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Tips from a lifelong solo traveler on how to make solo travel rewarding at any age

Afar’s team roamed wide in 2024. These were our favorite spots from a year of exploring.

Coffee and tea are drunk nearly everywhere, but what people around the world eat to start the day varies widely.

Most visitors to this sunny Southern California city are familiar with the Gaslamp District, Balboa Park, and the zoo, but to understand the true San Diego, head to where the locals live and play.

Leave the crowds behind for peaceful beaches, untouched nature, and quiet towns on Slovenia’s pint-sized coast.

Some origin stories are always in flux

In the editor’s letter of the latest issue of AFAR, deputy editor Tim Chester explains the process behind the annual Where to Go list.

If you’re visiting New York on a budget, consider staying at one of these hip yet affordable NYC hotels with rooms for less than $300 a night.

Hot on the heels of La Minerva in Rome, Orient Express is now taking bookings for its second hotel, Orient Express Palazzo Donà Giovannelli, in a 15th-century palace.

Newly launched cruise line Explora Journeys designed its vessels specifically with the cruise averse in mind. Here’s a first look.

Rocco Forte Hotels recently opened its second hotel in Rome, the Hotel de la Ville on the Spanish Steps. Access Italy’s Simone Amorico gave us an insider’s look at the sister property of the famed Hotel de Russie.

Fully vaccinated U.S. travelers won’t be required to test or quarantine when entering Switzerland; those who are unvaccinated will need to submit a COVID test.

The perfect eating tour involves elaborate tasting menus, innovative immigrant cooking, and plenty of ingredients foraged from the Rocky Mountains.

Never mind the weather, Chicago has a host of possibilities indoors and outside.

Travel advisors play a big role in shifting travel decisions.