travel safety

AI-generated travel content is no longer limited to over-polished hotel photos. It is sending people to attractions that do not exist. In July 2025, an elderly Malaysian couple traveled from Kuala Lumpur to Perak after watching a realistic video promoting the fictional “Kuak Skyride” cable car...

AI can save you hundreds on a holiday — but only if you know how to ask it the right questions and treat its answers like the start of your research, not the finish line. Overview Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how people research and book trips. Generative models — ChatGPT, Google...

An imagined canyon in the Peruvian Andes, a phantom Eiffel Tower in Beijing and a stranded couple waiting for a ropeway that never ran: recent reporting shows that letting generative AI plan a trip can produce more than awkward suggestions — it can be actively dangerous, confusing and expensive...

Sudden pain striking while far from home is a scenario that, despite our best hopes and careful planning, can happen to anyone. For travelers, the fear of falling ill in a foreign country is often shadowed by dazzling expectations of exploration. The recent personal narrative outlined by...

There’s nothing quite like the thrill of free Wi-Fi in the wild—be it the aromatic caffeine haven of your favorite coffee shop or the soul-sucking limbo of airport terminals. But for all their promise of connectivity, public Wi-Fi networks are a little like hotel minibars: seemingly convenient...