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Hike, Soak, Repeat: How to Visit Kyushu, Japan’s “Onsen Island”

This island of Japan is best experienced through its verdant mountains, active volcanoes, thermal waterfalls, and thousands of bubbling hot springs.

Sponsored by Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization

Boom Supersonic’s Overture jets will fly at twice the speed of today’s fastest commercial planes.

Air Travel News

Flights at Twice the Speed Are Coming

New York to London in only three hours? American just became the second major U.S. carrier to put in an order for supersonic jets.

August 16, 2022 06:08 PM

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Michelle Baran

So many cheeses; so many clues about what your future travel plans might be.

Food + Drink

I Met a Cheese Fortune Teller and She Told Me Where I Had to Travel Next

The telling of the future through reading cheese, aka tyromancy, might just give you some handy clues about where you’re headed.

August 2, 2024 04:13 PM

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Kristin Vuković

Restaurants + Cafés

This Is How to Discover the World’s Best-Kept Food Secrets

A city’s best flavors are often hidden beneath the surface. This company will help you find them—and introduce you to the “masters” making the magic happen.

June 9, 2017 08:28 PM

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Dana Brindle

The Seven Sisters Chalk cliffs and the coastguard cottages, from Seaford Head South Downs East Sussex England UK

Hiking + Cycling

The World’s Longest Coastal Path Is in England. Here Are Its Most Scenic Stretches

The King Charles III England Coast Path runs uninterrupted around England’s entire shoreline. If you can’t commit to all 2,689 miles, try these beautiful sections.

April 27, 2026 10:10 AM

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Lucy Kehoe

Man sitting on a green couch in a hotel lobby cafe while using free Wi-Fi to browse online. He is seated with his suitcase next to him with a lobby reception desk in the background.

Travel Tips + Etiquette

How Safe Is Hotel Wi-Fi Really?

It can be. But sometimes it isn’t. Here’s what you need to know to use hotel Wi-Fi wisely.

August 1, 2024 07:35 AM

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Bailey Berg

image of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. with the Washington Monument in the background and people milling about in the foreground

AFAR’s social media editor let AI plan an entire weekend getaway to Washington, D.C. Here’s how it went.

August 17, 2023 07:04 PM

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Tiana Attride

Teexeeshe’ Jones-Scott, Tsinte Steinruck, Ch’vski Jones-Scott, Delaina Bommelyn, and Allie Castellaw pictured in their Ch’a~lh wvn Srdee-yvn (Flower Dance) regalia in Tolowa Dee-Ni’ Nation.

Spring 2023

Project 562 Will Make You Change the Way You See Native America

For over a decade, Matika Wilbur traveled North America with the intention to photograph all of the continent’s tribal nations.

April 25, 2023 03:08 PM

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Matika Wilbur

Tips + News

Honolulu Is First City to Ban Pedestrian Texting in a Crosswalk

Pedestrial fatalities had increased 11 percent in one year.

August 4, 2017 02:08 PM

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Matt Villano

The Future of Travel

What It’s Like to Get Back out in the World for the First Time

As countries around the world slowly start to reopen bars, restaurants, and public spaces from COVID-19 restrictions, what does it feel like to re-enter after being shut in for months?

June 4, 2020 05:13 PM

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Staff

UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO Adds 33 New Sites to Its 2021 World Heritage List

The latest additions—from Europe’s great spa towns to a nearly 100-year-old railway in Iran—are definitely worthy of a detour or even planning your next trip around.

July 30, 2021 03:04 PM

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Pat Tompkins

Restaurants + Cafés

Want to Support Your Favorite American Restaurant? Here’s How.

As we wait to revisit our favorite restaurants around the country, buying a cookbook (and actually cooking from it!) is an excellent way to show our love.

May 28, 2020 08:26 PM

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Aislyn Greene

Travel for Good

What Travelers Can Do to Save the Planet

Travel can be used as a force for positive change.

April 22, 2020 09:22 AM

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Staff

Loyalty + Rewards

What You Need to Know About Credit Card Travel Insurance

What does credit card travel insurance cover? How does it work? And what are some credit cards that offer trip protection? Start to unravel the complexities in this beginner’s guide.

June 6, 2022 04:36 PM

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Paul Rubio

Books

Whimsical New Museum Will Bring Hans Christian Andersen’s Imagination to Life

The museum is being built at the birthplace of the mind behind “The Little Mermaid” and “The Ugly Duckling.”

February 16, 2021 03:48 PM

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Tim Chester

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