(CNN) – Spain is offering free train travel on this week’s travel news, Southwest Airlines will keep their vouchers valid forever, and we are taking a look at the world’s greatest hiking trails and Iceland’s best bathing spots.
Wild world
As Shark Week ends, we have some tips for avoiding the attack of one of our pointy friends. To see also : Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ hits record views; HBO Max Potter film scores (NASDAQ:NFLX). Don’t carry your bling into the sea, avoid estuaries and fisheries, and if any of the big guys start circling you, be sure to keep eye contact.
If you are brave enough, you can watch this video showing a close call of a diver with a massive great white shark. And in another Hawaiian video this week, a woman was attacked by a nun while swimming.
In Israel, meanwhile, rising water temperatures have created ideal conditions for swarms of beautiful but poisonous jellyfish, costing the tourism industry millions of lost income. Watch it here.
Bridges and trains
It is getting easier and easier to move around Europe. This may interest you : China’s latest spike in Covid cases is curtailing tourists and restricting travel. Croatia has just opened the long-awaited bridge that connects the two parts of the Adriatic coast and eliminates the need for border controls on Bosnian territory.
In June, Germany launched a very popular summer travel program, allowing people a month of unlimited travel by train for € 9 (just over $ 9). Now Spain has followed suit: from September onwards, some rail journeys will be offered absolutely free.
There is also an emphasis on expanding the continent’s high-speed rail network to provide a reliable and sustainable alternative to air travel. This is what progress has been made so far.
One step ahead
Taiwan invites tourists to close their mouths and open their ears as they walk along the world’s first “certified quiet hiking trail” around the country’s Cuifeng Lake. Read also : Prime Video movies and shows to be broadcast this week (June 13). The lowest volume measured on the trail is less than 25 decibels, so hikers can tune in to the singing of birds, instincts, the calls of frogs and the wind blowing through rustling leaves.
Farther west in the Land of the Thunder Dragon – better known as Bhutan – the 250-mile Trans Bhutan Trail was opened to travelers for the first time in 60 years. The historic pilgrimage route crosses the kingdom of the Himalayas from the border with Tibet to the outskirts of India.
And to wrap up our hiking story month, we looked at 23 of the best trails in the world, from the Spanish Camino de Santiago to the Impenetrable Bwindi Forest in Uganda.
Aviation news
The strike action against the German national airline Lufthansa this week resulted in the cancellation of over 1,000 flights and over 130,000 passengers.
Texas-based carrier Southwest Airlines had a better week for customer relations: it was announced that from July 28, all flight coupons will be valid forever.
Finally, an unruly Virgin Atlantic passenger from London to Los Angeles redirected the flight to Salt Lake City; A 39-year-old man allegedly tried to bite another traveler.
Iceland
Iceland has underground volcanic springs that owe an endless supply of geothermal waters. Here are the best places to swim, all year round.
In case you missed it
The pilot recorded a recording of a mysterious red glow over the Pacific Ocean.
Warning sirens have been sounding all over France since the Cold War.
Boom Supersonic, a Colorado start-up, has unveiled a new design for its supersonic jet.
Its ship Overture is expected to fly its first passengers before the end of the decade.
Snack decisions
Grumbling bellies are a risk when traveling, but eating out is not always easy. Greasy, sticky fingers, melted chocolate or crushed treats – that’s a big old headache. Our partners at CNN Underscored, CNN’s guide to product reviews and recommendations, selected the 24 best travel snacks to take with you on your next vacation.
