destination continues to lure visitors from…

When Tracy Ren decided to go to the 2024 Summer Olympics, she booked her flight to Paris on Singapore Airlines using miles.But she didn't earn them — she bought them.Rather than purchasing miles directly from the airline, which sells…

Glyn Evans has been on 30 trips with the same travel company, but he can still pinpoint the moment that stands out as his favorite.  During a trip to Las Vegas, he served as best man for a couple on the same tour who got married on a…

Vatican City is the world's smallest country by size and population.That's not stopping an estimated 32 million travelers from visiting this year for Jubilee 2025, a year-long global celebration among those of the Catholic faith.The…

Singapore has the world's most powerful passport, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index.The nation-state was one of six countries which tied for the top spot in 2024 in the list produced by the migration consultancy Henley &…

Sands China CEO and President Grant Chum said Macao was diversifying its economy away from gaming to become "a city of sports and ... a city of entertainment," during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the city that concluded…

Aeromexico was the most punctual global airline in 2024, according to a report published by aviation analytics company Cirium.Some 86.7% of its tracked flights arrived "on-time," defined as arriving within 15 minutes of scheduled arrival…