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Travel gives us the opportunity to meet people from different walks of life— and to treat them with dignity.

Winter 2024

What Should I Do When Someone Approaches Me for Money While I’m Traveling?

Our debut advice column examines an age-old travel quandary: the ethics of interacting with panhandlers.

May 31, 2023 05:43 PM

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Anu Taranath

Bolt Farm Treehouse's new luxury cabins are meant to put nature front and center.

Hotel News + Openings

You Can Now Stay in a Luxury “Mirror Cabin” in Tennessee

Bookings are now open for Bolt Farm Treehouse’s five new mirrored cabins in Tennessee.

August 24, 2022 07:25 PM

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Bailey Berg

COVID + Travel

Sweden Drops All COVID-Related Travel Restrictions

Travelers to Sweden no longer need to show proof of vaccination or prearrival testing.

March 31, 2022 02:59 PM

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Bailey Berg

A sign for Clear entry at airport security

Air Travel News

The Case for Having Both TSA PreCheck and Clear

A new bundle offer from Clear makes it easier and cheaper to enroll in both security expediting programs—and here’s why you should.

February 28, 2024 12:18 PM

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Bailey Berg

Travel for Good

In A Lesser-Known Part of Patagonia, Tourism is Helping Keep the Coastline Wild

In coastal Argentina, a new conservation model combines rewilding and tourism to protect an untouched and very special place.

March 1, 2024 02:54 PM

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Tim Chester

Cities We Love

Neighborhoods Not to Miss in Dubai

Go beyond the skyscrapers by venturing into these culture- and history-rich neighborhoods.

December 3, 2021 02:28 PM

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Natasha Amar

COVID + Travel

Why Airlines Canceled Hundreds of Holiday Flights

Illnesses largely tied to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have taken a toll on flight crew numbers during the busy holiday travel season.

December 27, 2021 12:05 PM

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Joe McDonald

Photo of a train and an airplane balanced on a scale

Winter 2023

If Air Travel Is Hard on the Planet, Should We Stop Flying? A Climate Reporter Investigates

How one climate reporter, and avid traveler, changed the way she navigates the world.

December 20, 2022 04:11 PM

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Kendra Pierre-Louis

JR stands atop his L'Observatoire sleeper car in front of the famed Venice skyline.

Train Travel

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Unveils an Over-the-Top Sleeper Carriage

Not yet on the rails, the new L’Observatoire carriage by French street artist JR made its grand debut at the Venice Biennale.

May 1, 2024 06:20 PM

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Bailey Berg

Cruise

U.S. Cruising Set to Resume June 26

After being banned from sailing in the U.S. since March 2020, the first large ocean ships have been given the green light by the CDC to start sailing again.

June 7, 2021 03:44 PM

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Michelle Baran

Air Travel News

The Most Annoying Thing That Travelers Do, According to Your Fellow Passengers

A new survey reveals the behaviors that bother fliers the most—so don’t be that person.

February 21, 2024 06:00 PM

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Michelle Baran

an airport departures board listing international cities including Helsinki, Amsterdam, Doha, and Brussels

Visas + Passports

This Country Just Became the First to Introduce Digital Passports

Could physical passports soon be replaced by an app? This pilot program aims to find out.

September 1, 2023 04:45 PM

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Bailey Berg

Coral reef off of Yabou Island in the Red Sea, part of Neom, Saudi Arabia.

Travel for Good

Can Travel Curb Its Global Emissions and Create a Better Future?

Reflections and a new year’s resolution following the annual global summit of the World Travel & Tourism Council.

December 22, 2022 08:37 AM

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Greg Sullivan

exterior of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in New York City

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