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hand holding a phone in front of an airplane window taking a video of the wing

Why Airlines Tell You Not to Retrieve Your Phone if It Falls Between Seats

It’s frustrating when your phone falls into the cracks between airplane seats. But it could be dangerous if you try to fish it out yourself.

March 17, 2026 12:55 PM

Bailey Berg

A bed up against a window with an American Airline airplane within view through the window at 'Wait ‘n’ Rest' in Miami Airport

Air Travel News

Miami Just Became the First U.S. Airport to Open These Design-Forward, Hourly Nap Rooms

March 16, 2026 05:22 PM

Chris Dong

L-R clockwise: Hôtel du Couvent room; Puspa Anggareni of Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape; Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape exterior; Veronica Marquina of Awasi Mendoza; Awasi Mendoza exterior; Shernette Crichton of Half Moon; The Oyster Box exterior entrance; Dee Patel of the Hermitage hotel

Hotels

Women Make Up Most of the Hotel Workforce. These Leaders Are Making Sure They Run Them, Too.

March 16, 2026 04:44 PM

Heidi Mitchell

Active lava flows at Hawaiʻi's Volcanoes National Park

March 16, 2026 04:13 PM

Bailey Berg

Castle Hot Springs in Arizona - grounds shot with mountains in the background and palm trees and a pool

Hotel News + Openings

Few Hotels and Restaurants Join Relais & Châteaux Each Year. Here Are the Latest Additions—and How They Got In

March 16, 2026 10:17 AM

Vicki Denig

People

How One Safari Company Is Training More Women to Guide

March 13, 2026 06:49 PM

Ellen Carpenter

An airplane flying among large white clouds with a collage of colorful price stickers adorning the image

Air Travel News

How the Middle East War Is Affecting Airfares

March 13, 2026 06:21 PM

Barbara Peterson

A person walks into the thermal pool at Roku Kyoto, LXR Hotels & Resorts with loungers and umbrellas along with guest rooms lining the pool area

Loyalty + Rewards

The Amex Platinum Card Now Has the Highest Annual Fee of All Travel Credit Cards. Will Anyone Pay That Much?

September 18, 2025 12:54 PM

Katherine Fan

Cities We Love

A Travel Guide for Germany’s Iconic Museums, Palaces and Heritage

Sponsored by German National Tourist Board

Outdoor Adventure

Nothing Says Commitment Like Couples Therapy on the Side of a Cliff

September 18, 2025 12:38 PM

Esme Benjamin

A white guest room with doors opening to balcony and view of the Eiffel Tower

Hotels We Love

The Paris Hotels Where an Eiffel Tower View Is Actually Worth It

September 18, 2025 09:58 AM

Mary Winston Nicklin

Where to Travel Next

Spin the Globe

September 18, 2025 09:57 AM

A collage depicting two cutouts of airplanes flying in opposite directions placed atop a background featuring three llamas walking in the Patagonia region

Air Travel News

Should You Ever Book 2 One-Way Tickets Instead of a Round-Trip Flight?

September 17, 2025 06:23 PM

Lauren Dana Ellman

View of houses and balconies on a street in Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia

Air Travel News

Delta Travelers Choose Where in Europe the Airline Will Fly to Next

September 17, 2025 03:07 PM

Chris Dong

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 09, 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 09, 2025 03:57 PM

Mark Ellwood

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