Destinations

The World Expo 2025 is coming to Osaka. Here’s what you can expect

Euronews Travel spoke to the President of Japan’s oldest alcohol company about what we can expect from the World Expo 2025 in Osaka.

22 January 2024

Climate

Tropical Cyclone Belal causes heavy flooding and 1 death in Mauritius

Scientists say human-caused climate change has intensified extreme weather in the region.

16 January 2024

Earth News

An artificial reef will help protect these islands from hurricanes

With warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify.

13 January 2024

Travel News

Greek island’s star attraction at risk of being washed away

A 43-year-old shipwreck is one of the island’s most visited and photographed attractions.

13 January 2024

Moments

Feeling anxious? Try an art retreat holiday for a mental reset

Art is now a common form of therapy used everywhere from mental health hospitals to wellbeing charity programmes.

7 January 2024

Climate

This tiny island was powered by wind and water for 28 days

The smallest of the Canary Islands has achieved a record of only using wind and water power for 28 consecutive days.

8 December 2023

Earth News

Iceberg twice the size of London is moving away from Antarctic waters

The iceberg split from the Antarctic's Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986.

29 November 2023

Earth News

Can sea walls and land reclamation save the Maldives from relocation?

‘We are self-sufficient’: The Maldives' president says fortress islands will help to prevent climate migration.

21 November 2023

Earth News

Protests break out over water shortages in EU’s poorest territory

Taps flow just one day out of three in this French territory.

13 November 2023

Nature

Underwater volcanic eruption births new island off the coast of Japan

Japan witnessed the birth of a new island off Iwo Jima due to an undersea volcano's eruption. Experts explore the island's composition to determine how long it could last.

10 November 2023

Destinations

Island-hopping is the best way to discover Iceland like a local

From dancing green lights to the ‘Pompeii of the north’, Iceland’s islands are home to amazing scenery and wildlife.

8 November 2023

Destinations

Japan's tourism booms as falling yen means bargain holidays

Japan’s falling currency has made the notoriously pricey destination much more affordable.

18 October 2023

Destinations

The glamorous German island where Brigitte Bardot loved to party

The island began to gain fame in the 1960s when it reinvented itself as a party hotspot.

10 October 2023

Nature

This tiny island nation is looking for people to sponsor the ocean

Sponsors will pay to protect one square kilometre of Niue's ocean territory from threats like illegal fishing and plastic pollution for 20 years.

20 September 2023

United Kingdom

The Scottish islands being put at risk by ferry crisis

Locals and businesses question whether they should stay on islands or move because of withdrawn and delayed services caused by an ageing fleet.

5 September 2023

Nature

Dozens of whales die after becoming stranded on Scottish island

Investigators face race against time to find out what happened in what's believed to be the UK's worst fatal mass stranding.

17 July 2023

Travel News

Naked tourists prompt mountain-climbing ban in Bali

The popular Indonesian island is cracking down on badly behaved tourists.

17 July 2023

Destinations

How to escape the crowds on wild eastern Crete

While tourists tend to favour the west of Crete, the eastern side offers farm-to-fork experiences, wild hikes and boat trips on traditional fishing caïques.

14 June 2023

Travel News

Ireland is paying people €80,000 to save a remote island home

The generous cash grants are being offered as a way of encouraging new residents to Ireland’s offshore communities.

14 June 2023

Destinations

Hawaii's plans to introduce new tourist tax rejected by lawmakers

Hawaii hoped to introduce a conservation fee as tourists harass wildlife, bring invasive species and damage coral.

5 May 2023