From EVA Air’s Hello Kitty plane to JetBlue’s Super Mario-themed jet, AV geeks (and, if we’re being honest, everyone else) love a special aircraft livery. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Over the years, one of the best known was Icelandair’s Hekla Aurora, a Boeing 757-200 given a Northern Lights-themed makeover in 2014. Artists…

Published on 10/09/2026 – 12:05 GMT+2 Just weeks after her death, it has been confirmed that Dolly Parton’s new hotel and museum will officially open on 29 September in downtown Nashville. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Located steps from Lower Broadway and a host of venues in “Music City”, Dolly Parton’s SongTeller Hotel…

Your idea of the best airport in the world might look very different to mine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Maybe you think the best part about travelling abroad is the duty-free shopping? Maybe you care more about how far away you are from the city centre? Or maybe you judge an airport…

A Southern California institution is taking its pricey lattes across the pond. Urth Caffé — the celeb-friendly cafe chain that grew from modest origins to a SoCal staple — revealed it will open an outpost in London’s Covent Garden in early 2027. “London is calling…and Urth Caffé has answered,” the…

Many of us enjoy a city break, and the most seasoned travellers know that a successful trip is often down, in part, at least, to a destination being walkable. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Now Skyscanner has revealed the best up-and-coming cities for a break which aren’t the obvious choices – think Berlin…

Ralph Lauren’s spring fashion show was a study in strength and softness.  “I loved the mix of masculine and feminine,” actor Rachel Brosnahan told Alexa after the runway presentation at Tribeca’s Jack Shainman Gallery. “I feel like Ralph has always been so talented at that, but in this collection in…

What’s the difference between a tunnel walk and a catwalk? Not much — at least according to Zara Tisch, the designer behind the sports-inspired label Terez. On Wednesday afternoon in Chelsea, Tisch debuted a runway collection just before the official kickoff to New York Fashion Week. But Tisch’s designer logos…

Want to peek under the hood of a spaceship? NASA will swing open the pod bay doors and welcome the public inside its secretive Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena next month — after three years of keeping the gates to its pioneering space technology palace slammed shut. For two days (Oct.…

The latest edition of the European Railway Station Index is out now – and the best major hub on the continent is Switzerland’s Zürich Hbf. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Issued by the Consumer Choice Center, the new ranking evaluated 60 of Europe’s busiest railway stations looking at the percentage of services which…

Published on 09/09/2026 – 15:00 GMT+2 Are you already dreaming of trips in 2027, but aren’t sure where to go? New data has revealed the top trending destinations for the upcoming year, and it makes for interesting reading. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Statistics from Advantage Travel Partnership, a UK-based consortium of independent…