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TSA checkpoint at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

Enhanced technology allows agents to confirm passengers’ flight details simply by scanning their government-issued ID.

March 28, 2024 02:00 PM

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JetBlue plane landing with a city skyline in the background

JetBlue Just Announced Big Changes to Its Route Network. Here’s What to Know.

The carrier has also added a dozen new routes in the Northeast, Florida, and beyond and brought its Mint cabin to additional domestic routes.

July 31, 2024 07:35 AM

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Bailey Berg

Portland, OR, USA - Feb 23, 2020: Passengers waiting to board a Southwest Airlines flight at the boarding gate in the terminal building in Portland International Airport.

Air Travel News

What Southwest’s Move to Assigned Seating Says About the Realities of Air Travel Today

And why the airline ended its controversial open seating policy.

February 3, 2026 01:12 PM

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Bailey Berg

Hotels

This New “Boatel” Has Its Own Oyster Company on Site

The Shoals opened in May on the North Fork of Long Island, New York.

June 22, 2022 08:22 AM

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Devorah Lev-Tov

Two rows of seats in an empty airport boarding gate area with a seen plane landing through the floor-to-ceiling windows

Air Travel News

American Airlines Is Saying Goodbye to One of the Most Hated Items at the Boarding Gate

The carrier is putting an end to the long-standing feud between air travelers and the metal cages that judgingly size up our carry-on items.

October 16, 2025 01:34 PM

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Bailey Berg

Aerial view of people at an airport, with passengers visible on two levels

Air Travel News

Got SSSS on Your Boarding Pass? Here’s What It Means—and How to Avoid It Next Time

SSSS on your boarding pass means an extra security screening, but don’t panic.

May 28, 2026 03:20 AM

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Sophie Friedman

Emirates airplane on the tarmac with a set of boarding steps drawn up to the plane's left side

Air Travel News

You’ll Never Board a Plane on the Right-Hand Side. Here’s Why.

One of aviation’s little mysteries—solved

January 16, 2024 08:00 AM

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Bailey Berg

Travelers waiting around at an American Airlines boarding gate, C37, at Dallas Fort Worth for a flight headed to Austin, Texas

Air Travel News

American Airlines Is Testing a New Alert System for Those Who Dare to Jump the Boarding Gate Line

It’s bad enough when people crowd the gate. But trying to cut the line? For shame. Here’s why people do it and how American Airlines is attempting to curb the practice.

October 31, 2024 06:14 PM

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Bailey Berg

Cities We Love

8 Essential Tours to Book in Copenhagen

This city is practically made for touring, whether you want to pedal, paddle, or stroll.

December 2, 2021 03:54 PM

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Mary Holland

Makkum, The Netherlands-February 2021; View over the frozen water of the IJsselmeer close to Makkum with four recreational ice boats on the ice and endless ice landscape in the back

Winter Sports

What to Do With All This Cold? Race Sailboats Across Frozen Lakes, From New York to Finland

Watch ice boats race across the ice—or try it yourself.

January 27, 2026 12:50 PM

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Francesca Krempa

The Serendipity is a 29-foot ranger tugboat with blue sides and brown and white trim that can be chartered through Anacortes Yacht Charters.

Epic Trips

Learning to Skipper a Boat in Washington State’s San Juan Islands

An Afar editor makes her dad—and herself—proud by chartering a boat among the islands of this peaceful archipelago.

October 1, 2024 03:41 PM

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Jennifer Flowers

Oceanwide Expeditions' MV Hondius ship as viewed from a distance

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