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Discovering South Africa, Affordably

Collette tours offers you the country’s highlights at a reasonable price.

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Epic Trips

Where to Go in Canada According to Locals

Influential Canadians reveal their favorite under-the-radar places in the Great White North.

June 12, 2017 07:04 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

Festivals + Events

14 Events to Travel for in Summer 2018

Your plans for June, July, and August? Check, check, check. Here are our picks around the world for your best summer yet.

April 17, 2018 09:40 AM

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Sara Button

Hotels

How a New American Capsule Hotel Compares to Japan’s Famous Sleeping Pods

Capsule hotels—enclosed spaces with only a bed—are ubiquitous in Japan but still rare elsewhere. A new micro-hotel at Dulles Airport aims to change that.

April 25, 2019 02:47 PM

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Mike Arnot

Air Travel News

Our Readers’ Favorite Air Travel Stories of 2017

From a report on new TSA regulations to a deep dive into confusing airfare classes, here are the stories you read most this past year.

December 15, 2017 05:27 PM

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Staff

AFAR Advisor

How Travel Leaders Group Is Working With NYU to Define (and Fix) Overtourism

Travel advisors play a big role in shifting travel decisions.

September 18, 2019 03:09 PM

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Annie Fitzsimmons

Travel Tales

Lessons on Travel—and Friendship—From the Women of Pan Am

Author Julia Cooke spent four years interviewing the fearless Pan Am stewardesses of the ’60s and ’70s—here’s what she learned along the way.

August 3, 2021 02:36 PM

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Julia Cosgrove

Museums + Galleries

Airbnb Wants You to Have the Sleepover of Your Life—at the Louvre

Here’s how two lucky art lovers can win a night at the world’s most-visited museum all to themselves.

April 2, 2019 06:00 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Food + Drink

This Is the Best Keepsake to Smuggle Home From Spain

In sherry country, track down a rare bottle that echoes the past

August 8, 2016 11:37 AM

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Talia Baiocchi

Health + Wellness

A How-To Travel Guide for the Newly Sober

Sobriety isn’t always easy, especially while traveling. Here, six tips on how to navigate the world happily—and soberly—from someone who’s been there.

April 18, 2022 08:06 PM

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Iona Brannon

Restaurants + Cafés

Can Travel Inspire Hyper-Local Cuisine?

At The Charter Oak, a well-traveled chef prepares food that’s deeply rooted in the Napa Valley.

June 7, 2017 05:23 PM

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Danielle Walsh

Style + Design

The Best Place to Buy Vintage Norwegian Kitchenware

August 4, 2016 12:55 PM

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Sarah Purkrabek

Hotels

Futuristic Airbnbs That Look Like They Belong in Outer Space

To celebrate the “Apollo 11” moon landing, Airbnb is offering $11 stays in these 5 spaceship-inspired homes.

July 19, 2019 03:20 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Destination Spotlight

Is Tijuana Mexico’s New Capital of Cool?

Mexico’s most notorious tourist destination is reinventing itself—and it’s seriously cool.

February 21, 2017 01:45 PM

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Jackie Bryant

National Parks

You Can Get Into U.S. National Parks for Free This Saturday

In addition to free entry, you can take part in dozens of volunteer opportunities in national parks across the United States to celebrate National Public Lands Day.

September 21, 2018 01:57 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

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