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Thanksgiving is The Busiest Day of the Year for Travel, But These Dates Also Top The List

The holidays often bring some of the most congested days at the country’s airports and on the roads. Here’s what AAA and TSA predict.

November 24, 2025 05:58 PM

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Michelle Baran

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Holiday Travel

10 European-Style Christmas Markets in the U.S. for Glühwein, Danish Cookies, and Swedish Santa

These markets have all the fairy-tale appeal—no passport required.

November 21, 2025 04:53 AM

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Caitlin Morton

Cities We Love

The Best Things to Do With Kids in Boston This Winter

Enjoy skating, art-making, and sweet treats across the city all season long.

From Rome’s spring renaissance to Scandinavia’s summer surge, climate change is redrawing how, when, and where we travel throughout Europe.

November 3, 2025 07:04 PM

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Jessica Benavides Canepa

Tips + News

U.K. vs. Great Britain: What’s the Difference (and Will Brexit Change Anything)?

Spoiler alert: The U.K. and Great Britain are different things. Here’s what you need to know about the history and etymology of a fairly baffling cluster of islands.

February 6, 2020 06:22 PM

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Tim Chester

Gravedona ed Uniti is but one of the Lake Como region’s many unforgettable villages.

Epic Trips

From Epic Hikes to Delicious Cuisine, How to Let the Lake Como Region Delight All Your Senses

Beyond its well-earned reputation for elegance, there’s a lot more to love among the postcard-perfect mountains and streams of this Northern Italian province.

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Longreads

Women-Only Trips Are Trending. What Does That Mean for the Future?

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

March 3, 2025 08:54 AM

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Jen Rose Smith

The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, has a grand entrance with revolving doors and stone columns.

Hotels

Hotel Concierges Reveal All the Seemingly Impossible Tasks They’ve Ever Been Asked

The secret weapon behind your next memorable trip? The hotel concierge.

February 16, 2024 11:39 AM

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Sarah Khan

Water Sports

Scuba Diving Slave Shipwrecks Is a Spiritual Journey

It’s also a chance for black divers to become more engaged with the underwater activity while working to uncover a painful and important part of history.

February 21, 2020 07:02 PM

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Adrienne Jordan

Air Travel News

Travel Between New York and London Could Resume as Early as November

With the help of COVID testing, Heathrow hopes that flights to and from New York would be up and running by Thanksgiving.

October 21, 2020 09:09 PM

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Michelle Baran

Museums + Galleries

The National Museum of African American History and Culture Is Helping People Talk About Racism

The Washington, D.C., museum unveiled a free, interactive online portal designed to facilitate important discussions about race, racism, and racial identity in the United States.

June 10, 2020 04:23 PM

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Sarah Buder

View of Rome's Pantheon from the inside looking out, with people roaming within and colorful buildings outside

Europe’s new ETIAS authorization entry procedure is slated to go live sometime in 2024. Here’s what European authorities told us when asked about a specific launch date.

August 4, 2023 07:58 PM

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Michelle Baran

COVID + Travel

European Countries Are Again Changing Their Entry Rules

It’s another season of new travel regulations in Europe, with some countries loosening requirements and others tightening them. But one thing remains the same—it’s still confusing.

January 27, 2022 12:37 PM

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Michelle Baran

Hiking + Cycling

You Don’t Have to Be a Mountaineer to Hike These Thrilling Routes

On the world’s via ferratas—or “iron roads”—you can scale cliffsides, brave suspension bridges, and take in some spectacular scenery, all while being clipped to safety.

August 2, 2018 08:17 PM

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Stacey McKenna

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