Iceland Is The Perfect Coronavirus Refuge
A nasal swab is a small price to pay to visit a country that had a pandemic plan ready and stuck to it.
A nasal swab is a small price to pay to visit a country that had a pandemic plan ready and stuck to it.
This visa-free archipelago in Norway is the northernmost year-round settlement in the world, and its capital, Longyearbyen, is home to people from more than 50 countries.
Cruises are canceled, but plenty of fans are eager to start sailing again.
Will car traffic surge as lockdowns end, or will millions of Americans decide to bike, walk, or work from home permanently? Emerging research offers some hints.
Canada's chief public health officer said the US — where coronavirus cases are increasing — presents a risk to Canada.
A NASA physicist says he resolved a paradox in a hypothetical warp drive. But despite experiments, we have a long way before we can travel through folded space.
Some feel sheepish about their choice to retreat from stricken cities, for intervals that are stretching on. Others have found it liberating.
Could the company's latest play to own the experience economy transport me virtually around the world? I made sangria with drag queens in Portugal, meditated with sleepy sheep in Scotland and visited stray dogs in Ukraine to find out just how far Zoom-powered travel could take me.
Perhaps no industry has been as hard hit by the pandemic as tourism. As restrictions on companies and travelers ease, what will the new world look like?
How will this unprecedented new reality affect mobility? Will Uber charge extra for a germ-free ride? I would love to provide answers, but right now I can't see past Tuesday. Wait, is today Tuesday?
They came for indulgence, relaxation and bottomless buffets. Then they found themselves trapped on a ship infected with a deadly virus. Joshua Hunt tells the story of the Diamond Princess
This guy took social distancing to a whole new level.
Companies are racing to build the first hyperloop in the world and the stakes couldn't be higher.
How do you travel full-time — with a family? These families are reinventing what it means to hit the road.
Many drivers depend on navigation apps like Waze and Google Maps to avoid gridlock but it turns out, research suggests they're making the problem worse.
Photographer Adrian Guerin rode Mauritania's Train du Desert, one of the world's longest trains, at the hottest time of the year. It nearly broke him.
The cruise industry's decision to keep sailing for weeks after the coronavirus was first detected on a ship helped carry the virus around the globe and contributed to the mounting toll, health experts and passengers say.
Crowds of people were seen at Huntington and Newport beaches and officials are expecting even larger crowds over the weekend.
Why did it take so long for cruise executives to respond to the Diamond Princess' coronavirus outbreak?
Brian and Karin Trautman have spent the last ten years living off the grid on a boat powered by renewable energy.
Hundreds of boaters stuck in the Caribbean have converged on the US Virgin Islands, but there are fears that their safe haven comes at a cost for residents.
Talking to the travel guru about his life in isolation, which includes piano playing and stocking up on weed.
An experienced bizjet pilot breaks down the industry, the costs, who can really justify such an expensive luxury and why.
A trip to the moon later this decade should be safer, but it won't be safe.
A Brit learns to love roadtripping in the USA.
We talked to the owner of Air USA about probably the most incredible private aircraft purchase of all time and the future of his adversary business.
Researchers use models meant for infectious diseases to show how congestion proliferates. That may mean a vaccine for traffic jams is on the horizon.
Highways improved mobility for the average American, ingraining the automobile into the urban fabric of American cities — for better and worse.
NASA's Artemis program aims to bring humans back to the Moon, with the goal of staying there for good in the interest of pursuing additional science and exploration missions, including on Mars.
Trenton Thurber says he feels like "there's no way to get out" of an airport in Moscow as the coronavirus crisis deepens.
"We were busy dealing with a life-altering pandemic, and this couple just strolls off the plane like cartoon characters," said First Nations chief Dana Tizya-Tramm.
There's an old untruth that says other people's holiday snaps are boring. It's the kind of thing said by people with no taste who want to pretend they have taste. A slightly superior taste to you or me.
When Noé Álvarez joined an extraordinary ultramarathon he tested himself physically and mentally, while also connecting with his heritage.
The coronavirus has had a stark impact on some of the most heavily trafficked areas of the world.
Astronauts have given us some useful tips for surviving isolation, but we'll need more to weather a pandemic.
The US Space Force is scheduled to launch its first mission to space on Thursday from Cape Canaveral, sending a communications satellite into orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
Follow a photographer's journey from a remote island in the South Atlantic to a world paused by pandemic.
Maybe they're looking for a glimpse of the apocalypse.
After passengers aboard luxury cruise ships tested positive for the coronavirus, one crew member was out at sea as they watched the industry fall apart.
A degree of normality returns to Hubei as authorities start easing travel restrictions.
I never loved the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG before. But driving the ludicrously-speedy utility vehicle around Scotland changed my mind.
How the coronavirus outbreak has been catastrophic for air travel business.
Trump said it's a "prime candidate," but there are plenty of reasons not to.
Hawaii's Mauna Loa lava fields, resembling lunar or martian surfaces, is home to EuroMoonMars IMA HI-Seas training.
Scientists argue that the long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on climate change will depend on how countries and corporations respond to an economic crisis.
The story of two American men who flew to Italy for a long-awaited Euro road trip, then faced coronavirus lockdowns and "the amazing race out of Europe."
Two YouTubers make a surreal visit to the world's most visited theme park after it was shuttered and find the formerly "happiest place on Earth" eerily quiet.
The coronavirus pandemic has upended everyday life around the world — one of the most stark changes has been in air travel. This infographic from Visual Capitalist demonstrates how much the health scare has impacted flight capacity.
"At the end of the day, I'm not going to let it stop me from partying."
If you have even a modicum of decency in you, you should cancel all your imminent travel plans immediately.
In the wake of coronavirus and tanking stocks, cruise companies have sought assistance from the US government. But for decades, the industry has done everything in its power to avoid paying into the system.
Across the US, airport lines stretched for up to eight hours in some cases, as workers rushed to conduct medical screenings of those arriving from mainland Europe, now the epicenter of the outbreak.
Cheap flights and discounted Broadway tickets are everywhere due to the coronavirus, but they're not worth the risk.
All cast members are still working today in California and Florida.
When the phone rang at 2:15 a.m. in Paris, it was decision time: Try to get home or possibly get stuck?
Peter Ruggiero demonstrates what can be done to vastly improve traveler experience at Laguardia Airport in New York City.
Atlas Obscura had a page for something called Moose Boulder — until fan Roger Dickey called us on it.
Rocio, Lenise and their twin 3-year-olds have been to Disney plenty of times without breaking the bank.
Amtrak's is canceling its Acela nonstop service between Washington and New York amid the global coronavirus outbreak that has hurt travel demand.
Axiom Space is selling tickets on the Crew Dragon spacecraft for a $55 million, 10-day stay on the orbiting outpost that would be the first to involve no government space agencies.