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Fairmont Breakers Long Beach opened in 1926. Its facade is white and palm trees line the entrance.

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This Renovated Historic Hotel Offers Beachfront Peace in an Underrated California City

The Fairmont Breakers Long Beach gives travelers several new reasons to head south from L.A.

July 7, 2025 11:09 AM

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Tim Chester

A red high speed train going through a snow covered landscape in Europe

Trains

The Eurostar Snow Train Is Back, Offering a Greener Way to Reach the French Alps

Eurostar’s seasonal Snow trains are back for winter 2025–26, offering direct rail service from London, Brussels, and Amsterdam to top French Alps ski resorts—no airport transfers required.

December 19, 2025 03:15 PM

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Sophie Friedman

Heritage Steam Experience snowdon mountain railway.jpg

Trains

The U.K.'s Most Beautiful Train Rides Glide Through Glens, Over Viaducts, and Along Cliffs

Celebrate the 200th birthday of steam-powered railways on routes winding through Welsh peaks, along the Cornish coast, and into the Scottish Highlands.

December 19, 2025 06:04 AM

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Sophie Friedman

Travel for Good

Make Your Next Hotel Stay in California Count—for You and the Destination

Kind Traveler launches first statewide regenerative travel initiative to help travelers give back to communities across California.

January 26, 2023 05:54 PM

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Kathleen Rellihan

The Serendipity is a 29-foot ranger tugboat with blue sides and brown and white trim that can be chartered through Anacortes Yacht Charters.

Epic Trips

Learning to Skipper a Boat in Washington State’s San Juan Islands

An Afar editor makes her dad—and herself—proud by chartering a boat among the islands of this peaceful archipelago.

October 1, 2024 03:41 PM

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Jennifer Flowers

Air Travel News

These Two Cities Are Among Europe’s Most Exciting for 2026—and JetBlue Just Added New Flights There

The carrier has been gradually expanding its international flight roster in recent years, and will offer service to seven destinations across the pond in 2026.

December 15, 2025 05:29 PM

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Bailey Berg

Embrace the Slow Life—and Maybe a Few Trees—in Big Sur

Road Trips

California’s One of the Best States for Road Trips—11 Photo-Worthy Drives That Prove It

The coastal Highway 1 route is, of course, on the list, along with many you may have never heard of.

July 17, 2025 09:46 AM

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Jessie Beck

An elevated thatched pier on the lagoon in Bacalar, Mexico

Where to Go in Winter

Ditch Your Parka. Here’s Where to Travel This Winter for a Warm Weather Escape.

Toasty sunshine is only a plane ticket away.

December 1, 2025 07:33 AM

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Chloe Arrojado

Hiking + Cycling

You Can Visit Countryside Inns, Idyllic Beaches, and Rugged Mountains on These 8 Canadian Hut-to-Hut Hikes

These trails showcase Canadian nature, with wilderness huts and cozy inns en route.

November 20, 2025 06:27 PM

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Chloe Bergé

History + Culture

The History Lover’s Guide to Curaçao

Leave the beaches behind for sites that speak to this Caribbean island’s complex history.

July 14, 2021 05:32 PM

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Rosalind Cummings-Yeates

A view of the palace and famous pyramid of Paris' Louvre museum.

Museums + Galleries

The Louvre Announces 30,000 Daily Visitor Limit in Response to Huge Crowds

After decades of being overloved and overrun by visitors, the famed Parisian museum is implementing a waitlist to reduce daily attendance by a third.

January 10, 2023 05:42 PM

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Mae Hamilton

Six people hike along Switzerland's Great Aletsch Glacier.

Fall 2023

What It Was Like to Hike the Alps’ Largest Glacier

Glaciers are one of nature’s most awe-inspiring phenomena—they’re also extremely vulnerable to climate change.

October 19, 2023 07:48 PM

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Kathleen Rellihan

Alok Vaid-Menon looks to the camera. They are wearing a multi-colored suit, red pom-pom earrings, and bejeweled sunglasses. Their hair is dyed green, blue, and purple.

LGBTQ Travel

Talking Gender Fluidity, Travel, and a Texas Childhood With Alok Vaid-Menon

The performance artist, writer, and activist travels to remain a perpetual student of the world.

June 2, 2023 01:43 PM

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Sarika Bansal

Denver, CO, USA. July 27, 2019. Travelers in long lines at Denver International Airport going thru the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) security screening areas to get to their flights.

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