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How I Built (and Run) a Successful Travel Agency: Valerie, Jennifer, and Kimberly Wilson

How did Valerie Wilson Travel, Inc. become an industry powerhouse?

September 5, 2019 12:28 PM

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Annie Fitzsimmons

Hiking + Cycling

The Great Way to See Canada’s Scenic Beauty That Many Travelers Miss

The best way to explore the country’s wilderness in winter? Fat biking.

March 20, 2025 03:09 PM

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Steve Lyons

Travel Tips + Etiquette

The Best Way to Carry a Sense of Home With You While Traveling

As a kid moving from one hotel to the next, AFAR deputy editor Jennifer Flowers found nourishment in family rituals. Here, she shares her secret for beating homesickness.

February 13, 2017 12:10 PM

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Jennifer Flowers

Hotels

5 Out-There Hotel Concierge Services

There’s one for every travel need, whether you’re searching for the best beer in a new city or want to propose to your significant other far from home.

April 17, 2017 11:54 AM

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Sandra MacGregor

Travel Tips + Etiquette

Summer Sizzle: Five Reasons to Visit Orlando Now

Sponsored by Encore Resort

Cities We Love

Where to Find Serenity in Bustling Hong Kong

From hiking trails to beaches to bathrooms, Hong Kong is full of tranquil retreats, if you know where to look.

May 15, 2019 02:00 PM

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Devorah Lev-Tov

Air Travel News

How to Figure Out What Type of Plane You’re Flying In

The type of plane you fly on can affect everything from how much luggage space you’ll have to how you can pick the best seat.

January 17, 2024 05:45 PM

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Ramsey Qubein

Visitors sit near the Egyptian temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Family Travel

I’d Been a Different Person in New York. So I Took My Kid to Meet Me.

My daughter may never fully know my pre-motherhood self, but a pizza-filled trip to New York gave her a glimpse.

May 12, 2023 11:39 AM

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Courtney E. Martin

Travel for Good

Can the Maldives and Caribbean Islands Encourage Tourism While Safeguarding the Environment?

The world’s island nations are the most vulnerable to climate change but also the most dependent on tourism revenue.

September 27, 2021 04:32 PM

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Mallika Sen

Food + Drink

7 Hangover Foods From Around the World

Author Lauren Shockey’s colorful book presents hangover cures and remedies found across the globe, in the form of traditional and delicious dishes.

December 30, 2021 04:37 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

Tips + News

You Can Download AFAR Zoom Backgrounds Right Now for Free

Make it look like you’re somewhere far, far away in your video conference calls with AFAR’s original travel photography.

April 23, 2020 05:11 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Tips + News

Can a New Barrier System Protect Venice From Future Floods?

An anti-flood system made up of inflatable barriers could shield Venice from devastating high tides. Will it work?

July 10, 2020 06:41 PM

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Frances D’Emilio

Tips + News

London Airport Cracks Down on Sleeping Overnight in Its Terminal

In addition to closing the departures area periodically after midnight, the airport says travelers can no longer sleep on the floor overnight.

June 19, 2018 07:15 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Food + Drink

On the Trail of Cochinita Pibil, the Yucatán’s Ancient Barbecue Tradition

The deliciously messy dish is to Mexico what pulled pork is to the American South.

June 10, 2019 04:33 PM

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Allegra Ben-Amotz

Air Travel News

Can America’s Airports Come Back Better?

For some U.S. airports, the pandemic pause presented an opportunity to innovate and become models for the future of air travel.

July 28, 2021 07:40 PM

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Barbara Peterson

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