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Disney, Abu Dhabi and theme park economy at ‘crossroads’ of world

Travel NewsMay 11, 202510Views

Ferrari World building in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 2nd, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Disney's announcement last week that its newest theme park will be in Abu Dhabi offers further confirmation of the status of the United Arab Emirates as a global consumer crossroads located in the Middle East. At the…

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MSC World America Ship Tour: What We Loved and What Was Meh

If you watched Super Bowl LIX or have been anywhere near a TV or computer screen since then, you’ve probably caught a glimpse of that ad in which actors Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom argue over whether one takes a “vacation” or a more continental-sounding “holiday.” But whatever word you assign to your travels, one…

April 28, 202513Views

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Walt Disney World to Open All 6 Parks in Summer for the…

Walt Disney World is billed as offering four theme parks and two waterslide parks, but for the past half decade, customers were not allowed to access all of that on a single vacation. That's because when Covid-19 hit and all of Disney's Florida attractions were shuttered for a few months, the company decided to keep…

April 4, 202519Views

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“They’re Shrinking Our World”: Trans Travel Freedoms Are…

What’s it like to be a transgender American right now? “We’re scared, quite frankly,” Dr. Devon Ojeda, senior national organizer with Advocates for Trans Equality, tells Frommer's. Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has seemed determined to restrict the rights of trans citizens. One of the first executive orders issued by the…

March 20, 202514Views

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What is the most powerful passport in the world? It’s Singapore again

Singapore has the world's most powerful passport, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index. The nation-state was one of six countries which tied for the top spot in 2024 in the list produced by the migration consultancy Henley & Partners, which ranks passports by the number of destinations that holders can access without needing a…

January 9, 202548Views

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Disney World Rebrands Genie+/ FastPass, but It’s Still a Miserable, Complex, and Costly Chore

How did we get here? The casual and relaxing days of Walt Disney World began to die in the 1990s, when Disney purchased the ABC networks and forced its channels to plug the company theme parks in daily programming. That corporate-mandated "synergy" resulted in increasingly overcrowded parks. How prices spiraled at Disney Parks Enter FastPass,…

January 7, 202527Views

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New UNESCO World Heritage Sites for 2024 in Italy, Malaysia, South Africa, More

UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has added 24 cultural and natural wonders to its esteemed World Heritage List of sites the organization deems worthy of preservation due to "outstanding universal value." The globe-spanning crop of newly inscribed World Heritage Sites was announced this week following the 46th session of the World…

January 4, 202546Views

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Disney World Brings Back Free Meals in 2025, but Is Disney’s Dining Plan Really Worth It?

Deal alert! Walt Disney World in Florida is bringing back its Disney Dining Plan for a limited period in mid-2025. Historically, the Orlando-area resort has whipped out its food plan to help shore up bookings in softer periods. This year, the plan's dates of availability coincide with the first weeks of operation of Disney's…

January 2, 202545Views

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Denver’s Casa Bonita: Inside the ‘South Park’–Approved “Greatest Restaurant in the World”

“The first thing out of my mouth was ‘triumph,’” raved Scott Gairdner, host of Podcast: The Ride, following his first visit to Casa Bonita, the famed Denver-area Mexican restaurant/family-entertainment paradise best known as the subject of a classic South Park episode. “This is a triumph,” Gairdner continued, “and how great does it feel to see…

December 30, 202452Views

What to know about touring world famous wine regions

Gone are the days when wine tasting was confined to local wineries or national borders. Today's consumers crave authentic wine experiences in the land where it's cultivated. In Europe, where the wine economy is predominantly export-driven, tasting rooms tend to be family-operated. That means there may be just one person serving visitors, and appointments are…

May 17, 2024136Views