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Japan has so many cities worth visiting, and the national airline lets you visit as many as possible in one trip.

Air Travel News

With Airfares Climbing, Here’s How to Fly to Two Destinations for the Price of One

Airline stopover programs provide a great, affordable way to extend your trip and visit an extra city.

May 8, 2026 05:46 PM

Bailey Berg

Packing Tips + Gear

Please Don’t Put Your Suitcase on the Bed, Ever

May 8, 2026 03:33 PM

Shayla Martin

A line of US passport covers with the president peeking through.

May 8, 2026 01:09 PM

Terry Ward

A suite onboard the Venice-Simplon-Orient-Express, a Belmond Train, with a sofa and small dining table with food and champagne on it in the foreground and a double bed in the background and walls decked out with ornate wood details

Trains

What It’s Like To Travel on Europe’s Most Glamorous Train

May 8, 2026 12:45 PM

Erica Firpo

James Turrell, As Seen Below - The Dome, a Skyspace by James Turrell. Photo: Mads Smidstrup © ARoS, 2025. From James Turrell's visit in As Seen Below, June 2025.

Art + Culture

James Turrell’s Biggest, Most Ambitious Work Is About to Open in Europe

May 8, 2026 11:52 AM

Vanita Salisbury

Oceanwide Expeditions' MV Hondius ship as viewed from a distance

May 7, 2026 05:25 PM

Jeri Clausing

Weekend Getaways

This Maritime City Has Canada’s Most Artsy Harbor, Plus Great Lobster Joints and Titanic Lore

May 7, 2026 02:49 PM

Darcy Rhyno

A person (off camera) putting folded clothes into an orange suitcase with other bags, clothes, and items surrounding the suitcase

Air Travel News

TSA Expands List of Items Prohibited From Checked Luggage as Concerns About In-Flight Fires Mount

September 16, 2025 07:22 PM

Blane Bachelor

Fall 2025

Track Wolves, Dive Shipwrecks, Hunt for Truffles: 52 Epic Adventures in Every State

September 16, 2025 12:35 PM

Nicholas DeRenzo

winding road with view of bay and small village

Longreads

What Happens When a Self-Navigating Car Decides Your Travel? We Found Out in the Faroe Islands

September 16, 2025 09:48 AM

Katherine LaGrave

Air Travel News

Yes, You Can Bring Food Through TSA—With Some Exceptions

September 16, 2025 02:48 AM

Jessie Beck

A person performing a traditional Inuit dance in Pond Inlet, Canada

Expedition Cruises

A New Inuit-Led Northwest Passage Voyage Hands the Storytelling (and Part of the Profits) to Local Communities

September 15, 2025 09:11 PM

Robin Catalano

The underbelly of an airplane flying through a blue sky with scattered white clouds

Air Travel News

A Surprise Win for Fliers’ Rights Follows a Recent Major Setback. But Will It Help?

September 15, 2025 07:00 PM

Bailey Berg

Five leather, high stool seats line a golden bar area with a cheetah figure atop the counter and black panthers and New York landmarks featured on the wallpaper behind the bar

Hotel News + Openings

The Flashy Art and Bold Style of Faena New York, West Chelsea’s Newest Hotel

September 15, 2025 06:57 PM

Devorah Lev-Tov

Outdoor Adventure

The Crowd-Free California Redwoods Trip That Everyone Should Take Once

September 15, 2025 10:16 AM

Greg Sullivan

An aerial view of a Quark Expeditions vessel in Patagonia with rocky snow-dusted mountains surrounding a long channel

Expedition Cruises

Everyone Wants to Go to Antarctica. Here’s Why You Should Sail to This Fjord-Filled Subpolar Region Instead

September 12, 2025 07:37 PM

Stefanie Waldek

People on an observation deck surrounded by snow with views of dramatic mountains in Cortina in Italy's alpine region

September 12, 2025 05:07 PM

Tiana Attride

Brothers Paolo Bucher, left, and Jan Bucher, right, are part of the Bucher family, who have run Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni since about 1850.

Hotels

All in the Family, and Still Thriving: Hotels Run by Heirs for Generations

September 12, 2025 11:31 AM

Heidi Mitchell

Underwater shot of diver in bikini next to large humpback whale

Outdoor Adventure

A Scuba Diver’s Guide to the Best Places in the World to Explore Underwater

September 11, 2025 03:04 PM

Terry Ward

A person dipping a dessert taco into chocolate sauce at the Pink Agave restaurant on Virgin Voyages

Cruise

Millennials and Gen Z Have Decided That, Actually, Cruises Are Cool—and Ships Will Never Be the Same

September 11, 2025 01:47 PM

Lauren Dana Ellman

Off The Tourist Trail

From Tourist Hot Spots to Less-Visited Wonders, Here’s How to Enjoy Iceland Without Fighting the Crowds

September 11, 2025 12:08 PM

Ali Wunderman

Le Grand Mazarin is located in the heart of the Marais.

Hotels We Love

These Independent and French-Owned Hotels Are Where Paris Insiders Check In

September 11, 2025 11:27 AM

Mary Winston Nicklin

Travel Tips + Etiquette

Could an “Airport Divorce” Save Your Travels (and Your Relationship)?

September 11, 2025 08:59 AM

Kinsey Gidick

View through an airplane window out onto the wing as the airplane flies above a smattering of clouds

Air Travel News

With the Value of Airline Loyalty in Doubt, a New Report Reveals the Programs That Still Perform

September 10, 2025 06:50 PM

Bailey Berg

Wildebeest in Liuwa Plain National Park's honey-colored plains in Zambia

Hotels

The Great Migration in Africa You Haven’t Heard of Yet

September 10, 2025 11:38 AM

Mazuba Kapambwe

Spectacular cliffs and rocky coast line of Asturias near Llanes in Northern Spain with the hiking trail to Santiago leading through eucalyptus forests and coast line with a hidden beach

Hiking + Cycling

Escape the Crowds on Spain’s Camino de Santiago With These 2 Quieter Cliffside Paths

September 10, 2025 11:15 AM

Hayley Domin

View from the water of Varanasi, a spiritual center in India, with boats lining the waterfront and colorful buildings along the stepped shores

River Cruises

Bengal Tigers, Bustling Markets, and Ancient Temples: A New Wave of Cruises Is Plying India’s Storied Rivers

September 9, 2025 06:31 PM

Bailey Berg

(Left) Glenaeagles bedroom with wooden canopy bed and pink sofa, (Right) Fife arms bedroom with bed with tartan throw

Hotels

These Are the 2 Best Hotels in Scotland. And I’m Declaring a Winner.

September 9, 2025 03:57 PM

Mark Ellwood

a white curved modern building beneath a blue sky

Style + Design

Zaha Hadid Was an Architectural Visionary. Here’s Where to Find Her Most Iconic Buildings.

September 9, 2025 04:07 AM

Sarah Buder

a black and white historic photo of a group of black people posing on the beach on historic Butler Beach Florida , part of the St. Johns County Black Heritage Trail

History + Culture

A New Black Heritage Trail Puts Florida’s Civil Rights History in the Spotlight

September 9, 2025 03:05 AM

Mariette Williams

Want the best gelato-filled brioche in Sicily? Head to Letojanni.

Destination Spotlight

I Live in Rome. Here’s Where I Go When I Want an Italian Beach Getaway Like No Other

September 8, 2025 08:56 PM

Erica Firpo

Port Ellen on the coast of the Isle of Islay in Western Scotland at sunrise with row houses lining the waterfront

Hotel News + Openings

A Famous Scottish Distillery Has Opened Its Own Boutique Hotel and Restaurant

September 8, 2025 03:21 PM

Devorah Lev-Tov

September 8, 2025 12:03 PM

Close-up of a person typing on a laptop in an airplane

Air Travel News

Another Major U.S. Airline Will Offer Free Wi-Fi, Finally Making the In-Flight Perk the Norm

September 5, 2025 01:20 PM

Dennis Green

Milan-based architect and designer Patricia Urquiola (right); Milan's Duomo facade (left)

Style + Design

A Guide to Milan’s Creative Side From the Designer of the City’s Most Exciting New Hotel

September 5, 2025 11:16 AM

Kathryn Romeyn

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