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Norwegian Air announced Thursday that it will scrap its low-cost long-haul routes and focus solely on domestic and European routes, due to the financial stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many Americans knew Norwegian Air for its affordable transatlantic flights. Through flash sales, Norwegian Air offered flights to Europe for as low as $84 one-way. "We do not expect customer demand in the long haul sector to recover in the near future, and our focus will be on developing our short haul network as we emerge from the reorganization process," Jacob Schram, CEO of Norwegian, said in a statement ...

Paris will transform its famous Champs-Élysées into an "extraordinary garden" after the 2024 Olympics, in an attempt to bring locals back to what has become a crowded tourist attraction.  Over the weekend, Mayor Anne Hidalgo approved a $304 million (€250 million) plan, meant to bring the Champs-Élysées back to its intended purpose in the city: as a place of relaxation, A major component of the renovation is greatly reducing the amount of vehicle traffic on the Champs-Élysées. The plan — by architect Philippe Chiambaretta and his firm PCA-Stream —will see the lanes of car traffic...

One of the most elusive hiking permits in the world will be a bit easier to obtain starting next month. This week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it will allow 64 people per day to hike the popular rock formation known as "The Wave," in the Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness near the Utah-Arizona border. Previously, only 20 hikers per day were allowed onto the formation. That limit had been in place for more than two decades.  The Wave is a sandstone formation that is famous among nature photographers and hikers for its unusual features. Its popularity is also du...

Cruising could make a solid comeback in 2022, according to new booking data shared by Carnival Cruises this week.

Travel to Germany just got more difficult as the country recently implemented stricter lockdown rules against a second wave of COVID-19.  On Monday, all of Germany's 16 federal states enacted tougher lockdown measures, including new travel and gathering restrictions. Now, anyone traveling to Germany from a "high-risk area" (which includes the U.S.) will be required to provide two negative COVID-19 tests before being allowed to move about the country, DW reported. A quarantine period of five days is required between the two tests, even if the first test is negative. Germany's prior restricti...