The world’s top tourism spots want you to stay home next holiday season

As a surge of selfie-taking visitors ruin neighbourhoods and the environment, there is a growing backlack in cities from Europe to Asia.

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Jul 28, 2019 · 08:30 pm

How do Crazy Rich Indians holiday? They rent Ronaldo’s yacht or ask Coldplay to sing their playlist

For the uber rich, a trip to Ibiza or the Seychelles won’t do.

Gauri Bhatia

· Apr 20, 2019 · 11:30 am

In sketches: An illustrator’s exuberant, eccentric tour of Mumbai, Goa, Mangalore and Kerala

Paul Fernandes talks about his new coffee table book.

Soumya Rao

· Jan 23, 2019 · 08:30 am

Sharenting: The psychology behind the viral ‘vacation surprise for kids’ videos on YouTube

For every excited kid, there’s one who’s crying, screaming or simply perplexed.

Jenna Drenten, The Conversation

· Jan 10, 2019 · 11:30 pm

For Indian millennials, travel is a way of life – and they’re even taking loans to fund it

Youngsters are increasingly turning to fin-tech companies and peer-to-peer lending platforms to finance their wanderlust.

Reem Khokhar

· Sep 17, 2018 · 11:30 am

A temple in Himachal Pradesh stands as a beacon of hope for religious tolerance

Surrounded by mountains and a river flowing below, the Trilokinath temple brings together people from two faiths – Hinduism and Buddhism.

Avantika Mehta

· Aug 26, 2018 · 11:30 am

The women who track endangered Ugandan mountain gorillas, and help tourists meet them

Their work in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is protecting half of the world’s 880 remaining gorillas.

Priyanka Vora

· Aug 05, 2018 · 11:30 am

‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’ did what most travel shows fail to – give a nuanced view of Africa

The television personality rejected the monolithic way media outlets have depicted the continent's diverse cultures and populations.

Jacob Henry, The Conversation

· Jun 15, 2018 · 08:15 am

A rarely heard history of the Maldives unfolds in a British writer’s island chronicles

Daniel Bosley goes beyond the country’s politics and tourism and presents a glimpse into its Buddhist past, indigenous medicine tradition and cuisine.

Omkar Khandekar

· Dec 04, 2017 · 11:30 am

A foreigner’s journey moving along the borders of Pakistan

I see border crossings as solitary places stranded between two countries; neither here nor there – an emblem of myself.

Rocio Otero, The Herald

· Oct 04, 2017 · 08:30 pm

We have a new word for that feeling when travel makes the ordinary seem new: Allokataplixis

It is a gift, usually unacknowledged, that the traveller offers to the places they visit.

Liam Heneghan

· Sep 23, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Watch: This man went on an exchange trip around Europe, swapping items with strangers everywhere

From latex shorts to gluten-free pasta, a glowing soft toy, and even dog tags.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 07, 2017 · 05:00 pm