Venice municipal workers in reflective vests outside of the Venezia Santa Lucia train station to assist visitors with a new entrance fee that day-trippers must pay.
Dispatch, Venice: How the city enforces a tourist tax on day-trippers
By Nicole Edenedo|May 6, 2024
While on a group outing with Perillo Tours, Travel Weekly's Nicole Edenedo experienced Venice's procedure for querying visitors...
Dispatch, Rome: Crowds and weather
By Nicole Edenedo|May 1, 2024
There is probably never going to be a "perfect time" to visit Italy. Some months and seasons will be better to visit than...
Superhero friends celebrating Gaper Day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Teton Village.
Gaper Day: A (laugh) riot of spring on the slopes at Jackson Hole
By Rebecca Tobin|April 29, 2024
As the season comes to a close, there are mountain parties galore at ski resorts. But it's hard to believe anything comes close...
Mr. and Mrs. Incredible in hovercraft during the Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration parade.
Dispatch, Disneyland: Pixar Fest highlighted by parade of characters
By Jamie Biesiada|April 25, 2024
The high-energy Pixar parade, making its debut at Disney California Adventure Park, brought plenty of smiles to adults and...
The new Tulum International Airport features lofty glass ceilings that allow in a lot of natural light.
Dispatch, Tulum Airport: Lots to look at, but bring snacks
By Nicole Edenedo|April 18, 2024
Glass ceilings and windows let in lots of natural light. There are Mayan artistic touches throughout. But not many eateries are...
The Dome is filled with plush chaise lounge chairs in an amphitheater-like arrangement.
Dispatch, Sun Princess: Let there be light
By Andrea Zelinski|March 10, 2024
Princess Cruises' first Sphere-class ship was built to enjoy the sunshine, from The Dome to the innovative Cabana Mini Suites.
Travel Weekly's Nicole Edenedo joins the women of Dumbutu village near Kiang West National Park in The Gambia for a drum and dance circle.
Dispatch, Gambia: Village dance circle drums up childhood memories
By Nicole Edenedo|February 23, 2024
Travel Weekly's Nicole Edenedo recalled Nigerian banquet dances in her youth when she visited a Gambian village during a...
Locals packed the streets, parks, churches and restaurants of downtown Cuenca on a Sunday.
Dispatch, Ecuador: Drug war seems a world away
By Jeri Clausing|January 30, 2024
Wandering the streets of Quito's old town on a beautiful sunny day last week, it would have been hard to guess that Ecuador was...
Chef John Stephano wears a headset in the Culinary Arts Kitchen aboard Seven Seas Grandeur so his comments are easily heard by all 18 students.
Dispatch, Seven Seas Grandeur: Fun and success in the kitchen
By Tom Stieghorst|January 28, 2024
Tom Stieghorst was aboard a preview cruise of Regent Seven Seas Cruises' new ship, the Seven Seas Grandeur, learning simple and...
A view of Hideaway Beach from one of the cabanas.
Royal Caribbean's Hideaway Beach: Not exactly a quiet nook, but kid-free
By Andrea Zelinski|January 26, 2024
During a preview sailing of Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, cruise editor Andrea Zelinski checked out Hideaway Beach, an...
A variety of plants line a sitting area in the Rooftop Garden on Celebrity Ascent.
Dispatch, Celebrity Ascent: The real deal
By Andrea Zelinski|December 4, 2023
Cruise editor Andrea Zelinski got to know the Celebrity Ascent during a preview sailing, and she was struck by the ship's...
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