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Loyalty + Rewards

Score a Free Annual Hotel Night With These Credit Cards

Select credit cards offer free hotel and resort stays as a perk each year, adding long-term value to card membership.

March 29, 2023 02:02 PM

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Paul Rubio

Tips + News

San Diego Zoo Goes Global to Save Threatened Wildlife

Fighting extinction takes a global village.

March 3, 2021 01:39 PM

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Tim Chester

Holiday Travel

How to Use the Holidays to Plan Your Next Epic Adventure

Take advantage of the fact that everyone is gathered around the table to start plotting out where to go together in the coming year.

November 20, 2019 07:34 PM

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Michelle Baran

Where to Travel Next

Istanbul Is Brimming With Exciting New Restaurants, Hotels, and Museums

Tempting dishes, inventive cocktails, and several art exhibits await travelers.

August 28, 2024 05:15 PM

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Anya von Bremzen

Art + Culture

Where to Experience Culture in Aruba

Take a break from the beaches and head in search of the island’s cultural heritage, including an archaeological museum, a mural district, and a picturesque chapel.

April 25, 2022 12:38 PM

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Sheryl Nance-Nash

Longreads

Why Some People Are Paying to Be Left on a Desert Island—Alone

Since 2010, Docastaway has sent travelers to deserted islands with no training, no company, and few supplies. And business is booming.

August 6, 2024 10:40 AM

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Jen Rose Smith

Festivals + Events

Dale Chihuly’s Seattle Hot Shop Is Opening for Rare Tours

Visitors have a chance to enter The Boathouse for the first Refract glass arts festival.

October 18, 2019 08:31 PM

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Sara Button

Loyalty + Rewards

What to Know About the InterContinental Hotels Group Loyalty Program—and Which Hotels Are Right for You

With the recent acquisition of the spa-focused Six Senses brand, IHG is becoming even more of a luxury player. Here’s what you need to know about its rewards program.

February 25, 2019 12:04 PM

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Ramsey Qubein

Fall 2025

In Botswana, Tracking Lions and Elephants—By Bike

Contributing writer Chris Colin travels halfway around the world with his family to take a first-of-its-kind safari, and emerges changed in more ways than one.

October 30, 2025 08:25 AM

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Chris Colin

Cape Town in South Africa is just one of the destinations on Contiki's Garden Route tour.

From hiking in Norway to learning about Indigenous culture in the Dakotas, these are the new trips we’ve got our eye on for this year.

March 7, 2023 03:24 PM

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Bailey Berg

Restaurants + Cafés

7 Best New Restaurants in Washington, D.C.

From an Italian place with 40-layer lasagna to a Latin-Mediterranean spot serving dim sum platters, these are the restaurants to book now.

January 5, 2022 01:12 PM

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Natalie Beauregard

Expedition Cruises

The Best Destinations for a Cruise in Iceland

Many of Iceland’s other-worldly landscapes, charming villages, marine life, and rugged coastlines are best seen from the comfort, convenience, and unique vantage point of a cruise.

September 20, 2021 09:19 PM

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Fran Golden

Hotels

These Are 10 of the Most Haunted Hotels in America

With their eerie histories and ghoulish charm, these hotels promise to give guests both thrills and chills.

October 10, 2022 08:30 PM

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Bailey Berg

Family Travel

New Avengers Campus, New Safety Protocols—What It’s Like to Visit Disneyland Right Now

A new Marvel realm arrives—just in time for an influx of new visitors.

June 2, 2021 11:13 PM

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Tim Chester

Art + Culture

Great Places to Celebrate Latinx Culture in Los Angeles

A locals’ guide to Latinx history, shopping, and of course, some food to keep you going.

October 23, 2020 04:30 PM

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Staff

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