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8 Ways to Get Business-Class Seats on Your Next Flight—Without Paying Full Price

From repositioning flights to the power of an informed newsletter, there are a variety of ways you can upgrade to the front of the plane without breaking the bank.

March 19, 2025 09:36 AM

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Bailey Berg

COVID + Travel

U.S. Implements New Vaccine Rules for International Travel

As of November 8, all foreign nationals entering the United States must be fully vaccinated, and there are new rules for unvaccinated Americans, too—here’s everything you need to know.

November 8, 2021 05:51 PM

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Michelle Baran

Air Travel News

A Room With a Runway View: Airport Hotels for Plane Spotters

Book a stay at one of these spots for a front-row seat.

August 28, 2018 07:44 PM

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Ramsey Qubein

Books

A Refugee’s Search for Home

A new book from refugee and human rights activist Mondiant Dogon considers what it means to belong.

October 12, 2021 09:02 AM

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Katherine LaGrave

The Great Travel Rebound hasn't been so great.

Air Travel News

How Did Air Travel Get So Bad?

More than 80,000 domestic flights were canceled between January and May. The only year in the past decade to see more cancellations than that was 2020. How did it all go so wrong?

July 25, 2022 10:25 AM

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Michelle Baran

Cities We Love

In Berlin, Everybody’s Willkommen!

Thanks to a wave of immigrants—and open-armed locals—the German capital just might be the most dynamic city in Europe right now.

January 28, 2020 06:44 PM

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Emma John

The moist, but well-drained soil of the Netherlands provides the perfect growing conditions for tulips.

Natural Wonders

Tulips, Cherry Blossoms, Lavender: 13 Beautiful Flower Blooms Around the World Worth Traveling For

These are some of the best places across the globe to get your flower fix.

March 6, 2025 03:58 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

Longreads

Cooking Lessons From the Ghosts of Black Appalachians

In an excerpt from her new book, poet and writer Crystal Wilkinson explores the idea of legacy.

February 1, 2024 07:29 AM

A ship anchored in the bay of a mountainous island in Indonesia

Cruise

This Remote Archipelago Has Become a Secret Hot Spot for Dreamy Island Cruises

It’s the perfect way to fully get off the grid.

November 8, 2024 12:21 PM

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Chris Dong

UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO Adds 29 New World Heritage Sites to Its List of Landmarks

Here’s why these 2019 additions—from a sparkling wine region in Italy to an 18th-century walled city in India—deserve a spot on your must-travel list.

July 11, 2019 01:27 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Distant mountains over Mirror Lake, New York in the winter

Winter Sports

5 Places to Try a New Winter Sport Without the Crowds

If the idea of gliding down a mountain among crowds doesn’t appeal to you, you’re not alone.

November 5, 2024 06:57 PM

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Shayla Martin

Tips + News

Norway Opens the World’s Most Scenic Public Restroom

The Ureddplassen, along the Norwegian Scenic Route Helgelandskysten, is no ordinary roadside rest stop.

March 27, 2018 07:27 PM

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Matthew Phenix

Tips + News

The World’s 10 Fastest Growing Tourist Destinations

Comoros came in sixth on this list with nearly 30 percent more international tourist arrivals in 2018 than the year before. But could you find it on a map?

October 15, 2019 02:45 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Authentic traditional Greek islands- unspoiled Chios, little church in the sea over the rocks Agios Isidoros. Eastern Aegean islands

Where to Go in Fall

Where to Go This Fall for Fewer Crowds and Peak Scenery

Experience harvests, festivals, and autumn events in 10 destinations with beautiful weather—minus the summer tourists.

August 21, 2025 05:11 PM

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Mark Ellwood

Slanted trees line the edge of a beach in Aruba.

Islands

For a Caribbean Beach Vacation Without a Hurricane Risk, Head to the ABC Islands

Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire have postcard-perfect beaches and plenty of activities—plus, they’re outside the Caribbean hurricane belt.

June 1, 2026 02:26 PM

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Brian Major

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