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Need a New U.S. Passport? Wait Times Are (Finally) Coming Down

The U.S. State Department still recommends that travelers start the process several months before traveling abroad—to be on the safe side.

November 18, 2021 04:45 PM

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Michelle Baran

Longreads

Searching for Santa Claus

For decades, some people have held fast to the belief that the hometown of the holiday icon is in northern Finland—not the North Pole.

December 14, 2021 10:26 AM

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Katherine LaGrave

Tips + News

This Dog Is Making Socially Distanced Food Deliveries in Medellin

A chocolate Labrador is helping shoppers in Colombia during the pandemic.

July 8, 2020 03:19 PM

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Luis Benavides

Travel for Good

How to Take an Eco-Friendly Trip to the Maldives

Here are four ways travelers can be part of the solution.

February 6, 2020 03:22 PM

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Lisa Abend

A Star Alliance plane flying through the air

Air Travel News

How the War in the Middle East Is Affecting Flights to Europe, Asia . . . and Almost Everywhere

Extra layovers, longer routes, and increasing airfares—even travelers who aren’t flying anywhere near the conflict might feel the effects.

March 25, 2026 06:24 PM

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Bailey Berg

The viewing room with large windows and soaring ceilings in the historic Grand Canyon Lodge, which was destroyed by wildfires in July 2025

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A road by the beach in San Diego county.

Travel for Good

An Electric Road Trip in One of America’s Most EV-Friendly Cities

With a host of family-friendly things to do in a small radius—plus plentiful charging—San Diego is a dream EV destination.

February 3, 2023 12:48 PM

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Tim Chester

Travel Tips + Etiquette

South Africa Reopens to International Travelers—but Not Americans

We’re sensing a pattern here . . .

October 1, 2020 01:20 PM

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Mogomotsi Magome

The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, has a grand entrance with revolving doors and stone columns.

Hotels

Hotel Concierges Reveal All the Seemingly Impossible Tasks They’ve Ever Been Asked

The secret weapon behind your next memorable trip? The hotel concierge.

February 16, 2024 11:39 AM

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Sarah Khan

Tips + News

Venice, Dolphins, and Northern Lights: Live Webcams for Virtual Travel

During the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, stay home and travel virtually with these live streams of the Eiffel Tower, Japanese snow monkeys, spacewalks, and more.

March 20, 2020 11:43 AM

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Jake Emen

Tips + News

In Brussels, a Special Bus Is Delivering Messages of Love and Hope

Brussels’s public bus company is asking people to send in voice messages—and then it sets out on a journey every evening to deliver them in person via loudspeaker.

April 23, 2020 01:00 PM

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Raf Casert

Tips + News

High Line Architects Turn Historic Brooklyn Sugar Factory Into Sweet Riverside Park

From the landscape architects who designed Manhattan’s popular elevated park comes a playful public space along the East River in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood.

June 6, 2018 02:25 PM

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Natalie Beauregard

UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO Adds 18 New Sites to Its World Network of Biosphere Reserves

The network now includes 701 protected nature reserves in 124 countries around the world.

June 19, 2019 07:08 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

people walking on street during daytime in Osaka Japan, with signs in Japanese. Some of the storefronts have giant sculptures of animals as their signs, like a chicken or a turtle. A TV tower is visible at the end of the street

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