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Thailand is experiencing a tourism boom in 2025. Here’s how to beat the crowds while there.

Heading to Cusco, Lima, the Amazon, Machu Picchu, and the Sacred Valley? This list has everything you need to pack—and more.

These 14 properties combine nature-filled seclusion with a touch of barefoot luxury.

How husband-and-wife writers Jonathan Evans and Tara Sering spent almost a year apart, unable to reconnect in Cambodia as the Delta variant swept Southeast Asia.

Across the Caribbean, these 13 boutique hotels offer a more intimate take on the region—from rainforest villas to beachfront bungalows and restored estates—each reflecting its area’s architecture, landscape, and local context.

From the Hudson Valley to the Catskills, Berkshires, and Finger Lakes, these hotels immerse you in forests, lakes, and mountain landscapes—all within a few hours’ drive of New York City.

Desert, beach, or national park? Take your pick.

From indie bookstores to readings and events, here are some great ways to experience the city’s literary scene.

From historic neighborhoods and major museums to breweries and outdoor pursuits, Colorado Springs has much to offer.

For more than a decade, Sicily has been trying to revive its villages by selling vacant houses. Writer Lisa Abend heads to the largest island in the Mediterranean to see how life has changed.

A former 19th-century stagecoach stop is reborn as the Inn at Mattei’s Tavern, Auberge Resorts Collection, in the heart of California’s Santa Ynez Valley wine country.

Afar’s team roamed wide in 2025. These were our favorite spots from a year of exploring.

Housed in a restored 1907 warehouse, the new, eco-conscious Populus Seattle brings world-class art, native rooftop plants, and Pacific Northwest storytelling to Pioneer Square.

Take a detour from the world famous falls for a weekend trip to its artsy sister.

Slow-cooked reindeer, seaweed-infused bread, smoked salmon, award-winning cheese, and Arctic berries are among the regional foods passengers will experience while sailing the beauty of Norway from Bergen to Tromsø.