Barry Neild - Global Editor, CNN Travel
Barry Neild
Global Editor, CNN Travel
Barry Neild is the Global Editor for CNN Travel, supervising all travel-related content across CNN's digital products.
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Dubai airport struggles to resume flights after heavy rains leave runways underwater
Apr 18, 2024
Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs, remained in disarray Thursday after unprecedented heavy rain led to airliners having to negotiate flooded runways.
Russian manufacturer test-flies prototype widebody passenger airplane
Nov 8, 2023
Russia’s leading aircraft manufacturer says it’s completed a successful test flight of its new IL–96-400M widebody passenger airplane that it claims could replace Western aircraft in the country’s skies.
Air traffic control ‘failure’ hits UK airports
Aug 28, 2023
Air passengers across Europe were facing potential delays on Monday after the UK’s air traffic control system suffered a “technical issue” resulting in restrictions on flights.
World’s longest tunnel closes to train passengers after derailment
Aug 17, 2023
The record-breaking 35-mile Gotthard Base Tunnel beneath the Swiss Alps is to remain closed to train passenger traffic for several months after a major derailment ripped up the track.
France violence: Is it safe to visit Paris and other cities right now?
Jul 3, 2023
Angry confrontations continue to grip Paris and other major cities in the wake of the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy. Here’s what that means for people planning a trip to one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations.
Protests are sweeping France. Here’s what you need to know
Jul 3, 2023
France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a 17-year-old youth was shot by police near Paris on Tuesday, sparking a ban on demonstrations in some cities, travel warnings and reigniting a debate on over-policing in marginalized communities.
The forest growing in the world’s hottest sea
Apr 12, 2023
In the serene tangle of Abu Dhabi’s Jubail Mangrove Park, resilient plants thrive in hostile conditions, creating a beautiful wildlife habitat and offering hope in an era of climate crisis.
The huge monoliths standing in Qatar’s desert
Mar 14, 2023
This Qatar day trip from Doha heads into the desert of the Zekreet Peninsula for Richard Serra artwork, the unusual Umbrella Rock and Film City.
Blizzards, snow and ice disrupt thousands of US flights
Feb 23, 2023
Another day of harsh winter weather brought continued air travel misery across the United States on Thursday with more than 1,100 flights canceled and thousands more delayed by snow storms and plunging temperatures.
Southwest says ‘normal’ services to resume on Friday as DOT sends warning
Dec 30, 2022
Southwest Airlines says it’s poised to resume normal schedules on Friday after a tumultuous eight-day meltdown that left hundreds of thousands of passengers delayed or stranded and prompted its executives to make groveling apologies.
Buttigieg warns Southwest CEO he will hold airline accountable after ‘meltdown’
Dec 28, 2022
Out of roughly 2,700 US flight cancellations already made for Wednesday, nearly all of them belong to Southwest. All other US airlines together account for fewer than 100 of those cancellations.
The world’s best cheese for 2022 is revealed
Nov 2, 2022
More than 4,400 cheeses from 42 countries are sniffed, prodded and savored as 250 international judges crown their favorite at the World Cheese Awards in Wales.
The Italian town where half the population is called Tucci
Oct 31, 2022
Stanley Tucci tells Christiane Amanpour about his “emotional” return to his family’s ancestral homeland in southern Italy while filming the latest episodes of CNN series “Searching for Italy.”
‘Nightmare’ turbulence injures 12 on transatlantic flight
Oct 21, 2022
An Aerolineas Argentinas flight from Madrid to Buenos Aires hit such violent turbulence that passengers were apparently smashed into the plane’s ceiling and thrown to the floor.
About
Barry Neild is the Global Editor for CNN Travel, supervising all travel-related content across CNN’s digital products. Based in London, he helms a team of staff reporters and international freelancers, working closely with CNN Travel’s teams in New York, Atlanta, Bangkok and Hong Kong.
Neild joined CNN in 2006, working for its digital news operations before switching to its Travel team in 2015. Prior to working at CNN he worked as a correspondent for the AFP news agency, reporting headline news stories from destinations including Afghanistan, Indonesia, China and Iraq.