Travel

A report from 404 Media reveals something both hilarious and slightly dystopian about modern travel: your Airbnb host might not just be a person anymore; they might be a bot with a breakfast recipe. Yes, really. Companies are now actively pitching AI chatbot services to Airbnb hosts, promising to handle guest messages automatically, everything from […]

Southwest Airlines is giving wine lovers a reason to raise a glass and bring the whole case home with them. 🍷✈️ The airline’s new “Sip and Ship” program, launching April 24, lets travelers flying out of select West Coast wine destinations check one full case of wine for free. No more awkward suitcase stuffing or […]

This year, Valentine’s Day conveniently falls on a Friday, backing into a long weekend with President’s Day on the following Monday. Due to this stroke of luck via the calendar, couples in Texas have a great reason to take full advantage of the long weekend by planning a romantic road trip. If you’re looking to […]

Ryanair has done it again, sparking chaos at 30,000 feet, this time over something as ordinary as denim. In a TikTok video that instantly divided travelers, the budget airline posted a simple request: “It’s 2026, let’s stop travelling in jeans. Please.” The caption even included pleading hands, as if begging passengers to abandon their skinny […]

Texas loves to argue about what’s oldest — the oldest town, the oldest building, the oldest place where someone once planted a flag and stayed a while. This list takes a cleaner approach. These are the 25 oldest cities and towns in Texas that still exist as independent cities or census-designated places, not ghost towns or absorbed communities. […]

Nine Moments That Made TSA Shake Its Head in 2025 1. A handgun inside a guitar caseThe X-ray screen lit up like a bad action movie. At Newark, officers found a handgun tucked neatly inside a guitar case. The passenger insisted it was a gift and claimed total ignorance. TSA officer Gabrielle Connor-Findley heard the […]

Traveling with large dogs is no small feat. Airline rules often force even the best-behaved pups into cargo holds, an option many owners consider unsafe, while private jets remain far too expensive for most people. RetrievAir is reimagining air travel as a pet-first airline, allowing dogs of all sizes (and cats, too) to fly in […]

Most people go on holiday to relax, sip a drink, and maybe fall asleep in a deck chair. But aboard the Sea Serenity, some guests took “letting your hair down” to Olympic levels, letting everything down… including their underwear. Nude cruises, “nakations at sea”, are booming, apparently fueled by people who looked at packing lists […]

HOUSTON — Following a weekend that saw lines for TSA checkpoints extend beyond the inside of an airport, Houston Airports is advising travelers flying out of George Bush Intercontinental and William P. Hobby airports to arrive well ahead of their scheduled flights. Delays are expected to continue until further notice, according to ABC13. The long […]

Holiday Inn Express is taking the idea of “wake-up calls” to a whole new level, literally through your nose. The hotel chain just rolled out scent-based alarm clocks in select rooms. Instead of a buzzer or a phone call, you can now wake up to the smell of fresh-brewed coffee, sizzling bacon, or even blueberry […]

If you’ve ever thought, “Why try somewhere new when you already know your happy place?”, you’re not alone. A new survey of 2,000 American travelers found that one in three people are “repeat travelers”, folks who return to the same vacation spot year after year. For many, that favorite destination feels like a second home. […]

Two engineers have proposed Project Rebirth, an “AI-powered crash survival system” that would wrap planes in giant airbags to reduce fatalities in unavoidable crashes.  The system monitors flight data and, if a crash below 3,000 feet is imminent, deploys Kevlar- and fluid-lined airbags within two seconds. Reverse thrusters would then slow the plane, while beacons […]