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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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Museums + Galleries

Spend the Night in a Room Inspired by a Signature Edward Hopper Painting

An upcoming exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will allow museumgoers to spend the night in a re-creation of the American artist’s 1957 painting “Western Motel.”

August 14, 2019 04:44 PM

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Sarah Buder

Two trains looking north at Orlando International Airport

In September 2023, Brightline launched service to Orlando, marking its 6th Florida destination.

May 18, 2023 02:45 PM

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Paul Rubio

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Travel Tips + Etiquette

4 Ways to Overcome Language Barriers When Traveling

An ASL interpreter shares some travel-friendly tips and techniques that she’s learned from the Deaf community, the real masters of cross-cultural communication.

July 2, 2024 06:10 PM

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Anna Mindess

History + Culture

“We Are All Lebanese Now”

A love letter to Beirut at a time when much of home—be it native or adopted—has been reduced to rubble again.

August 13, 2020 01:29 PM

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Sabine Hrechdakian

Hotels

The Most Exciting Hotel Openings in New York’s Catskills and Hudson Valley in 2021

Plus a bonus hotel in New York’s Capital Region worth adding an extra hour to your drive.

July 27, 2021 05:02 PM

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Devorah Lev-Tov

Outdoor Adventure

Driving the “Secret Yosemite” Byway

Less than a year after the devastating Creek Fire, one writer returns to the Sierra Nevada foothills.

June 29, 2021 10:48 AM

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Alex Schechter

Cities We Love

Two Perfect Days in Buffalo

Discover a bounty of surprises in this resurging city in Western New York.

Sponsored by Visit Buffalo Niagara

"Van Gogh's Cypresses" will be at the Metropolitan Museum of Art now through August 27, 2023.

Museums + Galleries

“The Starry Night” Moves to NYC’s Met for Once-in-a-Lifetime Van Gogh Exhibit

The Dutch painter’s masterpiece is taking a summer vacation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Van Gogh’s Cypresses” exhibit.

May 22, 2023 06:00 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Beautiful morning at Valley of fire state park in Nevada, USA

Outdoor Adventure

6 Day Trips from Las Vegas Worth Leaving the City For

There are jackpots outside the Las Vegas Valley. You only need to seek them out.

November 11, 2024 06:05 PM

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Matt Villano

People in a horse-drawn carriage in front of colorful houses.

Cities We Love

The Best Midsize Cities in the United States in 2020

Honolulu, Charleston, and El Paso are among the winners in a new report from Resonance Consultancy.

June 23, 2020 08:00 AM

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Tim Chester

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Longreads

What It’s Like to Visit Mars on Earth

After spending three months in one of the driest places in the world, writer Mark Johanson is eager to return.

November 6, 2024 11:28 AM

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Katherine LaGrave

Food + Drink

In Russia, an Abundance of Pies

In an excerpt from her newest cookbook, “Beyond the North Wind,” writer Darra Goldstein dives in to Russian pies of all shapes and sizes.

April 27, 2020 12:40 PM

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Darra Goldstein

A remote retreat off Utah’s scenic Byway 12 offers road trippers a desert oasis to disappear to.

Hotels

Finding Calm Amid Crisis at a Desert Retreat in Utah

When personal tragedy strikes, two friends seek healing on an adventure-filled trip to Yonder Escalante.

January 11, 2023 08:02 PM

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Michelle Baran

Air Travel News

Masks Are Now Optional on U.S. Flights Following Florida Ruling

For now, the TSA will not be enforcing the federal mask mandate on airplanes, in airports, and on other forms of public transportation.

April 18, 2022 09:50 PM

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Michelle Baran

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