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To Americans, Dijon is perhaps best known as a word for mustard, not a place.

This Mustard-Forward Town Is a Mini Paris, Minus the Crowds

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With the onslaught of food delivery apps like Uber Eats, room service has lost its decades-long advantage of being the only option for hungry hotel guests who can’t be bothered to sit upright at a restaurant.

Is Uber Eats Killing Hotel Room Service?

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Daouda, a taxi driver in Paris for over a decade, is dreading the Olympic Games.

As 'Fake' Taxis Plague Paris, Legit Taxis Consider Leaving the City

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It’s no secret that Italian food traditions are among the most particular—and rigid—in the world.

Inside the Pineapple Pizza Scandal Dividing Italy

A custom-drawn bath has been the epitome of luxury for millennia.

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This Mustard-Forward Town Is a Mini Paris, Minus the Crowds

Most of the world thinks of Dijon as merely a mustard, but it's actually a pretty nice town in France's wine country, too.

Is Uber Eats Killing Hotel Room Service?

Once a fixture of the hotel stay, room service must adapt in order to survive—or perhaps it's already too late.

As 'Fake' Taxis Plague Paris, Legit Taxis Consider Leaving the City

With the Paris Olympic Games just two months away, the City of Lights has a big taxi problem on its hands.

Inside the Pineapple Pizza Scandal Dividing Italy

Gino Sorbillo is among a growing number of Italian chefs sourcing inspiration from abroad—and being accused of pandering to American tourists in the process.

2024’s Hottest Luxe Hotel Perk? Custom Bath Menus

Across the globe, private soaking tubs—not communal spas—are drawing guests in with a full menu of in-room treatments.