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Loyalty + Rewards

7 Ways to Pad Your Miles

How to earn and multiply your miles—even when you’re on the ground

January 6, 2017 02:11 PM

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Ramsey Qubein

Family Travel

Why Shanghai Disneyland Differs So Much From the Others

The theme park, located in Shanghai, incorporates Chinese designs and characters.

June 21, 2016 05:07 PM

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Matt Villano

Looking to the Future With the Leaders of Travel

Family Travel

10 Important Tips for Flying with Babies

Boarding a plane with the littlest of littles takes some extra finesse and planning.

March 11, 2015 02:32 PM

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Courtney E. Martin

Cities We Love

Tokyo’s Long Lines Lead to Magic (and Life-Changing Ramen)

On an impromptu trip to Tokyo, without a single reservation in hand, food writer Helen Rosner explores the Japanese art of standing in line.

July 30, 2018 07:02 PM

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Helen Rosner

Cities We Love

Fake Monument Turns NYC Tourism Upside Down

It commemorates a giant octopus attack on the Staten Island Ferry.

October 4, 2016 12:48 PM

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Matt Villano

AFAR Company Updates

Our Most Memorable 2015 Travel Experiences II: Seeking Stillness

Swimming pigs, private islands, and real-life fantasy moments: AFAR staff share their most memorable travel experiences of the year. Part II.

December 14, 2015 06:03 PM

Family Travel

An Adventure Playground Opens on NYC’s Governors Island

A summer spot for free play and exploration

May 31, 2016 08:26 PM

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Matt Villano

Museums + Galleries

Get the Inside Scoop on Cape Town’s New Zeitz MOCAA

Curator Mark Coetzee discusses Africa’s largest and newest contemporary art museum.

September 15, 2017 03:29 PM

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Mary Holland

Packing Tips + Gear

A New Way to Get Hotel Discounts: Donate to Charity

$10 can unlock discounts to some of the top properties in the United States and Caribbean.

August 1, 2016 07:03 PM

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Matt Villano

History + Culture

5 Ways to Embrace Weird, Weird Iquitos, Peru

The gateway town to Amazon adventures in Northern Peru is a festival of weirdness. It’s best to just embrace it.

June 7, 2016 03:19 PM

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Karen Catchpole

Air Travel News

The Decrypted Truth About the Security of Your Passport

What’s really stored on your passport’s microchip? Can your passport be hacked? Are foreign spies tracking your every move through your passport? Read on, traveler.

March 16, 2018 01:28 PM

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Seamus Bellamy

Hotels

This Company Will Make You Want to Book Hotels Directly

Hotel chains and online travel agencies have been duking it out for a while now—but booking directly just got a lot sweeter.

July 6, 2016 01:14 PM

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Matt Villano

Travel Tales

She Came, She Saw, She Told Jokes: A Comic’s Last-Minute Trip to Kansas City

New York comedian Negin Farsad headed into the heartland of her country, and fell head over heels for a two-state city in the middle of America.

January 28, 2019 02:02 PM

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Negin Farsad

People

What It’s Actually Like to Live in the Galapagos Islands

An AFAR staffer spent months studying abroad in this cluster of Ecuadorian islands and fell in love with their way of life.

November 6, 2015 04:25 PM

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Samantha Juda

Books

Mindful Travel Is Easier Than You Think. An Expert Shares Her Tips.

Traveler, look away from the screen. Sara Clemence, author of Away & Aware: A Field Guide to Mindful Travel, is here to help you re-engage with the world on your next trip.

February 14, 2018 01:34 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

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