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On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order that shut the door on citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries (Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, and Libya), prohibiting them from entering the U.S. for 90 days. The order also bars admission of all refugees for 120 days, and from Syria indefinitely. As a result, travelers were…
At Oyster, it’s always been our mission to take the guesswork out of your vacation by letting you know exactly what to expect before you arrive. But right now that goal feels more difficult than it ever has, because the world is a wholly unpredictable place. Sometimes it feels like a day doesn’t go by…
Courtesy of Flickr/Studio Incendo Each year market research group Euromonitor crunches the numbers from national statistics offices, airports, and hotels to determine the top 100 cities visited by international travelers, and the results for 2015 (the most recent year with complete data) were announced today. According to the report, the world’s 10 most visited are…
Courtesy of Flickr/Alec Wilson As you’ve probably seen all over your Facebook feed, $69 flights from the U.S. to Europe are here. Budget airline Norwegian Air has been promising that low trans-Atlantic fare for awhile, but it was Iceland-based WOW Air that delivered the goods first, releasing $69 one-way tickets yesterday. Before you go on…
JFK. Courtesy of Flickr/dmytrok New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans today for a $10 billion renovation of New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport as part of his bigger initiative to improve infrastructure in New York state. The airport is one of the busiest in the United States, serving 60 million passengers in…
The bridge under construction. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/HighestBridges If you feel uneasy driving over bridges, you might want to steer clear of China, which opened the world’s highest bridge last week. Rising a staggering 1,854 feet above the Beipan River in the mountainous Guizhou province, the Beipanjiang Bridge has claimed the title from another Chinese…
As 2016 nears its final hours, we can’t help but reminisce. After all, the past year has been filled with ups and downs for travel — Brexit shocked the world, as did the tumultuous U.S. election; Turkey, Germany, Belgium, France, and other countries were faced with terrorist attacks; a commercial flight from the U.S. to…
At Oyster, we’re always hearing interesting tidbits from our investigators visiting hotels around the globe — which helps us keep a close watch on developing travel trends. This year, it has been super clear that what is happening in the news geopolitically — from acts of terror to political upsets — is going to have…
Just when you thought the Caribbean and Mexico were already overflowing with all-inclusive resorts, several more all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink, all-you-can-do properties decided to swing their doors open. That being said, while the last few years have welcomed many shiny and new hotels, only a few stand out from the pack. And we’re here to help you…
As we near the end of 2016, it’s time to look back at some of the world’s favorite travel destinations of the year. To kick off the reflection period, we took to Instagram. After all, if you went on vacation and didn’t Instagram it, did you even go? With over 500 million active users, the…