(CNN) – This week in travel news, Time Out and TIME both announced their annual lists of destinations they want to visit, while AirlineRatings.com named the best airlines in the world. world for 2022.
Destination inspiration
First, Time Out has released its 2022 round-up of the world’s top cities. In a European-dominated list, Scotland had two cities in the top five. See the article : Why is travel so hard and what could make it better?. (You can hear what Anthony Bourdain did from the country when he visited in 2015 on the podcast “Parts Unknown”.)
Edinburgh Castle rises above Princes Street Gardens in Scotland’s best city.
TIME then released its list of the top 50 places in the world: Japanese islands, a South African wine region and a handful of South American cities were among them.
Other recommendations from us above CNN Travel include these places in Europe – where the dollar is strong against the euro – and the Maldives: That is, just look at these waterfront villas.
Extraordinary wonders
In the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates may be just over 50 years old, but there are millennia of history to explore. Abu Dhabi is home to a range of historical treasures, including the 18th-century Hosn Palace and the man-made lush splendor of the Al Ain Oasis.
Then there are the other fossil dunes of Abu Dhabi: frozen waves of solid sand that have been worked on for tens of thousands of years. See the article : Add more Amazon Prime Video channels to your package for less than $1.
Taste the world
Revered food writer Grace Young is having a moment. On the same subject : Rick and Morty’s strange relationship with video games is explained. She has just won the Julia Child Award and the 2022 James Beard Humanitarian of the Year Award, and is deep on a mission to save the Chinatowns of America.
And if Asian food is your jam, you can also enjoy our story of how “bland” tofu has become one of the hottest foods in the world. And if you’re still hungry for more, try this Japanese tea house that lets visitors drink from $ 25,000 old bowls.
Be careful out there
It’s the fire season in California, and firefighters are working hard to protect the giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park – the largest tree in the world by volume. The remnants of Machu Picchu Inca in Peru were also threatened by widespread fires earlier this month.
In Kyrgyzstan, a group of tourists trekking in the Tian Shan mountains were lucky enough to escape a huge avalanche that hit them on July 8: See here.
And travelers who don’t face bodily harm may still be looking at major flight delays and cancellations as airlines and airports struggle to meet summer demand.
Aloha, Hawai’i
If you are thinking of visiting the Pacific paradise of America, here is a picture of what is happening in Hawaii.
In case you missed it
The Middle East airline has been named the best in the world for the second year in a row.
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