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The CDC’s latest guidance is forcing cruise lines to make some difficult decisions regarding their vaccination policy for passengers, including what to do about unvaccinated children.

Eager to get back on a ship? While we wait for the cruising seas to calm, get your fill of ocean adventures through these 8 novels and nonfiction books.

There are numerous factors that determine how and when a new nonstop flight gets launched. Here’s a peek into the complex process.

After several years of testing, tugging, and tossing my luggage into overhead bins around the world, these are the bags I now can’t live without.

A day trip on the Hurricane Turn Train near Denali National Park gives one writer a peek at what it’s like to live unplugged and off the grid in the Alaskan backcountry.

Where to eat, shop, and stay in the Garden District and other uptown neighborhoods in New Orleans.

Writer Tim Cahill reflects on the lasting impact of kind gestures—and how the strangers who help us define the stories of our lives.

After a failed first attempt at making it out of the second busiest airport in the world, I was on a mission to see the Great Wall of China on my next layover. Here’s what I learned along the way.

Afar’s team roamed wide in 2024. These were our favorite spots from a year of exploring.

As much of the country braces for severe storm systems and an arctic freeze, experts weigh in on how to handle flight (re)bookings, delays, and cancellations.

The trick is packing thinner layers, rather than bulky separates.

In Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park, wildflower season typically occurs from mid-July through August—but this year, colorful blooms have already started sprouting across the park.

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

In coastal Argentina, a new conservation model combines rewilding and tourism to protect an untouched and very special place.

On June 15, the state did away with the majority of its COVID-19 restrictions. One month later, Los Angeles County has reinstated its indoor mask mandate as cases begin to rise.