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Mark our words: 2025 will be the year of crowd-free travel. Here are our picks for the world’s 25 most exciting, lesser-visited destinations to plan a trip to right now.

A Baltic Sea voyage on Viking Cruises proves just the ticket to satisfy both our 30-something writer and her baby-boomer mom.

From memorable travel moments to packing habits, the atelier shares all.

AFAR’s first-ever Travel Happiness survey asked: What is your happiest travel memory? We read about surrendering to a storm in Honduras, a photo shoot with orangutans, a family dinner in 14th-century French châteaus—and a parade of corgis.

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Mario Rigby recently returned from a walk across Africa, traversing the continent from Capetown to Cairo. The journey took two years and three months. Here’s what he learned.

Women make up a majority of travelers and the lion’s share of the tourism workforce. As the travel industry rebuilds, it is time to put the so-called second sex first.

Looking for some good news—or at least a delightful diversion—in this time of uncertainty and isolation? AFAR’s editors share the positive little things that have brightened long days spent inside.

And they’re actually amazing destinations to visit.

What Doesn’t Make the News About the Middle East

Whether you’re a painter, a singer, or a swimmer, these trips will help you have more uniquely “you” experiences around the world.

This evening’s sunset marks the end of Ramadan and the beginning of Eid al-Fitr.

Atlantic Canada is a treasure trove for traveling foodies.

Deep-sea mappers. Activists. Record-setting climbers, podcasters, and polar explorers. All are changing the world—and the ways we think about travel.

It’s not just a twee answer to “What should I do while I’m here?”