Boeing executives apologized Monday to airlines and families of victims of 737 Max crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, as the U.S. plane maker struggled to regain trust of regulators, pilots and the global traveling public.
Read moreExpedia has agreed to pay more than $325,000 to settle U.S. government allegations that it improperly helped people travel inside Cuba or between the island and places other than the United States.
Read moreAt the behest of civil rights and civil liberties groups, California Democrats are pressing to ban an emerging technology that law enforcement says could better protect nearly 40 million residents and the state’s countless tourist destinations.
Read moreTired of ad hoc bans on ill behavior by tourists, Rome has converted its temporary crackdowns into one big law.
Read moreA roadside bomb hit a tourist bus on Sunday near the Giza Pyramids, wounding at least 17 people, including tourists, Egyptian officials said.
Read moreIn Austria, the fast-food chain McDonald’s has been recruited by the U.S. Embassy to come to the rescue of distressed American tourists who’ve lost a passport, cellphone or find themselves in some other traveler’s nightmare.
Read moreSending a message about the value of maintaining affordable visitor accommodations along California’s coast, the state’s Coastal Commission on Wednesday issued its largest fine ever — $15.58 million — to a luxury hotel owner that demolished two affordable motels in Santa Monica to build a high-priced property near the world-famous pier.
Read moreAirbnb persuaded a federal judge Friday to block new regulations in Boston that would require it to divulge how many nights each month its Boston rentals are occupied.
Read moreFighting to revive claims by a Glasgow woman who was raped on vacation in Sri Lanka, a lawyer told the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Wednesday that the rapist’s job at the hotel leaves a travel company liable.
Read moreExpected now to share 2022 World Cup hosting duties with multiple Gulf nations, the government of Qatar filed a lawsuit Monday that says it fell victim to financial warfare.
Read moreUnited States President Donald Trump on Monday urged Uganda to find the kidnappers of an American tourist who has been freed, amid conflicting reports over whether a ransom was paid for her release.
Read morePolice in southern Poland say they are investigating four English-speaking tourists spotted last week in the historic city of Krakow wearing only mankinis.
Read moreDiscount airline easyJet warned Monday that the U.K.’s pending withdrawal from the European Union is causing travelers to hold back on booking tickets amid doubts over what Britain’s future relations with the bloc will be.
Read moreIndonesian police said Monday they also found geckos and chameleons in the luggage of a Russian tourist who was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle a drugged orangutan out of Bali.
Read moreA federal judge certified a class of hotel owners challenging Expedia’s practice of falsely claiming that their hotels are sold out simply because they are not associated with Expedia.
Read moreThe California Hotel & Lodging Association brought a federal complaint challenging Oakland’s voter-approved Measure Z of 2018, which, among other things, sets a minimum hourly wage of $15 with benefits or $20 without benefits, increasing annually with inflation, for employees of city hotels with 50 or more guest rooms.
Read moreSpending the day in the picturesque city of Venice, one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, will soon cost a few extra euros for visitors not staying overnight.
Read moreThe Faeroe Islands, an 18-island archipelago midway between Iceland and Scotland, is closing for tourists for a weekend in April — unless they want to help locals keep the rocky isles clean and unspoiled.
Read moreVenice, a world-famous Italian city strained by mass tourism and a loss of residents, plans to begin charging tourists an entry fee this year and in the future could even ask visitors to book their trips in advance.
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