A resort in Sanya, China, scored the Guinness World Record for the largest underwater mermaid show, which featured 100 professional divers. http://dlvr.it/Ryp85G
Getaway is a mini-vacation concept that has grown in the past six years from a few tiny cabins outside of Boston to 581 custom-built cabins sprinkled across 15 locations in the United States. The "totally socially distant" business has had a very busy pandemic year. http://dlvr.it/Rymt2h
It seems like every day a country changes its coronavirus regulations, causing travelers to rush home from vacations early or expats to find themselves stranded abroad. http://dlvr.it/Ryhy8X
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) again delayed the deadline for enforcement of REAL ID requirements, the latest pandemic-related extension for the program aimed at establishing a consistent security standard for issuing driver's licenses and other identification. http://dlvr.it/Ryfh23
Yacht designer Uros Pavasovic has come up with a rather unorthodox way of utilizing discarded aircraft and pushing the boundaries of superyacht design simultaneously. http://dlvr.it/RydgVN
Mauro Morandi, 81, bids farewell to the idyllic Italian island of Budelli where he has been living alone since arriving here in 1989 during a failed effort to sail to Polynesia. http://dlvr.it/RyZMfJ
A new swimming pool suspended between two skyscrapers 115 feet off the ground is the world's biggest freestanding acrylic pool structure. It's set to open in London next month. http://dlvr.it/RyY4gs
Photographer Jeffrey Milstein's new book, "Paris: From the Air," features rarely seen, often straight-down views, which he captured while hanging out of a helicopter above the City of Light. http://dlvr.it/RyVZq2
The pandemic is raging, quarantine rules are changing by the day, and there's still uncertainty over when we might vacation again, but one thing remains constant in the travel world: the €1 houses of Italy. http://dlvr.it/RyTy93
Las Vegas is preparing to fully reopen by June 1st after the coronavirus pandemic limited tourism and canceled conferences for over a year. CNN's Lucy Kafanov reports. http://dlvr.it/RyQr4y
These Colombian mountains have forged the iron legs of the top Colombian cyclists. Movistar team member Miguel Angel Lopez grew up in Pesca, Boyacá -- training on the unforgiving hills of the Andean Mountains amid colonial architecture and colorful small towns. http://dlvr.it/RyQLfP
An air show in Cocoa Beach, Florida, was interrupted when a World War II-era plane crash landed into the water, feet away from beachgoers. http://dlvr.it/RyPvbl
Photographer Tom van Oossanen was on hand to capture the astonishing scenes as Viva, built by Dutch shipyard Feadship, was transported from its Kaag Island facility to the North Sea at Rotterdam last week. http://dlvr.it/RyDdWg
Seven of the world's top 10 busiest airports in 2020 were in China while the former world's busiest airport -- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the United States -- fell to No. 2 in the rankings after 22 consecutive years in the top spot. http://dlvr.it/RyCxnW
Thought Venice was unique? Not quite as much as you had in mind. The territories of the Venetian Republic spread across much of Europe, meaning the Mediterranean is full of mini Venices. http://dlvr.it/Ry5JDH
Greece has lifted quarantine requirements for vaccinated travelers and those testing negative for Covid-19 from key tourism markets, including Europe, the UK and the United States, in what officials called "baby steps" on the road back to normality. http://dlvr.it/Ry4cMS
Thousands of locals in famed Australian beach town Byron Bay have signed a petition against a planned Netflix "docu-soap" set in the area. http://dlvr.it/Ry3y8k
These days, Salamak Klathalay, like most of us, lives in a house, on land. But this is a relatively new experience for the 78-year-old. http://dlvr.it/Ry00nn
After becoming one of the first destinations to fully reopen to tourism, the Maldives is now rolling out a program to inoculate foreign arrivals who are checking into its upscale island resorts. http://dlvr.it/RxqGqR
Leora Krygier bought a postcard written by a World War II British solider at a LA thrift store in 2003, and embarked on a year-long, continent-spanning mission to track down its writer. http://dlvr.it/RxpfF0
A mutual friend put Finnish New Yorker Irja Uotila in touch with Mexican local Jesus Estrella during her 12-hour airport layover in Mexico City. Thirty years later Irja and Jesus are married with a daughter living in New York. http://dlvr.it/RxlV8V
Flying was a dangerous business in the 1920s, but that didn't stop the hero pilots of Aeropostale who risked their lives to bring airmail from France to Africa and on to South America. http://dlvr.it/RxgTYs
Brazil is building one of the world's tallest statues of Jesus in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, standing 43 meters (140 feet) tall. http://dlvr.it/RxcWBK
He'd only just arrived in Australia from Wales, but teenager Brian Robson quickly realized that he'd made a big mistake by emigrating to the other side of the world. http://dlvr.it/Rxc9XT
American Airlines is pulling all of its planes back into service by the end of the month. But it's not like restarting your car. Right now, crews are inspecting everything from cockpits to coffee machines aboard airliners that have been parked during the pandemic. http://dlvr.it/RxZqpy
This new concept from Turkish design team Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio may just blow all the others floating hotels out of the water in terms of eco consciousness. http://dlvr.it/RxXCkX
It was supposed to be the world's largest airport, a glamorous intercontinental hub for supersonic airliners with six runways and high-speed rail links to surrounding cities. But today, it's little more than an airstrip in the middle of nowhere. http://dlvr.it/RxWXhn
Not many of us would choose airplane food as our top choice, but Nik Sennhauser missed airplane food so much during the pandemic, he is now creating these dishes at home. Here's how you can do it too. http://dlvr.it/RxLrfr
Green fingered enthusiasts will be able to freely roam the gardens of London's historic Buckingham Palace this summer, as Queen Elizabeth II allows self-guided tours of the grounds for the first time in the palace's history. http://dlvr.it/RxHQvT
They'd traveled hundreds and thousands of miles between them, but explorer Blair Niles and one-time spy Marguerite Harrison were disappointed to learn that they were deemed unsuitable to join the Explorers Club. http://dlvr.it/RxH6Ms
Finding a dream house in Italy just got easier. Two towns ,Carrega Ligure in northern Italy and Latronico in the deep south, have created online platforms where buyers can view photos, maps and details of old abandoned buildings on sale and get directly in touch with the owner. http://dlvr.it/RxBlhG
If an aviation enthusiast were to compile a roster of the world's weirdest looking planes, the ATL-98 Carvair would definitely merit a place of honor. http://dlvr.it/RxB6HJ
Japan just recorded its earliest cherry blossom bloom in 1,200 years. Scientists warn it's a symptom of the larger climate crisis. CNN's Selina Wang reports. http://dlvr.it/Rx7clg
Cappadocia in central Turkey is a unique landscape of naturally occurring rock formations known as "fairy chimneys" beneath which a city has been carved over hundreds of years. http://dlvr.it/Rx6Mkw
The news broke last September that a California start-up was working with the US Air Force on developing a supersonic plane which could be used as Air Force One. http://dlvr.it/Rwvl13
A celebration is being held as remains of some of Egypt's most legendary ancient rulers are being transported on special vehicles to what may be their final resting place in National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. http://dlvr.it/RwvSlz
Three-dimensional imaging was used to shed light on the origin of thousands of mysterious crosses carved into the walls of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre. http://dlvr.it/RwtMV0
Cruise ships currently dock in the city center, gliding past the historic St Mark's Square on their way in. But now the Italian government has banned cruise ships from the lagoon entirely. http://dlvr.it/RwrB3T
Images of people frolicking in apparently snowy landscapes and sliding down what looks like icy mountains have created an unlikely tourism attraction in Egypt. But all is not as it seems -- the scenery is made of salt. http://dlvr.it/RwqZFJ