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three zebras in the foreground eating grass and a few more in the background alongside some trees in Kenya

Here’s how to visit the East African country as of January 2024.

January 26, 2024 09:00 AM

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Sarika Bansal

Winter Sports

5 U.S. Ski Resorts to Visit for Avoiding the Crowds

For your next crowd-free winter trip, consider these ski resorts.

November 4, 2024 11:49 PM

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Shayla Martin

A fairy tale like building with straw roof houses a small store and people having lunch on a terrace

Beer, Wine, + Spirits

America’s Best Small Towns for Wine Lovers

These 11 towns will surprise you with their vineyards, tasting rooms, restaurants, and boutique inns—and have you shipping bottles home by the case.

July 26, 2024 12:24 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

traveler packing and getting ready for a trip

Air Travel News

Why Booking Directly With Airlines Can Be More Expensive

Airlines recently have ramped up efforts to drive revenue from add-on fees.

February 23, 2023 12:30 PM

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Associated Press (AP)

This hallway at Palazzo Talìa features large green banquette seating and floor to ceiling curtains.

Hotels

The 4 Most Exciting New Hotels in Rome

Headed to Rome? These are the four new (and newly renovated) hotels to book for your next trip to the Eternal City.

November 1, 2024 05:09 PM

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Laura Itzkowitz

Health + Wellness

Smell Your Way to Better Travel Memories

Scent is inexorably linked to memory. Author Maggie Downs explores what makes aromas so enduring—and how we can sniff out more powerful travel experiences.

November 19, 2021 12:45 PM

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Maggie Downs

World cruises were further propelled into the spotlight when Royal Caribbean's Ultimate World Cruise went viral on TikTok.

Cruise News

What’s New in Cruising in 2024

Months-long world cruises, better food, more remote destinations, and luxury sailings designed with families in mind—these are the top cruise trends of 2024.

January 22, 2024 07:51 PM

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Fran Golden

COVID + Travel

France Has Reopened to U.S. Travelers—Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Visiting

A reporter based in France breaks down the situation on the ground and what travelers who want to go should know.

July 21, 2021 05:41 PM

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Sara Lieberman

Astrotourism

The Next Solar Eclipse Tours Are Already Filling Up—Here’s How to Pick Now Between Iceland Versus Spain

See the 2026 eclipse while sipping wine on a vineyard near a castle or from a hot spring overlooking a glacier-topped volcano?

August 21, 2025 11:24 AM

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Cassandra Brooklyn

Trains

You’re Invited Onboard the Original Orient Express for a Murder Mystery Party

Get your glad rags ready for a trip back to 1920s France to help solve a murder based on a classic Agatha Christie novel.

January 27, 2020 02:20 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Travel Insiders

Is 2021 the Best Time to See Europe’s Cities?

Travelers may find themselves in the sweet spot between reopening and overcrowding.

May 13, 2021 05:37 AM

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Annie Fitzsimmons

Milan moments at Bar Basso during <i>aperitivo </i>hour.

Summer 2022

3 Italian Cities, 3 Iconic Drinks, 1 Writer to Try Them All

When in Italy, do as the Italians do: aperitivo.

September 6, 2022 05:56 PM

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Lisa Abend

LGBTQ Travel

Why Washington, D.C. Is an Especially Meaningful Place to Celebrate Pride

Visiting historic sites connected to the fight for LGBTQ+ rights combined with the Capital Pride Festival in June makes for the ultimate way to observe Pride month.

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