Parts Unknown has hit its groove in season three, pairing Bourdain with an area expert, encouraging heavy drinking, and letting the real story of a destination tell itself through the duo's adventures.
We're pretty disgusted by the idea of this, and want to think it will be a complete failure. But the pessimist in us thinks this will be a huge success.
The travel warning's expiration date highlights the election's short-term impact on tourism. Few travelers will hesitate to book a trip for after the elections are done.
There are few surprises in the most talked about places across U.S. social media sites, indicating that pure volume rather than unique content is what keeps them at the top.
The Japanese PM Abe successfully revived an export-led economy, but tourism is a fickle business and travelers could quickly turn elsewhere when the yen begins to climb again.