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Outdoor Adventure

Do Underwater Waterfalls Actually Exist?

The truth about this unlikely natural phenomenon.

August 28, 2024 01:48 PM

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Chloe Arrojado

Air Travel News

The Best Airfares for February—Which Will Be the Lowest They’ve Been in Years

These are the domestic and international flights to book ASAP.

January 29, 2020 01:06 AM

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Michelle Baran

A rendering of a bar with floor to ceiling windows at andBeyond Suyian Lodge in Kenya

Hotels

A Luxury Safari Lodge Debuts in Kenya—With Rare Black Leopard Sightings, Camel Treks, and Samburu Experiences

AndBeyond is expanding its East African safari operations into Kenya’s less-visited Laikipia region.

July 1, 2025 11:17 AM

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Nicholas DeRenzo

the back of a person in a burgundy hoody with a flower on it looking out across the ocean with a faint rainbow in the distance

Travel for Good

Maui Residents to Visitors: Come, but With Care and Respect

Following catastrophic wildfires that leveled the western Maui town of Lāhainā, the island’s residents grapple with the slow return of tourism.

October 27, 2023 08:47 PM

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Michelle Baran

These 14 new hotels area leading the way towards a more sustainable—and luxurious—future.

In the Magazine

The World’s Best New Hotels: 2022 Stay List

They’re lean, green hospitality machines—we unveil our list of the 14 best sustainable new hotels in the world.

August 2, 2022 02:48 PM

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Jennifer Flowers

COVID + Travel

Iceland Travel Restrictions Continue to Change—Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Vaccinated Americans can still travel to Iceland with no quarantine, but testing requirements and social-distancing measures are back due to a spike in COVID-19 cases this summer.

August 13, 2021 03:10 PM

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Terry Ward

A group of old friends who are dining at Buzi, a rechao restaurant in Taiwain.

Spring 2023

Move Over, Night Markets—Why Rechao Restaurants Are the Place to Be in Taiwan

Across Taiwan, rechao restaurants offer diners noisy, communal, no-frills, and positively joyful eating experiences.

May 2, 2023 04:19 PM

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Clarissa Wei

The historic bathhouse at Dunton Hot Springs with a staircase over the bath, plants all around and a large window that opens to the outside

Hotels We Love

Arizona Desert Waters, Historic Virginia Baths, a Colorado Mining Town Spa—the Best U.S. Hot Springs Resorts

Enjoy the healing benefits of the natural thermal waters at these 9 restorative resorts.

January 22, 2026 05:37 PM

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Michelle Baran

Beaches

How to Plan for a Trip to French Polynesia

Prepare for the supreme sunsets and flavors of French Polynesia with these travel tips for Tahiti and Bora Bora.

February 3, 2022 06:26 PM

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Kristin Braswell

Epic Trips

Exploring the Nature of the Florida Keys

The combination of ecological beauty and fragility in these unique islands makes them worth visiting—and protecting.

Sponsored by The Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card from Chase

Food + Drink

Required Eating: 8 Meals Not to Miss in Curaçao

Taste your way through Curaçao’s varied culture with dishes like Indonesian beef stew, funchi fries, stuffed cheese, and more.

July 7, 2021 12:14 PM

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Rosalind Cummings-Yeates

Food + Drink

Savoring the Flavors of Penang

A confluence of cultures makes this Malaysian island’s cuisine—and especially its street food— something special.

Sponsored by The Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card from Chase

Road Trips

The Scenic Route: A Guide to the World’s Best Road Trips

The 10 best road trips around the world, a mix of classic and unexpected, coastal and countryside.

June 24, 2019 10:59 AM

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Laura Dannen Redman

Safari

This Lion Safari Gives Travelers a Deeper Look at Wildlife Conservation in Africa

For the first time, travelers can follow the path of a two-country collaboration in Africa that’s protecting one of nature’s noblest species.

May 18, 2022 11:35 AM

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Jennifer Flowers

Hotels

4 New Luxurious—and Truly Sustainable—Ecoresorts

Re-enter the travel universe and feel good about it.

April 22, 2021 01:14 PM

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Sarah Gold

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