A new floating water-purification capsule can test and disinfect contaminated water without a battery, charger or added chemicals. However, travelers cannot buy it yet. The portable water purifier remains a research prototype, and its chemical-safety check is not comprehensive enough to prove that unknown...

Bhutan charges one of the world’s highest visitor fees because it does not want mass tourism. The country uses a daily Sustainable Development Fee, or SDF, to protect its environment, culture, public services, roads, monasteries, forests, and local communities from the pressure that comes...

British Airways passengers with Middle East bookings should check their flight status before travelling to the airport, because BA has cancelled or temporarily suspended some services across the region and is offering extra flexibility on affected routes. The key destinations named by British Airways...

If you are calculating your vacation budget this year, you must look beyond flights and hotels. The cost to simply cross a border has skyrocketed. The United States currently charges the most expensive standard tourist visa fee in the world at $435 per person....

I booked my last three vacations without typing a single destination into a search bar. Instead of aggressively hunting for flight deals or reading endless "top 10" lists, I let a predictive algorithm do the heavy lifting. By intentionally training my Google Discover feed,...

The Google Flights bags filter instantly recalculates your flight search results to include the exact cost of your carry-on and checked luggage. By entering your baggage needs before you hit search, you strip away the deceptive "base fares" of budget airlines and basic economy...