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TSA Updates Travelers on Coronavirus Policies Ahead of the Holidays

You’re allowed more hand sanitizer. Be sure to pack it.

November 20, 2020 03:27 PM

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Tim Chester

Nicaragua

Overview

July 19, 2024 12:48 PM

Festivals + Events

9 Destination-Worthy Summer Events in the United States

If you thought you were done booking summer travel, think again.

June 29, 2017 04:11 PM

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Tamara Palmer

Air Travel News

This Airline Wants You to Take the Train Instead

The messaging is part of KLM’s larger initiative around making air travel more sustainable.

July 15, 2019 05:24 PM

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Katherine LaGrave

San Francisco, California, USA. May ‎10, ‎2023. Unclaimed luggage at in an airport terminal.

Travel Tips + Etiquette

Here’s How to Get Your Lost Luggage Back From an Airline

It involves a whole lot of communication and patience. But it can indeed be done, in many cases.

November 12, 2024 08:01 AM

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Bailey Berg

Longreads

Meeting the Lone Resident of the Highest Village in Europe

Wolves, avalanches, and months of solitude: a glimpse into life in the Caucasian wilderness.

January 20, 2020 11:37 AM

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Benjamin Kemper

Pennsylvania

Overview

July 22, 2024 03:19 PM

A river camp at the Resort at Paws up in Montana

Hotels

Big Sky, Big Sound: How a Deprived Musician Found His Creative Stride on a Montana Ranch

For musicians, traveling without one’s instrument has always been an exercise in deprivation. Our writer visits a place in Montana that’s solved this problem.

January 31, 2025 04:26 PM

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Chris Colin

Loyalty + Rewards

Have Some Amex Points Laying Around? Bid on an Airline Upgrade

Calling all American Express card holders with a rewards account—you can now try for a business- or first-class or premium economy seat with some of those points.

May 8, 2019 08:32 PM

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Michelle Baran

Food + Drink

These California Restaurants Just Earned Michelin Stars

Six eateries earned a single star and four restaurants were given a “Green star” for their sustainability efforts in Michelin’s 2023 guide.

July 19, 2023 06:43 PM

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Bailey Berg

Style + Design

Paris to Transform the Champs-Élysées Into “Extraordinary Garden”

The landmark Parisian avenue is set to undergo a major revamp with busy roads converted into pedestrian-friendly green spaces in the center of the city.

January 11, 2021 03:57 PM

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Sarah Buder

Cities We Love

Why You Should Visit San Antonio This Fall

With the summer crowds long gone, you’ll have more space on the River Walk as well as milder fall weather for exploring San Antonio’s arts, culture, and food scene.

September 1, 2021 08:02 PM

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Michelle Baran

A Star Alliance plane flying through the air

Air Travel News

How the War in the Middle East Is Affecting Flights to Europe, Asia . . . and Almost Everywhere

Extra layovers, longer routes, and increasing airfares—even travelers who aren’t flying anywhere near the conflict might feel the effects.

March 25, 2026 06:24 PM

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Bailey Berg

Travel Tips + Etiquette

“Solo Travel, Together” Might Just Be Our Favorite New Trip Idea

Group travel or solo travel? Believe it or not, there’s a new hybrid in town.

August 12, 2025 03:56 PM

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Victoria M. Walker

Health + Wellness

Can Nature Heal a Broken Heart?

On the heels of a gutting life change, a Colorado-based writer discovers a pathway through her grief, one 14,000-foot mountain at a time.

January 25, 2022 02:32 PM

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Allyson Reedy

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