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After closing for three days earlier this week, the world’s most-visited museum is shifting to card-only payments as part of new measures that helped persuade employees worried about getting sick to return to work.

It doesn’t get more authentic than sailing on an upscale cruise ship doubling as a freight vessel that delivers critical supplies and transportation services to remote island communities throughout this Polynesian archipelago.

The best places to see cherry blossoms from one end of Japan to the other. Plus, where to find some of the country’s top festivals.

Flying couches and carousels feature in the colorful new realm.

We all know that a buzzy new hotel or resort can inspire an entire trip. What’s even better is when you find out that you can apply your rewards points to the booking. Here are some of the best new hotels of 2025 that participate in loyalty programs.

The Marriott Rewards, Ritz-Carlton Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest programs merge this month. Here’s what you need to know to maximize your points and your status.

Spas, saunas, and hot springs that welcome kids offer the opportunity to rethink what the wellness experience actually is—and who it is for.

The Lost Kitchen chef Erin French will accept your reservation request to her feted farm-to-table restaurant only on a mailed-in notecard—and only until April 10.

Beneath the cutting-edge surface of Shanghai lies a trove of fascinating history. As the city turns to that past to inform its future, a local weighs in on the hotspots across his hometown.

Israel’s new airport is making a whole region more reachable—here are six things to add to your itinerary for when you land.

Not many people visit Lady Elliot Island, at the Great Barrier Reef’s southern tip. But a lot of people are trying to protect it.

Food is about relationships for chef Chris Himmel—and his restaurants serve some of the best flavors in the business because of it.

The renowned Smithsonian Institution is infusing Ponant sailings with high-quality educational programming and exclusive access to notable historical and cultural sites.

We asked to see the world through your lens—and you showed us. Here are the winners and jurors’ picks of the 2019 AFAR Photo Awards presented by United MileagePlus.

From intimate polar expedition cruises to sailing the Caribbean on a clipper ship, these independent brands are changing the way we think about cruising.