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Cyprus to the Canaries: Where to go for a warm autumn holiday
As the summer sun has now set, Google searches for “October holiday” have skyrocketed, reaching 80,000 in the past month and marking a 28% month-on-month increase. But where might these searches lead travellers to? Villa holiday company Solmar Villas analysed…
Violent brawl over lounge chairs at famous beach leaves one man dead, others facing charges
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A lounge chair war turned deadly at a popular beach recently. An 82-year-old man and a 76-year-old man got into a fiery argument on the morning of Sept. 20 over a chair on the beach in Vouliagmeni, Greece, just…
Deadly helicopter crash kills 2 pilots battling raging wildfire in Yosemite
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two pilots were killed when a firefighting helicopter crashed while battling a wildfire in Yosemite National Park. The helicopter went down while conducting water bucket drops on the Dome Fire on Sunday, according…
How Albania became one of Europe’s fastest-growing destinations
Albania’s tourism story is unlike any other. Closed off to the world for decades under the rule of dictator Enver Hoxha, foreign tourists began to slowly trickle in after his death and the fall of communism. Today, the number of visitors has soared – in 2025…
One of history’s most famous sayings about Rome may be wrong, new study suggests
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A sweeping new study of the Roman Empire’s vast road network is challenging the age-old saying, “All roads lead to Rome.” The study, published Sept. 15 in the journal Nature Communications, analyzed roughly 190,000…
Foreign visitors drive gains in Greek tourism in July
Tourist traffic in Greece continued its upward trend in July 2026. According to provisional data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), arrivals at hotels, campsites and short-stay accommodation reached 6.61 million, while overnight stays rose to…
Wrapping passports in foil to stop hackers: new travel trend goes viral
Published on 22/09/2026 – 10:02 GMT+2 An unusual travel trend is attracting attention on platforms such as TikTok and Reddit as well as in travel forums: holidaymakers are wrapping their passports in aluminium foil in an effort to protect themselves from…
Lisbon voted the world’s happiest travel destination
Choosing your next holiday destination can be a complicated decision, given the sheer number of options available. If happiness is your main criterion, then Lisbon is the place to be. According to the Holiday Happiness Index ranking from BookRetreats, the…
Airline launches competition to name a plane after someone special
If you want to show some appreciation, flowers or chocolates are a good place to start. But for someone really, really special, you’re going to want to go all out. And as far as going all out goes, we think naming a plane after someone is right up there…
How much rest should flight attendants get? New proposal ignites fight in the skies
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal proposal that could change meal and rest-break rules for flight attendants is drawing opposition from major airline unions even as aviation experts applaud the plan. The Federal Aviation Administration…