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Winter 2025

Where to Go in 2025

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.

November 18, 2024 09:15 AM

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Tim Chester

Hiking + Cycling

What It’s Like to Hike to See Iceland’s Erupting Volcano

One way to break out of that pandemic funk: watching lava flow in Iceland right now.

June 8, 2021 04:47 PM

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Laura Dannen Redman

An aerial view of a small forested island on Lake Superior

Small Ship Cruises

Beautiful Beaches, Forested Boulders, Endless Lighthouses—the North American Cruise Destination Not to Miss

One of the most fascinating places to sail is right in our own backyard.

August 22, 2025 06:46 PM

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Jeri Clausing

Trains

On the Rocky Mountaineer Train, Seeing the West—and Taking It Slow

Aboard the new luxury train that travels through some of the most scenic landscapes in Utah and Colorado.

October 1, 2021 11:38 AM

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Sebastian Modak

Navajo song and dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial

Art + Culture

The Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary

First held in 1922, the Ceremonial is one of New Mexico’s oldest events and one of the longest running celebrations of Native American and Indigenous culture on the planet.

August 2, 2022 11:18 AM

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Mae Hamilton

The lobby at Waldorf Astoria New York with soaring ceilings, large stained glass windows and sofas and armchairs tucked into several seating areas

Stay Here Next

A Legend, Restored: The Waldorf Astoria New York Returns to Park Avenue

After eight years dark, the Park Avenue icon returns as a 375-room hotel with restored art deco rooms and salons, livelier public spaces, and service calibrated to the building.

September 22, 2025 12:50 PM

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Jennifer Flowers

Air Travel News

American Airlines Announces New Baggage Fee for Select Fliers

The airline is doing away with free checked baggage on all basic economy international flights, effective immediately.

June 16, 2023 02:16 PM

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Bailey Berg

This guest room at Shinta Mani Mustang in Nepal has stone walls and floor to ceiling windows facing alpine views.

Stay Here Next

This Design-Centric Lodge Is Nepal’s Most Exciting New Luxury Hotel

A stay at the new Shinta Mani Mustang in Nepal puts sublime landscapes, ancient kingdoms, and remote monasteries within easy reach.

January 8, 2024 09:00 AM

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Katie Lockhart

Water Sports

Olympic Surfing Exposes Whitewashed Native Hawaiian Roots

“It’s the paradox and hypocrisy of colonization.”

July 22, 2021 08:10 PM

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Associated Press (AP)

Natural Wonders

Even Volcanologists Are in Awe of Mount Etna’s Latest Eruptions

Europe’s most active volcano has had a busy 2021.

February 23, 2021 12:32 PM

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Associated Press (AP)

Fall 2025

Track Wolves, Dive Shipwrecks, Hunt for Truffles: 52 Epic Adventures in Every State

Your guide to adrenaline-pumping, wildlife-filled, off-the-beaten-path experiences across all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

September 16, 2025 12:35 PM

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Nicholas DeRenzo

Hotels We Love

These Are the Best New Hotels of 2024

AFAR’s picks for the 31 best new hotels in the world.

April 4, 2024 09:00 AM

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Jennifer Flowers

A group of Saguaro cacti on a hill with stars and the Milky Way lighting up the night sky

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