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Afar’s resident hotel expert uncovers 12 of the most alluring new and renovated hotels of 2025, from California to Indonesia.

Launching in spring 2026, a new route by luxury train operator Al Andalus will connect Madrid and Seville.

Trusted travel advisors share their favorite hotels in Europe—the most-booked, most-raved-about properties from Italy to Montenegro.

Close to a year after the world’s largest rhino translocation took place, near-threatened white rhinos are in good health and having calves in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park. Plus: Retreats in Africa that offer the chance to see—and support—rhinos during your stay.

Spoiler alert: The U.K. and Great Britain are different things. Here’s what you need to know about the history and etymology of a fairly baffling cluster of islands.

Chief Artistic Officer Reed Krakoff ventures to Kenya to see the impact of the company’s philanthropic efforts.

Picture ruins in a forest, an island volcano lake, and an astronomy site older than Stonehenge.

The son of a Jamaican Obeah Man reveals the magic that’s always running beneath the surface.

A reunion on a quiet coat of Jamaica leads to reconnection and lots of rum punch.

With its vast tracts of wetlands, dense old-growth forests, remote barrier islands, and impressive historic forts, there are far more protected places in the Sunshine State than you might think.

We asked to see the world through your lens—and you showed us. Here are the winners and jurors’ picks of the 2019 AFAR Photo Awards presented by United MileagePlus.

The latest site-specific exhibition from British artist Bruce Munro decorates a historic South Carolina landscape with thousands of illuminated, flower-like bulbs. The impressive display is now welcoming visitors as the state begins to reopen after coronavirus lockdowns.

Snag a room at one of these hotels in the path of totality next April—before it’s too late.

On Thursday, the Eiffel Tower and 11 of the 16 Métro lines in Paris were completely shut. Here’s what else travelers need to know.

These intimate, design-forward retreats across Mexico City will have you feeling like a local in no time.