CNBC • 2nd February 2023

A travel insider explains how people who hate cruising — can learn to enjoy it

Private shore excursions let cruisers break free from crowds — even if just for the day.

CNBC • 30th January 2023

How to find a travel company that is serious about sustainability

Anyone can use words like "eco-friendly," "environmentally conscious" and "green travel."

CNBC • 29th January 2023

Travel companies are ‘greenwashing’ — here are 3 ways to find ones that aren't

To identify companies that are serious about sustainability, travelers should look for three critical things.

CNBC • 18th January 2023

Where are the safest places to travel in 2023? It depends on how you define 'safe'

Traveling can be risky business these days. But just how risky often depends on the destination — and how you define the risks.

CNBC • 16th January 2023

What to expect from airfare to and from Asia this year

Globally, airfare is expected to increase in 2023, but some of the biggest hikes are expected in places that reopened borders last.

CNBC • 13th January 2023

Why Singapore isn't imposing new travel rules on visitors from China

The government said limited flight capacity, combined with current border policies, have resulted in few imported cases — and even fewer severe cases — coming from China.

CNBC • 11th January 2023

South Korea shares eye-opening Covid statistics to defend its new rules for travelers from China

South Korea on Tuesday hit back at claims that its Covid rules for Chinese travelers are "discriminatory," saying more than half of its imported cases are coming from China.

CNBC • 10th January 2023

Chinese travelers say new restrictions are 'unfair' — but they're angry at some countries more than others

Travel restrictions launched in the wake of China’s border reopening may be affecting where people there are booking trips.

CNBC • 10th January 2023

New Covid rules are making some Chinese travelers go with their Plan B destinations

Some Chinese travelers say they're not booking trips to their first-choice holiday spots — not because they're boycotting them, but because they can't get visas to enter.

CNBC • 19th December 2022

Why people who don't want to travel aren't talking about it

Some travelers are worried about catching Covid-19 and travel disruptions. But for others, the reasons are more personal, reports CNBC's Monica Pitrelli.

CNBC • 18th December 2022

The Asian nation where 35% of people say they’ll 'never travel' again

Some people are quietly emerging from the pandemic with little to no interest to travel anymore.

CNBC • 11th December 2022

What do hotel 'star' ratings really mean? Here's a breakdown

Many think hotel star ratings are a measure of a hotel's facilities or luxury factors. It's often both. But that's only the beginning.

CNBC • 10th December 2022

What does it take to be a five-star hotel? Here's what star ratings really mean

CNBC Travel Editor Monica Pitrelli examines the meaning behind hotel star ratings, how they differ around the world and the markers of a "true" five-star hotel.

CNBC • 5th December 2022

Don't want to travel? New data shows you're not alone

Travel companies say pent-up demand isn't slowing down, but new data suggests otherwise, reports CNBC's Monica Pitrelli.

CNBC • 15th November 2022

People who fly private jets don't want to return to airlines. But it's costing them a lot more than it used to

Many travelers ditched airlines for private jets during the past two years of the pandemic. But increasing costs are causing many to shop around.

CNBC • 14th November 2022

Demand for private jets remains high, but flyers are not happy about increasing costs

A new survey shows new flyers want to stay with private air travel, but increasing costs are shaking up the industry.

CNBC • 6th November 2022

Afraid to cruise? Not at all, say fans who are causing 'an explosion of bookings'

Remember all the bad press about cruising early in the pandemic? That's ancient history, say avid cruisers.

CNBC • 3rd November 2022

We have benefited from the pent-up travel demand despite global headwinds, Richard Nuttall tells CNBC.

Richard Nuttall, CEO of Sri Lankan Airlines, talks to CNBC's Monica Pitrelli about how the airline is faring given the economic turmoil in the country.

CNBC • 31st October 2022

More airlines adopt 'buy now, pay later' options to let customers pay for flights in installments

Uplift CCO Tom Botts talks with Squawk Box Asia about how this model is different from paying for a flight with a credit card.

CNBC • 18th October 2022

Asia-Pacific's travel industry could be the first to recover by 2023

From hardest hit region to first to recover? Here's why the WTTC is going big on Asia-Pacific.