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This Airline Allows Masks to Come Off While Sleeping in Business or First

Passengers in the larger, partitioned seats are exempt from the carrier’s mask mandate while snoozing.

February 9, 2021 05:41 PM

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Michelle Baran

History + Culture

5 Fantastic Reasons to Visit Curaçao Now

Beyond the sublime, crystalline waters of the surrounding Caribbean Sea, Curaçao’s vibrant culture and one-of-a-kind experiences offer travelers a marvelous, mind-opening trip.

Sponsored by Curaçao Tourism Board

Two rows of seats in an empty airport boarding gate area with a seen plane landing through the floor-to-ceiling windows

Air Travel News

American Airlines Is Saying Goodbye to One of the Most Hated Items at the Boarding Gate

The carrier is putting an end to the long-standing feud between air travelers and the metal cages that judgingly size up our carry-on items.

October 16, 2025 01:34 PM

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Bailey Berg

Travel for Good

Meet the Locals Helping Travelers Better Connect With Maui

A Maui resident, and founder of a business seeking to unite locals and travelers, offers suggestions on how to visit more conscientiously.

September 2, 2021 05:37 PM

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Aislyn Greene

Islands

A First Timer’s Guide to Grand Cayman Island

Rare blue iguanas, underwater bronze mermaids, and hundreds of dive sites: This Caribbean island has a lot more to offer than tax breaks.

March 25, 2022 12:25 PM

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Adrienne Jordan

People stand on a train platform looking out at forests, a raging river and mountains in Alaska

Cruise

On an Emotional Cruise in Alaska, Reconnecting with My Family History—Including a Famous Ancestor

A writer sets out on an epic journey filled with connections—by sea and by rail.

August 28, 2025 07:25 PM

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Paul J. Heney

Teexeeshe’ Jones-Scott, Tsinte Steinruck, Ch’vski Jones-Scott, Delaina Bommelyn, and Allie Castellaw pictured in their Ch’a~lh wvn Srdee-yvn (Flower Dance) regalia in Tolowa Dee-Ni’ Nation.

Spring 2023

Project 562 Will Make You Change the Way You See Native America

For over a decade, Matika Wilbur traveled North America with the intention to photograph all of the continent’s tribal nations.

April 25, 2023 03:08 PM

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Matika Wilbur

The Atlanta-based carrier is launching (or relaunching) flights to the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Switzerland in time for summer.

September 23, 2022 02:08 PM

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Bailey Berg

Beaches

Which French Polynesian Island Should You Visit?

French Polynesia encompasses 118 islands and atolls scattered across five different archipelagoes. Here are five to consider for your first or next trip.

February 1, 2022 03:28 PM

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Alesandra Dubin

This guest room at the Fifth Avenue Hotel features dark blue headboards and teal walls.

Hotels

This New Luxury Hotel in Manhattan Is an Ode to Gilded Age New York

The new Fifth Avenue Hotel occupies a landmark Italian Renaissance–style bank and a new glass tower in New York City’s NoMad neighborhood.

October 16, 2023 12:21 PM

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Nicholas DeRenzo

So many cheeses; so many clues about what your future travel plans might be.

Food + Drink

I Met a Cheese Fortune Teller and She Told Me Where I Had to Travel Next

The telling of the future through reading cheese, aka tyromancy, might just give you some handy clues about where you’re headed.

August 2, 2024 04:13 PM

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Kristin Vuković

Style + Design

Away Taps Emerging Fashion Designers for Limited-Edition Luggage Collections

Sandy Liang, Tia Adeola, and Ji Won Choi all contributed to Away’s inaugural designer collaboration series.

October 14, 2021 04:31 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Travel for Good

Here’s What You Need to Know About Getting Tickets to See “Hamilton” in Puerto Rico

Lin-Manuel Miranda is reprising his role as Alexander Hamilton this month in San Juan to raise money for hurricane relief efforts.

January 7, 2019 05:49 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Hotels

5 Ways to Relax and Soak Up Culture at Charm City’s Top Boutique Hotels

These urban retreats offer the perfect mix of exploration and escape for a well-balanced trip in Baltimore.

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