Traditional beach breaks could soon be overtaken by active holidays and “darecations”, as travellers increasingly seek adrenaline rushes and outdoor adventures over lounging with cocktails and a holiday book. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Challenge-based trips and bids for full throttle adventure in particular are seeing more interest in recent years. Pinterest has…

Dropping $2,000 a night on a swanky New York City hotel? You’d think breakfast would at least be included when paying a wildly high nightly rate, but think again. In Gotham, even the morning meal comes with a side of sticker shock. It’s a head scratcher that posh hotels charge…

A California town that once spurned the fast food giant In-N-Out is trying to bring the burger chain back more than two years later. Back in 2023, the city of Buellton, California shot down a proposal to bring an In-N-Out restaurant, with the Buellton City Council voting 3-1 against the…

There’s been much debate about whether we actually ingest a credit card’s worth of plastic per week. These new findings won’t help you poop money, but they do suggest certain foods might rid your body of a portion of that plastic. Probiotic foods — those teeming with beneficial lactic acid…

The Four Seasons brand can be found across the globe, from its first property in Toronto to its latest in Cartagena set to open this spring. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Now the hospitality company is expanding its presence off-shore with the launch of its first-ever yacht. The inaugural vessel, Four Seasons I,…

Published on 23/03/2026 – 13:30 GMT+1 Viking Libra, the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship, recently hit a major construction milestone. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Operated by cruise line Viking, the ship was floated out on 19 March at Fincantieri’s Ancona Shipyard. This is a process during which the dry dock is filled…

New York isn’t the only city that never sleeps. An eye-opening new study determined that Detroit, Baltimore, St. Louis, Toledo, New Orleans and Newark are some of the most sleep-deprived cities in the US, due to issues like alcoholism, stress, obesity and smoking habits. Nationwide, most people don’t log enough…

Airbnb has suffered another setback in the Spanish market. On Monday, the High Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM) rejected the company’s request for interim measures to suspend payment of the nearly €64 million fine imposed on it by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs in December 2025. As a result…

DEAR ABBY: A former boyfriend, “Ray,” is an alcoholic. He has been through rehab twice, but it didn’t do any good. He won’t stop. He keeps saying we’ll work it out.  I don’t understand why Ray can’t get it through his head that I no longer want to be with…

A complimentary breakfast buffet may be a favorite perk at many hotel chains nationwide — but these days, not everyone in the buffet line may be a paying guest. Viral videos making the rounds show buffet crashers strolling into hotel dining rooms, piling up plates with food and heading out — no payment…