vacations
Rafael Nadal and Meliá Hotels International bring their new ZEL brand to Punta Cana
October 17, 2024 | 12:00amMeliá Hotels International and tennis superstar Rafael Nadal are opening their newest ZEL Punta Cana lifestyle hotel this December. ZEL's flagship hotel opened in Spain last year, and they are...
Shocking video shows tourist, 20, swept away by massive wave while posing for photo as friends stood by helplessly
October 16, 2024 | 11:07pmA 20-year-old man was swept away by a gigantic wave while posing for vacation photos – which was captured by his friends who stood by helplessly.
Video shows howling pack of 9 wolves surrounding NJ couple's cabin while on vacation
October 15, 2024 | 5:46pmThis is the moment a howling pack of nine wolves surrounded a couple's cabin late at night.
I've been to 76 countries — skip these overrated nightmares, including one major US city
October 12, 2024 | 3:31pmA high priced honeymoon hotspot and one of the most beloved destinations in Europe also got a thumbs down from the critic.
Here's what 'luxury' vacation means to Americans who crave it — and here's how to experience it
September 24, 2024 | 12:51pm82% of Americans who have never experienced “luxury” while on vacation still believe it’s attainable.
Beware these 5 travel scams, from friendly 'flirts' to digital gold diggers
September 19, 2024 | 4:08pmTravel could be one of life’s great, enriching joys – often preceded by eager anticipation and met with euphoric excitement once a person plants his or her feet in a...
Why prepping for a vacation feels like a job
September 18, 2024 | 9:38amA recent survey of 2,000 American homeowners found that the average person has at least six tasks on their to-do list to get ready for vacation.
The best excuse to take a vacation: Study reveals how travel slows aging
September 16, 2024 | 6:11pmDying to book your next trip? Then go ahead and live a little.
Traveler lands hotel room with unbelievable view — and the price she paid is equally incredible
September 13, 2024 | 3:48pmDon't go chasing waterfalls — let them come to you, at a discount.
Vacationers left gagging after guest’s ‘disgusting’ act by the hotel pool
September 11, 2024 | 11:22amFor mom Katy, who was recently holidaying in Dubai, all of her gross fears were confirmed.
532 Joe Biden vacation days prove the prez wrecked the country working part-time
September 9, 2024 | 12:45pmSo much Biden vacation time! Given his "successes," however, it seems like he should have taken more.
Biden's astonishing vacation total revealed — prez took 48 years worth of leave in 4
September 7, 2024 | 5:03pmPresident Biden has racked up 532 vacation days in less than four years in office, according to data calculated by the Republican National Committee and posted on its RNC Research X...
Summering here is dead — here's what budding influencers are doing instead
September 5, 2024 | 7:00amPrices for everything from $120 lobster salad to $29 guacamole surged in the Hamptons over the summer, but price of rentals dropped as much as 50%.
NY family loses out on $8K dream vacay as flight delay causes them to narrowly miss cruise — and watch from dock as ship sailed away
September 5, 2024 | 3:39amThe vacation was meant to serve as a celebration for LaSaine's 50th birthday and one last summer adventure for her oldest son, Kaseem Miller, who was starting his junior year...
Vacation hotspot triples price for tourists to enter
September 3, 2024 | 3:42pmNew Zealand is tripling the cost for tourists to enter the country.
Cause of death revealed for Mass. dad found dead 'underneath residence' during Hilton Head vacation
August 27, 2024 | 10:23pmAn "apparatus" was used to cut off the flow of oxygen, police said.
I went on a family cruise for people who hate family cruises - and loved every minute
August 27, 2024 | 10:17amThe Whitsundays Explorer had everything I imagined cruise-lovers enjoy - the views, the activities, the peace, the wildlife - and none of the things I was scared would turn me off.
Six ways to dupe a Euro trip without leaving the tri-state area
August 21, 2024 | 5:57pmCrowds, extreme heat and $2,000 per night for a basic room in popular Mediterranean towns — what’s not to love about Europe in the summer? The shoulder season used to...
Inside the $37M Biden vacation spot owned by donor 'friend' whose links to prez drew ethics concerns
August 20, 2024 | 1:10pmCHICAGO -- President Biden is spending a five-day vacation with his family at the $37 million estate of a billionaire donor whose appointment by Biden to a federal advisory board...
Inside 'dark tourism' — the new trend for wealthy boomers vacationing in areas with high travel advisories
August 20, 2024 | 9:09amNSW travel agent David Smyth says there is a “strange and unexpected” growing trend among wealthy, well-travelled, older Aussies wanting to visit Iraq and Afghanistan.