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Hotels

The 4 Most Exciting New Hotels in Rome

Headed to Rome? These are the four new (and newly renovated) hotels to book for your next trip to the Eternal City.

November 1, 2024 05:09 PM

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Laura Itzkowitz

A large valley Oak tree along a waterway in the Dos Rios State Park

Outdoor Adventure

This Scenic River Junction Is California’s Newest State Park

When it opens on June 12, Dos Rios in the San Joaquin Valley will be California’s first new state park in nearly a decade.

May 2, 2024 11:40 AM

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Michelle Baran

Health + Wellness

How Travel Can Help You Live a Longer, Healthier Life

Some of the best bits of travel—exploration, exercise, and connection—can also be beneficial to your health.

May 29, 2025 01:39 PM

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Nathalie Alonso

A cafe with bright yellow shutters, hanging flowers and plants adorning the entrance and views of the water in the coastal cite of Bodrum in Türkiye

Visas + Passports

This Mediterranean Country Is the Latest to Launch a Digital Nomad Visa

To qualify, you’ll need a monthly income of at least $3,000, and if approved, you can live and work there for up to one year (with the option to renew).

May 9, 2024 05:49 PM

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Bailey Berg

a view of the X-shaped Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge with the skyline of Sao Paulo Brazil in the background

Air Travel News

These 10 Destinations Have Seen the Biggest Airfare Drops in 2025

Flight prices are down in these 10 global destinations, according to a new report from travel search engine Skyscanner.

October 17, 2025 01:38 PM

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Bailey Berg

The cafe in Le Jardin de Verre by Locke in Paris has wood floors, green chairs, and colorful paintings on the walls.

Hotels

This New Hotel in Paris Sits Inside an 18th-Century Townhouse With a Private Garden—and It Starts at $160

Stylish, central, and surprisingly affordable—Locke’s new Paris hotel brings townhouse elegance to the Latin Quarter.

June 9, 2025 11:03 AM

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Laura Rysman

The pool on the Four Seasons I yacht with a bar area and arched windows behind it

Cruise News

Four Seasons’ First Yacht Has Officially Set Sail

The luxury hotel company’s first foray into cruising debuted this month with the launch of a new 222-passenger yacht, “Four Seasons I,” currently sailing in the Mediterranean .

March 31, 2026 01:38 PM

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Jeri Clausing

Exterior of Fraunces Tavern - a museum and restaurant in New York City, situated at 54 Pearl Street.

Hiking + Cycling

You Can Go on an Epic 32-Mile Hike—Without Leaving NYC

The Great Saunter is a longer haul than the city’s famous marathon.

February 8, 2024 10:51 AM

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Matt Villano

Books

28 Independent Bookstores in the U.S. You Should Visit

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

November 19, 2025 03:21 AM

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Aislyn Greene

The Island Walk on Prince Edward Island is a long-distance trail modeled after Europe’s Camino de Santiago.

Founder’s Note

A New Year, Filled With New Travel Opportunities

The world feels bigger, and more full of possibility, than it has in years.

December 6, 2022 05:51 PM

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Greg Sullivan

Stay Here Next

Stay Here Next: Hôtel Barrière Fouquet’s New York

A touch of Paris lands in Tribeca with the U.S. debut of the Hôtel Barrière Fouquet’s New York.

March 27, 2023 12:42 PM

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Kristin Braswell

Woman riding a road bike as the sun sets in the distance

Outdoor Adventure

Around the World in 110 Days: Meet the Cyclist Hoping to Break a World Record

Chasing170 the Guinness World Record, Lael Wilcox will cycle an average of 170 miles a day.

June 7, 2024 08:50 AM

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Katherine LaGrave

three zebras in the foreground eating grass and a few more in the background alongside some trees in Kenya

Here’s how to visit the East African country as of January 2024.

January 26, 2024 09:00 AM

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Sarika Bansal

A rendering of the pool deck on the forthcoming Ilma superyacht, the second vessel in the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection fleet

Cruise News

With Its New Yacht Collection, Ritz-Carlton Is Successfully Converting Those Who Are New to Cruising

One year after launching its first super-yacht, the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection unveils further expansion plans as it lures its loyal resort guests out to sea.

October 18, 2023 09:00 AM

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Fran Golden

Charleston city downtown skyline, cityscape of South Carolina in USA

Road Trips

Drive From Story to Story on These 13 Road Trips in the 13 Original Colonies

Follow paths once walked by Indigenous people, soldiers, enslaved Africans, and overshadowed women, from Georgia to New Hampshire.

March 10, 2026 06:01 PM

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Kemi Ibeh

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