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In non-pandemic summers, both continental Europe and the United Kingdom draw crowds of tourists from around the world. Last summer, they couldn't get there. This summer many should be able to, though the tangle of entry requirements will vary by country and could change quickly. http://dlvr.it/S0pk8k

Sometimes all it takes is a little name change to bring attention to an underappreciated park. At least, that's certainly the case with West Virginia's New River Gorge. http://dlvr.it/S0pQTn

Russia's space agency says it wants to move an abandoned Soviet-era Busan space shuttle to a museum after urban explorers "inflitrate" a storage facility in Kazakhstan and apparently cover it with graffiti. http://dlvr.it/S0nlLJ

Growing up in Guang'an, Zhang Yiwen always felt a closeness to late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, who spent the first 15 years of his life in her home city in the country's western province of Sichuan. http://dlvr.it/S0kNyt

Nominees have been announced for the 2021 Crystal Cabin Awards' Judges' Choice and Clean and Safe Air Travel categories. The shortlist includes some striking concepts that could revolutionize the airplane economy cabin. http://dlvr.it/S0k0Ms

Summer is unofficially here, and many Americans are ready to get back to flying, driving cross-country and soaking up the sun after the pandemic hammered travel plans for basically all of 2020. http://dlvr.it/S0dfMV

Following a series of incidents aboard aircraft, including an assault that left a flight attendant with facial injuries and two missing teeth, the union representing Southwest Airlines' flight attendants is urging the company to take stronger steps to protect its members from an "epidemic of aggression and assault." http://dlvr.it/S0cK0H

The moon was illuminated a bright coppery red, big and beaming in the night sky. http://dlvr.it/S0ZCzX

Ecuador confirmed on Tuesday that a giant tortoise found in 2019 in the Galapagos Islands is a species considered extinct a century ago. http://dlvr.it/S0YtFp

Their lives revolve around flying, so what happens when a pandemic means they can't fly? Five avgeeks -- aviation fans -- tell CNN about their coping strategies, from flying a simulator to listening to airport noises. http://dlvr.it/S0VKwm

With more widespread vaccinations and relaxed travel restrictions, many people are making long-awaited vacation plans. But scammers are making plans of their own to separate eager travelers from their money via too-good-to-be-true vacation packages, fake airfare deals and other shady schemes. http://dlvr.it/S0TzZz

Kenya's wildlife could be facing an alarming decline as the tourism industry falters due to Covid-19 and factors such as increasing human populations, poaching and climate change come into play. The government wants to carry out a census to find out exactly how many animals are left in the country. CNN's Larry Madowo joins the Kenyan Wildlife Service on an aerial mission in Amboseli National Park. http://dlvr.it/S0TBp1

Looking at listings of broken-down boats is something of a ritual for Simon Robins, but his wife Gemma thought he might be taking his passion a little too far when he suggested they purchase a former World War II ship that popped up on eBay. http://dlvr.it/S0Q60G

Italy's famous €1 home projects are usually loved by foreigners wanting to build holiday homes. But the Covid-19 pandemic has changed people's priorities, bringing an influx of young people back to one Sicilian town. Now they want to attract other people to revitalize their home. http://dlvr.it/S0PKgh

The Covid-19 pandemic has left Kenya's tourism industry in tatters. Now the government is using the enforced time off to count all the wildlife in the country -- and making surprising discoveries. http://dlvr.it/S0NgRM

Learjet. For generations, the name has been synonymous with business jets, with more than 3,000 of the small private jet planes delivered since the first Learjet 23 flew in 1963. http://dlvr.it/S0KRvD

In 1997, restaurateur Danny Yip moved back to Hong Kong from Australia. http://dlvr.it/S0Jq13

The Rombac 1-11, which was used for the dictator's official flights between 1986 and 1989, will go under the hammer on May 27 with a starting price of €25,000 (around $30,000). http://dlvr.it/S086bV

Over the last decade China has built the world's largest dedicated high-speed rail network, revolutionising long-distance travel across this vast and diverse nation. But there's still plenty more ground to cover. http://dlvr.it/S03RBk

Anti-Asian hate crimes have spiked in the United States this past year, highlighting the need for Asian American and Pacific Islander stories to be heard. Here are 13 sites to visit that will provide a deeper understanding of the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the US. http://dlvr.it/RzzMXl

The aviation industry is in crisis, there's a global push to cut carbon emissions, and many of us haven't stepped on a plane or hugged far-flung loved ones in more than a year. http://dlvr.it/RzwtRd

Many residents of the United Kingdom can now travel abroad for the first time in months after some coronavirus restrictions were eased. Here are the details of where people can now go, and what the new rules are. http://dlvr.it/Rzw5wW

Today it's famous for turquoise waters, luminous white sands, gorgeous technicolor sunsets and, of course, luxury. But 50 years ago, when the first resort appeared, the Maldives offered a considerably more basic vacation experience. http://dlvr.it/RzvPNd

"Would you like salted duck egg with that?" asked the cook. http://dlvr.it/RzdylN

Just before departing on a two-year backpacking adventure Nicole Erickson met the man destined to become the love of her life. Here's what happened next. http://dlvr.it/RzVhQg

A Romanian castle said to be the home of Dracula is offering free Covid-19 jabs to visitors as part of a vaccination drive. Bran Castle, in Transylvania, announced its Pfizer BioNTech Vaccine Marathon in a Facebook post. Completed in 1388, the castle sits outside the city of Brasov. http://dlvr.it/RzTpD6

In a Parisian hotel 45 years ago, some of France's biggest wine experts came together for a blind tasting that pitted the country's finest offerings against Californian wines they'd never heard off. The results shocked the wine world. http://dlvr.it/RzSxdB

Extreme weather is being blamed for a terrifying incident that left one tourist stranded on a 260-meter-high glass-bottomed suspension bridge in northeast China's Jilin province on May 7. http://dlvr.it/RzSFvj

CNN's Richard Quest tries his hand at the craft of cheese-making with a new generation of artisans. http://dlvr.it/RzPhCn

Banned from the lagoon one minute, back the next. Destroying the city or providing jobs? Cruise ships in Venice are a huge point of controversy in the city -- here's why. http://dlvr.it/RzNk0L

Travelers from the UK have been given the go ahead to visit Portugal, Gibraltar and Israel from May 17 when months of restrictions making it illegal to travel abroad for a vacation will come to an end. http://dlvr.it/RzM4Z2

US travel experts think that the summer of 2021 could be close to travel levels before the pandemic. CNN's Pete Muntean reports. http://dlvr.it/RzLH39

Florida's new law prohibiting businesses from asking whether employees or customers have been vaccinated against Covid-19 may take a toll on its cruise business. http://dlvr.it/RzJ2YW

Raffaele Esposito, the 19th century Neapolitan credited with inventing Italy's most famous type of pizza, may be turning in his grave: Rome has a new vending machine which slides out freshly cooked pizzas in just three minutes. http://dlvr.it/RzHjMY

Ah, tattoos. http://dlvr.it/RzGNLk

Visitors to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, will be able to skip temperature checks at the park from May 16. http://dlvr.it/RzCkcY

In a career that's spanned 65 years, Robert Ballard has conducted over 150 underwater expeditions and made countless significant scientific discoveries, but his biggest find has always been the Titanic. Now, more than 35 years, after locating the famous shipwreck, he's embarking on a new mission. http://dlvr.it/RzC2Gh

A traditional fishing excursion gets to the heart of the country, even if you don't catch any fish. http://dlvr.it/RzBL1j

Nupur Gupta was nearing the end of a two-week stint teaching at a yoga retreat in Goa, India. http://dlvr.it/Rz6DvC

Imagine casting off most of your worldly possessions to live on a sailboat you bought on the Internet -- perhaps without even seeing it, or knowing how to tie a knot or hoist the mainsail. http://dlvr.it/Rz3vvb

A record-breaking new swimming pool has opened at Address Beach Resort in Dubai -- a rooftop infinity pool nearly 1,000 feet above the ground. http://dlvr.it/Rz2tZ4

CNN's Pete Muntean reports on Delta airlines lifting capacity limits on their flights by resuming the sale of middle seats. http://dlvr.it/RyzxCh

Fifty years after the first Amtrak train left the station on the creaking remains of America's nation-building rail network, the country's neglected rail service could at last be on track to move into the modern era as President Joe Biden seeks to inject a massive dose of funding to revitalize and drastically expand services.  http://dlvr.it/Ryzb8l

Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Cruise is finally going full steam ahead after its much-hyped debut was canceled thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. http://dlvr.it/Ryyw0D