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Inside the TWA Hotel, JFK’s Formerly Abandoned Midcentury Terminal

Here’s what it’s like to stay at the TWA Hotel, which welcomed its first guests on May 15.

June 18, 2019 05:56 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

History + Culture

Montreal’s Historic Churches Are Being Reborn as Public Spaces

Old religious buildings are finding new life as locals get creative about preserving their city’s heritage.

July 27, 2018 03:52 PM

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Will McGough

History + Culture

Why You Need to Visit This Redeemed Gangster’s Paradise

Casco Viejo’s renaissance is Panama City’s best-kept secret.

June 14, 2016 06:54 PM

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Erum Jilani

Air Travel News

Department of Homeland Security Lifts Laptop Ban on Some Airlines

But not all carriers are in the clear.

July 6, 2017 01:43 PM

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Matt Villano

Art + Culture

Essential Movies Set in New York City to Stream Right Now

Wishing you could get a taste of the Big Apple? Watching these movies about NYC can take you there, if only on screen.

April 17, 2020 12:53 PM

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Staff

Destination Spotlight

Will the Real Guadalajara Please Stand Up?

With 24 hours’ notice, AFAR sent writer Wells Tower into the mazelike markets and Lucha Libre dens of Mexico’s notoriously misunderstood megalopolis.

August 9, 2016 11:56 AM

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Wells Tower

Outdoor Adventure

New Zealand’s North Island Essentials

February 17, 2016 04:47 PM

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Max Bonem

Cities We Love

Move Over, Nashville

Chattanooga used to be called “the “Dirtiest city in America,” but now the tech-forward town has earned a reputation as one of Tennessee’s coolest destinations.

September 16, 2015 03:23 PM

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Julia Bainbridge

Museums + Galleries

Get Ready to Fall in Love With This Hip, Seaside City in Southern France

The best way to explore laid-back, many-cultured Marseille is by following your stomach. Trust us, this goes way beyond bouillabaisse.

May 17, 2019 02:47 PM

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Lauren Sloss

History + Culture

Georgia Vs. Georgia: 5 Things the State and the Country Have in Common

Were the two separated at birth?

November 3, 2015 06:46 PM

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Louis LaGrange

Hotels

AFAR Staffers Weigh In on Hotels vs. Airbnbs

Where you choose to stay can make or break your vacation.

November 7, 2016 02:04 PM

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Ashley Goldsmith

Health + Wellness

What Traveling With an Anxious Child Has Taught Me

A travel editor discovers that her daughter’s diagnosed anxiety means different kinds of journeys ahead.

January 6, 2020 03:53 PM

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Ann Shields

Small Ship Cruises

Meet Celebrity Flora, the Ship Designed for the Galápagos

Launching in 2019, this innovative vessel promises to improve the island-cruising experience for its pampered passengers—and for the fragile environment it explores.

December 8, 2017 05:25 PM

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Matthew Phenix

Travel Tales

A Kerala Native Journeyed Into Its Jungle. She Returned Speaking a New Language.

How a nature-phobic city girl opened her eyes to the wild side of India that seethes beyond the tea plantations and languid rivers.

May 24, 2018 08:40 PM

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Shahnaz Habib

Pink sands and plenty of solitude await on Bermuda’s spectacular beaches.

Journeys: Caribbean + Atlantic

The Perfect Couple’s Getaway to Bermuda

Savor time together in beautiful new places like the pink sands of Horseshoe Bay Beach and St. George’s romantic cobbled streets on this four-day trip designed for bonding.

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