The capital has been named as the top city worth visiting in 2026 and is perfect for an Easter or summer holiday — you can fly from Liverpool for less than £30.

Social prescribing may sound like a wellness buzzword, but the economic stakes are real. Social isolation among older adults ...

Budapest is keeping century-old freight trams running to do the work that modern passenger trams cannot, plowing snow and ...

Following mounting complaints from visitors regarding its 'grimy' indoor pools and rowdy parties, Széchenyi Thermal Baths ...

Following mounting complaints from visitors regarding its 'grimy' indoor pools and rowdy parties, Széchenyi Thermal Baths will undergo a £22 million refurbishment, with repairs to four pools and a ...

From crude-oil baths in Naftalan to 300 mineral springs in Lachin, Azerbaijan holds a trove of natural therapeutic resources. Yet the country remains a near-invisible player in a global health tourism ...

Hungary’s election fight is intensifying as Viktor Orbán and challenger Péter Magyar stage rival mass rallies in Budapest to ...

With my intense travel schedule, I savor detours where I put away the schedule and notes and simply enjoy the moment. | Rick Steves says one of Europe’s best detours is a visit to a public bath or spa ...

Hungary’s leader Viktor Orbán is urging the European Union to suspend sanctions on Russian energy as oil and gas prices jump. Orbán said Monday that he'd written his request in a letter ...

Southern Germany is dotted with spa towns boasting spring-fed baths with purportedly therapeutic mineral water. Another one of my favorites is in the Bavarian valley town of Schwangau, where the Royal ...

Tourism in Budapest has been a bright spot in an otherwise flagging Hungarian economy. In 2024, the city drew a record number of foreign visitors — nearly 6 million, about half of whom opted to soak ...

An aerial drone photo shows the snow-covered Szechenyi Thermal Bath in Budapest, Hungary, Jan. 16, 2026. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua) An aerial drone photo shows visitors enjoying a thermal bath in ...