Nikki Ekstein

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  • A girl walks past a baracade with the Eiffel Tower and a sign for the Paris Olympics in the background.Lifestyle

    Parisian hotel owners are scrambling ahead of a money-losing Olympics season: ‘We are not seeing a last-minute boom’

    By Gillian Tan, Nikki Ekstein, and others
  • Italy. Lombardia. Como Lake. Varenna. (Photo by: Universal Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Lifestyle

    The world’s best hotel was just announced and it’s on the shores of a stunning lake in Italy

    By Nikki Ekstein and Bloomberg
  • A pile of garbage bags have been piling up since waste collectors went on strike against the French government’s proposed pensions reform, on the avenue des Champs Elysees in Paris on March 17, 2023. France faces another day of strikes on march 17, 2023, over highly contested pension reforms which President appears on the verge of pushing through despite months of protests. As the legislation enters the final stretch in parliament, trade unions are set to make another attempt to pressure the government and lawmakers into rejecting the proposed hike in the retirement age to 64. (Photo by Michel Stoupak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Lifestyle

    Travelers to Paris should be prepared for trash piles and protests

    By Nikki Ekstein, Alan Katz, and others
  • Travelers are seen at the departure hall of Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 15, 2022. Canada is easing the on-arrival test requirements for fully-vaccinated travellers starting Feb. 28 as the latest wave of COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant has passed its peak, Public Health Agency of Canada announced Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua via Getty Images)

    Summer 2022 will be the ‘busiest travel season ever’, Expedia CEO predicts. He is not alone

    By Nikki Ekstein and Bloomberg
  • Passengers wait on line at airport

    Americans who’ve recently recovered from Omicron are booking trips within 90 days to avoid testing requirements

    By Nikki Ekstein and Bloomberg
  • The Disney Dream cruise ship leaves from Port Canaveral in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. The U.S. Census Bureau released trade balance of goods and services figures on July 6. Photographer: Ty Wright/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    Disney is first cruise line to mandate vaccines for kids—and others seem hesitant to follow its lead

    By Nikki Ekstein and Bloomberg
  • United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby joins fellow airline executives, union heads and politicians for a news conference to call on Congress to pass an extension of the Payroll Support Program to save thousands of travel jobs, outside the U.S. Capitol September 22, 2020 in Washington, DC.

    Airline executives say there’s less than 1% risk of catching COVID-19 on a flight—and some pandemic-era changes are here to stay

    By Nikki Ekstein and Bloomberg
  • Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky (right).Tech

    Airbnb CEO: The pandemic will force us to see more of the world, not less

    By Nikki Ekstein and Bloomberg
  • UAE Tour 2019 - Stage Four

    A New Vacation-Planning Tool Wants to Predict Your Next Trip

    By Nikki Ekstein and Bloomberg
  • Hotel Ottilia

    Leave the Purell at Home: This Hotel Is a Germaphobe’s Dream

    By Nikki Ekstein and Bloomberg
  • Rooftops of Dubrovnik, Croatia

    14 of the Cheapest European Destinations to Visit on Your Summer Vacation

    By Nikki Ekstein and Travel + Leisure
  • Luxury

    What to do at the New York Wine and Food Festival

    By Nikki Ekstein and Travel + Leisure
  • Tech

    4 new apps to book cheap flights

    By Nikki Ekstein and Travel + Leisure