The secrets of Turkey's historic capital of cool

CNN  —  Federal aviation officials announced on Tuesday that flight attendants will soon get more mandated rest time between flights. Current FAA rules say that in most cases, an airline must provide a flight attendant a nine-hour rest period after being on duty 14 hours or less. The new rule increases the rest period to…

CNN  —  Market vendor Mr. Chan gestures around what used to be one of Hong Kong’s busiest streets. “There are no tourists now, whatsoever,” he says. Mr. Chan sells silver earrings, necklaces and scarves on Tung Choi Street in Kowloon, which is famous for its robust night market. The past three years have been harsh…

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN  —  Hong Kong attracted around 56 million visitors a year before the pandemic, and now the popular destination…

(CNN) — Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s famous yellow pumpkin sculpture was reinstalled on October 4th on Naoshima island after it was swept into the sea and badly damaged during a typhoon last summer. Local residents, students and officials gathered to celebrate the art island’s trademark sculpture as it was placed back on the pier on…

CNN  —  Move over London. Step aside New York. There’s a new cosmopolitan cocktail capital: Barcelona is home to Paradiso, the newly crowned world’s best bar. For the first time since the World’s 50 Best Bars list was created in 2009, a bar outside of New York or London earned the No. 1 spot on…

Editor’s Note: All-new episodes of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” Sundays, at 9 p.m. ET only on CNN. Sign up to CNN Travel’s Unlocking Italy newsletter for more. CNN  —  It’s super strong, fennel-flavored, as transparent as water – and in many households across Sardinia it’s still produced illegally. Filu ‘e ferru, or “iron wire,”…