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Bolognina: make tracks for Bologna’s bustling former rail workers’ quarter

This once industrial area has been transformed into a vibrant artistic hub with a thriving food and drink scene Located just north of the Centrale train station, Bolognina neighbourhood is more than just a Little Bologna. It is a completely different world from the medieval maze of palaces, churches and towers that define the city’s “Centro Storico”, which is increasingly filled with crowds of tourists as Bologna joins the big league of Italian getaway destinations. Continue reading...

Best in Travel 2027: the best destinations for next year (one is Spanish), according to Lonely Planet

The travel editorial announces its annual list of places around the world, suggestions and recommendations to discover the best corners of the planet. In 2027, he wager to slow down, move away from the crowds and seek meaningful experiences, beyond the popular enclaves. The Spanish city of León, Argentina Bariloche, Bocas del Toro (Panama), Rabat (Morocco) or the Japanese island of Okinawa are some of the highlights for travel

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The New Skift

A year ago, we asked what Skift would look like if we started it today. This is the answer: Skift Intelligence, and a company rebuilt around the decisions travel’s leaders have to make.

The Next Dollar

Travel measures success by what happens after money gets allocated: arrivals, bookings, room nights, load factors, traveler spending. We’ve built a framework around every decision that leads to those outcomes, counting the roughly 5,000 people with authority over the money, assets, and capacity that shape where the industry goes next.

‘To sleep in a sculpture is a wonderful idea’: a hike along Andy Goldsworthy’s epic art trail in Haute-Provence

A long-distance walking route in the south of France devised by the celebrated land artist offers intrepid hikers an opportunity to immerse themselves in nature and art At 69, I had never hiked with a backpack and I had no idea what land art was. Nonetheless, when my friend Jackie, a nature documentary film-maker, invited me to join her and her friends Wendy and Sasha on a hiking trip to Refuges d’Art in the mountainous countryside of Haute-Provence, I said a resounding “yes”. We would be sleeping alongside sculptures by the renowned land artist Andy Goldsworthy. First, I watch Rivers and Tide

Taking rods and pornographic misery

In the unequal city, tourism, culture and Ethiopian leisure coexist without problems with the sinhogarianism and addiction: a couple of 'youtubs', Zazza and WillyRex, walked through the Madrid Lavapiés district to spectacularize poverty

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Share a tip on a wellness experience in the UK and Europe

Tell us about your favourite wellness experience, whether it involves forest bathing or a beach sauna – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break A wellness break doesn’t always have to mean checking into a fancy spa hotel. There are countless more affordable ways of stepping off the treadmill and taking a moment to recharge the batteries. We’d love to hear about your favourite wellness experiences in the UK and Europe, whether it’s a beach sauna followed by a bracing dip in the sea, a mindful walk or meditation in a forest, or a memorable visit to a hammam or traditional thermal baths.

Three countries, one hike: an Alpine adventure in Austria, Slovenia and Italy

The Alpe Adria loop is an eight-day walking trail that crisscrosses borders, taking in dramatic peaks, glorious meadows and charming places to stay ‘Achtung! Staatsgrenze!” OK, the signpost marking the “state border” didn’t have exclamation marks but, with its no-nonsense Prussian font, it did feel quite shouty. The only thing was, no one on the Feistritzer Alm – a peaceful sweep of Alpine pasture at the meeting of Austria and Italy – was paying any attention to it at all. Hikers hiked straight past. Mountain bikers used it to prop up their cycles. Cows grazed willy-nilly. And the patrons of t