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Off The Tourist Trail

How to Beat the Crowds at Banff National Park

These tips will help you seek out the best scenery—and the fewest tourists—in Canada’s most popular national park.

December 20, 2018 04:54 PM

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Billie Cohen

Health + Wellness

Start Your Wellness Journey at the Monarch Beach Resort

April 2, 2018 05:27 PM

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Monarch Beach Resort

Restaurants + Cafés

4 Places to Find Authentic Food in Maui’s Most Resort-Filled Region

These truly Hawaiian eating spots are even bringing locals to resort-filled Wailea.

August 4, 2016 06:04 PM

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Sarah Sung

Art + Culture

What Life Really Looks Like in the Countries Subject to the U.S. Travel Ban

These photos and stories share a side of the seven nations that the ban doesn’t address—their humanity.

June 26, 2018 08:13 PM

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Sarah Buder

Travel Tales

Travel Stories From Award-Winning Women Writers

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we went back in the AFAR archives to honor some of our best storytellers.

March 6, 2020 05:30 PM

Natural Wonders

This Vast Argentinian Plateau Is an Otherworldly Experience

With perspective-bending landscapes, ruddy pastel colors, and a harsh, remote location, Argentina’s Atacama Plateau feels downright Martian.

November 6, 2017 08:20 PM

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Maggie Fuller

Where to Travel Next

Adventures on Canada’s Northern Frontier

March 28, 2018 08:00 PM

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Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada

Destination Spotlight

Travels among the First Nations of Northern Vancouver Island

March 28, 2018 08:00 PM

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Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada

Air Travel News

Singapore Airlines Unveils a Posh New First-Class Suite

The airline that put a double bed in first class a decade ago steps up its suite game—and the result is impressive.

November 10, 2017 04:24 PM

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Ramsey Qubein

Travel for Good

Patagonia Made a Killing on Black Friday—and Is Donating It All to Charity

The brand sold $10 million worth of goods.

November 29, 2016 08:08 PM

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Matt Villano

History + Culture

8 Striking Photos of Rodeo Girls in the American Southwest

Photographer Ilona Szwarc explores identity and femininity in her images of rodeo’s youngest heroines.

July 12, 2017 07:23 PM

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Maggie Fuller

Style + Design

The Future Shines Bright for the Most Iconic Pot-Maker in France

In Mauviel’s Normandy workshop, the best copper pots in the world are forged, shaped, and polished just the way they were two centuries ago.

September 19, 2018 07:26 PM

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Lindsey Tramuta

Art + Culture

If You Think Tasmania Is Just Wilderness and Golf, You’re Wrong

Australia’s island state has cultivated an impressive arts scene—with hip restaurants and bars to go with it.

February 4, 2016 07:42 PM

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Sue Gough Henley

Books

New Program at Anchorage Airport Is Stocking Free Kids’ Books

Read on the Fly offers donated children’s books to keep kids happy while waiting for a flight.

July 1, 2016 01:39 PM

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Matt Villano

History + Culture

Changes in Travel to Cuba: The New Rules You Need to Know

Ahead of President Obama’s visit to Havana this weekend, the rules have changed for travel to Cuba.

March 16, 2016 06:19 PM

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Jessica Colley Clarke

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