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Tapasake restaurant at One Za'aabeel, where SIRO One Za'abeel is located, overlooks the longest suspended infinity pool in the United Arab Emirates and has views of the Dubai skyline.

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Dubai’s Latest Innovation: A Luxury Hotel For Fitness Lovers

The SIRO One Za’abeel in Dubai focuses on fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness in the heart of the city.

July 30, 2024 05:06 PM

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Nicola Chilton

Aerial photo of Buckhead neighborhood at Sunset (L); Pastries at Little Tart Bakeshop (R)

4 Days In

Whiskey Slushies, Green Eggs, and Georgia Shrimp: 4 Days Eating Your Way Through Atlanta

A food writer’s essential itinerary for a long weekend in Georgia’s state capital.

January 29, 2026 10:47 AM

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Lia Picard

COVID + Travel

Is It Safe to Travel With Unvaccinated Kids in the Era of the Delta Variant?

With the Delta variant having changed the pandemic risk calculus, families with unvaccinated kids are left trying to figure out how to travel safely and whether they even should right now.

August 20, 2021 01:25 PM

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Michelle Baran

History + Culture

UNESCO World Heritage Sites That Are Even Better to Visit During Winter

Crack open your history books and then dig out your mittens: The past comes alive as temperatures fall at these primed-for-winter UNESCO sites.

December 4, 2019 08:28 PM

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Eleanor Aldridge

Air Travel News

Why Would Anyone Take a Flight to Nowhere?

A trend has popped up for those missing travel amid the coronavirus pandemic—flights to nowhere—and one AFAR editor has some feelings about it.

September 24, 2020 04:08 PM

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Rosalie Tinelli

COVID + Travel

Hawai‘i to Drop All Domestic COVID Travel Restrictions

Starting on March 26, travelers will no longer need to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test result—the Hawai‘i Safe Travels program will be a thing of the past.

March 2, 2022 08:32 PM

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Michelle Baran

Summer 2022

Secret Snowballs? Inside the “Alternative Universe” of New Orleans Pop-Ups

In New Orleans, pop-up is a place, a verb—and a lifestyle.

August 11, 2022 05:03 PM

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Leslie Pariseau

Bowie House - The Billet Room & Mahjong experience

As mahjong surges in popularity, hotels across the country are introducing clinics, retreats, and social game nights that bring travelers and locals together around the table.

May 28, 2026 05:33 PM

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Bailey Berg

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Where to Travel Next

Hollywood on the Prairie: How Oklahoma Became the Nation’s Newest Movie Hot Spot

It’s time to catch up with latest star of the silver screen: Oklahoma!

March 25, 2024 01:59 PM

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Matt Kirouac

Frankenmuth, Michigan, USA - October 9, 2018: Interior of Bronner's Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth Bronner's bills itself as the worlds largest Christmas store with over 2 million visitors a year

Holiday Travel

Welcome to the Largest Christmas Store in the World

Bronner’s in Michigan celebrates Christmas all year long, come snow, rain, or sun.

November 15, 2024 08:33 AM

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Bailey Berg

Cities We Love

Move Over Marfa: This Is the New Art Hot Spot in Texas

The border city of 1 million people, along the Rio Grande between Mexico and New Mexico, is just a three-hour drive from that high desert town of minimalism and conceptual art.

February 13, 2025 05:18 PM

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Sunshine Flint

A tiger resting its head on a rock, gazing into the camera, with greenery in the background

Epic Trips

The Magical Place Where You Can See Tigers in the Wild—and the Best Ways to Seek Them Out

Experience the unrivaled highs and lows of chasing the jungle’s most elusive cat.

February 12, 2025 03:22 PM

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Sophie Friedman

Natural Wonders

Pitcairn Is the Newest Dark Sky Reserve—and It’s Opening to Tourism in Time for This Summer’s Eclipse

New sailing options from Tahiti will finally offer travelers a way to experience the remote island, a newly designated astronomical reserve.

April 9, 2019 11:48 AM

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Brandon Presser

COVID + Travel

For the Vaccinated, U.S. to Lift International Travel Ban on November 8

The Biden administration has provided more details on the relaxing of U.S. border restrictions.

October 15, 2021 02:20 PM

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Michelle Baran

Holiday Travel

You Can Now Book the Real-Life “Home Alone” House on Airbnb

The one-night stay only costs $25 (Chicago’s finest pizza included).

December 1, 2021 08:26 AM

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Lyndsey Matthews

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