Yet in the past three decades, casino operators have phased out cheap buffets, free lounge shows, and affordable theme park rides to make room for celebrity chef restaurants, top-dollar professional sports teams
Machu Picchu has a reputation as one of the world’s great wonders. Now, it really shows. Machu Picchu draws over 1.4 million visitors annually, but the ancient Incan site can’t handle that many people.
As recently as 20 years ago, travelers hailed Dublin as a more affordable alternative to pricey European mega-cities like London, Paris, and Frankfurt.
It’s wild to imagine Cabo San Lucas as a quiet fishing village, but that was the reality here a century ago and even half a century ago. In 1974
Beirut was once known as the Paris of the Middle East due to its gloriously beautiful neighborhoods and magical landscapes. While Beirut remains one of the most naturally beautiful cities on the Eastern Mediterranean coast
By the 2000s, those efforts paid off handsomely as a steady flow of Australian and East Asian tourists poured onto the island.
Santorini has always charmed visitors with its iconic blue roofs and blue Mediterranean Sea views. But more recently, visitors have had less than charming visits when they’ve come during cruise port days
There was a time when Antalya and the Turkish Riviera were considered less crowded and less expensive alternatives to the more popular Mediterranean coastal resort towns.