Destinations / North America
Aug 28, 2026Spend Sunrise to Sunset on North Carolina’s Crystal Coast
Families looking for an ultimate day on the coast won’t want to overlook North Carolina’s Crystal Coast, one of the few Atlantic destinations where travelers can see both sunrise and sunset from the same beach.
Destinations / Middle East
Aug 28, 2026AlUla, Saudi Arabia, Announces Plans for Otherworldly Development
Saudi Arabia has been on a roll developing new and exciting ways to take center stage in the tourism world. The country’s Vision 2030 plan is an ambitious project to set Saudi Arabia up as a global tourist hot spot, and includes state-of-the-art projects around the country, like Sindalah Island (a luxury Red Sea getaway), Trojena (the first outdoor ski destination in the Middle East) and Qiddiya City (an entertainment capital with music, theme parks and Formula 1 Racing). But, one landmark in the works, AlUla Manara, will set up Saudi Arabia to tip the scales in astrotourism.
Destinations / North America
Aug 28, 2026Dollywood Opens NightFlight Expedition
While the world continues to mourn the passing of Dolly Parton earlier this week, Parton’s Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, honored the icon’s motto of “the show must go on” and opened the park under its scheduled operating hours, offering a place for visitors to pay tribute to the music legend. Just prior to her passing, Dollywood opened its NightFlight Expedition attraction on Aug. 19.