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(CNN) This week in travel news: the major airports of 2023, new travel guidelines about the globe and the man who visited Disneyland practically three,000 days in a row.

The world’s ideal airports

There was 1 normally heard refrain, Port Authority’s Executive Director Rick Cotton tells CNN, that spurred on the multibillion refurbs taking place at New York metro’s LaGuardia, JFK and Newark airports: ” ‘Why are the significant airports in Asia, in Europe, so significantly improved and so significantly a lot more attractive?’ “

“Our internal mission statement was to generate a terminal every person loves,” says Frank Scremin, CEO of LaGuardia Gateway Partners, which is behind the airport’s $eight billion makeover. That project just won LaGuardia’s Terminal B the “World’s Finest New Airport Terminal” honor in the prestigious Skytrax awards.

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Back in 2014, Vice President Joe Biden famously stated LaGuardia was like becoming “in some third-globe nation,” but the comments “spurred action,” says Scremin.

The style philosophy of the new terminal is “about providing guests selection,” no matter whether it really is a business enterprise traveler needing to get to a gate effectively or a household that desires to “sit and loosen up and be entertained.”

Plans have been axed Monday for a light rail hyperlink from Manhattan to LaGuardia, but at least there is JFK’s ongoing $9.five billion makeover to anticipate. And for a lot more of these top airports that inspired New York’s face-lift, take a appear at the World’s Finest Airports of 2023.

Law and order

Forewarned is forearmed, men and women. Right here are the newest laws and guidelines travelers need to know about:

Do not hike solo in Nepal, mainly because “there is no 1 to enable you.”

Do not take lewd selfies with the statues at Japan’s new Ghibli Park.

Do not program a motorbike tour of Bali, as the island authorities are going to cease foreign vacationers from renting them.

Do go to China and keep fortunate if you hit the casinos in Macao mainly because the borders have totally reopened.

Do swim topless in Berlin’s swimming pools, if you happen to be a lady who supports German “absolutely free physique culture.”

Do celebration all evening in Miami’s South Beach, if you actually ought to, mainly because the booze ban following two a.m. has been halted. But make confident you attain Florida prior to this five,000-mile-wide blob of seaweed does.

Meals and drink

What is the ideal meal to tuck into the morning following St. Patrick’s Day celebrations? A complete Irish breakfast, with lots of black pudding and potato bread. Right here are 26 Irish foods you will need to attempt: It really is not just stout and spuds.

Mexican cuisine has also been significantly misunderstood, but a new CNN meals and travel show, “Eva Longoria: Browsing for Mexico,” launching March 26, sets out to repair that. Sign up for our new 4-element newsletter “Unlocking Mexico” for a guide to the country’s history and heritage, as effectively as recipes from Eva Longoria.

Record-breakers

A Polish pilot produced aviation history on March 14 when he became the initially individual to land a plane on the helipad of the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah in Dubai which, at a lot more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) higher, is 1 of the tallest hotels in the globe.

And more than in California, nearby man Jeff Reitz visited Disneyland each and every day for practically three,000 days in a row, earning himself a Guinness Planet Record for his efforts.

Ultimately, American lady Renee Bruns also scooped a Guinness Planet Record for the most nations visited by a individual employing a wheelchair in a year.

“I assume it really is 1 of the silver linings of obtaining a disability,” Bruns tells CNN Travel. “I began to see the globe from a distinctive point of view.”

Travel inspo for 2023

The world’s greatest areas of 2023, according to TIME

Pantelleria, Italy: Italy’s newest national park opened in 2016 on Pantelleria, kick-beginning this quiet island’s transformation into a year-round adventure location.

Vancouver, Canada: Vancouver just got its initially Michelin Guide (the initially Canadian city following Toronto to do so).

Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia: This remote archipelago is a go-to location for “globe-class surfing, scuba diving, and snorkeling,” says TIME.

Berat, Albania: Berat was a location of refuge for the country’s Jews throughout Planet War II and, unusually, the country’s Jewish population essentially enhanced throughout the conflict.

Nagoya, Japan: The city of Nagoya is close to the newly opened Ghibli Park, Japan’s blockbuster theme park attraction.

Musanze, Rwanda: Musanze is the gateway to Volcanoes National Park, which has just announced expansion plans and is property to uncommon mountain gorillas.

Jeju Island, South Korea: Lengthy loved by domestic travelers, this resort island is now attracting international focus, as well.

Chyulu Hills, Kenya: This wildlife oasis is “a quick hop by way of bush plane from Wilson Airport in Nairobi,” says TIME.

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico: Rio Grande provides Americans the opportunity to go to the rainforest without the need of leaving the nation.

Bozeman, Montana: The tiny city of Bozeman is “turning into a Rocky Mountain hub,” says TIME, following a rush of pandemic relocation.

Kangaroo Island, Australia: Kangaroo Island was devastated by the bushfires of 2019-2020, but is gradually recovering.

Timisoara, Romania: Timisoara is a 2023 European Capital of Culture and will be celebrating with an array of concerts, exhibits and festivals.

Phuket, Thailand: Phuket is Thailand’s biggest island and a extended-established tourist center.

Washington D.C.: The US capital wins praise for its fashionable new hotels and booming arts and culture scene

Freetown, Sierra Leone: “All odds are on Sierra Leone to explode on the adventure travel scene,” says TIME.

Guadalajara, Mexico: In November Guadalajara will grow to be the initially Latin American location to host the Gay Games worldwide sporting occasion.

Ollantaytambo, Peru: Not just a stopover on the way to Machu Picchu, this village in the Sacred Valley is a worthy location in its personal proper.

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile: As effectively as the spectacular scenery of Patagonia, this is the location to go on a puma safari.

Dijon, France: No other gastronomic hot spot cuts the mustard pretty like the city of Dijon.

Aqaba, Jordan: Jordan’s only coastal city, the landscape right here characteristics in the blockbuster hit “Dune,” element two of which is out this year.

TIME magazine just announced its annual list of 50 destinations you need to place on your want list. Verify them out right here.

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