Month: August 2026

Why half of northern Europe is now swimming in January

Sea pools, saunas and a habit that went from eccentricity to civic infrastructure in about five years.

Europe’s night trains are back, and they finally make sense

New routes, new rolling stock and a booking system that no longer requires three separate websites. A guide to what actually runs.

The quiet spread of the visitor cap

From Venice's day-tripper fee to Machu Picchu's timed circuits, limits are becoming the default tool. They work — but only when the…

Saudi Arabia is writing its tourism rulebook in public

Six years after the first tourist visas, AlUla has hotels, Jeddah has a restored old town, and an entire industry is being…