You may have trouble finding accommodations or tickets to events in Paris, but other destinations around France are hosting sports like soccer, sailing, basketball and surfing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/travel/paris-olympics-alternatives-bordeaux-marseille.html
Five locals — including three of Belgium’s most influential designers — share their favorite stores, museums, restaurants and more.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/t-magazine/antwerp-belgium-guide-local.html
Blade, after a decade of flying passengers to eastern Long Island on helicopters, is getting into the luxury coach business.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/style/blade-hamptons-bus.html
The plane had taken off from Kennedy International Airport when crew members noticed problems near its right wing, Delta said. What became of the slide is unknown.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/business/delta-boeing-plane-emergency-slide.html
A traveler spent $53.98 to reserve a bus ride from Philadelphia to Boston. But the company canceled the trip and returned only $49.99, prompting an 18-month fight over a principle.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/travel/megabus-service-fees-refunds.html
Plus: a vase designed by Alice Waters, sculptures made from recycled CDs and more recommendations from T Magazine.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/t-magazine/bakeries-greenpoint-brooklyn.html
Every year, millions flock to Stratford-upon-Avon, England, to visit the house known as Shakespeare’s Birthplace. But was he really born there? A whole industry depends on it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/travel/shakespeare-birthplace-stratford-upon-avon.html
Venice’s first day of charging a fee to enter the historic center went mostly smoothly, but there were some protests and polemics.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/world/europe/venice-entry-fee-protests.html
The airline expects fewer deliveries of Boeing planes than before, and cited “significant challenges” in achieving growth plans because of it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/business/southwest-airlines-boeing-airports.html
Venice is trying to mitigate overtourism with a small fee on busy days. City leaders hope it will make visitors more aware of the city’s fragility.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/world/europe/venice-access-fee.html
The Transportation Department issued new requirements on refunds when flights are canceled or delayed and on revealing “junk” fees before booking. Here’s what passengers can expect.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/travel/airline-refunds-fees.html
The manufacturer has had to slow production of its popular 737 Max planes after a hole blew open on a jet during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/business/boeing-first-quarter-earnings.html
Merle Meyers, who left Boeing last year after a 30-year career, said he was speaking publicly about his experience because he loved the company “fiercely.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/business/boeing-airlines-plane-issues.html
The plane maker, which is searching for a new chief executive, is likely to consider a small number of people, including several former Boeing executives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/business/boeing-chief-executive-search.html
The Aqua Marcia was the longest of the city’s aqueducts, running nearly 60 miles from its source in the countryside to the heart of ancient Rome. The author followed its course, above and below...
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/travel/rome-ancient-aqueducts.html
Additional routes in popular parks now require reservations, the annual pass gets a big change, Juneteenth is now a new free entrance day and more changes for 2024.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/travel/national-park-summer-trip.html
There’s plenty of barbecue and Mexican — as you’d expect — but also world-class Japanese, Korean and more. Comments welcome, as always.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/best-restaurants-austin.html
Green sea turtles swim hundreds of miles to nest on a spectacular West African archipelago. Getting there is quite a journey for humans, too.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/travel/sea-turtles-guinea-bissau-bijagos-islands.html
Buon Ricordo plates were introduced 60 years ago at restaurants in Italy. The hand-painted ceramics can now be found at design trade shows and fancy décor stores.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/style/buon-ricardo-collectible-plates-italy.html
In December, the train began running on its first route through Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. On a five-day journey a few months later, the author encountered enthusiasm, and scheduling hiccups.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/travel/mexico-maya-train.html