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(CNN) — This week in travel: The wreckage of the particular ship that tried to warn the Titanic about the iceberg has been found. The world’s most spectacular airport is about in order to double in dimensions. And the US has been bracing itself against Hurricane Ian .
Blue-sky thinking
Singapore’s Changi is no ordinary airport. It has an indoor waterfall, a swimming pool, a movie theater, a butterfly garden and more. And now the magnificent megahub is set to get a whole lot bigger: Here are the latest details regarding the new Terminal 5 , which will be as big as all four present terminals put together.
And over at Washington state’s Grant County International Airport, the tour’s first all-electric passenger plane — named Alice — completed its first test flight on September 27. Watch here .
Destination inspiration
On the other side of the Adriatic Sea, tourist numbers to Croatia have skyrocketed since the emergence of a certain hit HBO show featuring dragons plus dynastic feuding. While most of the crowds throng within Dubrovnik, it’s still possible to have a more laid-back visit to the particular Dalmatian Coast. Here are seven lesser-known seaside towns to consider.
The particular way we were
Today, low-cost roadside hotels are usually commonplace, but back when Kemmons Wilson opened the first Holiday Inn in his home town of Memphis, Tennessee, in 1952, it was the move that will revolutionized 20th-century travel. Read the 70-year story here .
Meanwhile, in 1950s Soviet-era Hungary, travel options were limited, meaning that the country’s Lake Balaton became the particular region’s answer to the Riviera. The resort’s popularity is once again rising, earning it the particular nickname “The Hamptons associated with Hungary. ”
Spotlight upon Dubai
A Canadian company wants to built a series of enormous moon-shaped hotels around the world. For their launch city, they’ve chosen a city known for the ambitious architecture: Dubai.
But beyond all the building bombast, there’s a gentler, low-key side to the city, too. Photographer Preet Uday’s images conjure up an evocative, wistful world of sherbet pinks and saffron oranges.
We won another Emmy, baby
It was the 1970s and Tony and Maureen Wheeler had a dream: to journey from London to Sydney by land, or at least while much because they could. They embarked on an once-in-a-lifetime journey that will changed global traveling forever.
So hot on the particular heels of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” winning a Primetime Emmy earlier this month, this particular week, CNN Travel’s “The Hippie Trail” won the News & Documentary Emmy for Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction. I know, right?! Gonna need a bigger mantelpiece. Check out our award-winning interactive here .
In case you missed it
The particular SS Mesaba merchant ship attempted to alert the Titanic ship concerning the iceberg.
And in Israel, a 1, 200-year-old shipwreck filled with cargo has been found.
Its discovery has rewritten the history books. Watch here .
“I’ve never seen so much lightning in a good eye. inch
Strange moans and groans were heard blasting out over the PA on an American Airlines flight.
Junior jet set
If we want our kids in order to turn into the adventurers associated with tomorrow, we need to get them kitted away properly as the tiny travelers of today. Our partners at CNN Underscored, a product reviews and recommendations guide owned by CNN, have gathered together 20 of their favorite kids’ luggage sets plus bags with regard to family traveling.
Top image: Singapore Changi Airport’s expansion plans are seen in a rendering (Changi Airport terminal Group).
