National Park System: The Biggest Category Is the Emptiest
National park system visits in 2025 went to 434 units across twenty designations. The biggest category of all took six per cent. Here is where the room is.
Flight Delay Compensation: The US Rules Are Refunds, Not Cash
Flight delay compensation in the US means refunds, not cash payouts. The 3 and 6 hour thresholds, the 7 day deadline, and the 12, 15 and 30 hour baggage rules.
Camino de Santiago: The 100 km Rule and What Actually Counts
The Camino de Santiago is governed by written rules: 100 km on foot, 200 by bicycle, 70 from abroad. What the Compostela requires, what the Credencial does, and what it all costs.
Kusatsu Onsen: 5,000 Litres a Minute and Three Free Baths
Kusatsu Onsen has the largest natural flow of hot spring water in Japan: 5,000 litres a minute at over 70C. Three big baths, three free ones, three routes from Tokyo.
Alaska Train Trip: Five Routes, 482 Miles and One Flag Stop
An Alaska train trip across five routes, 482 miles and one flag stop. Our seven-leg sequence from Fairbanks to Seward, with 2027 dates and times.
New Cruise Ships: 84 Are on Order and the List Runs to 2039
New cruise ships on order number 84 worldwide, with 229,384 berths and 89 billion dollars committed. The delivery list runs to 2039. Here is what it tells you.
Airline Elite Status: Three Programs Just Moved the Bar
Airline elite status shifted at three of the five biggest US airlines in four weeks. Here is what moved, what held flat, and how to decide before 1 January.
Gorilla Trekking: Seven Parks and a Register Full of Gaps
Gorilla trekking covers seven parks in three countries. Five are inscribed, Mgahinga has waited since 2007, and Rwanda’s Volcanoes has never been nominated.
Seine River Cruise: Spend the Week Downstream, Not in Paris
Seine river cruise weeks lead on Paris, yet the register disagrees: 538 inscribed hectares there against 4,228 in Normandy since 2026, Rouen still unlisted.
Romania Itinerary: Drive the Eleven Sites, Skip the Castles
Romania itinerary built on the eleven UNESCO-inscribed properties rather than Bran Castle: seven overland legs, thirteen nights, and when to drive each.