By Maureen O’Hare, CNN
(CNN) — In travel news this week: India’s enormous new airport, countries’ shifting citizenship rules and, as gas and jet fuel prices skyrocket, airline prices are on the rise.
Paths to citizenship
While some countries are reducing pathways to citizenship, others are opening up.
President Donald Trump’s push to end automatic birthright citizenship in the United States was met by a skeptical Supreme Court on Wednesday, with justices raising tough questions about the arguments put forward. “This was a blowout of the sort we don’t see very often,” said CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams. Watch here.
Italy recently changed its rules around citizenship by descent, with its Constitutional Court saying last month it would rule in favor of a controversial 2025 law. This not only ends the relocation dreams of people around the world with Italian heritage, but also upends the lives of would-be citizens already in Italy. CNN spoke to American families caught in the crackdown.
There’s happier news for some people looking for a fresh start abroad, however. Millions of Americans are now eligible for Canadian citizenship as a result of a rule change in December. Tens of thousands of applications are expected, with many requesting proof of citizenship “just in case.” Here’s why.
Traveling without wings
Omar Nok, a 31-year-old from Egypt, is trying to travel around the world without flying. It’s not been easy — but he’s had adventures on camels, sailboats and poultry trucks. Almost six months into his journey, he tells CNN how it’s going.
CNN’s Justin Robertson embarked on a path less traveled when he recently boarded the only direct train from Beijing to North Korea. The route, suspended during the Covid pandemic, resumed operations in March. Watch here.
Also in China, the world’s longest outdoor escalator was unveiled this week in Chongqing. The Wushan Goddess Elevator is 905 meters long, or nearly 3,000 feet, according to state media, and climbs the height of an 80-story building.
Travel is becoming more difficult globally as the war in Iran has now doubled the price of jet fuel, but the impact isn’t equal everywhere. North America has seen the smallest increase, up about 88%, but in Asia and Oceania, prices have shot up more than 134% and airline prices there are skyrocketing. Fares in the US haven’t gone up very much — yet.
Gas prices are averaging $4 a gallon for American drivers, but drivers in one of Asia’s busiest cities are paying nearly $16 a gallon.
Food trends
Pineapple on pizza not for you? How about custard?
Circus Pizza at Panzer’s Deli in North London is serving up some unusual takes on classic English desserts, including sticky toffee pizza and rhubarb and custard pizza. Not everyone’s convinced, but CNN visited and ate them both.
In cities around the world, a violet-colored yam called ube is popping up on menus everywhere from coffee shops to bakeries. The vibrant tuber with a nutty or vanilla-like taste might be a hip new ingredient, but its purple reign is causing problems in the Philippines.
The rise of kimchi, Korean fermented vegetables, has been smoother. The Asian dish also surged in popularity, with exports hitting an all-time high last year.
Korean cuisine is now as cool as the country’s pop music and beauty regimes. New Jersey’s Corey Lee was the first Korean chef to earn three Michelin stars. Here’s how he rose through the ranks.
Lifelike robotic Olaf
Engineers at Walt Disney Imagineering have built an incredibly realistic interactive robot of the much-loved “Frozen” character Olaf. He’s been available for public view at the new World of Frozen at Disneyland Paris since March 29.
In case you missed it
A border collie was rescued by helicopter from a New Zealand forest.
And in other happy animal news, Punch the monkey has a new best friend.
A trip to Florida’s Disneyland of space travel.
Cape Canaveral is no dusty history tour. (Plus, sign up here for CNN Science’s Countdown newsletter tracking NASA’s current crewed mission to the moon, Artemis II).
A moon mission. A government shutdown. A robotaxi outage.
What do you remember from the week that was?
India’s enormous new airport is open.
Now it just needs planes.
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