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See Australia's Great Barrier Reef create new life in 'magical' spawning event

Scientists say the event is a positive sign that the reef is able to regenerate despite ecological threats. http://dlvr.it/SDW5FF

This Expo pavilion makes its own water and energy

The green centerpiece of Expo 2020 Dubai, the Sustainability Pavilion is dominated by a 440-feet-wide steel canopy that hosts over 1,000 solar panels, making it one of the most striking architectural designs of the event. It's also one of the most technologically impressive, capable of producing its own energy, cooling and water. http://dlvr.it/SDW3wS

New Zealand to ease restrictions to Covid-vaccinated international travelers in 2022

New Zealand will allow fully vaccinated international travelers into the country from next year, in a gradual easing of its strict border restrictions that have been in place for more than 18 months to curb the spread of the coronavirus. http://dlvr.it/SD8KRQ

What flight attendants want you to know about traveling right now

Your checklist for airplane travel this holiday season: High quality, comfortable mask; hand sanitizer; early airport arrival; and easy to remove jacket, shoes, laptop and toiletries for the security checkpoint. http://dlvr.it/SD81C5

10 CNN podcasts for your holiday travels

Let's face it, as much as we love the holidays, there's a lot of stress and anxiety involved in getting to and from our destinations. http://dlvr.it/SD7P3T

Watch Airbus A340 land in Antarctica for the first time

The first Airbus A340 to land on Antarctica took off from Cape Town, South Africa on November 2 and landed in just over five hours at Wolf's Fang adventure camp. http://dlvr.it/SD6nCm

Meet the New York chef who wants to change our diets one bug at a time

Tried meatless Mondays? How about black fly Fridays or scorpion Sundays? http://dlvr.it/SD4mCR

Airbus A340 plane lands on Antarctica for first time

For the first time in history, an Airbus A340 plane has landed on Antarctica. http://dlvr.it/SD3BqQ

World's highest 360-degree infinity pool opens in Dubai

Set at a height of 200 meters, Aura Skypool encompasses a 750-square-meter pool deck on the 50th floor of the new landmark, which is also home to the St. Regis Dubai, located in Palm Jumeirah. http://dlvr.it/SD0sLp

The mysterious symbols found carved in Qatar's deserts

Some shoot out of the soft rock like reptiles bathing in the sun. Others are mysterious depressions resembling an ancient board game played all over the world. And a few are straight-up puzzling. http://dlvr.it/SD0FXj

Alpine country goes back into lockdown, suspending tourism as the holiday season starts

Austria has introduced unprecedented new Covid measures, Ireland's under a midnight curfew, but India has reopened to vaccinated tourists. http://dlvr.it/SCzfWx

10 of the worlds biggest superyachts

The title of world's biggest yacht was once held by the same vessel for over a century, but it's changed hands far more frequently in the years since as more of these vast floating status symbols appear. http://dlvr.it/SCqBPt

Their flights were canceled and they spent 24 hours falling in love

It was the morning of April 4, 2003 and Jennifer Lowther was crying in the corner of a Toronto Airport lounge because she was going to miss her best friend's wedding. http://dlvr.it/SCmqJn

Tourists break into Rome's Colosseum to drink beer

Two American tourists who broke into the Colosseum to drink beer have been fined $900 after being seen by passersby, who called the police. http://dlvr.it/SCm9qG

Christmas market scrapped in Munich amid German Covid surge

The "bitter news" was announced by the city's mayor Dieter Reiter, who said he'd been left with no choice but to call off the popular event as Germany grapples with record breaking Covid infection rates. http://dlvr.it/SClZ8B

6 amazing Asia train journeys for food, scenery and culture

The Covid-19 pandemic has derailed many family reunions, destination weddings and long-awaited trips. And while some would-be globetrotters miss the hyper pace of travel circa 2019, others plan to adjust their travel style completely. http://dlvr.it/SCgzMz

What airplane business class will look like in 2025

It may feel like 2025 is a long way away, but for airlines' luxurious new business class seats -- which can take years to design and install -- it's right around the corner. http://dlvr.it/SCcxkD

How the world's largest inflatable aircraft hangar was built

Airport infrastructure can take a very long time to build. http://dlvr.it/SCcKX4

Thailand bay made famous by 'The Beach' is finally set to reopen

Maya Bay, a beautiful cove made famous by "The Beach" -- a 2000 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio -- will reopen to tourists on January 1, 2022, according to a statement issued by Thailand's Department of National Parks. http://dlvr.it/SCZJvB

Europe's skiers set for 'emotional' return

After two years away from slopes rendered inaccessible by Covid, skiers are buzzing at the prospect of resuming winter sports in the Alps as resorts are given the green light to open. http://dlvr.it/SCZ1mz

How the UK became the sick man of European tourism

It's a country that has just endured national fuel shortages, isolated food shortages, and its government voted this fall to dump untreated sewage onto its famous coastlines. Oh -- and it has the second highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world. http://dlvr.it/SCYScz

Pandemic travel news: the US opens its borders as more European destinations added to the CDC's highest risk travel category.

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Ancient burial site unearthed in Peru

The site, containing 25 skeletons, is believed to be from the era of the Chimú, who​ ruled Peru ​between the 12th and 15th centuries AD. http://dlvr.it/SCVkJg

The 'floating hotel' rusting away in North Korea

It was once an exclusive five-star resort floating directly over Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Today, it sits dilapidated in a North Korean port, a 20-minute drive from the Demilitarized Zone, the restricted area that separates the two Koreas. http://dlvr.it/SCNwSN

What the $600M 'world's biggest yacht' will look like inside

It's set to be one of the largest private residence yachts in the world when it launches in 2024, but what does a luxury apartment on board the 728 foot Somnio actually look like? http://dlvr.it/SCLhWD

Tourists having sex in the dunes is ruining a Spanish beach

Maspalomas beach is a nature reserve in Gran Canaria, Spain. But tourists having sex on its famous shifting dunes is destroying the environment, says a new report. http://dlvr.it/SCL7Tq

Uncertainty, expense and recurring goodbyes: The life of a US Foreign Service family

US Foreign Service Officers are a special kind of crazy. http://dlvr.it/SCKYql

The travelers who are turning their backs on airplanes

A few years ago, Charlotte Wolf returned from a trip around the world and totted up the number of flights she'd taken. http://dlvr.it/SCG5nJ

The airports that cross international borders

Traveling in the era of Covid restrictions is tough enough, but you'll have to be extra careful when passing through these cross-border airports that sit in more than one country http://dlvr.it/SCD1Hv

Archaeologists unearth room that sheds light on slaves' lives

The room is part of Civita Giuliana, a suburban villa to the north of the ancient city of Pompeii, buried almost 2,000 years ago by a volcanic eruption. http://dlvr.it/SCChJf

Myanmar is planning to reopen to tourism in early 2022. But who will go?

As multiple Southeast Asia countries begin to ease travel restrictions, Myanmar, which boasts some of the region's most spectacular destinations, has announced that it hopes to begin welcoming international tourists in early 2022. http://dlvr.it/SCBS5T

What happens to our bodies when we meditate?

Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years in many cultures to nurture calmness and inner peace. But what does science say about it, and how can we fit it into our busy, modern lives? CNN speaks to a psychologist about what it does to our brains and how we can do it better. http://dlvr.it/SC4CRj

The 'bullet' plane that could change flying

Is it an egg, a blimp or a bullet? Whatever you might want to call the shape of the Otto Celera 500L, it's one that catches the eye. It looks like no other plane out there, and for a good reason: unique aerodynamics. http://dlvr.it/SBzbd9

As the Dead Sea shrinks, Jordan fights to win back tourists

On the shoreline of the Dead Sea, Jordanian comedian and national treasure Nabil Sawalha strides chest-deep into the water, with all the confidence of a swan to a lake. http://dlvr.it/SByzk5

Ultra long-haul flights from London to Sydney? They're still in the works, says Qantas CEO

As Australia reopens to international travel for the first time in nearly 20 months, resulting in some emotional reunions, the country's flag carrier is setting its sights on recovery. http://dlvr.it/SBvWC0

'World's best' cheese for 2021 revealed

A soft goat's cheese from Spain won first place at the World Cheese Awards on Wednesday, besting the field of 4,079 entries from more than 40 countries on five continents. http://dlvr.it/SBttf6

Learn how to meditate like a Buddhist monk in Bangkok

A pulsating cosmopolis of 10 million, Bangkok at times seems like the most unlikely Buddhist city on earth, despite the glittering spires of its famed shrines and temples. http://dlvr.it/SBrxMy

The gleaming metro system built under the desert

Qatar's new rail network is fast, driverless, has a "Gold" class for premium passengers, and it's one of the most advanced metro train systems ever built. http://dlvr.it/SBrcsL

She quit her job as a NYC lawyer to move to Ghana

Nana Amoako Anin says she turned her back on a six-figure prosecutor's salary in New York to start a new life in Ghana. She's not alone, with others from the country's diaspora heeding a call to return to their ancestral homeland. http://dlvr.it/SBqz6D

City known as 'Venice of Africa' impacted by climate change

CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports on how rising sea levels are impacting one coastal town in Senegal. http://dlvr.it/SBqL5w

Drone captures close encounter between surfers and great white shark

Photographer Scott Fairchild captured the moment a great white shark swam past two surfers in the waters near San Diego, CA. http://dlvr.it/SBnMSK

This vibrant neighborhood grew out of a heap of garbage

It's a sunny afternoon in Moravia, and people are busy weeding the communal gardens on top of El Morro de Moravia (Moravia Hill), which sits at the heart of this working-class Medellín neighborhood. http://dlvr.it/SBn3Wb

Lonely Planet names the best destinations for 2022

In 1973, young British couple Tony and Maureen Wheeler published a guidebook entitled "Across Asia on The Cheap." Little did they know that one humble guidebook would lay the foundation for a worldwide travel brand called Lonely Planet. http://dlvr.it/SBmQb7

Rome airport reveals plans for flying taxis

Passengers flying into Rome from 2024 onwards will be able to go airborne for their taxi ride into the city center too, if a project between the company operating its main airport and a German startup lifts off on schedule. http://dlvr.it/SBlpPj

Wildlife photography 'hides' teach the virtue of patience

At the lagoon in KwaZulu-Natal, eastern South Africa, nightfall covers the Zimanga Private Game Reserve in a dark blanket. The only light comes from a new moon, slowly drifting across the cloudless winter sky, which paints the perfect backdrop for what lies in wait. Mixed in with nature's soundtrack is a beeping alarm, which sets off a quiet rush for photographers to get in position -- ready for something to happen in an instant. http://dlvr.it/SBjqVF

One of the world's most closed-off nations to start easing Covid-19 travel restrictions

New Zealand on Thursday said it would begin easing Covid-19 restrictions that have been in place on its national borders since March 2020. http://dlvr.it/SBjWjH

Mesmerizing wildlife images from the British Ecological Society photo competition

A close-up of a gull's eye is the overall winner of this year's British Ecological Society photography competition, the organizers have announced. http://dlvr.it/SBhwng

Assault on flight attendant 'one of the worst' in airline's history, American Airlines CEO says

A coast-to-coast flight was diverted to Denver on Wednesday night after a passenger "physically assaulted a flight attendant," American Airlines said in a statement. http://dlvr.it/SBhMGk