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Plan the Cheapest Global Trek With This Addictive Tool and Win $10K

Put your travel planning prowess to good use with this (actually pretty fun) contest.

February 19, 2020 06:05 PM

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Michelle Baran

Tourism Is Life co-owner Peter Momoh Bassie walks on a beach in Sierra Leone

History + Culture

Sierra Leone Is Building a Tourism Industry. Meet 3 People Paving the Way.

A chimp-saving conservationist, a child soldier turned tour guide, and a tradition-bucking fashion designer are helping to put sweet Salone on the travel map.

November 13, 2023 08:05 AM

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Ashlea Halpern

Expedition Cruises

Experience Greenland’s Rugged Tundra, Exquisite Fjords, and Cultural Immersion

Sponsored by Quark Expeditions

Loyalty + Rewards

How to Book Flights to Hawai‘i Using Airline Miles and Credit Card Points

Haven’t used your airline miles this year so far? Here’s why a trip to Hawai‘i might be the best way to take advantage of them.

October 27, 2020 05:18 PM

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Eric Rosen

Tips + News

You Can Finally Watch the Original Broadway Production of “Hamilton” at Home

The live, filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical is now streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.

July 3, 2020 10:29 AM

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Sarah Buder

Tips + News

Washington, D.C. Says “Don’t Come” to Inauguration

Airbnb cancels reservations and hotels may be asked to shut in the coming days as the tide turns on what’s normally a joyous event that draws hundreds of thousands of people.

January 13, 2021 05:47 PM

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Laura Dannen Redman

Restaurants + Cafés

6 Places to Eat and Shop Local in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Heading to Puerto Rico soon? Eat and shop at these local restaurants and stores while you’re in San Juan.

January 14, 2019 03:25 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Air Travel News

Thousands of Flights Canceled and Delayed Amid Winter Storms

These are the airports and regions that are getting hit hardest—and what you can do if your travel plans are affected.

February 23, 2023 04:05 PM

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Michelle Baran

Hotels

Rafael Nadal, Richard Branson Bring New Hotels—and Attention—to Mallorca

The largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands has become a hotbed of celebrity hotels yet remains blissfully low key.

June 28, 2023 01:30 PM

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Mark Ellwood

Fall 2022

25 Days, 9 Countries, 1,959 Miles: Seeing Europe by Train

For one British writer left adrift by Brexit, a cross-continental train trip might be the best way to reconnect with her European neighbors.

October 13, 2022 06:59 PM

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Emma John

Food + Drink

How Minnesota Became One of America’s Great Food Destinations

From lefse potato “tortillas” to Hmong cuisine, Minnesota offers a wealth of mouth-watering options.

Sponsored by Explore Minnesota Tourism

Hiking + Cycling

This 175-Mile Trail Takes You Through the Hidden Treasures of Hawai‘i

The Ala Kahakai celebrates traditional Hawaiian culture; it has been in continuous use since the Polynesians arrived on the Big Island.

September 28, 2020 02:37 PM

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Karen Berger

Hotels

These California Wine Country Hotels Just Got a Facelift

Wine-country hotels are getting hipper.

April 29, 2016 02:21 PM

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Danielle Walsh

Tips + News

Devastated by Dorian, These Bahamas Airports and Resorts Remain Closed

The most powerful hurricane on record ever to hit the country tore through the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama over Labor Day weekend. Here’s what we know thus far.

September 4, 2019 07:17 PM

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Michelle Baran

People

Sailing to Paradise

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