Lilit Marcus

Hong Kong

Editor at @cnntravel in Hong Kong. Can't cook but was nominated for a @beardfoundation award. Proud CODA. NC native. It rhymes with delete. IG @lilitgoes

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During the Vietnam War, this luxury hotel sheltered celebs like Joan Baez and Jane Fonda from US air raids | CNN

2 weeks ago | cnn.com | Lilit Marcus

Historian Nguyen Thanh Tung walks guests through the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi's underground bunker. Carola Frentzen/dpa/picture-alliance/AP CNN — Hanoi’s Metropole Hotel sits imposingly on a corner in the city center, bright white with neat black shutters. As guests pull up in front of the French Colonial building, they are greeted by staff members wearing chic silk tunics.
The house where two countries were created | CNN

2 weeks ago | cnn.com | Lilit Marcus

From the street, it doesn’t look like anything special. Most tourists trying to find this UNESCO World Heritage site are usually looking for a grand European classical villa, so they often walk right past what they think is just a typical family home in a quiet Czech neighborhood. But this deceptively humble house is studied by architects and historians around the world.
Por que centros de informação de turismo viraram atração na Ásia?

3 weeks ago | cnnbrasil.com.br | Lilit Marcus

Muita gente associa os centros de informações turísticas somente a mapas e dicas de onde encontrar um banheiro público por perto. Mas, para Tammy Mermelstein, algumas das melhores memórias de sua recente viagem ao Japão vieram justamente dessas visitas aos guichês de informação. Moradora de Houston e mãe de dois filhos, Tammy passou mais de um ano planejando a viagem de três semanas em família ao Japão.
The world’s first motel opened 100 years ago, but now only ruins remain

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Lilit Marcus

The Motel Inn, formerly the Milestone Mo-Tel, closed in 1991. A few original structures remain. Ian Dagnall/Alamy CNN — This week in travel news: the original “motor hotel” sits abandoned, the world’s busiest airports are ranked, and how to move abroad without messing it up. Birth of the motel Hotels and guesthouses have existed for centuries.
Why tourist information centers are some of Asia’s top tourist attractions | CNN

1 month ago | amp.cnn.com | Lilit Marcus

Don’t write an obituary for tourist info offices just yet. In Asia, these centers are thriving – and not just because people need directions. In Japan and Korea, these offices are tourist attractions in their own right.
Why tourist information centers are some of Asia’s top tourist attractions

1 month ago | cnn.com | Lilit Marcus

South Korean tourist information guides patrol popular neighborhoods to help answer tourists' questions. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images Hong Kong CNN — Many travelers associate tourist information centers with maps and help finding a nearby public bathroom. But Tammy Mermelstein counts her visits to tourist info booths as some of the highlights of her recent holiday in Japan. The Houston-based mom of two spent more than a year planning her family’s three-week trip to Japan.
Plane’s double diversion has passengers spending almost a full day on board

1 month ago | channel3000.com | Lilit Marcus

(CNN) — It can be unlucky when a plane has to divert due to a sick passenger or a security incident mid-air. But a recent flight from the Cayman Islands to the United Kingdom was particularly unlucky as it had to be diverted twice. Passengers on board BA252 left George Town, Grand Cayman, on time at 6:21 p.m. EST on Tuesday, April 8. From there, the plane had quick stop in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, to pick up more passengers. That’s when things got complicated.
Plane’s double diversion has passengers spending almost a full day on board

1 month ago | cnn.com | Lilit Marcus

CNN — 02:29 - Source: CNN 'Just dumb!' A new travel trend has people getting through an airport in 15 minutes... or not 02:29
Plane’s double diversion has passengers spending almost a full day on board

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Lilit Marcus

Lilit Marcus, CNNFri, April 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM UTC3 min readIt can be unlucky when a plane has to divert due to a sick passenger or a security incident mid-air. But a recent flight from the Cayman Islands to the United Kingdom was particularly unlucky as it had to be diverted twice. Passengers on board BA252 left George Town, Grand Cayman, on time at 6:21 p.m. EST on Tuesday, April 8. From there, the plane had quick stop in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, to pick up more passengers.
Countries issue advisories about trans people traveling to the United States

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Lilit Marcus

Several countries have advised trans people to check with US diplomatic missions before traveling. - Joerg Carstensen/picture alliance/dpa/Getty ImagesMany would-be travelers go online to plan their vacations, whether that means looking for the best flight deals and hotel recommendations or more nitty-gritty info about whether their destination of choice requires a visa.