My first day in Iceland this past August was clear and sunny, a vacationer’s dream. And it turned out to be a great day to squeeze in a sightseeing activity I hadn’t initially signed up to do: fly ...

Are you planning a trip to the Big Island and want to know some fun Big Island activities to add to your itinerary? Find out ...

This is part of Airplane Mode, a series on the business—and pleasure—of travel right now. In June 2023, Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano erupted, with a crowd of tourists standing less than a mile away. They ...

KAILUA-KONA >> One Hawaii helicopter tour company has seen a substantial rise in bookings after a volcano eruption and following months of limited business due to the coronavirus pandemic. Paradise ...

I could see a river of flame below me, a glowing red lava tube that sliced across the jagged black landscape of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The seething, molten rock was so close I could feel the ...

Noisy helicopter tours over Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are facing a reckoning. A new federal management plan seeks to reduce noise levels generated by commercial helicopter tours over Hawaii ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three helicopter tour operators pleaded guilty Friday to safety breaches when New Zealand’s White Island volcano erupted in 2019, claiming 22 lives. Volcanic Air Safaris, ...

Volcano House is the Big Island of Hawaii's oldest hotel site and the only hotel/lodge within Hawaii Volcanoes National ...