(CNN) — If you’re struggling to know your PCRs from your CDCs from your PPEs, you’re not alone. Luckily CNN Travel is here to help you unravel the rat’s nest that is the constantly changing world of global travel restrictions. Come to these round-ups each week to learn about the countries relaxing entry rules, the…
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(CNN) — A “slip of the tongue” by an air traffic controller at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport saw two planes come within 300 feet of crashing into each other last July, according to a report released Tuesday. The incident on July 20, 2020, involved a United Airlines Boeing 787 arriving from Newark, New Jersey,…
A bunker built by German troops in northern France during World War II has been restored and refitted as an underground guesthouse. The northern coast is still strewn with fortifications left by the German army, which built up a so-called Atlantic Wall to try to fend off Allied Forces. In Saint-Pabu, on the Breton coast,…
(CNN) — When travelers think of European high-speed rail travel, France’s iconic Trains a Grande Vitesse (TGV) or Germany’s elegant white ICE trains tend to come to mind. Those who’ve visited Italy will no doubt have encountered Trenitalia’s Frecciarossa (Red Arrow) or the stunning scarlet trains of its strong competitor Italo. But Europe’s longest network…
(CNN) — France has become the latest European country — and the most significant tourism destination — to remove the United States from its safe travel list, following EU recommendations in the wake of a US Covid spike. A French government decree issued on Thursday bumped the United States and Israel from the country’s “green”…
Editor’s Note — Coronavirus cases are in flux across the globe. Health officials caution that staying home is the best way to stem transmission until you’re fully vaccinated. Below is information on what to know if you still plan to travel, last updated on September 17. (CNN) — If you’re planning to travel to France,…
(CNN) — The notoriously long passport lines at Heathrow Airport in London may soon get a bit shorter — provided you’re from one of five countries. In the 2019 budget presented to the House of Commons on October 29, 2018, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond proposed adding more e-passport gates at airports throughout the…
(CNN) — The year 2018 marks the centennial of the end of World War I. Known at the time as the Great War, the five-year struggle changed Europe and the world forever. To recognize and celebrate the centennial, the Tower of London is hosting a stunning event called “Beyond the Deepening Shadow: The Tower Remembers.”…
