A traveler was visiting family when police impounded her vehicle, saying it had been reported stolen. Why wouldn’t Avis give her money back, and why would they rent her a stolen car in the first place?
Category: Travel and Vacations
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Want to Attend an Indian Wedding? Now You Can Pay To.
Join My Wedding allows tourists to purchase tickets to Indian weddings. Some say it’s resulted in meaningful cultural exchange. Others believe selling the experience can be cultural fetishism.
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How to Get the Best Foreign Exchange Rate
How to avoid foreign transaction and bank fees, and where to get the best rate when you travel abroad.
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Block Island’s Nature Preserves Offer Solitude and Wildlife
On Block Island, a tiny dot off the New England coast, birders and other nature lovers can find beauty and solitude in 2,500 acres of ponds, dunes and marshes.
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Is the Off Season Getting More Expensive?
The heat, mobs and high prices of recent summers are making off-season travel more popular — perhaps too popular, some say, as they watch prices rise and crowds grow.
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In This Vacation Home, the Art Is the View
A house in Portugal’s Alentejo region lets the landscape dominate.
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Discovering Albania’s Timeless Vjosa River
Amid fertile valleys, gorges, ancient ruins and mountain villages, Europe’s first wild river national park attempts to balance tourism and conservation.
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Whales, From Above
The photographer Sutton Lynch is documenting a dramatic turning point off the coast of Long Island — a resurgence of sea life after decades of depletion.
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Venice Keeps Off UNESCO World Heritage Danger List
The fragile Italian city has taken steps to reduce the impacts of climate change and excessive tourism, but some experts said the moves were not enough.
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In Rome, It’s Luxury vs. Squalor
The city’s newest attempt to reimagine itself includes palatial accommodations that cost up to $41,000 a night. Cynics point to overflowing garbage and stalled public works. How will deluxe hotels fix those problems?
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Why Are So Many Millennials Going to Mongolia?
In an era of Instagram tourism, some young people are searching for less curated travel experiences. So they’re flocking to the open spaces of this East Asian nation.
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After the Earthquake in Morocco, Tourists Grapple With the Ethics of Travel
Last week’s disaster raises questions that also emerged in Maui, Greece and other hard-hit places. Is the presence of tourists a hindrance? Or can visitors, and the revenue they bring in, help?