It was Thanksgiving week in the US, so we shifted our gaze to Europe and the Middle East, with plenty of news being made.

We’re skipping April Fool’s Day in favor of some real news, including at least one story we were convinced should’ve been a joke.

Maybe it’ll work, but there are some half-baked plans being bandied about. And we’re not a fan of that unless they’re our half-baked plans.

Summer is heating up in more ways than one. Booking rooms in some destinations is dicey and seems unlikely to get better any time soon.