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Travel Tips + Etiquette
The Flight Attendant Call Button Is Meant to Be Used. But When Is Appropriate?
Yes, there is a right time and a wrong time to ring the flight attendant call button.
September 2, 2024 07:00 PM
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Bailey Berg
Cruise News
You Can Sail to All 7 Continents on This New 132-Day Cruise
The Holland America Line sailing will visit the Caribbean, South America, Antarctica, Easter Island, French Polynesia, Oceania, Southeast Asia, Egypt, the Mediterranean, and northern Europe.
February 29, 2024 12:22 PM
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Bailey Berg
Air Travel News
The Real Reason Airlines Want You to Raise the Window Shade Before Takeoff and Landing
There’s no universal rule about window shades on flights, but there is a clear safety reason behind why crews often ask passengers to keep them open during takeoff and landing.
April 9, 2026 12:18 PM
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Ramsey Qubein
Restaurants + Cafés
Required Eating: The 8 Best Meals in Santa Monica
Contrary to popular belief, hiking, biking, and surfing aren’t the only things Santa Monicans do. There are countless ways to indulge in this Southern California city and, yes, make up for all those calories burned.
May 19, 2021 01:23 PM
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Kathryn Romeyn
Travel Tales
For One Traveler, London’s Carnival Becomes an Unexpected Home
Author Louis Chude-Sokei was born in Nigeria, spent part of his childhood in Jamaica, and came of age in L.A. This mix of places and cultures shaped his life—but also left him feeling unmoored. Until he stumbled upon London’s Notting Hill Carnival.
July 6, 2021 11:29 PM
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Louis Chude-Sokei
Air Travel News
You Can Now Book This New Alaska Airlines International Route
The onetime domestic carrier is rapidly expanding its global network with new flights to major cities in Europe and Asia.
December 11, 2025 06:06 PM
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Bailey Berg
Hotel News + Openings
Can a Theme Park Be Luxurious and Uncrowded? A New VidantaWorld Park in Mexico Aims to Prove It Can
In 2026, the VidantaWorld resort and entertainment complex in Nuevo Vallarta will welcome a new theme park named BON (Beauty of Nature) and an all-suite hotel with a focus on luxury, nature, and fewer crowds.
December 4, 2025 05:29 PM
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Meagan Drillinger
Air Travel News
Delta Is Launching a New Route to the Middle East—and It’s the Only U.S. Carrier to Offer This Nonstop Flight
The move is one that “signals optimism about travel to the region in 2026 and beyond,” observes Afar contributor Laura Dannen Redman, who recently traveled to the Middle East.
October 28, 2025 07:21 PM
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Bailey Berg
Air Travel News
United Just Announced 4 New Routes to Some of Our Favorite (and Lesser-Traveled) European Cities
The Chicago-based carrier will become the first U.S. airline to offer service or nonstop routes to these four cities in Europe.
October 9, 2025 03:02 PM
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Chris Dong
Travel for Good
How to Use Travel to Help Save the World
Join USTOA’s Sustainable Suzie, in pursuit of more responsible ways to travel.
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This Australian City Is Top of Our Travel List for 2025. Here’s Why It Should Be on Yours.
Destination dining and a newly expanded art gallery with a blockbuster surrealist exhibition await.
December 6, 2024 12:53 PM
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Laura Dannen Redman
Cruise News
18 Months After Bankruptcy, This Luxury Cruise Line Is Sailing Again
In 2022, Crystal Cruises went belly up. Now, two of the original ocean ships are back on the high seas—with some enticing upgrades.
August 4, 2023 06:37 PM
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Bailey Berg
Cities We Love
Ask a Local: Where Should I Hang Out in Charleston?
A restaurateur, a folk artist, and an urban designer dish about their favorite places to spend time in the Holy City.
November 7, 2022 07:22 PM
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M.K. Quinlan
Cruise
Even If Your Family Has Never Been on a Cruise Before, This Might Be the No. 1 Reason to Consider It
Afar’s cruise writer, who has sailed on more than 170 ships, outlines the many ways in which cruises make travel easier and more enjoyable for a very specific group.
May 13, 2025 01:18 PM
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Fran Golden
Restaurants + Cafés
Canada Just Got Its First Michelin-Star Restaurants
Michelin Guides handed out stars to 13 Toronto restaurants as well as 17 Bib Gourmands.
September 14, 2022 08:08 PM
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Joel Balsam
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