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Why I Still Love San Francisco, Despite Recent Headlines

Foggy evenings and buzzy restaurants remind AFAR’s CEO and cofounder of the city’s charms.

August 24, 2023 04:24 PM

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Greg Sullivan

Islands

For the Love of Rum and Sand: A Return to Turks and Caicos

After a two-year hiatus, a writer makes her way back to the serene Caribbean for sun, sand, and of course, rum.

March 21, 2022 11:43 AM

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Kristin Braswell

Air Travel News

Which Airlines’ Business Class Is Worth the Upgrade? Our Editors Tested Them Out

The benefits of a business-class seat vary from airline to airline. We’ve flown a bunch of them, and these are our top picks—and they may not all be what you expect.

June 27, 2023 09:13 AM

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Billie Cohen

Trains

Penn Station’s Beautiful New Moynihan Train Hall Is Now Open

New York’s maligned train station just got a major upgrade.

January 4, 2021 05:44 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Soori Penang courtyard with trees and black and white architecture

Hotel News + Openings

This UNESCO-Designated City in Southeast Asia Just Welcomed a New Heritage Hotel

With the opening of Soori Penang, architect-hotelier Soo K. Chan revisits the city that shaped him, sharing how memory, design, and daily life inform his most personal hotel project.

January 23, 2026 02:32 PM

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Kathryn Romeyn

An interior gallery of the Louvre Museum in Paris with people milling about

The famed Paris art and history institute was robbed in broad daylight on Sunday, with four thieves making off with priceless jewels.

October 20, 2025 04:30 PM

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Sophie Friedman

Tips + News

Everything You Need to Know About Marriott’s Massive Data Breach

Up to 383 million Starwood guests’ information has been compromised. Here’s how to know if you have been affected and some of the next steps to take.

January 7, 2019 05:13 PM

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Michelle Baran

Air Travel News

From “Star Wars” to Hello Kitty: The World’s Best Aircraft Paint Jobs

The livery designs on these one-of-a-kind airplanes are everything but boring.

June 27, 2018 09:10 AM

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Lyndsey Matthews

How to Avoid Getting Fined When You Go Through U.S. Customs

Travel Tips + Etiquette

What Will—And Won’t—Get You a Fine at U.S. Customs

The wrong thing in your bag—a forgotten piece of fruit, for instance, or a handmade souvenir—could cost you and disrupt your international travels for months to come.

December 15, 2023 11:44 AM

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Ramsey Qubein

Air Travel News

A Complete Guide to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport

You may think you know JFK inside and out, but a lot has changed over the course of the pandemic—and more (big) changes are coming.

May 16, 2022 08:33 PM

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Barbara Peterson

Red and yellow fireworks over a city skyline at night

Holiday Travel

These 7 Places Are Having the Most Festive July 4 Parties

Because where else would you be?

May 5, 2025 04:29 PM

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Chloe Arrojado

Art + Architecture

6 U.S. Cities With Powerful Murals That Show the Fight for Justice Never Stops

A visit to any of these bold works of art, emblazoned on city walls across the country, is a reminder of the urgency of our many different battles for equal rights, both past and present.

April 17, 2019 07:29 PM

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Maya Kroth

Rosewood Schloss Fuschl opens July 2024 and is located in a restored castle on Lake Fuschl in Austria.

Stay Here Next

This Castle Hotel in Austria Is a Now Reimagined Luxury Retreat

Rosewood Hotels and Resorts has transformed the historic Schloss Fuschl hotel outside Salzburg into a contemporary lakeside escape.

July 22, 2024 01:55 PM

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Mary Winston Nicklin

Outdoor Adventure

23 Cozy Airbnb Cabins Where You Can Escape From the World

Rent one of these Airbnb cabins and get off the grid.

August 3, 2023 09:41 AM

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Lyndsey Matthews

View of Paris rooftops with Eiffel Tower in the background

Air Travel News

JetBlue Is Launching Flights to Paris from These U.S. Airports in 2023

The low-cost carrier is expanding its transatlantic service beyond London.

November 16, 2022 07:41 PM

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Michelle Baran

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