Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. In travel news this week: the world’s most expensive rice, trouble at Rome’s Trevi Fountain, plus how the hotel bathroom door situation has gotten out of hand. World-class riceKinmemai Premium has been certified by Guinness World Records as the most expensive rice on the planet, but what is it that makes it so special? One chef told CNN the rice grains were shiny like “diamonds,” but read the story to find out how it did on the taste test. Test your Winter Olympics knowledge in this quiz.

Source: CNN February 07, 2026 22:33 UTC