Top 10 most welcoming cities for 2024, according to Booking.com

Booking.com released its 12th edition of the Traveler Review Awards which includes their list of the most welcoming places in the world for 2024. To determine what cities made the list, Booking.com used more than 309 million verified customer reviews from their site. The destinations on the list were chosen because they have an above-average … Read more

10 safest places to travel 2024

The post-pandemic era set off the rise of “travel experiences” with more and more people wanting unique adventures and to explore places off the beaten path. Travel insurance provider Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection recently released its ninth-annual State of Travel Insurance report which ranks the safest countries in the world for travelers. BHTP surveyed 1,702 … Read more

U.S. cities with the highest, lowest barriers to homeownership

Experts agree that buying a home can be a great way to build wealth, but achieving that goal can be challenging. In a January report, RealtyHop looked at the number of years it takes to save up for a down payment in the 100 most populated U.S. cities. RealtyHop collected the median household income from … Read more

A town in Croatia is selling houses for 13 cents—but there’s a catch

Forget a penny for your thoughts; what about 13 cents for a house in Croatia? Legrad, a town in northern Croatia, has been trying to get more people to settle in the area by offering houses for pennies. It’s an initiative they started in 2018. The small town, with around 2,000 people, borders Hungary and … Read more

10 best U.S. metros to buy a house in 2024—none are in Florida

A December report from real estate broker Realtor.com ranked the best U.S. cities to buy a house in 2024 based on expected price growth and sales. The annual report analyzed the country’s 100 largest metropolitan areas and the final result is a list with half of the top metros in California. “These markets generally fall … Read more

The best and worst U.S. airports 2023

AirHelp, an air passenger rights company, released its 2023 AirHelp Score report on America’s best and worst airports. The company used data to calculate how often flights departed as scheduled in airports across the country and surveyed passengers about wait times, cleanliness, retail stores and restaurants. The company determined an airports final ranking based on … Read more

Top 10 best countries for digital nomads 2024

Return-to-office mandates continue to make headlines, but remote work persists and workers continue to look for ways to travel and still hold down a job. VisaGuide.World, an online free information guide to worldwide visas, ranked the countries based on various factors that directly impact the lifestyle of a digital nomad. The Digital Nomad Visa Index … Read more

This former NYC teacher moved to Mexico to live on $2,000 a month

Keith Brown left his life as a New York City public school teacher behind and went south of the border to Mexico City in October 2022. Brown had never been to Mexico before visiting for what was supposed to be a temporary stay, but after just three days in CDMX he knew it was home. … Read more

National Geographic’s most exciting travel destinations for 2024

In November, National Geographic published its “The Cool List for 2024,” a collection of 30 destinations worldwide that are the most exciting places to visit next year. Europe dominated the list, with 13 locations, including traveling the entire continent by train. Six places in North America were named on the list, with three in the … Read more