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With fewer crowds, excellent service, and the ability to get to remote destinations, small-ship cruising—on vessels that can only accommodate up to 500 passengers—might truly be the best way to explore by sea.

Anonymous inspectors awarded 143 hotels the highest Michelin honor of three keys: 23 located in France, 16 in the U.S., and 14 in the U.K.

Consider it another 279 miles tacked onto your journey of 2,000+ miles.

These slippers are popping up on shelves everywhere from Zara to Prada—but until recently, they weren’t exactly a cool-kid staple in Marrakech.

A new generation of expedition cruise ships are bringing a completely reimagined style of cruising to the Mediterranean.

Whether you’re looking to check out the best new restaurants in town or the inaugural Frieze Los Angeles (or both!), there are plenty of reasons to go to L.A. right now.

Greeting someone properly is the basis for polite interactions and even making friends while traveling.

Get nature, art, history—and three national park sites—in one easy weekend getaway.

Single-gender tour groups offer belonging, but it’s not one-size-fits-all.

Go big, get back to nature, and save room for dessert in North America’s largest, northernmost capital city.

From a shipping container in Portland, Maine, to the world’s largest indie bookstore in Portland, Oregon, these are Afar staffers’ favorite bookshops.

Our 2026 picks champion a better way to travel the world: responsibly, creatively, and with eyes on places long overlooked.

Go behind the scenes with chefs from Québec, Poland, Malta, and Finland as they share insights about their country’s comfort foods and culinary legacies.

At the start of the year, Holland America Line’s 1,916-passenger “Zuiderdam” embarked on a 124-day Grand World Voyage. We caught up with the passengers paying $25,000 or more to indulge in this epic sailing adventure.

Canada opened to vaccinated Americans in August, and numerous European countries changed their entry requirements in September. Here’s the complete list.