The death of a British backpacker at a hostel in Cambodia was caused by liver damage, an inquest has heard. Natalie Seymour, 22, from Shefford, Bedfordshire and Canadian friend Abbey Gail Amisola, 27, were found dead at a hostel in the city of Kampot, Cambodia, in 2017.  Natalie Seymour from Shefford, UK died at the …

United Airlines is showing off the force with its “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” collaboration. Passengers will board a Star Wars themed airplane to the iconic movie soundtrack and watch R2D2 and C3PO in the safety video.  The theme plane will be a United Airlines Boeing 737, which will sport features such as the …

A solo female traveler that injured herself when she fell in the shower, is speaking out after a luxury hotel in New Dehli allegedly ‘dumped’ her at a hospital and forgot about her.  Beatrice Imathiu from Kenya was on a bucketlist vacation to India when the dream vacation turned into a nightmare ordeal. At around …

Kyoto’s historic and iconic Gion district has introduced a ban on tourist photographs. Vistors who violate the new rules will be fined ¥10,000 ($92). The stunning neighbourhood boasts beautiful streets, traditional tea houses and is home to traditional geishas. In recent years it has become such a tourist hotspot that is is suffereing from overtourism and …

President Donald Trump’s administration is banning all flights to Cuba with the exception of those to the city of Havana in the latest round of crackdowns on the island nation. Flights to nine destinations in Cuba, not including Havana, will be suspended by the Department of Transportation. The ban will go go into effect on Dec. 10 and …

British backpacker, Amelia Bambridge from Worthing, West Sussex has gone missing in Cambodia after attending a beach party. The family of the 21-year-old woman are traveling there to assist in the search for her. Britain’s PA news agency reported that her mother was contacted by the manager of the Nest Beach Club hostel after she …

Nine design flaws contributed to the Lion Air plane crash that killed 189 people a year ago, an Indonesian investigation has found. The Boeing 737 Max crashed into the Java Sea shortly after take-off from Jakarta in October of 2018. Investigators said that the crash was caused by a combination of design flaws by Boeing, poorly trained …

Endangered mountain gorillas that live on reserves in the DRC, Uganda and Rwanda now have one more thing to worry about, ‘Gorilla Selfies’ for Instagram.  Recently, 11 gorillas in Rwanada were infected by the human metapneumovirus (a cold) which killed 2 of the animals.  Tourists excursions to see the primates are permitted in all three …

The U.S. Coast Guard said late Thursday it was searching for a man who fell into the Gulf of Mexico while the ship was about 75 km off the coast of Texas. A 26-year-old man apparently jumped from the balcony of the Carnival Dream cruise ship a few hours after it departed from Galveston.  A …

An Australian father has died and his wife is in hospital with serious injuries after the tourists fell over 50 feet from a zipline attraction in Queensland’s far north. The couple Dean, 50, and Shannon Sanderson, 48, traveled to the tourist attraction at Camelot Close at Cape Tribulation, while on vaction from their home in …

The internet hunt is on for a couple who was accidentally caught in the middle of a romantic proposal. Alycia Savard-Ouellet, 19, from Quebec was enjoying a two-week trip to Italy this summer when she stopped off in Rome and visited the world-famous Trevi Fountain. Upon returning home and reviewing the photos with her family, her mother …

Planning your next holiday but want to ditch the crowds? Why not go to a country that is off the beaten path? The following underrated countries are just as beautiful as their more popular neighbours and will offer you everything you could ever want but without swarms of tourists. Check them out while you can, …