The cliffside village of Atrani at sunset along the Amalfi Coast, Campania, southern Italy. © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Fall is the new peak season for luxury travel, as the wealthy continue to shift their holidays to September and October to avoid the summer crowds, according to a new study. Fall bookings…
United Airlines said Tuesday it’s planning to add a host of new international destinations next year that span Ljubljana, Slovenia, to Okinawa, Japan, continuing its so-far profitable bet that consumers will keep spending big to try new destinations abroad. United already offers more international service than other U.S. airlines and is selling destinations well beyond…
Ferrari’s first fully electric car, called Luce, in a handout image obtained by Reuters May 25, 2026, after the luxury sports car maker unveiled the model. Ferrari | Via Reuters A personalized model of Ferrari’s first fully electric vehicle has sold for $40 million in a charity sale, defying market skepticism and setting a record…
On the Eurostar platform at St Pancras International station in London, Great Britain, on 1 November 2025. Stephane Mouchmouche | Afp | Getty Images Gripped by drought, raging wildfires and a summer of weather extremes, countries across Europe are scrambling to address the widely underestimated climate challenge of extreme heat. Supercharged by the climate crisis,…
UniCredit is aiming to acquire Commerzbank in the fourth quarter, the CEO of the Italian bank told CNBC in an exclusive interview. Speaking with CNBC’s “Europe Early Edition,” UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel said the bank is happy with its position in Commerzbank, with the bank now closing in on full control of the German lender,…
Qatar’s Energy Minister and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Sherida al-Kaabi speaks during a press conference in Doha on June 22, 2026. Karim Jaafar | Afp | Getty Images War damage to energy facilities in Qatar, one of the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas producers, signals that disruptions to the market may continue for months, even…
My 5-year-old daughter will start primary school in Italy this September. Watching her prepare for this next chapter has made me reflect on how much our lives have changed. My husband, Alex Ninman, and I were both born and raised in the U.S., but our daughter wasn’t. We left New York City, where I worked…
People jump in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris on June 22, 2026. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — Multiple Western European countries have spent this week grappling with record-smashing heatwaves, with red alerts issued in the U.K., France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy that warn…
Defense stocks plummeted on Wednesday after a report that Germany will abandon plans to build six warships, fuelling investor fears that the boost to defense contractors from increased government spending may not fully materialize. Berlin is planning to scrap a multi-billion-euro project to build the F126 frigates, according to the Financial Times, citing two people…
An empty street in Toulouse, France, on June 22, 2026. France experiences its second heatwave of the year, with temperatures in Toulouse reaching or surpassing 40?C. MeteoFrance reports that this day is expected to be one of the hottest on record. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Several countries in Europe have issued red weather…
