Wellness or gimmick? Sleeping in a bed of hay is well known by now. But guests at the Romantik Hotel Maison Hornberg in Switzerland can now sleep in a bed of leaves.

Hiking is not just a popular leisure activity in nature. It also brings money into rural regions. Tourism professionals are therefore devising new offerings centered around hiking—including in extreme variants.

A Sheikh in London had an unpaid hotel bill amounting to just under half a million pounds. Following a court ruling, the money can now be recovered. At least in part.

For Europeans, frankincense is inextricably linked to visiting a church. In Oman, the tree resin is deeply rooted in the culture. Now, the Hilton Muscat is home to the world's first frankincense sommelier.

Pokémon fans all over the world are likely to let out a delighted cry at the sight of this announcement. A special project has been announced in Japan: a Pokémon hotel.

At last, there's a built-in Android solution for travel sickness. How Bubbles helps, what settings users can adjust – and who beat Google to it.

Millions of people will soon be flocking to Munich once again for the world's biggest folk festival, the Oktoberfest. Whilst most visitors there compete to see who can lift the heaviest beer mug, there are also drinks you might not necessarily expect to find at the Wiesn.

Whether it's taking an Uber to a wine tasting or parking your camper van right at the vineyard and staying overnight: around the city of Frankfurt, there are new initiatives to boost wine tourism.

The first robotaxis are set to hit the roads in Munich in the coming weeks. However, the service won't be available in time for this year's Oktoberfest; it won't launch until the end of the year.

For many people, a holiday means both the beach and the sea. But why does the sea fascinate us so much that so many people want to return there time and again?