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Food + Drink

The 14 Best Food Gifts for People Who Travel to Eat

These gift ideas will take your favorite food lover on a culinary journey.

November 4, 2022 04:01 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Travel for Good

How to Google Your Way to a Greener Trip

A handful of new tools from the search giant is making it easier than ever to make sustainable choices while traveling.

October 6, 2021 04:37 PM

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Jennifer Flowers

A view of peaked mountains with a small amount of snow in Puerto Williams, Chile, with the Beagle Channel in the foreground

Cruise News

A New Hotel Is Coming to the Southern Tip of the World—to Make Antarctica Travel Easier

Luxury cruise line Silversea is building its own hotel to better accommodate polar journeys.

October 3, 2024 06:29 PM

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Bailey Berg

It’s the first time a female chef has won the top prize at The World’s Best Awards.

June 21, 2023 08:15 PM

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Bailey Berg

Outdoor Adventure

6 Adventures in the Middle East That Just Got Easier

Israel’s new airport is making a whole region more reachable—here are six things to add to your itinerary for when you land.

May 24, 2019 06:08 PM

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Devorah Lev-Tov

Festivals + Events

Inside Switzerland’s Once-in-a-Generation Winegrowers’ Festival

Swiss residents and tourists alike are partying like they haven’t since 1999.

July 19, 2019 02:40 PM

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Jamey Keaten

Stay Here Next

Inside London’s Cheeky Hotel Within a Private Members Club in Mayfair

Open to the public who book hotel rooms and suites, the Twenty Two is also opening its second location in NYC this fall.

August 21, 2024 06:39 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel is a shining example of Belle Époque-era architecture.

Hotels

Behind the Scenes at the Cannes Film Festival’s Buzziest Hotel

The newly reimagined Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel, is ready for its close-up.

May 11, 2023 09:18 AM

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Jennifer Flowers

Travel Tips + Etiquette

Bucket List Reimagined: Mindful Return to the Greek Islands

Starting May 1, Greece will stop requiring travelers to show proof of vaccination, a negative test, or proof of recovery to enter—it may be the perfect time to visit. Here’s where to go.

April 27, 2022 12:44 PM

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Giovanna Dell’Orto

The ‘Coffee Grotto’ is one of several sleek sitting areas at the new Delta Sky Lounge at LAX.

Air Travel News

The Best Airport Lounges in the United States

And how to gain access to these preboarding sanctuaries.

October 4, 2022 04:10 PM

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Mike Arnot

Spring 2022

The Highflier Leading Safaris by Hot Air Balloon

Joyce Beckwith, the first Black woman hot air balloon pilot, works between Amboseli and the Masai Mara National Reserve.

March 31, 2022 04:54 PM

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Anthony Langat

Books

Introducing AFAR’s First Book Club

Reading takes you places. Transport yourself with the AFAReads book club.

May 20, 2020 12:29 PM

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Sara Button

Aerial view of the beach and coastline in Tulum, Mexico, with buildings and hotels with thatched roods and pools

Air Travel News

You Can Now Fly Direct to This Mexican Coastal Paradise

After years of delays, a new airport has opened in this boho-chic beach hot spot south of Cancun. And several U.S. airlines have already announced new nonstop flights there in 2024.

December 20, 2023 08:24 PM

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Meagan Drillinger

Air Travel News

American to Stop Flying to These 4 U.S. Cities

Several smaller hubs are taking the fall as carriers continue to grapple with a lack of pilots to fly their planes.

June 22, 2022 07:06 PM

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Michelle Baran

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