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Brits Are Rushing to Book Vacations Amid Plans to End Lockdown

Tour operators are seeing wild surges in demand.

February 23, 2021 01:46 PM

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Associated Press (AP)

Tips + News

Wondering Why It’s Taking So Long to Get Your Global Entry? We Have Some Answers.

After AFAR staffers recently reported longer-than-average wait times, we asked U.S. Customs and Border Protection what the holdup was.

October 31, 2019 07:10 PM

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Michelle Baran

Sunset over the colonial coastal city of Cartegena, Colombia

Cruise News

First-Ever Luxury River Cruises to Set Sail on Colombia’s Magdalena River

AmaWaterways will be the first and only cruise line sailing this inland waterway of Colombia when the journeys launch in 2024.

March 7, 2023 07:50 PM

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Bailey Berg

An overhead view of a lobster roll garnished with lettuce and some melted butter on a white plate

Air Travel News

A Brand-New Delta One Lounge Just Opened on the East Coast—and It’s Serving Up Serious Seafood Meals

The airline’s latest lounge space for its first-class travelers pays homage to Boston’s seafaring roots with lobster rolls, chowder, crab cakes, and maritime-inspired decor.

December 11, 2024 05:29 PM

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Bailey Berg

A field of tulips, with bands of pink, white, yellow, orange, green, and red flowers

Where to Go in Spring

Celebrate the Return of Spring With the Netherlands’ Most Beautiful Tulips. Here’s Where to See Them.

Spring is well and truly here when the Netherlands’ rainbow tulip fields are in full bloom.

February 27, 2026 02:51 AM

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Chris Schalkx

The rooftop pool of the Pendry Park City

Where to Travel Next

This Park City, Utah Resort Is the Ultimate Base for a Group Trip

Treat yourself and your friends to Park City’s best shopping, dining, and outdoor adventures.

Sponsored by Pendry Park City

Family Travel

The Best Weekend Getaways in the U.S. for Families

From Vegas to the Catskills, these are our favorite spots for a mini break with the kids.

August 5, 2024 03:54 PM

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Devorah Lev-Tov

Presley’s Place was an early model for other airports around the country.

Longreads

What Are Sensory Rooms—And Why Do They Matter So Much?

Sensory rooms date back to the 1970s, but have grown in number in recent years.

December 4, 2024 12:57 PM

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Matt Villano

This bedroom of a treehouse accommodation at Twin Farms in Vermont has floor to ceiling windows with views of the area's birch forest.

Stay Here Next

Treehouses for Grown-Ups? Yes, Please. A Review of Vermont’s Elevated New Lodgings

Twin Farms in Vermont is a standard setter for luxurious getaways in the Northeast—and now the retreat’s new Treehouse accommodations are elevating it further.

April 18, 2024 12:59 PM

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Greg Sullivan

Outdoor Adventure

One Year After Australian Wildfires, “Birdsong Is Deafening” and Flora Flourishes on Kangaroo Island

Following the historic wildfires that ravaged millions of acres of Australian bushland in 2020, Kangaroo Island’s renewal is the hopeful story we all need right now.

January 14, 2021 06:32 PM

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Laura Dannen Redman

Epic Trips

Antarctica for Polar Explorers Who Might Not Be So Tough After All

An unlikely adventurer asks: Do you have to struggle to truly understand Antarctica?

October 7, 2019 04:22 PM

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Aislyn Greene

The empty sandy expanse and grassy dunes of Gorteen Bay Beach.

Where to Go in Spring

Why Off Season Is a Magical Time to Travel in Ireland

You’ll be rewarded with blissfully empty beaches and unhurried meandering from cafés to craft studios.

April 29, 2024 01:58 PM

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Yvonne Gordon

A picture of Ignorance=Fear, Silence=Death (1989) by Haring. It says things like Ignorance = Fear and Silence = Death and Fight AIDS, Act Up.

Art + Culture

Keith Haring Makes His L.A. Museum Debut With Massive Exhibit

The Broad will be the first museum in Los Angeles to display a major exhibition of the artist’s work.

April 6, 2023 01:46 PM

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Mae Hamilton

The Essential Guide to the Baltic States

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The Essential Travel Guide to the Baltic States

Here’s what you need to know about traveling to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—and why you should be bound for the Baltics on your next trip.

August 26, 2019 11:16 AM

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John Newton

Winter Sports

Here’s Why to Ski Western Canada this Winter

The awesome ski resorts here stand up to international heavyweights—and they’re easier to travel to.

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